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Future of Indigenous land rights under native title uncertain
SBS
Twenty years after the Native Title Act was introduced to create a framework through which Indigenous Australians could claim back their traditional lands, questions are being asked as to how effective the landmark legislation has been. By. Darren Mara.

Future of Indigenous land rights under native title uncertain
SBS
Noongar man Glen Kelly at the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council in Western Australia says the Native Title Act has been critical to advancements in Indigenous land rights. But he says the legislation has still been divisive within Indigenous ...

Aboriginal artefacts uncovered during Hunter Expressway construction
Yahoo!7 News
Tens of thousands of Aboriginal artefacts, some potentially dating back 5,000 years, have been uncovered in an archaeological investigation in Newcastle. They were found during a dig alongside construction of one of New South Wales's largest ...

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Justice and closing the gap: the prison target Aboriginal Australia needs
Crikey
In handing down the sixth annual Closing the Gap report on indigenous disadvantage, Prime Minister Tony Abbott introduced a new metric: to close the school attendance gap within five years. But it's not the new target some Aboriginal leaders were ...

The Age
Karl O'Callaghan's approach to indigenous offenders makes sense
The Age
The populist approach of successive WA governments in introducing tougher sentencing laws and imprisoning record numbers of convicted criminals, has resulted in overcrowding in our jails, with a majority of prison inmates being Indigenous Australians.
Scullion flags boarding school for indigenous studentsThe Australian

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The Age
Karl O'Callaghan's approach to indigenous offenders makes sense
The Age
The populist approach of successive WA governments in introducing tougher sentencing laws and imprisoning record numbers of convicted criminals, has resulted in overcrowding in our jails, with a majority of prison inmates being Indigenous Australians.
Scullion flags boarding school for indigenous studentsThe Australian

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Sydney Morning Herald
Justice and closing the gap: the prison target Aboriginal Australia needs
Crikey
In August, then-indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin committed Labor to developing the target. Opposition indigenous affairs spokesman Nigel Scullion indicated he too supported the inclusion of new targets, telling The Australian it “needed to be ...
Scullion flags boarding school for indigenous studentsThe Australian
Indigenous Groups Urge Commitment to PMs Closing the GapPro Bono Australia
Karl O'Callaghan's approach to indigenous offenders makes senseSydney Morning Herald
ABC Message Stick
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Cherbourg Mayor urges PM to extend Indigenous visits
ABC Local
Meanwhile, a Toowoomba-based Indigenous medical centre says education is the key to improving people's life expectancy. The latest Closing the Gap report has found Australia is failing in many areas of Indigenous disadvantage, including health and life ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Cherbourg Mayor urges PM to extend Indigenous visits
ABC Local
Meanwhile, a Toowoomba-based Indigenous medical centre says education is the key to improving people's life expectancy. The latest Closing the Gap report has found Australia is failing in many areas of Indigenous disadvantage, including health and life ...
Scullion flags boarding school for indigenous studentsThe Australian
Indigenous Groups Urge Commitment to PMs Closing the GapPro Bono Australia
Australian push to get more indigenous children involved in cricketRadio Australia
Sydney Morning Herald
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Tony Abbott credits Paul Keating for Aboriginal policy inspiration
Sydney Morning Herald
Tony Abbott has delivered the most powerful, heartfelt and gracious speech of his short prime ministership, crediting political opponent Paul Keating with responsibility for his ''watershed moment'' on Aboriginal Australia. Committing himself to ending ...
Abbott Seeks to Close Indigenous Jobs, Health Gaps in AustraliaBusinessweek
Australian PM to spend a week on Outback Aboriginal land to focus on ...680 News
Tony Abbott sets goal to close gap on Indigenous school attendanceThe Guardian
The Australian
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Indigenous Groups Urge Commitment to PMs Closing the Gap
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous peak bodies have welcomed Prime Minister Tony Abbott's commitment to stronger efforts to Close the Gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. They have also urged the PM to back his words by resourcing targeted services and ...
Cherbourg Mayor urges PM to extend Indigenous visitsABC Local
Australian push to get more indigenous children involved in cricketRadio Australia
Cricket trying to 'close the gap' on AFL, NRLABC Online
My Sunshine Coast (press release)
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Indigenous Groups Urge Commitment to PMs Closing the Gap
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous peak bodies have welcomed Prime Minister Tony Abbott's commitment to stronger efforts to Close the Gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. They have also urged the PM to back his words by resourcing targeted services and ...
Cricket trying to 'close the gap' on AFL, NRLABC Online
Cherbourg Mayor urges PM to extend Indigenous visitsABC Local
Australian push to get more indigenous children involved in cricketRadio Australia
My Sunshine Coast (press release)
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Indigenous Bodies Urge Commitment to PMs Closing the Gap
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous peak bodies have welcomed Prime Minister Tony Abbott's commitment to stronger efforts to Close the Gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. They have also urged the PM to back his words by resourcing targeted services and ...

Indigenous Bodies Urge Commitment to PMs Closing the Gap
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous peak bodies have welcomed Prime Minister Tony Abbott's commitment to stronger efforts to Close the Gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. They have also urged the PM to back his words by resourcing targeted services and ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Karl O'Callaghan's approach to indigenous offenders makes sense
Sydney Morning Herald
The populist approach of successive WA governments in introducing tougher sentencing laws and imprisoning record numbers of convicted criminals, has resulted in overcrowding in our jails, with a majority of prison inmates being Indigenous Australians.
Scullion flags boarding school for indigenous studentsThe Australian

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The Age
Australian push to get more indigenous children involved in cricket
Radio Australia
Now that Australia has reclaimed the Ashes from England, a countrywide campaign is underway to understand why indigenous cricketers are not taking up the sport. Co-funded by Cricket Australia and the Australian National University, the research team ...
Indigenous Groups Urge Commitment to PMs Closing the GapPro Bono Australia
Cherbourg Mayor urges PM to extend Indigenous visitsABC Local
Karl O'Callaghan's approach to indigenous offenders makes senseThe Age
The Australian -PS News
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Fears over rise in Canberra's indigenous children in care
The Canberra Times
Canberra's indigenous children risk becoming part of another ''stolen generation'', the head of Australia's peak Aboriginal childcare body says. The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care is demanding answers from the ACT government ...

Finding a job the hardest work of all for indigenous men
Warrnambool Standard
Tony Abbott was delivering the federal government's latest Closing the Gap report, speaking of his concerns over indigenous Australia's rising rates of school truancy and unemployment. Being out of work isn't an issue for Trent Clark and brothers Ty ...

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The Age
Tony Abbott credits Paul Keating for Aboriginal policy inspiration
The Age
Tony Abbott has delivered the most powerful, heartfelt and gracious speech of his short prime ministership, crediting political opponent Paul Keating with responsibility for his ''watershed moment'' on Aboriginal Australia. Committing himself to ending ...
Closing the Gap: Tony Abbott delivers mixed report card on Indigenous ...Radio Australia
Abbott Seeks to Close Indigenous Jobs, Health Gaps in AustraliaBusinessweek
Closing the gap that scars Australia: stop our mob from dying prematurelyThe Guardian
NEWS.com.au
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Disappointing sense of deja vu
The Australian
It is further compelling evidence that to achieve real and sustainable improvements in the lives of indigenous Australians, and to avoid the policy failures of the past, governments must invest more faith and funding in indigenous community-controlled ...