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PM wants 'truancy officers' for indigenous kids
Illawarra Mercury
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has suggested using ''truancy officers'' to ensure that all indigenous children go to school. He has also said his paid parental leave scheme will be extended to cover all state public sector workers. The Council of ...

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Latest figures reveal Australia remains the mother of all jailers of ...
National Indigenous Times
Latest figures have revealed Australian prison numbers are on the increase and are now at a record high and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now comprise nearly one in three of all prisoners. 30 per cent of the Australian prison population ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Abbott suggests truancy officers to get indigenous kids back to school
Sydney Morning Herald
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has suggested using ''truancy officers'' to ensure that all indigenous children go to school and his paid parental leave scheme will be extended to cover all state public sector workers. The Council of Australian Governments ...
COAG aims to get every child at schoolThe Australian
Abbott's crackdown on truancyThe West Australian
States and territories cut green tapeSky News Australia

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PM proposes truancy officers for indigenous communities
Sydney Morning Herald
... Gonski school funding reforms. The National Disability Insurance Scheme, the government's paid parental leave scheme, indigenous Australians, environmental regulation and the future of the country's automotive industry were discussed at the meeting.
COAG agrees to cut green tape on projects, tackle indigenous truancyThe Australian
Agreements mark Abbott's first COAGSBS
States and territories cut green tapeSky News Australia
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Agreements mark Abbott's first COAG
SBS
The future of Australia's car industry workers, ways to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians and an agreement to cut bureaucracy has dominated the year's final meeting between the Commonwealth and the State and Territory leaders. By. Amanda Cavill.
Environmental approval 'one-stop shops' get COAG green lightSydney Morning Herald
COAG agrees to cut green tape on projects, tackle indigenous truancyThe Australian
COAG aims to get every child at schoolNinemsn
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COAG agrees to cut green tape on projects, tackle indigenous truancy
The Australian
Today's Council of Australian Government's meeting - Mr Abbott's first - also agreed to look at ways to fast-track infrastructure projects and implement the Coalition's paid parental leave scheme. The Prime Minister, who revealed indigenous issues ...
States and territories cut green tapeSky News Australia
Environmental approval 'one-stop shops' get COAG green lightSydney Morning Herald
First Abbott COAG seeks economic reformHerald Sun
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Indigenous students' reading improving: NAPLAN 2013 tests show
The Australian
"It is notable that there was an improvement for Year 3 indigenous students and that the increases in mean scores over the six-year period were evident in Queensland, Western Australia, the ACT and the Northern Territory," the report says. In ...
NAPLAN results show reading improvement for Year 5 studentsABC Online
NAPLAN results show improvement in reading performance of Year 5 studentsYahoo!7 News
2013 NAPLAN ProgressTasmanian Government Media Releases (press release)

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Budgie smuggler clad walkers to Strut the Streets for Indigenous education
MuMbrella
Screen Shot 2013-12-12 at 3.52.09 PM Martin Place will witness hundreds of swimwear-clad revellers today as they take to the streets for the fifth annual Strut the Streets, a parade which raises money for the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience ...

NAB money management scheme offers real benefits
The Australian
National Australia Bank will use the study of its Indigenous Money Mentors program to push other corporates and the Abbott government to dramatically expand the program, arguing that it is making big inroads into helping indigenous people better manage ...

IBA creates $70 million indigenous REIT
Business Spectator
IBA creates $70 million indigenous REIT. Brett Cole 12 Dec, 6:20 PM. DataRoom · Industries · Property. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities have as much as $40 billion to invest, says IBA's chief executive.

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Nova Peris questions Abbott's dedication to Indigenous affairs
SBS
Today marks the final sitting of Parliament for 2013; a year that saw Australia field three Prime Ministers in just over six months. This year also welcomed the proposal of several policies that were put forth to close the gap on Indigenous ...

Fortescue looks to sacked Indigenous Gove workers
Australian Mining
Now Fortescue has broached the idea of employing the Indigenous workforce, with CEO Nev Power saying it was a possibility. However he was quick to add that the miner would first focus on employing Aborigines local to its Pilbara operations.

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Investment chance for Aboriginal groups
The Australian
An investment committee comprising leading senior executives from the investment banking and property sector, indigenous representatives and IBA senior management will direct the fund. Property manager CBRE Australia will manage the portfolio.

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A Trip Into The Heart Of Australia's Indigenous Music Scene
theMusic
2011 marked my 24th year in the music business; it's been a fortunate ride for me as publicist for some of Australia's most prolific and respected acts. I became Midnight Oil's publicist in 1998 and they taught me much about our indigenous culture ...

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Abbott told to act now on indigenous rights
The Australian
Mr Gooda has asked the new government to engage with the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples - the peak body representing indigenous people - in accordance with the principles and protocols set out by the previous government. He also asked ...
Engaging Indigenous AustraliansPro Bono Australia
Action plan for Australia's Aboriginal advisorsRadio New Zealand
Childhood stresses can cause life-long health problems: AMAABC Online

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Engaging Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
Many organisations are committed to engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Australians and providing employment opportunities is a key part of this engagement. As membership of the new National Indigenous Corporate Network (NICN) attests, more ...
Action plan for Australia's Aboriginal advisorsRadio New Zealand
Childhood stresses can cause life-long health problems: AMAABC Online

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Source: Phillip Adams, ABC Radio National 'Late Night Live' - South African journalist R.W.Johnson discusses whether idolising Nelson Mandela is overlooking more urgent problems. He suggests that the outpooring over Nelson Mandela may be an enormous hunger by the developed world to find a hero/saint/leader from the third world to displace their feelings of guilt from slavery and colonisation. He suggested that the western world want absolution by washing the feet of the great man. -

SBS
Early childhood key to improving Indigenous health: AMA
SBS
The Australian Medical Association's latest report on Indigenous health points to recent scientific breakthroughs which help to explain why the cycle of disadvantage is so hard to break. By. Thea Cowie. Source. World News Australia Radio. UPDATED TODAY ...

Quarter of indigenous lack safe, nutritious food
The Sunshine Coast Daily
ALMOST a quarter of indigenous people suffer from a lack of safe, nutritious food, a report by the Public Health Association of Australia showed on Tuesday. The report, also endorsed by the Red Cross and Dieticians Association, found 24% of indigenous ...

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Quarter of indigenous lack safe, nutritious food
Fraser Coast Chronicle
ALMOST a quarter of indigenous people suffer from a lack of safe, nutritious food, a report by the Public Health Association of Australia showed on Tuesday. The report, also endorsed by the Red Cross and Dieticians Association, found 24% of indigenous ...

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