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Quarter of indigenous lack safe, nutritious food
Bundaberg News Mail
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
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
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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Young Indigenous Australians remain over-represented in detention: report
ABC Online
A new report shows Indigenous young people continue to be seriously over-represented within the juvenile detention system, despite a fall in the overall rates of youth sentenced. The figures were compiled by the Australian Institute of Health and ...
Indigenous youth 31 times more likely to be jailedRadio Australia

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Young Indigenous Australians remain over-represented in detention: report
Yahoo!7 News
The chief executive of the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, Dennis Eggington, is not surprised that 60 Indigenous youths are jailed in the state for every one non-Indigenous youth. "There is this continued over-policing here in WA," he said.

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Indigenous burning among ancient practices being studied to save eco-systems
Sydney Morning Herald
Ancient farming practices, such as raising fish in rice paddies in China or indigenous Australian fire controls, will get a new lease of life under plans to slow extinctions of animals and plants, experts said. Turning to traditional farming is seen as ...
Following tradition: Top examples of indigenous knowledge preserving ...Phys.Org
Ancient farming seen curbing extinctions of animals, plantsReuters UK

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Indigenous burning among ancient practices being studied to save eco-systems
Brisbane Times
Ancient farming practices, such as raising fish in rice paddies in China or indigenous Australian fire controls, will get a new lease of life under plans to slow extinctions of animals and plants, experts said. Turning to traditional farming is seen as ...
Following tradition: Top examples of indigenous knowledge preserving ...Phys.Org
Ancient farming seen curbing extinctions of animals, plantsReuters UK

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When Nelson Mandela visited Australia months after his release from prison in 1990, he upset some Australian First Nations activists. How do they feel today? By Ron Sutton SBS 6 December 2013

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Action plan for Australia's Aboriginal advisors
Radio New Zealand
Action plan for Australia's Aboriginal advisors. Updated at 6:32 am today. Australia's Indigenous Advisory Council will focus on improving school attendance and achievement to create lasting employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Childhood stresses can cause life-long health problems: AMAABC Online

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Following tradition: Top examples of indigenous knowledge preserving ...
Phys.Org
Indigenous fire management techniques developed thousands of years ago, and which today protect large landscapes in Australia, Indonesia, Japan and Venezuela. Early dry season controlled burns create patchy mosaics of burnt country, minimizing ...
Ancient farming may curb extinction of animals, plantsTimes of Malta
Ancient farming seen curbing extinctions of animals, plantsReuters

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Indigenous Australians reflect on Mandela's legacy
SBS
As South Africans publicly expressed their sorrow and joy for a life well-lived, Indigenous leaders spoke of the legacy he left behind here in Australia. “Yes we've had freedom fighters, yes we've had leaders, but because he became president of a ...

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Small victories add up to gap closure for Indigenous health
The Age
Indigenous Australians experience six times the rate of blindness compared with the rest of Australia. Vision loss causes 11 per cent of the Gap in health – it is equal third with trauma, following heart disease and diabetes but ahead of stroke and ...

Adam Steinberg on indigenous health
North Queensland Register
When young physician Adam Steinberg moved from Melbourne to Darwin for a year, it was almost immediately evident to him Australia's health system is not suited to indigenous people. ''Hospital medicine is just a Band-Aid solution to all the problems we ...

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Tiny Australia rights group wins international prize
Gulf Times
When Peter Clarke's family wanted to seek justice over what they described as his “appalling and inexcusable” treatment in custody, they turned to a tiny campaign group working tirelessly for indigenous Australians. Led by founders Ray Jackson and Don ...

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Adam Steinberg on indigenous health
Sydney Morning Herald
When young physician Adam Steinberg moved from Melbourne to Darwin for a year, it was almost immediately evident to him Australia's health system is not suited to indigenous people. ''Hospital medicine is just a Band-Aid solution to all the problems we ...

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Tiny Australia rights group wins international prize
Authint Mail
Sydney — When Peter Clarke's family wanted to seek justice over what they described as his "appalling and inexcusable" treatment in custody, they turned to a tiny campaign group working tirelessly for indigenous Australians. Led by founders Ray ...

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Adam Steinberg on indigenous health
WA today
''Hospital medicine is just a Band-Aid solution to all the problems we're facing with the health of indigenous Australians. Hospital is just really the last resort for a lot of these problems and something that became bleedingly obvious to me is the ...

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KPMG puts price on reconciliation
The Australian
Unveiling the research, KPMG Australia chairman Peter Nash said that the firm was committed to closing the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians by using its business skills and resources to foster economic and social development in ...

Sky News Australia
Australian rights group awarded in Paris
Sky News Australia
When Peter Clarke's family wanted to seek justice over what they described as his 'appalling and inexcusable' treatment in custody, they turned to a tiny campaign group working tirelessly for indigenous Australians. Led by founders Ray Jackson and Don ...

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The West Australian
Tiny Australia rights group wins international prize
The West Australian
Sydney (AFP) - When Peter Clarke's family wanted to seek justice over what they described as his "appalling and inexcusable" treatment in custody, they turned to a tiny campaign group working tirelessly for indigenous Australians. Led by founders Ray ...

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The West Australian
Tiny Australia rights group wins international prize
The West Australian
Sydney (AFP) - When Peter Clarke's family wanted to seek justice over what they described as his "appalling and inexcusable" treatment in custody, they turned to a tiny campaign group working tirelessly for indigenous Australians. Led by founders Ray ...

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