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Dom Barry and Cameron Ellis-Yolmen selected in Indigenous All-Stars team to ...
Herald Sun
Indigenous Australian Rules team. Tony Armstrong (Sydney), Dom Barry (Melbourne), Eddie Betts (Adelaide), Alwyn Davey (Essendon), Aaron Davey (Melbourne), Shaun Edwards (GWS), Cameron Ellis-Yolmen (Adelaide), Lance Franklin, Jarrod Harbrow ...

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Buddy joins IRS squad to fly to Ireland
AFL.com.au
"The series is a fantastic opportunity for the Indigenous All-Stars to come together as a team and to represent Australia for the first time in the International Rules series against Ireland," Evans said. In the most recent series in Ireland in 2010 ...
Barry added to Indigenous Australian teamMelbourne FC
Ireland tour adds to Eddie Betts' golden weekHerald Sun
Crows trio to tour IrelandAdelaide Crows

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Review aims to find 'real' jobs
The Australian
"This review is vital, as indigenous Australians continue to suffer the racism of low expectations but can make the greatest social and economic contribution to our workplaces and to our nation when given the opportunity. I have seen in my own company ...
A lode of real actionOn Line opinion

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Should we have Indigenous MP quotas?
SBS
Australia's oldest political party has never had an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander take up a seat in the House of Representatives. But Labor leadership aspirant Bill Shorten says he is determined to change that. Mr Shorten has put forward plans ...

Should Australia have quotas for Indigenous MPs?
SBS
And earlier this year, the Country Liberal Party's Adam Giles made history in the Northern Territory when he became the first Indigenous Australian to lead a government when he defeated Terry Mills in a ballot for Chief Minister. An Indigenous Labor MP ...

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How do Indigenous rights compare to those of Maori?
SBS
Perhaps the greatest difference between Indigenous Australians and Maori people is Parliamentary representation. In New Zealand, Maori people have seven designated seats to make sure there is enough representation, and the Maori Affairs Minister is a ...

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Indigenous Engagement Needs Strategic Leadership
Pro Bono Australia
Engaging with Indigenous Australia reviewed the evidence on engagement and outlined the conditions required for effective engagement. The paper said the evidence showed that effective engagement required strong and strategic Indigenous and ...
Indigenous Australians more likely to get cancerSBS
High cancer risk for Aboriginal peopleSky News Australia
Commonwealth Bank and Indigenous Business Australia partner to help ...StartupSmart
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British Museum and National Museum of Australia host dual indigenous exhibition
The Australian
IT is 97cm long, 29cm wide and has a ragged hole near its centre. Made from the bark of the spotted mangrove tree, the "elemong" shield has few distinctive features, yet it is a rare and potent symbol of the first, tense moments of contact between ...

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Historians say Australian War Memorial should recognise frontier conflicts
Herald Sun
This display featured stories of violent encounters between Indigenous Australians and settlers, including the 1894-1897 Bunuba uprising in West Australia and the 1824 Wiradjuri war in NSW. "The National Museum is committed to representing the full ...
History war flares up againPerth Now

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The Guardian
Indigenous waiting times for surgery 'far worse than official report suggests'
The Guardian
Indigenous Australians have to wait far longer than their non-Indigenous counterparts for surgery, according to a report released on Friday, but the true extent of the problem could be far greater than the official data reveals. While it takes 140 days ...

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Sky News Australia
High cancer risk for Aboriginal people
Sky News Australia
Indigenous Australians experience higher rates of cancer than non-indigenous Australians and are more likely to die from it, data released on Friday reveals. Cancer affects 461 in every 100,000 indigenous people, compared with 434 non-indigenous people ...

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Mundine says keep indigenous health plan
Sky News Australia
The prime minister's top adviser on Aboriginal affairs has urged the government not to dump the national indigenous health plan. Warren Mundine, chair of the new Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council, said it was a good scheme. 'The real issue ...
Aboriginal adviser hits out at green campaignerWA today

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Indigenous rights are dismal compared to those of the Maori people
SBS
Perhaps the greatest difference between Indigenous Australians and Maori people is Parliamentary representation. In New Zealand, Maori people have seven designated seats to make sure there is enough representation, and the Maori Affairs Minister is a ...

Commonwealth Bank and Indigenous Business Australia partner to help ...
StartupSmart
Indigenous Business Australia and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia have formed a partnership to provide indigenous Australians with a micro-enterprise loan and finance package. The Community Business Finance package will provide eligible ...
Five questions to Tammy Kimpton: this week on IndigenousXThe Guardian

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The Guardian
High Court to give 'full weight' to Indigenous disadvantage
The Conversation
Some Indigenous advocates may be disappointed by the decision of the High Court of Australia, particularly that the court did not endorse the Canadian indigenous sentencing principles. In hindsight, it was unrealistic to expect this, as it is not for a ...
Indigenous imprisonment rates: Australia needs better sentencingThe Guardian
High Court rules on indigenous sentencesSky News Australia
High court ruling: social disadvantage should be considered in sentencingThe Guardian
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Cancer Risk Greater for Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
“Whilst incidence rates for cancer overall were marginally higher for Indigenous Australians, mortality and survival differences between the two population groups are far more striking with Indigenous Australians being approximately 50 per cent more ...
Indigenous Australians more likely to get cancerSBS
Indigenous people are 50 per cent more likely to die from cancer than other ...ABC Message Stick
Indigenous people most at risk of cancer: reportABC Online

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Oilex hit with indigenous objections in Australia
Interactive Investor
A trio of indigenous Australian groups has lodged objections against Oilex's (OEX) SPA-0055 licence in the Canning Basin, Western Australia. The Nyangumarta Warrarn Aboriginal Corporation, the Njamal Claim and the Western Desert Lands Aboriginal ...

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Oilex hit with indigenous objections in Australia
Interactive Investor
A trio of indigenous Australian groups has lodged objections against Oilex's (OEX) SPA-0055 licence in the Canning Basin, Western Australia. The Nyangumarta Warrarn Aboriginal Corporation, the Njamal Claim and the Western Desert Lands Aboriginal ...
Oilex Ltd provides Canning Basin SPA-0055 updateOilVoice (press release)
OILEX LTD. : Canning Basin SPA-0055 Update4-traders (press release)

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