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Indigenous children's books aim to preserve traditional language
The Canberra Times
Students from the remote Kimberley school of Yakanarra are the nation's newest authors, having launched two books at the National Library of Australia on Monday. The books, A Yakanarra Day and The Yakanarra Dogs, are part of the Indigenous Literacy ...
Book project tackles English illiteracyThe Australian
Young authors launch their books in CanberraABC Message Stick

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Western Australia Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC) appoints ...
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Western Australia Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC) Chairman, Doc Reynolds, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Simon Haigh as new CEO of WAITOC, effective 1 November 2013. Mr Haigh replaces outgoing CEO Mr Johnny ...

'Sit-down' welfare in the spotlight
The Australian
In an exclusive interview after being named indigenous affairs minister, Nigel Scullion said one of his first tasks would be to alter the failing welfare system, which was ineffective and allowed indigenous people to languish on the dole with no hope ...
First Country Liberals Minister in Federal CabinetABC Online
Raise expectations for indigenous children: senatorThe Recorder

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First Country Liberals Minister in Federal Cabinet
ABC Online
Senator Scullion said his Government was giving Australia's indigenous communities a new commitment to listen to their solutions to challenging problems. "To work with communities, not make decisions and impose them on communities," Senator Scullion ...
Council to make big difference: MundineThe Australian
Raise expectations for indigenous children: senatorThe Recorder

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Indigenous Australians can vote how they want
ABC Message Stick
When Indigenous activist Warren Mundine announced he had voted conservative, he was accused of betraying his Aboriginality. For some progressive voters, it seems self-determination does not extend to the ballot box, writes Dean Parkin. The racial ...

Indigenous Australians can vote how they want
ABC Message Stick
When Indigenous activist Warren Mundine announced he had voted conservative, he was accused of betraying his Aboriginality. For some progressive voters, it seems self-determination does not extend to the ballot box, writes Dean Parkin. The racial ...
Dean ParkinABC Online

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Dean Parkin
ABC Online
Dean started his career in Indigenous policy in the QLD State government, later moving on to a ministerial advisory role. He spent four years working as a consultant in the UK Department of Health in London, working on the procurement of large-scale ...

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Indigenous Australians can vote how they want
ABC Online
When Indigenous activist Warren Mundine announced he had voted conservative, he was accused of betraying his Aboriginality. For some progressive voters, it seems self-determination does not extend to the ballot box, writes Dean Parkin. The racial ...

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Cape Indigenous academy students vie for scholarships
ABC Local
The CEO of Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy in far north Queensland says some of its students are in line to receive scholarships to the state's most prestigious boarding schools. Don Anderson says the school's program has been extended for ...

Cape Indigenous academy students vie for scholarships
ABC Local
The CEO of Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy in far north Queensland says some of its students are in line to receive scholarships to the state's most prestigious boarding schools. Don Anderson says the school's program has been extended for ...

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Threat to Barrier Reef raised as indigenous mine deal signed
The Australian
THE first coalmine on Cape York is one step closer, after the indigenous-backed Wongai project inked a landmark deal with experienced operators Bounty Mining. The arrangement will see publicly listed Bounty chip in equity for the feasibility and ...
Conservationists fear Bounty Mining coal mine on Cape York could destroy ...ABC Online

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Abbott has no mandate from Aboriginal Australia
Green Left Weekly
Aboriginal Australians awoke on Sunday morning to find they had a new “Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs”, a pledge Tony Abbott delivered during the 2013 election campaign. One problem — noone, including within the media, ever stopped to ask ...

TravelersToday
Karijini National Park, Australia: Indigenous People Win Rights to Their Land ...
TravelersToday
Negotiations occurred between the indigenous people and the Western Australia government between 1998 and 2011, though no progress was made during that time. The federal government has now recognized cultural rights that include BHP's Pilbara iron ...

A future from Australia's past of Aboriginal culture can be found in north ...
The National
Epitomising 200 years of English eccentricity, the fragrance house Atkinsons, launched four contemporary interpretations of vintage scents exclusively at Bloomingdales in The Dubai Mall this week.

Indigenous elder launching book during Geraldton writers' festival
ABC Local
An Indigenous elder says he is excited to launch his first novel at the Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival in Geraldton this weekend. Clarrie Cameron was born in Wiluna and worked for the Aboriginal Legal Service in the Pilbara before moving to ...

Indigenous elder launching book during Geraldton writers' festival
ABC Online
An Indigenous elder says he is excited to launch his first novel at the Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival in Geraldton this weekend. Clarrie Cameron was born in Wiluna and worked for the Aboriginal Legal Service in the Pilbara before moving to ...

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Aboriginal people are not a project
artsHub Australia (subscription)
'Our academy [the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy] is committed to “concerted cultivation”, and to exposing our students to opportunities taken for granted by middle-class students in urban Australia,' he said in a recent article in The ...

No 'silver bullet' in Indigenous portfolio shift
ABC Online
Northern Territory Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says there is no single way to address alcohol problems in remote Aboriginal communities. Senator Scullion was the Coalition's Indigenous Affairs spokesman and is a front-runner to become a ...

No 'silver bullet' in Indigenous portfolio shift
ABC Local
Northern Territory Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says there is no single way to address alcohol problems in remote Aboriginal communities. Senator Scullion was the Coalition's Indigenous Affairs spokesman and is a front-runner to become a ...

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Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs? Hardly
ABC Message Stick
If the swing against the Coalition in Aboriginal communities was replicated across Australia, Tony Abbott would be leading a minor party, writes Chris Graham. One of the features of a modern democracy is that apart from getting the government we ...
Deadly Awards Recognise Community ContributionsPro Bono Australia
Archie reserves judgment on AbbottWarrnambool Standard

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