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Cinema culture richer after rise of indigenous voices
The Border Mail
Why is it that Australian indigenous stories are being so well received in Australia and on the world stage? What is it that makes their work distinctive and rich? What sets it apart? The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) journal ...

Progress lagging on life expectancy gap
Courier Mail
Death rates had declined in Queensland, but not at the needed pace, while NSW and South Australia were not on track to achieve the target, the COAG report said. Western Australia's indigenous death rates had also dipped, but the state had not set a target.

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Call to arms for indigenous kids
The Australian
"Indigenous populations in developed rich countries such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand, still do not do enough to address the inequality and unfairness experienced by indigenous populations despite understanding more than ever, the importance ...

Cinema culture richer after rise of indigenous voices
Sydney Morning Herald
As Ivan Sen's new feature film, Mystery Road, takes centre stage on Wednesday as the opening night film at the 60th Sydney Film Festival, it's timely to reflect on the rise of indigenous filmmaking in this country. When I began my career in film and ...

Successful UC Indigenous program to expand
Invest in Australia
"Two-and-a-half years ago there had never been an Indigenous Australian studying full-time at Cambridge or Oxford universities. Since then, 14 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have been accepted for postgraduate study at Oxford and ...

Prominent Indigenous artist Kumana Mitchell dies
ABC Online
He was a finalist in the 2009 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. Nici Cumpston, the associate curator of Indigenous Art at the South Australia Art Gallery, says it was Mitchell's use of colour which made his work distinctive.

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Prominent Indigenous artist Kunmana Mitchell dies
Yahoo!7 News
He was a finalist in the 2009 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. Nici Cumpston, the associate curator of Indigenous Art at the South Australia Art Gallery, says it was Mitchell's use of colour which made his work distinctive.

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Governments Have Failed Indigenous Children
Pro Bono Australia
A Canadian children's rights advocate has told a major conference on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children that children are powerful advocates for their own rights - and governments in Canada and Australia have failed their most vulnerable ...

Julia Gillard unveils new Closing the Gap target
The Australian
In a statement the Prime Minister said the new target would drive efforts to ensure 90 per cent of enrolled indigenous children across Australia attend a quality early childhood education program in the year before they start full-time school. "As a ...

Mobile health clinic to help boost Indigenous health
ABC Local
An Indigenous group says a mobile health van is desperately needed to address chronic disease in central and southern Queensland. Gas company QGC has given the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council $400,000 to establish a mobile ...

Mobile health clinic to help boost Indigenous health
ABC Local
An Indigenous group says a mobile health van is desperately needed to address chronic disease in central and southern Queensland. Gas company QGC has given the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council $400,000 to establish a mobile ...

International Meetings Review
Australia: World Indigenous Network Conference Held in Darwin
International Meetings Review
Darwin Convention Centre recently hosted the inaugural World Indigenous Network Conference, attracting over 1300 delegates representing hundreds of first nation peoples from 50 countries. The six-day event focused on managing natural environments the ...
Q&A: "The State Does Not Lose Sovereignty If It Respects Indigenous Rights"Independent European Daily Express

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Culture perverted 'by urban dwellers'
The Australian
"Many of them do quite well in the mainstream economy and society, supplying indigenous Australia with its middle class and the majority of its spokespeople. "They are regularly asked by journalists to define the 'indigenous view' on any issue. Unless ...

Aboriginal artist Napangardi killed in car crash
ABC Message Stick
Prominent Aboriginal artist Dorothy Napangardi was killed in a car accident near Alice Springs at the weekend. Napangardi was regarded as one of Australia's leading contemporary Aboriginal artists, and her works are contained in major collections ...

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Football is Australia's true indigenous game
SBS
For National Reconciliation Week 2013, with indigenous Australians playing at A-League, W-League, Socceroos and Matildas level, John Moriarty's fabulous program making tremendous strides in the Northern Territory and a strong community devotion to ...

Kidney Diseases Risk Up Among Indigenous Australians
TopNews New Zealand
Kidney Diseases Risk Up Among Indigenous Australians It has generally been said people living in remote areas have to suffer many problems. But it seems to be turning true, as it has been said that aboriginal people living in remote areas seem to be ...

Aboriginal artist Dorothy Napangardi killed in car crash
Yahoo!7 News
Alison Thatcher, the curator of Indigenous art at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, says she was one of the 50 most collected artists in the Indigenous art scene in Australia. "I think it's a great loss in terms of the Indigenous ...

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Aboriginal artist Dorothy Napangardi killed in car crash
ABC Online
Prominent Aboriginal artist Dorothy Napangardi was killed in a car accident near Alice Springs at the weekend. Napangardi was regarded as one of Australia's leading contemporary Aboriginal artists, and her works are contained in major collections ...

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The Guardian
Yothu Yindi singer's death highlights Indigenous kidney disease 'epidemic'
The Guardian
He was an exceptional Indigenous Australian in so many ways, but tragically typical in one. Yunupingu, the Yothu Yindi front man and former Australian of the year, has died of kidney disease aged 56. The doctor who treated him for six years told ...
Australian indigenous singer Yunupingu diesBBC News
Yothu Yindi frontman Mandawuy Yunupingu dies aged 56ABC Online
Prominent Aboriginal and Yothu Yindi singer diesFRANCE 24
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Film Recognises Depression in Urban Indigenous Communities
Pro Bono Australia
Depression and anxiety support organisation BeyondBlue has released a short film created to help indigenous people in urban communities raise awareness and recognise depression. Beyondblue collaborated with The Aboriginal Medical Service of ...