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Telegraph.co.uk
Aboriginal adoption plan prompts new fears of a 'stolen generation'
Telegraph.co.uk
Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles, Australia's first indigenous state or territory leader, said he was advocating the plan on a case-by-case basis to protect vulnerable children. "Whatever we do has to be about making parents take ...

SBS
New study reveals high rates of Indigenous dementia
ABC Online
A ground-breaking study has found Aboriginal Australians are three times more likely to suffer dementia than non-Indigenous Australians. Researchers say risk factors include high blood pressure, obesity, smoking and diabetes, and it is thought the ...
What next for Indigenous funding?SBS
Daring to imagine a first Australian as Prime Minister - Business Review WeeklyBRW (subscription)
Gillard Government boosts funding for Indigenous educationInvest in Australia

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Radio Australia
Indigenous adoption push prompts Stolen Generation fears
Radio Australia
Some Aboriginal advocates say they are "absolutely horrified" by a Northern Territory Government proposal to put Aboriginal children up for adoption if they are victims of extreme neglect. Children's Commissioner Howard Bath says child protection in ...
Aboriginal adoption plans spark new fears - Sunday Times OnlineThe Sunday Times Sri Lanka
Adoption an option for neglected Indigenous children - Australian TimesAustralian Times
Indigenous adoption plan 'risks new Stolen Generation'The Times (subscription)
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Geelong Advertiser
Dreamtime come true for indigenous artist
Geelong Advertiser
His symbolic artwork will adorn the yellow sashes on Richmond players' guernseys during the clash at the heart of Indigenous Round. Patterson, 31, topped a field of about 100 submissions in a Richmond Football Club design competition for indigenous ...

Daring to imagine a first Australian as Prime Minister - Business Review Weekly
BRW (subscription)
A campaign by the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation dares the wider community to imagine the unimaginable: a first Australian as Prime Minister of Australia. A series of prominent display ads which have run in The Australian newspaper feature ...

Australian legend and pioneer of Indigenous Theatre comes to the Coast for one ...
My Sunshine Coast (press release)
Ilbijerri Theatre Company, is the longest existing Indigenous theatre company in Australia, and to celebrate their 20 year anniversary in 2010, they teamed up with Jack Charles and prolific writer John Romeril (winner of the 2008 Patrick White Award ...

More funds urged for Indigenous community-controlled health
ABC Online
The Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council says it wants community-controlled services to be rewarded for helping to close the Indigenous health gap. The Federal Government recently announced $777 million over three years for Indigenous ...

SBS
Q&A: What next for Indigenous funding?
SBS
But the majority of the Indigenous population lives in non-remote Australia. Probably around 75 to 80 per cent live in non-remote Australia. So in a sense, the paradox is that government is… putting most of the money into remote Australia, where I ...

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SBS
Indigenous mentoring program goes global
SBS
"It helps connect directly with Indigenous Australians to break down the cultural divides that do exist still today in 21st century Australia. This for us is a leap forward in terms of our commitment to reconciliation and I believe it has the ability ...

Revealed: Australia's “dirty little secrets”
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous leaders have welcomed a confronting article written by one of the world's most renowned documentary film makers, social commentators, journalist and author John Pilger for the internationally acclaimed newspaper, The Guardian where he has ...

Push for preferential treatment at G20 summit
The Australian
Indigenous businesses are ready to provide a huge range of services from transport and logistics, printing, catering and communications," he said. "It's time Australia and the world saw indigenous enterprise as a strong contributor to the economy, not ...

SBS
What next for Indigenous funding?
SBS
And so on a per capita basis, that puts some pressure on Indigenous funding. But nevertheless, the funding has increased. Paradoxically, perhaps, a lot of that funding is being allocated to remote Australia where need is seen to be the greatest.

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Green Left Weekly
John Pilger: Australia hides Aboriginal suffering
Green Left Weekly
Seventeen kilometres by ferry from Perth is Western Australia's "premier tourist destination". This is Rottnest Island, whose scabrous wild beauty and isolation evoked for me Robben Island in South Africa. Empires are never short of devil's islands ...

Indigenous spending: Where does the money go?
SBS
"I would say at this stage, we haven't had the confirmed numbers, and we do need every state and territory to come and recommit to closing the gap with their funding, to ensure the whole of Australia - every single Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

A systematic review of suicide prevention interventions targeting indigenous ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Indigenous peoples of Australia, Canada, United States and New Zealand experience disproportionately high rates of suicide. As such, the methodological quality of evaluations of suicide prevention interventions targeting these Indigenous populations ...

Course opens Indigenous pathway to legal careers
ABC Online
Aboriginal Australians are over-represented in the criminal justice system but not at the bench or the bar. A program in South Australia is trying to address the imbalance by bridging the gap between secondary school and entering law school. The first ...

Colgate University gives Indigenous artwork collection to Curtin University in ...
Art Daily
1949. Pastel. Gift of Herbert Mayer '29. Photo: Colgate University. HAMILTON, NY.- In an important example of international, cultural, and educational collaboration, Colgate University will give 119 Indigenous artworks to Curtin University in Western ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Leading the way: indigenous student sets his sights on the top job
Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Scots College student Jay Dent. Big plans: Scots College student Jay Dent. Photo: Tamara Dean. Meet Australia's first indigenous prime minister - in waiting. Jay Dent, 13, was the first to question Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Monday's Q ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Andrew Penfold: "I felt quite happy with my life as a rebellious teenager ...
The Australian
YOU founded the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, which aims to put 2000 indigenous kids through top schools and universities within 20 years. Why? It is universally accepted that education is the biggest barrier preventing indigenous ...
New program helps Indigenous students aim highInvest in Australia

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