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A campaign for change
Geelong Advertiser
Closing the Gap is a national health initiative addressing the life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Christensen and Motlop are ambassadors of the program, along with fellow Cats' indigenous players Mathew Stokes ...

Anti-smoking campaigns failing Indigenous youth
Crikey (blog)
How can anti-smoking campaigns be targeted more effectively at Australia's Indigenous youth? It's a good question, and one that, as yet, has proven difficult to answer. Almost half of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians aged 14 years ...

Prescription for healthy food in remote Indigenous communities
Crikey (blog)
Professor Kerin O'Dea, Professor of Nutrition and Public Health in the Health Sciences Division of the University of South Australia, made the call after a study she co-authored found that people in three remote Aboriginal communities ate mostly ...

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Prosh racist newspaper causes a stir
The Australian
It is a serious wake-up call to the WA community that we all need to be more aware and respectful of Australia's Indigenous people and their connection to this beautiful place we call home." The anti-racism group West Australians Against Racism also ...
UWA prank paper under fireWA today
Perth students apologise for racist fundraiser - NinemsnNinemsn

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Tony Abbott's “must do” priority list to create equality for Indigenous Australia
National Indigenous Times
Tony-Abbott-2 Tony Abbott looks certain to be Australia's next Prime Minister if the opinion polls are anything to go by. Mr Abbott has long claimed he wants to create a positive difference for Indigenous Australians. Gerry Georgatos speaks exclusively ...

Abbott and his “must do” priorities to deliver for Indigenous Australia
National Indigenous Times
The multi-award winning National Indigenous Times is an independent newspaper and receives no government funding whatsoever. Thus, we rely entirely on advertising and subscriptions to survive, and hope you'll consider subscribing to NIT's print edition ...

Abbott's “must do” list for Indigenous Australia
National Indigenous Times
abbott-and-scullion Tony Abbott has drawn up a "must do list" he said he would implement from the first day he became Prime Minister to deliver Indigenous Australians from abject poverty. Mr Abbott, the Leader of the Federal Coalition Opposition and a ...

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Oxfam Australia calls for national refocus on Indigenous health
Radio Australia
Oxfam Australia calls for national refocus on Indigenous health. Updated 19 April 2013, 10:47 AEST. In Australia, state and territory government leaders are gathering in the national capital Canberra to try to nut out agreements with their Federal ...

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UWA prank paper under fire for racism
WA today
The University of Western Australia's student guild has apologised for racist jokes published in its satirical PROSH newspaper. But the apology was a case of too little, too late for one indigenous education group, which has decided to end its ...
Perth students apologise for racist fundraiser - NinemsnNinemsn

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Mourners farewell trailblazing indigenous MP Ernie Bridge
Courier Mail
The Order of Australia member was committed to Aboriginal affairs and was known as a proponent of piping water from the Kimberley in the state's north to Perth via Kalgoorlie. He was also a country music singer who made seven albums. During the service ...

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State funeral for indigenous MP Ernie Bridge
Perth Now
The Order of Australia member and Centenary Medal recipient, who also served as a minister under Labor leader Brian Burke, was well known for his commitment to Aboriginal affairs and for promoting the concept of piping water from the Kimberley to Perth ...

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The West Australian
MP in indigenous Twitter row
The West Australian
“In expressing my desire for true indigenous advancement, I may have used inappropriate channels of communication,” he said. “I will in future look to use more appropriate channels.” He said Australia's current system to advance indigenous people was ...
Tweet and sour: MP in spat with Aboriginal woman on colonialismSydney Morning Herald

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Indigenous veteran exhibition honours contribution, fight for justice continues
ABC Online
While Reg Saunders was, significantly, the first ever Indigenous Australian officer in the army, the Lovetts hold the distinction of having more family members serve their country in various wars than any other family in the Commonwealth. Gunditjmara ...

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Australia allocates more fund to improve indigenous people's health
Nzweek
CANBERRA, April 18 — Australian government has announced 777 million Australian dollars (805 million U.S. dollars) to extend the funding for improving the health of indigenous people for three years, the Prime Minister's office said on Thursday.

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While exhibition celebrates contribution, fight for justice for indigenous ...
ABC Local
While Reg Saunders was significantly the first ever Indigenous Australia officer in the army, the Lovetts hold the distinction of having more family members serving their country in various wars than any other family in the Commonwealth. Gunditjmara ...

MP in spat with Aboriginal woman on colonialism
Sydney Morning Herald
Federal Liberal MP Dennis Jensen has told an Aboriginal woman on Twitter to ''get over'' colonialism - and later issued a statement in which he regrets using Twitter, but not the comments. In an exchange on Twitter on Tuesday, the West Australian MP ...

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Indigenous health gets $777m boost
Yahoo!7 News
Ms Gillard will ask the states and territory government to chip in the remainder, although the issue will not be on the agenda of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting on Friday. "As a result of our investments in indigenous health, we ...
PM seeks deal on closing the gapThe Australian

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Indigenous health gets $777m boost
The Australian
There is a life expectancy gap of 11.5 years between indigenous and non-indigenous men and 9.7 years between women. There's also been a lack of progress in reducing low birth weights. But Australia is on track to meet its target to halve the mortality ...
Anti-smoking campaigns failing Indigenous youthSBS

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Indigenous programs on show to nation
The North West Star
Father Mick Lowcock from the North West Queensland Indigenous Catholic Social Services (NWQICSS) submitted the justice division's model to the Australian Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee yesterday, showing how programs invented in the ...

In the Kitchen: Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative
Ballarat Courier
Melissa and Tarnya: We are really enjoying working with the native Australian ingredients available to us from Outback Pride, Mark Olive's range of spices, herbs, fruits and condiments. Mark Olive is Australia's first rock star indigenous chef. If you ...