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Abbott vows to 'engage' with Aborigines
The Australian
He committed to address "deep disadvantage" in indigenous Australia by visiting remote Aboriginal communities each year, as well as by getting doctors and teachers to take longer postings in communities. A coalition government would also expand an ...

Abbott vows to 'engage' with Aborigines
Ninemsn
Tony Abbott says a coalition government would have a "new engagement" with indigenous affairs, including constitutional recognition of Aboriginal people as the first Australians. Surviving great falls from the sky. READ: Surviving great falls from the ...

Indigenous party calls CLP power play 'disgusting'
ABC Online
An Aboriginal interests political party has decried the past week in Territory politics as "absolutely disgusting". Australian First Nations Political Party founder Maurie Ryan was scathing about the way new Chief Minister Adam Giles rose to power ...

Money talks in Indigenous languages scheme
ABC Online
New Federal Government cash for Indigenous languages is a "win-win" for Territory communities, a Top End anthropologist says. Linguist Murray Garde has welcomed the $14 million for languages funding, which is just a small slice of the money set aside ...

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Children's well-being report captures Australia's growing inequality
The Conversation
The report also noted Indigenous Australians faced some of the worst social, educational and health outcomes. “While that's not a surprise, I think that it is – to me – an ongoing source of anguish,” said Professor Stanley. “Take the Aboriginal ...
Mixed report card on the wellbeing of young AustraliansABC Online
Young people getting fatter, but smoking less: reportYahoo!7 News
Unattractive side to new portrait of young peopleThe Border Mail

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Gulf fire management taps into Indigenous wisdom
ABC Online
New fire management guidelines for north-west Queensland's Gulf Country have been released, combining Indigenous knowledge and modern science. Senior Indigenous ranger Terrence Taylor, from the Gangalidda Garawa people, says wildfires burnt ...

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Mount Isa miner to mentor Indigenous youth
ABC Online (blog)
Mike Westerman, who is the general manager of the Xstrata Mount Isa Copper, is the only Queenslander to be named as a mentor for the Indigenous Youth Leadership Program run by Jobs Australia. I had the chance to catch up with Mike and ask him about ...

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Add indigenous into constitution: Abbott
Yahoo!7 News
"As Paul Keating said back at Redfern all those years ago, the state of indigenous Australia does constitute a stain on our soul and we do have to get it right one day, and we certainly have to do it better in the future than we have done it in the ...

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Add indigenous into constitution: Abbott
The Australian
"As Paul Keating said back at Redfern all those years ago, the state of indigenous Australia does constitute a stain on our soul and we do have to get it right one day, and we certainly have to do it better in the future than we have done it in the ...

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Harmony between Maori amd Aboriginal groups in Australia - academic
Radio Australia
A researcher who specialises in Maori in Australia says Maori who work in Aboriginal communities are highly valued by the authorities there because they have an ability to connect with indigenous Australians in a way other people can't. While there ...

Can NT's first indigenous chief minister turn back the tide?
The Age
Can Australia's first Aboriginal head of government, Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles, bring a change of heart and tackle the real crisis sweeping the Top End? The Country Liberal Party government in the territory is only seven months old ...

Australia gets first Aboriginal provincial leader
英文中國郵報
“This is a moment in history for indigenous Australians,” Gillard told Parliament in Canberra. Opposition leader Tony Abbott echoed the sentiment, noting “tumultuous” times in the territory. “Still, in a very important sense yesterday was a very ...

Abbott's reconciliation pledge
The Australian
"As long as the first Australians are unemployed and poor at rates that would be a scandal amongst any other group, we are all diminished," he will say. "We will never be able fully to enjoy our nation's wealth until it is more widely earned by ...

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Congress wants COAG standing
The Australian
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples has called for sweeping changes to the way the federal government works with indigenous communities. The proposals, outlined in the congress's 2013-14 budget submission and obtained by The Australian, ...

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Indigenous focus for new NT chief
The Australian
AUSTRALIA'S first indigenous head of government Adam Giles has abolished the Northern Territory Department of Indigenous Advancement, declaring he wants his entire administration to focus on indigenous affairs. Mr Giles, who was sworn in as the NT's ...
Adam Giles becomes first indigenous Australia state leaderTNT Magazine
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Abbott's reconciliation pledge
The Australian
"As long as the first Australians are unemployed and poor at rates that would be a scandal amongst any other group, we are all diminished," he will say. "We will never be able fully to enjoy our nation's wealth until it is more widely earned by ...

Can NT's first indigenous chief minister turn back the tide?
WA today (blog)
Can Australia's first Aboriginal head of government, Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles, bring a change of heart and tackle the real crisis sweeping the Top End? The Country Liberal Party government in the territory is only seven months old ...

Can NT's first indigenous chief minister turn back the tide?
Brisbane Times
Can Australia's first Aboriginal head of government, Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles, bring a change of heart and tackle the real crisis sweeping the Top End? The Country Liberal Party government in the territory is only seven months old ...

Australia gets first Aboriginal provincial government leader
GlobalPost
The first Aboriginal to head a government in Australia took office on Thursday as chief minister of the Northern Territory, after staging a backroom coup. Adam Giles won a controversial internal party vote on Wednesday, ousting his predecessor who was ...

Australia gets first Aboriginal government leader
The Associated Press
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has its first Aboriginal leader of a provincial government, in a development welcomed by the prime minister as a historic moment for the nation's impoverished indigenous population. Adam Giles was sworn in Thursday ...