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Petrol sniffing: stepping softly is no solution
The Australian
MARGARET and David Hewitt have spent nearly 50 years traversing much of the continent, trying to help Aboriginal communities beat the daily scourge of alcohol abuse, violence and petrol sniffing. This week, when they learned of a ... Evidence of ...

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From left, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell, Jessica Mauboy and Deborah ...
The Australian
Briggs admired his aunt, Hyllus Maris, the AWGIE-winning writer of the Australian television omnibus series about indigenous lives, the 1982 miniseries, Women Of The Sun. "That was almost the first Aboriginal narrative we saw on screen that was any way ...

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High Court challenge to indefinite detention in NT (mp3)

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Policies fail to make dent in Aboriginal joblessness
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian National University economists Matthew Gray and Boyd Hunter have estimated that when CDEP participants are excluded, the bureau figures show that indigenous employment in non-CDEP jobs has been rising since 2006, especially among ...

Rising Aboriginal jobless rate fuels policy angst
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian National University economists Matthew Gray and Boyd Hunter estimated that when CDEP participants are excluded, the bureau figures show that indigenous employment in non-CDEP jobs has been rising since 2006, especially among women.

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Racial taunts are stuff of Boomer's inspiration
Brisbane Times
His uncle Danny Morseu was the first indigenous player to represent Australia in basketball and Mills carries three flags with him to international events. ''We had all different kinds of races on our team in Shadows and it's not talked about a lot but ...
Australian point guard Patty Mills: Racial abuse inspires me to be a role modelArizona Daily Sun (blog)
Patrick Mills uses racial taunts for inspirationSydney Morning Herald

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Economics kills the refinery that protesters couldn't close
New Zealand Herald
Economics has finally achieved what decades of opposition failed to win - the end of oil refining on one of the most important cultural sites for both European and indigenous Australians. Caltex announced yesterday it would close its oil refinery at ...
History of Kurnell PeninsulaSydney Morning Herald

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Sydney Morning Herald
Racial taunts are stuff of Boomer's inspiration
Sydney Morning Herald
His uncle Danny Morseu was the first indigenous player to represent Australia in basketball and Mills carries three flags with him to international events. ''We had all different kinds of races on our team in Shadows and it's not talked about a lot but ...
Australian point guard Patty Mills: Racial abuse inspires me to be a role modelArizona Daily Sun (blog)

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Roadhouse owner won't stock Opal, or serve Aborigines
The Australian
David Cox, owner of the Mount Dare Hotel, about 10km south of the South Australia-Northern Territory border, told The Australian yesterday he did not need to switch to Opal as he had told a nearby Aboriginal community he did not want their business.

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Islam Embraces Australia's Indigenous People
Onislam.net
Indigenous Australians have been in contact with Muslims from various parts of the world for centuries. It began with Muslim fishermen from Indonesia in the 1700s and these visitors left a lasting imprint. Islamic motifs have been in found in some ...

Singer wants her indigenous culture to shine
The Australian
The 17-year-old from Brisbane has made a good start. This month she won Triple J's National Indigenous Music Awards competition, which entitles her to perform at the annual awards in Darwin next month. Plum earned further recognition as an indigenous ...

Rising Aboriginal jobless rate fuels policy angst
Brisbane Times
Australian National University economists Matthew Gray and Boyd Hunter estimated that when CDEP participants are excluded, the bureau figures show that indigenous employment in non-CDEP jobs has been rising since 2006, especially among women.

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Death in Custody Peter Clarke - Ray Jackson ISJA Interview (mp3)

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We need to focus on more than mining to create jobs: Peter Yu
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous leader and Gillard government adviser Peter Yu has warned mining is not the "panacea" that will deliver remote and regional Indigenous Australians economic independence and that a new focus must be placed on agriculture, carbon farming and ...

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Indigenous Australia for Dummies
ABC Local
How much do you know about Australia's indigenous culture? Michael Pavlich speaks to Prof Larissa Behrendt, author of "Indigenous Australia for Dummies" she's also a barrister and Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at ...

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Waterhouse art prize won by Aboriginal artist
Australian Geographic
MARGARET LOY PULA'S painting Anatye, which won her the overall prize in the Waterhouse Natural History Art Competition - Australia's richest competition of its kind - illustrates an ancient dreaming story about the process of collecting bush potato ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Patrick Mills uses racial taunts for inspiration
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian star Patrick Mills has revealed he has been the victim of racial taunts during his career but the proud indigenous athlete says the insults have inspired him to reach his basketball dreams. Mills' admission came as he arrived in London for ...
Australian point guard Patty Mills: Racial abuse inspires me to be a role modelArizona Daily Sun (blog)

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Former Origin Greats promote Indigenous jobs in Townsville
Invest in Australia
Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Julie Collins, said the Expos are a great chance for young Indigenous Australians to connect with employers and training providers. “The Townsville business community has really embraced ...

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ABC Online
Different world: understanding Indigenous justice
ABC Online
But the fact is that while AFL is as much a religion for blackfellas as it is for whitefellas, and while Liam Jurrah's status as a player affords him a special respect among Aboriginal people in Central Australia, he could walk away from the AFL ...

Indigenous vaccination a 'screaming success'
SBS
Until a vaccine was introduced in 1993, Aboriginal children in Australia had the highest rate of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in the world, a disease which can cause deafness and intellectual impairment along with a number of other medical ...