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Steve Widders, an Anawain Elder has questioned comments by Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce that Aboriginal people and their issues have always been a part of his life. Speaking on CAAMA Radio during a quick visit to Central Australia the Deputy Prime Minister told listeners he is not oblivious to Aboriginal issues. Steve Widders has a different opinion ... adding that Aboriginal issues appear to be getting little coverage in the lead up to the Federal election. Interview with Pixie Jenkins from Caama Radio

Victor Hunter is the Director of the Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Housing and he works in the Fitzroy Valley. Victor Hunter spoke with Vanessa Mills after the 4 Corners report into the millions being wasted in remote communities. He says that there needs to be proper checks into those who work with Aboriginal people. From ABC 4 Corners (Ripped Off)

Today on Flashpoints: Internationally renown documentary Filmmaker, John Pilger, on the silencing of America as it prepares for war. And Bernie Sanders supporters waiting to hear him speak out side the Allan Baptist Church in East Oakland, talk about why they much prefer him to Trump and Clinton From Flashpoint News Magazine

An excerpt from ABC RN 'Books and Arts' It's called Songlines, and it’s part of Vivid Sydney, the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas. Songlines draws on Indigenous creation stories from across Australia and it features the work of six Indigenous artists. Michael speaks to one of those artists, Djon Mundine OAM.

Aboriginal people say they they are shocked and alarmed that Australia is seeking to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2018. In a detailed letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations Michael Anderson Convenor of the Sovereign Union of Aboriginal Nations and Peoples told .. Ban Ki Moon ... they object in the strongest terms to Australia being considered for such a high and important role in world affairs. Mr Anderson says the world can learn a lesson from Australia which has mastered the art of deceit....with the laws and initiatives it floats in the international community as extremely deceitful, .bordering on lies. Speaking on CAAMA Radio Mr Anderson says the Australian Government is trying to push constitutional recognition on his people by spending millions of dollars to soften up the population... but what the Government has failed to recognise is that the community itself is asking what Aboriginal people want - not the Government.

At the heart of Bruce Pascoe's Dark Emu is a bold assertion which explodes a foundational myth of white Australia: that Aboriginal people were nomadic hunter-gatherers. Dark Emu was recently named Book of the Year and joint winner of the biennial Indigenous Writing Prize at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Bruce Pascoe convincingly argues the hunter-gatherer myth was a convenient lie that enabled dispossession - at least in the colonial mind. His evidence though is drawn from records that even the most conservative historian wouldn't argue with: the journals and diaries of explorers such as Sir Thomas Mitchell and Charles Sturt. Some publishers found the premise of the book - that Aboriginal people had an agricultural economy - too challenging and some even questioned whether the terms Aboriginal and agriculture could be used in the same sentence. Now in it's sixth print run, Dark Emu has been such a popular success that it may even be adapted for the screen. Bruce tells the AWAYE program on ABC RN that he is currently working on the screen writing of a film relating to Dark Emu/

The critical Housing issues for the forgotten Martu people at their Parnpajnya community in Western Australia. ABC Radio WA report

National Congress does not speak for First Nations people and their members mainly consist of people spruiked at Aboriginal Events by paid staff during their times of government funding. They have spent years promoting 'Recognition' and now they are themselves asking the government questions about the processes but haven't came out and clearly stated where they stand,. CAAMA Radio Interview with Kyle Dowling

Bidjara woman Keelen Mailman was nominated for the award by her niece and foster daughter. Keelan Mailman says too many Aboriginal children are in out of home care, with Indigenous kids nearly 10 times more likely to be removed from their parents than non-Indigenous children.

Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash with Jon Faine on 774 ABC Melbourne

Bruce Pascoe's work presents a radically different picture of Australia's original inhabitants, and how they maintained their culture over millennia. From the journals and records of early explorers and surveyors, Bruce has accumulated astonishing descriptions of a pre-colonial Aboriginal life. Mitchell, Sturt and others describe scenes all around the country of Aboriginal people engineering sophisticated dwellings and irrigation systems. They also describe the cultivation of vast areas of land for yam fields; and the harvesting, storage and milling of grain crops. Bruce is of Tasmanian, Bunurong and Yuin heritage and he lives on country, deep in the Victorian bush.

To hear the complete recording of Bruce Pascoe and David Holmgren refer to the past to augment the future - Daylesford Town Hall, April 7 2016. https://soundcloud.com/hrn-522934863/land-cultures-bruce-pascoe-david-holmgren

Brett Derchow spoke with ABCs Tangiora Hinaki about the conditions of his people working in the pastoral industry during the 1940s.

The world’s biggest study on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous people has found that living in a richer country doesn’t give Indigenous people an advantage. The study of more than 150 million Indigenous people in 23 countries was published in the Lancet today. It’s found that the gap in life expectancy of Indigenous people in Australia is on par with Indigenous people in Cameroon. The report's lead author says social inequity such as access to education and jobs needs to change to improve the health of Indigenous people around the world

Members of an Aboriginal community affected by the nuclear bomb tests at Maralinga in the 1950s are connecting with nuclear bomb survivors in Japan. A group of artists from Yalata in South Australia are flying to Nagasaki today to unveil a sculpture for its peace park - it will be the first Australian sculpture in the memorial. The exchange is also allowing the two groups to exchange stories and discuss their experiences. Natalie Whiting from ABC Radio 'AM' reported this story on Thursday, April 14 See Transcript: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/content/aboriginal-people-affected-maralinga-nuclear-tests-take-peace-sculpture-japan

From ABC RN's 'The World Today' Transcript: - ELEANOR HALL: To Victoria now, where a Federal Liberal MP is proposing to change the name of his electorate because of its links to the massacres of Australia's Indigenous people. The Eastern Victorian seat of McMillan is named for the notorious explorer, Angus McMillan. There is little resistance to changing the name, but there is debate about what the seat should be called now, as Robert French reports. ROBERT FRENCH: Angus McMillan was a Scottish pioneer who played a leading role in the extermination of Aboriginal people in Eastern Victoria more than 150 years ago. Jeannie Haughton is a local playwright who studied McMillan's life. JEANNIE HAUGHTON: He was a murderer. He was one of the people involved in several of the massacres in Gippsland. ROBERT FRENCH: The Federal Member for McMillan, Russell Broadbent, believes it's time to remove that association. RUSSELL BROADBENT: We're doing something about practical reconciliation. It's offering a hand out to those in our community, those Indigenous people that are offended by the name. ROBERT FRENCH: He's written to the Electoral Commission, requesting the name be changed during a boundary redistribution after this year's federal election. RUSSELL BROADBENT: It would send a message that we actually care about these issues and if we are not responsible to our past, we don't understand our past, we can't get on with our future. ROBERT FRENCH: But Mr Broadbent wants it named after another famous white man. RUSSELL BROADBENT: I just think that Sir John Monash is such an icon. He actually provided the electricity that provided the wealth for manufacturing right across Victoria. He made Victoria great and he should be recognised. ROBERT FRENCH: That's being questioned by local historian Linda Barraclough, who says the local Indigenous community should be consulted. She says there are plenty of candidates within the Gunai Kurnai history. LINDA BARRACLOUGH: One of the names that should be considered is Bungaleena who is an Aboriginal tribal leader in Gippsland and he was captured as part of the hunt for the mythical white woman and died in custody. ROBERT FRENCH: Reconciliation Australia's chief executive Justin Mohamed says changing the name is a small but important step. JUSTIN MOHAMED: It's a great tribute that people from that region have identified this and they want change and to have a name that everyone can be proud of. ROBERT FRENCH: But he says it needs to be done in partnership with the traditional owners. JUSTIN MOHAMED: Many Aboriginal people from that region would have known this history and it would have been passed down through many generations. So for them even to kind of even to have into walk into an electoral booth and vote for that seat would cause some distress and pain. I think will be a sense of victory but also a sense that people feel yeah right, finally people have heard and understand and the truth is being told and the appropriate action has taken place. ROBERT FRENCH: Mr Mohamed says it's the first time he's heard of it happening in Australia and hopes it will lead to further change across the country. JUSTIN MOHAMED: Hopefully this can also be, you know, show some leadership across other parts of Australia where similar sorts of names or places have been headed up by people or named by people which have caused a lot of hurt and destruction to Aboriginal people. ELEANOR HALL: That's Reconciliation Australia's chief executive, Justin Mohamed, ending that report from Robert French. MORE TO ADD? ALERT US » PRINT THIS STORY » EMAIL A FRIEND » SHARE ON FACEBOOK » SHARE ON TWITTER » SHARE ON REDDIT» From the Archives 26/02/2007 Keating reflects on Rudd's election in '07 Play MP3 of Keating reflects on Rudd's election in '07 ( minutes) MORE Recent Programs PREVIOUS THURSDAY MP3 PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY MP3 PREVIOUS TUESDAY MP3 PREVIOUS MONDAY MP3 PREVIOUS FRIDAY MP3 Follow us... Follow us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter How a death can mould a health reform crusader Podcasts Subscribe to our Daily or Story podcast. ALL ABOUT PODCASTING Other News Websites AM PM THE WORLD TODAY CORRESPONDENTS REPORT http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2016/s4434576.htm

From ABC RN's 'The World Today' ELEANOR HALL: To Victoria now, where a Federal Liberal MP is proposing to change the name of his electorate because of its links to the massacres of Australia's Indigenous people. The Eastern Victorian seat of McMillan is named for the notorious explorer, Angus McMillan. There is little resistance to changing the name, but there is debate about what the seat should be called now, as Robert French reports. ROBERT FRENCH: Angus McMillan was a Scottish pioneer who played a leading role in the extermination of Aboriginal people in Eastern Victoria more than 150 years ago. Jeannie Haughton is a local playwright who studied McMillan's life. JEANNIE HAUGHTON: He was a murderer. He was one of the people involved in several of the massacres in Gippsland. ROBERT FRENCH: The Federal Member for McMillan, Russell Broadbent, believes it's time to remove that association. RUSSELL BROADBENT: We're doing something about practical reconciliation. It's offering a hand out to those in our community, those Indigenous people that are offended by the name. ROBERT FRENCH: He's written to the Electoral Commission, requesting the name be changed during a boundary redistribution after this year's federal election. RUSSELL BROADBENT: It would send a message that we actually care about these issues and if we are not responsible to our past, we don't understand our past, we can't get on with our future. ROBERT FRENCH: But Mr Broadbent wants it named after another famous white man. RUSSELL BROADBENT: I just think that Sir John Monash is such an icon. He actually provided the electricity that provided the wealth for manufacturing right across Victoria. He made Victoria great and he should be recognised. ROBERT FRENCH: That's being questioned by local historian Linda Barraclough, who says the local Indigenous community should be consulted. She says there are plenty of candidates within the Gunai Kurnai history. LINDA BARRACLOUGH: One of the names that should be considered is Bungaleena who is an Aboriginal tribal leader in Gippsland and he was captured as part of the hunt for the mythical white woman and died in custody. ROBERT FRENCH: Reconciliation Australia's chief executive Justin Mohamed says changing the name is a small but important step. JUSTIN MOHAMED: It's a great tribute that people from that region have identified this and they want change and to have a name that everyone can be proud of. ROBERT FRENCH: But he says it needs to be done in partnership with the traditional owners. JUSTIN MOHAMED: Many Aboriginal people from that region would have known this history and it would have been passed down through many generations. So for them even to kind of even to have into walk into an electoral booth and vote for that seat would cause some distress and pain. I think will be a sense of victory but also a sense that people feel yeah right, finally people have heard and understand and the truth is being told and the appropriate action has taken place. ROBERT FRENCH: Mr Mohamed says it's the first time he's heard of it happening in Australia and hopes it will lead to further change across the country. JUSTIN MOHAMED: Hopefully this can also be, you know, show some leadership across other parts of Australia where similar sorts of names or places have been headed up by people or named by people which have caused a lot of hurt and destruction to Aboriginal people. ELEANOR HALL: That's Reconciliation Australia's chief executive, Justin Mohamed, ending that report from Robert French. MORE TO ADD? ALERT US » PRINT THIS STORY » EMAIL A FRIEND » SHARE ON FACEBOOK » SHARE ON TWITTER » SHARE ON REDDIT» From the Archives 26/02/2007 Keating reflects on Rudd's election in '07 Play MP3 of Keating reflects on Rudd's election in '07 ( minutes) MORE Recent Programs PREVIOUS THURSDAY MP3 PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY MP3 PREVIOUS TUESDAY MP3 PREVIOUS MONDAY MP3 PREVIOUS FRIDAY MP3 Follow us... Follow us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter How a death can mould a health reform crusader Podcasts Subscribe to our Daily or Story podcast. ALL ABOUT PODCASTING Other News Websites AM PM THE WORLD TODAY CORRESPONDENTS REPORT Transcript: - http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2016/s4434576.htm

A new university degree that will allow Indigenous students to train to become Indigenous mental health practitioners has been widely praised by health and suicide prevention experts. It's hoped the course from Curtin University in Western Australia will be able to specifically address the growing rate of suicide within Indigenous communities. ABC RN 'The World Today' 4min 12sec

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Warringari Aboriginal Corporation CEO Desmond Hill said indigenous people were willing to work on farms but jobs had to be ongoing and well paid. "People are interested and are willing to look at working on farms … but it has to be 12 months of the year, not just seasonal," he said." The seasonality of harvest work was also flagged by Miriuwung Gajerrong Corporation CEO Neil Fong. "If they leave State housing and go into transitional housing then the season stops, they're then having to be forced to look for housing again," Mr Fong said. "So there are other social issues rather than just saying that jobs are available for short term or select periods of time."