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Future fund to bring indigenous benefits - The West Australian

Sun, 2018/11/04 - 5:06am

The West Australian

Future fund to bring indigenous benefits
The West Australian
“The new fund will place this important indigenous endowment fund on a sustainable footing so it can deliver on its purpose — to provide long-term funding to the Indigenous Land Corporation to purchase assets on behalf of indigenous Australians,” he said.

The truth about the Kooriculum - IndigenousX (press release) (blog)

Sun, 2018/11/04 - 4:57am

IndigenousX (press release) (blog)

The truth about the Kooriculum
IndigenousX (press release) (blog)
The topic of conversation, or controversy as Tom would have you think, was the addition of new elaborations to help teachers incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures in the Australian Science curriculum. The reality, Tom ...

Australia reigns supreme at Tag World Cup - Coffs Coast Advocate

Sun, 2018/11/04 - 4:53am

Coffs Coast Advocate

Australia reigns supreme at Tag World Cup
Coffs Coast Advocate
2018 Tag World Cup Grand Final Results: Girl's 16s: Australia 10-0 Australian Indigenous. Girl's 18s: Australia 5-0 Cook Islands NZ. Women's 21s: Australia 10-1 New Zealand Kiwi Tag Blacks. Women's Opens: Australia 7-1 China. Women's Seniors: Australia ...

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Bilby survey finds vulnerable species holding steady, but feral cats continue to pose a problem - ABC News

Sat, 2018/11/03 - 11:19pm

ABC News

Bilby survey finds vulnerable species holding steady, but feral cats continue to pose a problem
ABC News
The blitz has involved Indigenous rangers using tracking skills passed down through generations to find active burrows across the Northern Territory and Western Australia. "I was taught by my mum and dad, they showed me a bilby burrow," said Gladys ...

Indigenous 'pop songs' travelled thousands of kilometres across Australia, research finds - ABC News

Sat, 2018/11/03 - 10:43pm

ABC News

Indigenous 'pop songs' travelled thousands of kilometres across Australia, research finds
ABC News
Traditional Indigenous songs used for entertainment by the Northern Territory's Gurindji people have travelled virtually unchanged thousands of kilometres across Australia, research has revealed.

How explorer and pirate William Dampier's comments on Aboriginal people in 1697 set the tone for future sentiment - ABC News

Sat, 2018/11/03 - 6:32pm

ABC News

How explorer and pirate William Dampier's comments on Aboriginal people in 1697 set the tone for future sentiment
ABC News
While William Dampier is lauded as the first Englishman to set foot in Australia, he published a popular book with a derogatory description of Aboriginal people that would influence the foundations of our nation. "The inhabitants of this country are ...

Anita Hess on advocating Indigenous literacy and men who have influenced her - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sat, 2018/11/03 - 1:00pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anita Hess on advocating Indigenous literacy and men who have influenced her
The Sydney Morning Herald
In my latest book, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, I've edited the stories of as many Aboriginal voices as possible. Adam Goodes is in there with a great story; he is incredibly humble and wise, and a genuine leader of moving forward in a peaceful, ...

How explorer and pirate William Dampier's comments on Aboriginal people in 1697 set the tone for future sentiment - ABC News

Sat, 2018/11/03 - 7:00am
How explorer and pirate William Dampier's comments on Aboriginal people in 1697 set the tone for future sentiment  ABC News

While William Dampier is lauded as the first Englishman to set foot in Australia, he published a popular book with a derogatory description of Aboriginal people ...

Indigenous artists stage sell-out show in Sydney to raise funds for leaking Iwantja Arts - ABC News

Sat, 2018/11/03 - 3:13am

ABC News

Indigenous artists stage sell-out show in Sydney to raise funds for leaking Iwantja Arts
ABC News
Iwantja Arts, based in the tiny town of Indulkuna in the APY Lands in South Australia's far north, have fostered award-winning artists for decades. But the building in the tiny community, almost 400 kilometres south of Alice Springs, has become run down.

'Eagle Man' teams with remote outback school's two-way science program to boost attendance - ABC News

Sat, 2018/11/03 - 2:32am

ABC News

'Eagle Man' teams with remote outback school's two-way science program to boost attendance
ABC News
... a window for children to see into the desert's ecosystem. He has joined forces with the Wiluna Remote Community School and its two-way science program, which builds on the students' Aboriginal cultural knowledge to teach the Australian Curriculum.

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Indigenous groups call for investigation into Scullion fund stoush - The Guardian

Fri, 2018/11/02 - 11:04pm

The Guardian

Indigenous groups call for investigation into Scullion fund stoush
The Guardian
Former NT Indigenous affairs minister, Dr Jak Ah Kit, told Guardian Australia the decision to fund these groups with money set aside for addressing Indigenous disadvantage was “totally immoral and totally against the normal rules that apply”. “I think ...

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Guidelines to boosting indigenous research unveiled - University World News

Fri, 2018/11/02 - 1:35pm

RT

Guidelines to boosting indigenous research unveiled
University World News
Although completion rates remain low, Aboriginal Australians are enrolling in universities and graduating in greater numbers than ever before. New guidelines launched on Friday are aimed at assisting indigenous graduates who want to pursue research ...
'Thanks for putting up with invasion': Australia's former PM Abbott greets indigenous people (VIDEO)RT

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Western civilisation is not served by pandering to populism - The Australian

Fri, 2018/11/02 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Western civilisation is not served by pandering to populism
The Australian
Or denying indigenous Australians citizenship rights. Some states still think the national interest is served by criminalising abortion: what happens to research that challenges those laws under a national interest test? Or given euthanasia is banned ...

Google News

Running for their lives - The Australian

Fri, 2018/11/02 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Running for their lives
The Australian
In 2010, when the seeds of his foundation were being sown, de Castella saw it as a 10-year project; his goal was to have an indigenous long-distance runner in the 2016 Australian Olympic Team. But he was soon mugged by some grim realities. He'd grown ...

'Thank you for putting up with the invasion': Abbott tells an Indigenous community - SBS

Fri, 2018/11/02 - 8:55am

SBS

'Thank you for putting up with the invasion': Abbott tells an Indigenous community
SBS
Former prime minister Tony Abbott was greeted with a traditional welcome by the Anangu people when he arrived in Pukatja, one of South Australia's most remote Aboriginal communities. It was the last stop on a three-day visit to the state as part of his ...

Tony Abbott says: 'Thank you for putting up with the invasion' - SBS

Fri, 2018/11/02 - 5:17am

SBS

Tony Abbott says: 'Thank you for putting up with the invasion'
SBS
Former prime minister Tony Abbott was greeted with a traditional welcome by the Anangu people when he arrived in Pukatja, one of South Australia's most remote Aboriginal communities. It was the last stop on a three-day visit to the state as part of his ...

Australian Conservatives' senate candidates to hold Dubbo meet and greet - Daily Liberal

Fri, 2018/11/02 - 3:18am

Daily Liberal

Australian Conservatives' senate candidates to hold Dubbo meet and greet
Daily Liberal
... is based in Sydney but said it wasn't fair to assume the issues that dominated the recent Wentworth byelection – “rainbow issues”, “climate issues” and whether or not to move the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem – were priorities for ...

Nigel Scullion gave Indigenous funding to his former fishing lobby group to fight land claims - The Guardian

Fri, 2018/11/02 - 3:03am

The Guardian

Nigel Scullion gave Indigenous funding to his former fishing lobby group to fight land claims
The Guardian
Scullion told Guardian Australia the funding provided to the pastoral and fishing organisations could also be used “to develop education resources and training materials on Aboriginal land and sea country in the Northern Territory, Aboriginal land ...

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Runners ready for New York test - The West Australian

Fri, 2018/11/02 - 1:45am

The West Australian

Runners ready for New York test
The West Australian
After months of rigorous physical and mental training, two Kimberley runners will be representing WA indigenous communities in the US. Kimberley duo Damien Crispin and Torey Rickerby will be completing the final leg of their Indigenous Marathon Project ...

Seagrass, protector of shipwrecks and buried treasure - The Conversation AU

Thu, 2018/11/01 - 7:20pm

The Conversation AU

Seagrass, protector of shipwrecks and buried treasure
The Conversation AU
They've locked away thousands of shipwrecks in conditions perfect for preserving the fragile, centuries-old timbers of early European and Asian explorers, and could even hold secrets of seafaring by Aboriginal Australians. Seagrass meadows accumulate ...

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