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Indigenous Business Australia performance bond a 'game changer' for builders - The Australian Financial Review

Fri, 2018/02/23 - 12:48am

The Australian Financial Review

Indigenous Business Australia performance bond a 'game changer' for builders
The Australian Financial Review
"I think it will be a game-changer. Most indigenous businesses have very few assets," says Kennelly, second from left with (from left) Ted O'Brien, MP, and Nigel Scullion. Supplied. Sally Patten AFR Woodcut. Share on twitter · Share on Google Plus. by ...

First XI Indigenous team a hit, 150 years on - The Weekly Times

Thu, 2018/02/22 - 1:01pm

The Weekly Times

First XI Indigenous team a hit, 150 years on
The Weekly Times
As Mr Friend describes it, such well-recorded accounts of positive, warm early interactions between Aboriginal people and Europeans in Australia are, sadly, not as common as “horrible accounts of violence”. “It is an important part of Australian ...

Jessica Peris tested positive for banned substance, ASADA says, but sprinter claims innocence - ABC Online

Thu, 2018/02/22 - 9:02am

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Jessica Peris tested positive for banned substance, ASADA says, but sprinter claims innocence
ABC Online
Australian sprinter Jessica Peris could be banned for up to four years after testing positive to three banned metabolites. Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) boss David Sharpe said on Thursday he was confident the correct procedures had ...
Troubled athlete Jessica Peris locked in war of words over positive drug testNEWS.com.au
'I didn't take a performance-enhancing substance'Mackay Daily Mercury
Australian sprinter Peris fails doping test - ASADAYahoo7 News

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'Hateful' rhetoric rife in Australia and US: human rights report - SBS

Thu, 2018/02/22 - 6:27am

SBS

'Hateful' rhetoric rife in Australia and US: human rights report
SBS
"In 2017 in Australia there was reportedly a 39 per cent increase in anti-semitic threats. LGBTQI people - and their children - sustained months of homophobic abuse during the unnecessary marriage equality postal vote.” The report criticised the ...
Human rights group slams Turnbull's record9news.com.au

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C-STEP program aims to train more South Australian Indigenous prison officers - ABC Online

Thu, 2018/02/22 - 5:39am

ABC Online

C-STEP program aims to train more South Australian Indigenous prison officers
ABC Online
From the Raukkan/Ngarrindjeri people of the south-eastern part of the state, the 23-year-old is keen to make a positive contribution within her Indigenous community and hopes a pioneering program will help. The Correctional Services Training and ...

'Hateful' rhetoric rife in Australia, US, finds human rights report - SBS

Thu, 2018/02/22 - 5:30am

SBS

'Hateful' rhetoric rife in Australia, US, finds human rights report
SBS
"In 2017 in Australia there was reportedly a 39 per cent increase in anti-semitic threats. LGBTQI people - and their children - sustained months of homophobic abuse during the unnecessary marriage equality postal vote.” The report criticised the ...
Human rights group slams Turnbull's recordThe Australian

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Shareena Clanton Q&A appearance: The Mocker's take - The Australian

Thu, 2018/02/22 - 1:44am

The Australian

Shareena Clanton Q&A appearance: The Mocker's take
The Australian
Host Tony Jones belatedly intervened and reminded her of the question, and eventually he sought a response from federal minister and co-panellist Josh Frydenberg. Unfortunately Frydenberg, who had shown Clanton the courtesy of remaining silent ...

Nigel Scullion calls for transparency as alleged rape of Tennant Creek toddler investigated - The Guardian

Thu, 2018/02/22 - 1:14am

The Guardian

Nigel Scullion calls for transparency as alleged rape of Tennant Creek toddler investigated
The Guardian
Several called on the government to improve their interactions with the Tennant Creek community and in particular its Indigenous community, which made up more than 50% of the town's population. On Thursday Scullion said the federal government stood ...
Two-Year-Old Girl Placed in Induced Coma After Alleged Sexual AssaultThe Epoch Times

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Debate rages on debit card - The West Australian

Wed, 2018/02/21 - 11:29pm

The West Australian

Debate rages on debit card
The West Australian
“People are forgetting the whole reason behind our welfare system was to ensure Australians didn't starve; it's not to use on gambling, to buy drugs or alcohol,” he said. “I think we are taking minority groups views into account over the majority ...

Lismore's Tom Avery wins Indigenous surf comp - Echonetdaily

Wed, 2018/02/21 - 10:30pm

Echonetdaily

Lismore's Tom Avery wins Indigenous surf comp
Echonetdaily
Tom is the current Indigenous Longboard Champion and has won 2 years in a row. When asked if he plans to travel to Bells Beach Victoria for the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles and compete for three longboard titles in a row he simple answered ...
Tom tames the cyclone for Indigenous long board winByron Shire News

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New Indigenous health study course at planning stage - Coffs Coast Advocate

Wed, 2018/02/21 - 8:13pm

Coffs Coast Advocate

New Indigenous health study course at planning stage
Coffs Coast Advocate
INDIGENOUS people living across regional NSW may soon have an extra option in their desire for a career in health care. Booroongen Djugun College (BDC) based in the Macleay Valley is seeking expressions of interest from potential nursing students ready ...

Miss Fisher's new case is close to home - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/02/21 - 3:26am

National Indigenous Times

Miss Fisher's new case is close to home
National Indigenous Times
Actress Essie Davis, who plays Phryne Fisher in the ABC television series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, is lending her voice to a campaign to protect a remote Tasmania wilderness that has the largest number of ancient Aboriginal hut depressions in ...

Emily's dreaming is now in plane sight - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/02/21 - 3:01am

National Indigenous Times

Emily's dreaming is now in plane sight
National Indigenous Times
Qantas has unveiled a special salute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians on its latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The plane features the work of the late Northern Territory artist and senior Anmatyerre woman, Emily Kame Kngwarreye. It is ...

Closing the Gap still a distant dream - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/02/21 - 2:50am

National Indigenous Times

Closing the Gap still a distant dream
National Indigenous Times
After a decade of government initiatives, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are still struggling to find work, dying younger and their children are still falling behind when it comes to attending school. The annual Closing the Gap report ...
Indigenous voice crucialShepparton News

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Christians call to share land profits with Aboriginal people - Eternity News

Wed, 2018/02/21 - 12:42am

Eternity News

Christians call to share land profits with Aboriginal people
Eternity News
Accordingly, we simply took the land as if it were ours to take,” a committee member wrote. “The church benefited directly from this injustice in receiving from the colonial government what was essentially stolen land. Money derived from those lands ...

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Narungga deal paves way for treaty - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/02/21 - 12:35am

National Indigenous Times

Narungga deal paves way for treaty
National Indigenous Times
The Narungga Nation has signed an agreement with the South Australian Government that is being hailed as a significant milestone towards Treaty. The official signing of the Buthera Agreement last week lays the foundations for Treaty and includes ...

Repeated warnings ignored, family of raped toddler say - The Australian

Wed, 2018/02/21 - 12:24am

The Australian

Repeated warnings ignored, family of raped toddler say
The Australian
“By putting it in the paper, hopefully the whole of Australia can see what's happening in our little town.” Graeme Smith, CEO of Manungurra Aboriginal Corporation, said he and his wife had lived near the girl and her parents for several months soon ...
Alleged horror sex attack on two-year-old Northern Territory girlNEWS.com.au

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Pat Dodson accuses Turnbull of ditching bipartisan constitutional recognition - The Guardian

Tue, 2018/02/20 - 5:00pm

The Guardian

Pat Dodson accuses Turnbull of ditching bipartisan constitutional recognition
The Guardian
Pat Dodson has accused the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, of deliberately throwing out a bipartisan approach to Indigenous constitutional recognition, after a new poll that found 57% of voters — including 38% who typically vote for the Coalition ...
Dodson lashes Turnbull's 'dog whistle politics'The Australian

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NT Olympic legend's daughter in doping shock - NT News

Tue, 2018/02/20 - 2:07pm

NT News

NT Olympic legend's daughter in doping shock
NT News
Nova Peris was the first indigenous Australian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal as part of the Hockeyroos at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She then switched sports and won gold in the 200m and 4x100m relay at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala ...
Jessica Peris, daughter of Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris, tests positive for banned substanceNEWS.com.au
Jessica Peris rejects positive drug test as 'flawed'The Australian
Commonwealth Games 2018: Jessica Peris, daughter of Olympic gold medallist Nova, tests positive for banned ...The Sydney Morning Herald
The New Daily -SBS
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Dodson lashes Turnbull's 'dog whistle politics' - The Australian

Tue, 2018/02/20 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Dodson lashes Turnbull's 'dog whistle politics'
The Australian
“Which is not true, and the colonisation and settlement of Australia tells us that it's not true because it was taken by force, and there's been no agreement as to how the rights and interests of the First Nations peoples are to be accommodated.” The ...

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