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Australia's first indigenous Winter Olympics athlete Harley Windsor arrives in South Korea - The West Australian

Wed, 2018/02/07 - 10:43am

The West Australian

Australia's first indigenous Winter Olympics athlete Harley Windsor arrives in South Korea
The West Australian
An Aussie mum, whose son will become the first indigenous athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics, will head to South Korea to watch her son compete. Harley Windsor's mum Josie worked two jobs to pay for her son's figure skating career, while raising ...
When an Aussie mum's dream comes trueYahoo7 Sport

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Indigenous action needed at COAG: leaders - SBS

Wed, 2018/02/07 - 6:34am

The Guardian

Indigenous action needed at COAG: leaders
SBS
"Changing the date of Australia Day is an essential first step ... a new date is needed to avoid division," Mr Mansell told the National Indigenous Times. The group will meet with state and territory leaders on Thursday before representatives address ...
Coalition urged to prioritise Indigenous-run services in Closing the ...The Guardian

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Teaching English to Indigenous Australian students - ABC Online

Wed, 2018/02/07 - 5:05am

Teaching English to Indigenous Australian students
ABC Online
For a number of Indigenous Australian students, Australian English is a new language that they learn in high school. Tanith Margetson is a teacher at Tennant Creek High School in the Northern Territory, where 85 per cent of the students are Indigenous ...

Harley's 'wrong turn' is right on track - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/02/07 - 1:26am

National Indigenous Times

Harley's 'wrong turn' is right on track
National Indigenous Times
Australia's first Indigenous winter Olympian, figure skater Harley Windsor, is due to arrive in South Korea today ahead of his history-making turn on the ice with competition partner and former Russian skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya. The hopes of ...
Meet Australia's First Indigenous Winter OlympianteleSUR English

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Australia Day debate now on COAG agenda - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/02/07 - 1:09am

National Indigenous Times

Australia Day debate now on COAG agenda
National Indigenous Times
Aboriginal leaders are poised to ask all tiers of government to formally change the date of Australia Day before next year. Tasmanian lawyer and Aboriginal activist Michael Mansell said the issue of Australia Day being celebrated on January 26 — the ...

Former PM weighs in on treaty talk - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/02/07 - 12:59am

Former PM weighs in on treaty talk
National Indigenous Times
Former Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says Australia is “on a trajectory towards a treaty”. In an interview to be aired on NITV current affairs show Living Black tonight, Mr Rudd says Australia won't achieve reconciliation until a treaty is in place ...

Cricket's best take to the field in Alice - National Indigenous Times

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 11:51pm

National Indigenous Times

Cricket's best take to the field in Alice
National Indigenous Times
Australia's most talented Indigenous cricketers have taken to the fields in Alice Springs this week for the National Indigenous Cricket Championships. Seven men's and six women's state and territory teams are competing for the national titles. The ...
Nate Jones' NSW begin Imparja Cup with wins against Northern Territory and VictoriaSouth Coast Register

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Closing the Gap: 10 years on, are we any closer? - SBS - SBS

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 11:13pm

The Guardian

Closing the Gap: 10 years on, are we any closer? - SBS
SBS
SBS News looks at the targets set in 2008 to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous disadvantage, and whether any have been met.
Coalition urged to prioritise Indigenous-run services in Closing the ...The Guardian

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Coalition urged to prioritise Indigenous-run services in Closing the Gap program - The Guardian

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 9:51pm

The Guardian

Coalition urged to prioritise Indigenous-run services in Closing the Gap program
The Guardian
Victoria will push the federal government to commit to preferencing Indigenous community-controlled service providers under the redesigned Closing the Gap program when ministers meet ahead of the Council of Australian Governments meeting on Friday ...
Closing the Gap: 10 years on, are we any closer?SBS

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Benji Marshall, Johnathan Thurston possible headline players for Maori v Indigenous Australia clash - TVNZ

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 6:48pm

Benji Marshall, Johnathan Thurston possible headline players for Maori v Indigenous Australia clash
TVNZ
Benji Marshall, Johnathan Thurston possible headline players for Maori v Indigenous Australia clash. now. share. Source: 1 NEWS. A proposed rugby league Test played between the New Zealand Maori and an Australian Indigenous side is reportedly on the ...

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Kevin Rudd was advised against opening parliament with apology to stolen generations - The Guardian

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 5:01pm

The Guardian

Kevin Rudd was advised against opening parliament with apology to stolen generations
The Guardian
Kevin Rudd was advised against making the apology to the stolen generations at the opening of the new parliament after his election in 2007 and was “worried something could go wrong”, according to Jenny Macklin, then minister for Indigenous affairs. In ...

The program helping Indigenous students beat the average - Brisbane Times

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 1:05pm

Brisbane Times

The program helping Indigenous students beat the average
Brisbane Times
Combs, who grew up in a rough area of Colorado Springs, was an alumnus of INROADS and saw the need for something similar for Indigenous youth in Australia. Despite being 2.8 per cent of the population, Indigenous Australians only compose 1.7 per cent ...

The program helping Indigenous students beat the average - The Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 1:05pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

The program helping Indigenous students beat the average
The Sydney Morning Herald
CareerTrackers was founded eight years ago by Michael Combs, an African-American who moved to Australia for a previous job with Hewlett Packard. Combs, who grew up in a rough area of Colorado Springs, was an alumnus of INROADS and saw the need for ...

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Shannon Noll and Danny Green clash over date of Australia Day on I'm a Celebrity ... - NEWS.com.au

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 9:30am

NEWS.com.au

Shannon Noll and Danny Green clash over date of Australia Day on I'm a Celebrity ...
NEWS.com.au
Shannon Noll has some big opinions on Australia Day. Picture: Warner Music AustraliaSource:Supplied. ROCKER Shannon Noll says he supports moving Australia Day to a date that reflects the celebration of all Australians. Speaking in the South African ...
'I have no interest in getting into this political conversation': I'm A Celebrity star Kerry Armstrong furiously ...Daily Mail

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Nick Xenophon Team to block cashless welfare card expansion - The Guardian

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 9:06am

The Guardian

Nick Xenophon Team to block cashless welfare card expansion
The Guardian
Labor has already expressed its opposition to an expansion of the card until there is further evidence of its effectiveness. Shadow social services minister Jenny Macklin said a positive evaluation of the cards, conducted by consultancy Orima Research ...

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Benji Marshall and Johnathan Thurston could headline historic Indigenous Test - The Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 8:04am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Benji Marshall and Johnathan Thurston could headline historic Indigenous Test
The Sydney Morning Herald
Johnathan Thurston and Benji Marshall have been touted as potential superstar opponents in a proposed Test match between an Australian Indigenous side and the New Zealand Maori during this year's representative weekend. The contest is the brainchild of ...
League: Johnathan Thurston to face Benji Marshall in dream Indigenous clash?New Zealand Herald

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Why are Aboriginal women in Australia hit with racism and sexual threats for sharing their views? - SBS

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 5:20am

SBS

Why are Aboriginal women in Australia hit with racism and sexual threats for sharing their views?
SBS
The incident was the latest in a string of graphic sexual violence and death threats Ms Thorpe received after calling for Australian flags to be flown at half-mast on January 26. “I wasn't shocked. I was more disturbed a little, I think, by the level ...

Making sports history - Australia's first Indigenous Winter Olympic athlete - Triple M

Tue, 2018/02/06 - 5:18am

Triple M

Making sports history - Australia's first Indigenous Winter Olympic athlete
Triple M
Australia loves an underdog story... and there is always a couple murmured around the Winter Olympics, an event we're not known for succeeding at. One such story to watch out for is the history making Harley Windsor who will become the first ever ...
Harley Windsor -- Australia's accidental Winter OlympianYahoo7 News

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Brands should think carefully about their stance on Australia Day - MuMbrella

Mon, 2018/02/05 - 10:50pm

MuMbrella

Brands should think carefully about their stance on Australia Day
MuMbrella
The message for brand advertisers from the results is that support for changing the date among the Australian population might not be as strong or changing as fast as you might think. The reality is that attitudes have not changed much since 2017, but ...

Two-thirds reject push for Australia Day switch: Newspoll - The Australian

Mon, 2018/02/05 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Two-thirds reject push for Australia Day switch: Newspoll
The Australian
Only 29 per cent supported Mr Albanese's proposal to hold dual referendums on January 26 to help end divisions over Australia Day. The Greens sparked national protests against January 26, the date marking the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet, when it ...

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