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We can use AFL to boost school attendance and improve mental health in Indigenous communities - The Conversation AU

Thu, 2017/09/14 - 4:34am

The Conversation AU

We can use AFL to boost school attendance and improve mental health in Indigenous communities
The Conversation AU
Our report, After the Siren: The community benefits of Indigenous participation in Australia Rules Football found Indigenous children who participate in AFL have better physical and mental health than those who don't. Children who played football were ...

Tracking the Seven Sisters: An epic songlines narrative brought to life at the National Museum - ABC Online

Thu, 2017/09/14 - 3:06am

ABC Online

Tracking the Seven Sisters: An epic songlines narrative brought to life at the National Museum
ABC Online
It will open tomorrow at the National Museum of Australia. "It wasn't a museum idea, it was an Anangu idea," said Margo Neale, the museum's senior Indigenous curator. "They came to us and said, 'Our songlines are being broken up, we want you mob to ...
Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters exhibition opens at National MuseumABC Local
Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters: an ancient story for modern timesBrisbane Times

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Indigenous psychologists; a rare, but vital, kind of health worker - SBS

Thu, 2017/09/14 - 2:45am

SBS

Indigenous psychologists; a rare, but vital, kind of health worker
SBS
Indigenous Australians have over 200 years of trauma compounded throughout the generations, making it both unsurprising and devastating that we have a mental health crisis in Aboriginal communities throughout the country. Children as young as ...
Shackled by the neck, chained together and guarded by white men holding rifles: Shocking photographs show the ...Daily Mail

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A hero to Aborigines, Jews and Christians - Eternity News

Thu, 2017/09/14 - 2:23am

Eternity News

A hero to Aborigines, Jews and Christians
Eternity News
The sacred turf was the Australian Hall (which miraculously still stands in Elizabeth Street, Sydney) where on January 26, 1938, “a day of mourning and protest” was held for Aborigines and persons of Aboriginal blood. It was the first combined ...

Indigenous scholar is London bound - TheRecord.com.au

Thu, 2017/09/14 - 2:14am

Indigenous scholar is London bound
TheRecord.com.au
Now 27 with a Masters of Psychology (Clinical) the Australian Catholic University (ACU) graduate will continue that pursuit in London. The scholarship, administered by the Aurora Education Foundation, helps outstanding Indigenous graduates to undertake ...

Moreland Council Australia Day decision: Councillors vote to dump national day - Herald Sun

Thu, 2017/09/14 - 12:26am

Herald Sun

Moreland Council Australia Day decision: Councillors vote to dump national day
Herald Sun
Australia Day, 26 January, is a recognition of our shared history and the Turnbull government, along with the vast majority of Australians, indigenous and non-indigenous, fully support Australia Day remaining on January 26,” Mr Hawke said. Councillors ...

Haunting pics showing Australian aboriginals shackled and chained around the neck expose the brutal treatment of ... - The Sun

Wed, 2017/09/13 - 3:12pm

The Sun

Haunting pics showing Australian aboriginals shackled and chained around the neck expose the brutal treatment of ...
The Sun
HAUNTING photographs reveal the disturbing abuse of aboriginal people less than a century ago — a reminder of the dark past of oppression they suffered at the hands of the white population. Indigenous Australian men and boys are cruelly shackled ...

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Melbourne's Moreland City Council votes to scrap Australia Day celebrations - ABC Online

Wed, 2017/09/13 - 1:05pm

ABC Online

Melbourne's Moreland City Council votes to scrap Australia Day celebrations
ABC Online
"I also think that it's an opportunity with the Aboriginal welcome on that day for the oldest Australians to inform the newest Australians of the plight and the difficulties that day has for them and their history," added Cr John Kavanagh. Vocal ...
Moreland City Council keeps citizenship ceremony, dumps Australia DayThe Age

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Port Stephens Indigenous Artist performs original work at classical concert series - News Of The Area (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)

Wed, 2017/09/13 - 9:18am

Port Stephens Indigenous Artist performs original work at classical concert series
News Of The Area (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
JACOB Ridgeway will be performing as a part of a signature series of twilight musical dialogues simply called “Australia” which celebrates his local heritage. Medowie Tyre & Auto Modern Media: Advertise with News Of The Area and you get your ad in 1 ...

Not 'Closing the Gap': Nigel Scullion and Indigenous funding failure - Independent Australia

Wed, 2017/09/13 - 6:45am

Independent Australia

Not 'Closing the Gap': Nigel Scullion and Indigenous funding failure
Independent Australia
In the current financial year, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet listed on its website an allocation of $3,864,000 from the Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding to the National Australia Day Council (NADC), commencing on 1 July 2017.

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Silent march for Aboriginal deaths in custody - Sydney City News

Wed, 2017/09/13 - 6:10am

Sydney City News

Silent march for Aboriginal deaths in custody
Sydney City News
Between 1979 and 2011, there were 32 deaths in custody in the Northern Territory, 24 of which were Indigenous people. Northern Territory has the highest incarceration rate of Indigenous people in Australia, with 97 per cent of juvenile detainees and 82 ...

Moreland Council is set to dump Australia Day, survey reveals - Herald Sun

Wed, 2017/09/13 - 4:38am

Herald Sun

Moreland Council is set to dump Australia Day, survey reveals
Herald Sun
It would also see the council join a national campaign to change the date of Australia Day and create awareness in the community about the campaign and the historical significance of January 26 to Australia's indigenous community. In June Cr Ratnam's ...

Perth academics lash The West Australian for publishing 'attack' on Aboriginal people - WAtoday

Tue, 2017/09/12 - 11:21pm

WAtoday

Perth academics lash The West Australian for publishing 'attack' on Aboriginal people
WAtoday
A group of Curtin University academics have lashed out at The West Australian newspaper for publishing an alleged "vicious attack on Aboriginal people". Around 25 Curtin academics signed a letter addressed to the newspaper's editor Brett McCarthy, and ...

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Perth academics lash The West Australian for publishing 'attack' on Aboriginal people - Brisbane Times

Tue, 2017/09/12 - 11:13pm

Perth academics lash The West Australian for publishing 'attack' on Aboriginal people
Brisbane Times
A group of Curtin University academics have lashed out at The West Australian newspaper for publishing an alleged "vicious attack on Aboriginal people". Around 25 Curtin academics signed a letter addressed to the newspaper's editor Brett McCarthy, and ...

Video emerges of a Darwin tour operator spraying a hose towards an indigenous man - NEWS.com.au

Tue, 2017/09/12 - 9:00am

NEWS.com.au

Video emerges of a Darwin tour operator spraying a hose towards an indigenous man
NEWS.com.au
Jocky Gaibaral said he had been sprayed with a hose before. Source: News Corp Australia. Another post read: “Living and operating on stolen land, using our culture for profit while treating our mob like animals. Disgusting behaviour this owner and ...
Video of Indigenous man being hosed from Darwin footpath 'shocking', NT Chief Minister saysABC Online
Aboriginal man hosed away on the street by local tour operators in Darwin | Welcome To CountryCountry

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Indigenous groups decry Tasmania off-road vehicle plan: 'this is destruction' - The Guardian

Tue, 2017/09/12 - 8:10am

The Guardian

Indigenous groups decry Tasmania off-road vehicle plan: 'this is destruction'
The Guardian
Indigenous groups have criticised a Tasmanian government proposal to cover ancient midden sites with rubber mats to protect them from damage caused by reopening off-road vehicle tracks in the Tarkine, saying it is disrespectful and will cause further ...

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Should We Be Eating More Kangaroo? - National Geographic Australia

Tue, 2017/09/12 - 8:03am

National Geographic Australia

Should We Be Eating More Kangaroo?
National Geographic Australia
According to Paton, the growth of roos in Australia is due to our changing landscape and lack of hunting kangaroos. Traditionally hunted exclusively by indigenous Australians, the Federal Government is attempting to export kangaroo meat to China and ...

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United Nations Indigenous Expert Says Australia Needs To Get Serious On Lowering Black Jailing Rates - BuzzFeed News

Tue, 2017/09/12 - 6:45am

BuzzFeed News

United Nations Indigenous Expert Says Australia Needs To Get Serious On Lowering Black Jailing Rates
BuzzFeed News
The UN special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz released her report into Australia at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. It is based on her visit to numerous Aboriginal communities across Australia from ...

'Shocked and upset': Chief Minister blasts footage of Aboriginal man sprayed on Darwin street - 9news.com.au

Tue, 2017/09/12 - 5:52am

ABC Online

'Shocked and upset': Chief Minister blasts footage of Aboriginal man sprayed on Darwin street
9news.com.au
There has been widespread condemnation of the footage, which shows a blue uniformed man at the door of a boat and fishing charter business using a hose and appearing to spray towards a grey-haired Aboriginal man, who is sat outside his neighbour's ...
Video of Indigenous man being hosed from Darwin footpath 'shocking', NT Chief Minister saysABC Online
Aboriginal man hosed away on the street by local tour operators in Darwin | Welcome To CountryWelcome To Country

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