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Walk for the dole? Indigenous man says payment hinges on 35km daily trek - The Guardian

Fri, 2017/03/24 - 4:03am

The Guardian

Walk for the dole? Indigenous man says payment hinges on 35km daily trek
The Guardian
... buses that took participants to and from worksites every day. The CDP is a work-for-the-dole program largely targeted at Indigenous Australians living in remote communities or outstations, and has provided 12,400 job placements since it began in ...

Indigenous soldiers' stories of pride, pain after world wars told in Facing Two Fronts exhibition - ABC Online

Thu, 2017/03/23 - 11:39pm

ABC Online

Indigenous soldiers' stories of pride, pain after world wars told in Facing Two Fronts exhibition
ABC Online
A tale of two worlds, one of inequality and racism, the other of mateship and patriotism, is being traced in a new National Archives of Australia digital exhibition. Facing Two Fronts recounts the battles Indigenous service-people fought after they ...

Venice Biennale 'a gig like no other' for indigenous photographer Tracey Moffatt - The Australian

Thu, 2017/03/23 - 1:04pm

The Australian

Venice Biennale 'a gig like no other' for indigenous photographer Tracey Moffatt
The Australian
She is the first Australian indigenous artist to have a solo show at the Venice Biennale. Artists including Rover Thomas, Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Moffatt have shown in group exhibitions there. While such a high-profile forum may be overdue for an ...

Day aims to close gap - The West Australian

Thu, 2017/03/23 - 3:46am

The West Australian

Day aims to close gap
The West Australian
“Close the Gap Day is about reducing the inequalities between indigenous and non-indigenous people in Australia,” she said. “As an Aboriginal organisation, we are raising awareness along with over 1000 other events in Australia. “There is such a big ...

Closing the Gap: Six of seven targets 'not on track', life expectancy gap unchanged - Esperance Express

Thu, 2017/03/23 - 1:41am

Esperance Express

Closing the Gap: Six of seven targets 'not on track', life expectancy gap unchanged
Esperance Express
Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman, an Indigenous health expert at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, said the high cancer mortality rates were largely a result of more prevalent risk factors such as smoking, cancer not being detected until later stages ...

First Indigenous law graduate is dreaming big - EducationHQ Australia

Thu, 2017/03/23 - 12:57am

EducationHQ Australia

First Indigenous law graduate is dreaming big
EducationHQ Australia
It is certain that Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Global Studies graduate David Orr will be talking to many people as one of the first group of lawyers to graduate at Australian Catholic University (ACU) and when he takes up a position with the ...

Did Indigenous warriors influence the development of Australian rules football? - ABC Online

Wed, 2017/03/22 - 8:08pm

ABC Online

Did Indigenous warriors influence the development of Australian rules football?
ABC Online
Tommy Wills, who grew up in western Victoria, was the son of a settler implicated in ethnic cleansing against Indigenous Australians who would later lose his life in a conflict with the Gayiri people in central Queensland. James Boyne Thompson left ...

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Michael Kirby tells bosses not to 'stick to their knitting' - Investment Magazine

Wed, 2017/03/22 - 6:54pm

Michael Kirby tells bosses not to 'stick to their knitting'
Investment Magazine
One of the groups most negatively affected by racism is not migrants but Indigenous Australians. Kirby said one of the greatest achievements of the High Court of Australia had been the 1997 Mabo decision, which he said set many Indigenous communities ...

UN visit coincides with fresh 18C uproar in Parliament - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2017/03/22 - 6:13am

UN visit coincides with fresh 18C uproar in Parliament
National Indigenous Times
Federal Parliament erupted over Australia's race hate laws on Tuesday as a United Nations delegation began its tour of Australia to report on the human rights treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. UN Special Rapporteur on the ...

Indigenous citizenship rights 40 years after the referendum - Eureka Street (registration)

Wed, 2017/03/22 - 4:04am

Indigenous citizenship rights 40 years after the referendum
Eureka Street (registration)
In the face of historically low levels of Indigenous representation within Australian parliaments, the Indigenous caucus between Commonwealth, State and Territory Labor representatives points to some progress. Front page of Abo Call newspaper What it ...

Why guaranteed Indigenous seats in parliament could ease inequality - SBS

Wed, 2017/03/22 - 2:48am

SBS

Why guaranteed Indigenous seats in parliament could ease inequality
SBS
The argument remains even as Australian political parties are exploring ways of increasing the number of Indigenous people preselected as party candidates. For example, federal Labor MP Linda Burney, who is Indigenous, explains that her party is trying ...

How An Indigenous Kid From Rooty Hill Became World Figure Skating Champion - Huffington Post Australia

Wed, 2017/03/22 - 1:42am

Huffington Post Australia

How An Indigenous Kid From Rooty Hill Became World Figure Skating Champion
Huffington Post Australia
The Pachins had moved to Australia from Russia in the 1990s. They saw in Windsor a lithe, tall, co-ordinated athlete they could work with, and trained him in the balletic, elegant Russian style. The problem is that Harley had no Australian skating ...

Missy Higgins headlines at Barunga - Katherine Times

Wed, 2017/03/22 - 1:21am

National Indigenous Times

Missy Higgins headlines at Barunga
Katherine Times
With an audience of over 65 per cent Indigenous attendees, the event has become an important and immersive experience for both Australians and travellers seeking a unique and authentic experience of Indigenous Australia. This year's event sees an ...
Barunga Festival 2017 Programme Announcedscenestr
Barunga all set to light up the TerritoryNational Indigenous Times

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Seeing Culture as a Real Solution for Indigenous Australians - Pro Bono Australia

Wed, 2017/03/22 - 12:40am

Pro Bono Australia

Seeing Culture as a Real Solution for Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
For Indigenous Australian and CEO of not for profit First Hand Solutions, progress will only come with a major investment in culture and a re-connection to Country. Peter Cooley, a 2016 Pro Bono Australia Impact 25 recipient spoke to Lina Caneva about ...

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The unspoken illness: Cancer in Aboriginal communities - ABC Online

Tue, 2017/03/21 - 8:51pm

ABC Online

The unspoken illness: Cancer in Aboriginal communities
ABC Online
Cancer is a leading cause of death among Indigenous Australians, but fear, stigma and shame mean it is rarely spoken about. Aboriginal Australians are less likely to be diagnosed with cancer, but significantly more likely to die of the disease. Often ...

Native title system restricting benefits for Indigenous Australians, research finds - The Guardian

Tue, 2017/03/21 - 7:02pm

The Guardian

Native title system restricting benefits for Indigenous Australians, research finds
The Guardian
The report, released by Curtin University and the University of Western Australia this week, found that, even after native title had been recognised, the weak bargaining position “inherent in the legislation” created significant barriers to positive ...

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The politics of Aboriginal kitsch - ArtsHub (subscription)

Tue, 2017/03/21 - 10:00am

ArtsHub (subscription)

The politics of Aboriginal kitsch
ArtsHub (subscription)
For over a century, European-heritage Australians have been consuming Aboriginalia – Aboriginal cultural designs and figures in souvenirs and bric-a-brac. It includes garden ornaments, ceramics, figurines, prints, fabric design, swap cards, linen ...

Malcolm Turnbull tries to contain backlash from Indigenous and ethnic groups over 18C - The Guardian

Tue, 2017/03/21 - 9:22am

The Guardian

Malcolm Turnbull tries to contain backlash from Indigenous and ethnic groups over 18C
The Guardian
While the controversial proposal appears certain to be blocked in the Senate, with the Nick Xenophon Team signalling opposition to changing the wording in the legislation, groups representing Indigenous Australians and a wide range of ethnicities have ...
Trending #FreedomOfSpeech hashtag reveals horror stories of racism in AustraliaNEWS.com.au
PoliticsNow: Live news, reports and analysis from CanberraThe Australian
Insult, offend and humiliate provisions to be removed from Racial Discrimination ActSBS

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Trending #FreedomOfSpeech hashtag reveals horror stories of racism in Australia - NEWS.com.au

Tue, 2017/03/21 - 7:20am

The Guardian

Trending #FreedomOfSpeech hashtag reveals horror stories of racism in Australia
NEWS.com.au
A WELL-KNOWN indigenous Australian was sent an envelope, and scrawled on the front was her name followed by the words “dirty black abbo”. The story of Nova Peris, an Australian athlete and former politician, is one of many horrific tales that have ...
Malcolm Turnbull tries to contain backlash from Indigenous and ethnic groups over 18CThe Guardian
PoliticsNow: Live news, reports and analysis from CanberraThe Australian
Insult, offend and humiliate provisions to be removed from Racial Discrimination ActSBS
Huffington Post Australia
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Harley Windsor, the indigenous 20-year-old who has just become a world champion skater - NEWS.com.au

Tue, 2017/03/21 - 6:29am

NEWS.com.au

Harley Windsor, the indigenous 20-year-old who has just become a world champion skater
NEWS.com.au
For a country with a barely a scintilla of ice itself, Australia is now an ice skating world champion. And much of that is down to an indigenous 20-year-old from western Sydney who probably wouldn't be skating today if his mum hadn't taken a wrong turn ...

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