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Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa - The Border Mail

Tue, 2016/09/20 - 4:17pm

The Border Mail

Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa
The Border Mail
The rate of Indigenous road deaths in Australia ranges from 20 to 25 per 100,000, while fatalities in the rest of the community average about 5.4 per 100.000. Dr Ivers said the road toll for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders had dropped from ...

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Indigenous representatives hope for 'new narrative' in breakthrough Nigel Scullion meeting - ABC Online

Tue, 2016/09/20 - 2:04pm

ABC Online

Indigenous representatives hope for 'new narrative' in breakthrough Nigel Scullion meeting
ABC Online
The statement calls for the department to be re-established and "managed and run by senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public servants". The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples spearheaded the Redfern Statement, which has suffered ...

Yet another TV show privileges Andrew Bolt's views — this time on the ABC - Independent Australia

Tue, 2016/09/20 - 6:23am

Independent Australia

Yet another TV show privileges Andrew Bolt's views — this time on the ABC
Independent Australia
Professor Amy Maguire via The Conversation critiques the ABC's Recognition: Yes or No? — a programme which supposedly debates whether Indigenous Australians should be "recognised" in Australia's constitution. TONIGHT THE ABC will broadcast ...
How dare the ABC let a white man speak?Herald Sun (blog)

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Noongarpedia: Australia's first indigenous Wikipedia - The West Australian

Tue, 2016/09/20 - 6:13am

The West Australian

Noongarpedia: Australia's first indigenous Wikipedia
The West Australian
The indigenous language of the south west corner of the State can be seen and heard on road signs, place names and conversations from Perth to Albany and all the way out to Esperance. When you say “I'm going to Beeliar,” you are using the Noongar word ...

Noongarpedia: Australia's first indigenous Wikipedia - The West Australian

Tue, 2016/09/20 - 5:35am

Noongarpedia: Australia's first indigenous Wikipedia
The West Australian
The indigenous language of the south west corner of the State can be seen and heard on road signs, place names and conversations from Perth to Albany and all the way out to Esperance. When you say “I'm going to Beeliar,” you are using the Noongar word ...

Indigenous artists a winner in dance awards - ArtsHub (subscription)

Tue, 2016/09/20 - 5:04am

ArtsHub (subscription)

Indigenous artists a winner in dance awards
ArtsHub (subscription)
Bangarra Dance Theatre was the biggest winner in the Australian Dance Awards, with three awards including a posthumous award for the late David Page. Indigenous artists a winner in dance awards. Bangarra Dance Theatre's Lore. Photo by Jeff Tan.

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Ear disease wrecked T's life. Sadly, he's not alone in Indigenous Australia - The Guardian

Tue, 2016/09/20 - 4:38am

The Guardian

Ear disease wrecked T's life. Sadly, he's not alone in Indigenous Australia
The Guardian
Australia has horrific statistics on ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the best way to explain this is through one of my patient's journey. May I introduce him as “T”, so he can remain anonymous. T is a friendly 46-year-old male.

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Indigenous pastoral enterprise looks to diversify and grow - Queensland Country Life

Tue, 2016/09/20 - 1:09am

Indigenous pastoral enterprise looks to diversify and grow
Queensland Country Life
NIPE, the agribusiness arm of the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC), is an operating entity, with its 14 businesses - most of them cattle businesses in northern Australia - either owned by the parent company or by indigenous interests. It runs more ...

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Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa - Blue Mountains Gazette

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 11:28pm

Blue Mountains Gazette

Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa
Blue Mountains Gazette
Tampere, Finland: The number of Indigenous Australians dying on the roads is similar to the rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, and three to five times the national average, an international conference was told on Monday. "It's a national disgrace," said ...

Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa - Great Lakes Advocate

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 11:25pm

Great Lakes Advocate

Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa
Great Lakes Advocate
Tampere, Finland: The number of Indigenous Australians dying on the roads is similar to the rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, and three to five times the national average, an international conference was told on Monday. "It's a national disgrace," said ...

Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa - The Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 10:45pm

Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa
The Sydney Morning Herald
Tampere, Finland: The number of Indigenous Australians dying on the roads is similar to the rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, and three to five times the national average, an international conference was told on Monday. "It's a national disgrace," said ...

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Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa - The Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 10:45pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa
The Sydney Morning Herald
Tampere, Finland: The number of Indigenous Australians dying on the roads is similar to the rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, and three to five times the national average, an international conference was told on Monday. "It's a national disgrace," said ...

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Australia's Aboriginal people heading into the next "wicked" land battle - The Guam Daily Post (press release) (registration)

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 9:31pm

Australia's Aboriginal people heading into the next "wicked" land battle
The Guam Daily Post (press release) (registration)
LONDON – Nearly a quarter of a century after Australia's Aboriginal people won the legal right to make claims on their “country,” they are fighting a new battle – a complex network of red tape required to manage the lands, a leading lawyer has warned.

Aboriginal artwork for auction in London - SBS

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 8:56pm

Aboriginal artwork for auction in London
SBS
More than 90 pieces of Aboriginal artwork, sculptures and early artefacts will go under the hammer in London this week in the biggest auction of its kind outside Australia. The curated auction of 92 lots have been on display at Sothebys in Central ...

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Recognition: Yes or No? The ABC asks the wrong questions of the wrong people - The Conversation AU

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 7:59pm

Recognition: Yes or No? The ABC asks the wrong questions of the wrong people
The Conversation AU
Tonight the ABC will broadcast Recognition: Yes or No?, a program following the joint travels of federal Labor MP Linda Burney and conservative commentator Andrew Bolt as they debate whether Indigenous peoples should be “recognised” in Australia's ...

To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem - The Conversation AU

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 7:58pm

The Conversation AU

To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem
The Conversation AU
We know a lot about what Australia's non-Indigenous population thinks of Indigenous people, but not much is known about what Indigenous people think of the non-Indigenous population, or of how they experience race relations. This is an obstacle for ...

Book review: 1787 by Nick Brodie - the AU review (blog)

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 5:54pm

the AU review (blog)

Book review: 1787 by Nick Brodie
the AU review (blog)
Australia Day is a fairly contentious date in the calendar. The idea that Australia began with the arrival of the First Fleet on January 26th 1788 has long been offensive to descendants of the Indigenous Australians who already occupied the land.

First Kaldor Public Art Project led by an Australian Aboriginal artist unveiled in the Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden - the AU review (blog)

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 10:51am

the AU review (blog)

First Kaldor Public Art Project led by an Australian Aboriginal artist unveiled in the Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden
the AU review (blog)
Jones is the first Indigenous artist to head a Kaldor Public Art Project. Of his piece, he said: “barrangal dyara is a response to the immense loss felt throughout Australia due to the destruction of countless culturally significant Aboriginal objects ...
SKIN & BONES MAP THE GARDEN PALACEAboriginal Art Directory News

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No fireworks, only respect: Linda Burney and Andrew Bolt take on constitutional recognition - The Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 7:02am

The Sydney Morning Herald

No fireworks, only respect: Linda Burney and Andrew Bolt take on constitutional recognition
The Sydney Morning Herald
Ms Burney has long been a prominent voice for substantive change - removing and replacing the constitution's "race power" and recognising the history of Indigenous people in Australia - while Bolt prefers either the status quo or strictly the ...

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With a new film, Ivan Sen wants to draw attention to Indigenous youth suicide - The Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2016/09/19 - 6:08am

The Sydney Morning Herald

With a new film, Ivan Sen wants to draw attention to Indigenous youth suicide
The Sydney Morning Herald
With his new film, which stars Ursula Yovich from Australia and The Code, and newcomer Brandon Waters, he wants to draw attention to what he calls an epidemic of suicide among young Indigenous people. "Because it's not reported in the media, ...

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