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Indigenous leaders 'disgusted' they were not consulted on detention inquiry - The Guardian

Fri, 2016/07/29 - 9:58am

The Guardian

Indigenous leaders 'disgusted' they were not consulted on detention inquiry
The Guardian
Indigenous leaders in the Northern Territory say they are “completely and utterly disgusted” that they were not consulted before the details of the royal commission into youth detention were announced, saying the commission has already lost all ...

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Aussies overwhelmed with pride to represent Indigenous brothers and sisters - ABC Message Stick

Fri, 2016/07/29 - 1:12am

ABC Message Stick

Aussies overwhelmed with pride to represent Indigenous brothers and sisters
ABC Message Stick
Players and coaches of the Australian Indigenous All stars basketball team say playing for your country is one thing but representing your Indigenous brothers and sisters is another. Now in its third year, the Trans-Tasman Basketball Clash features the ...

Indigenous stories heard through public art - ArtsHub (subscription)

Fri, 2016/07/29 - 1:00am

ArtsHub (subscription)

Indigenous stories heard through public art
ArtsHub (subscription)
The field was still largely dominated by men​ and the voices of Indigenous and multicultural Australia were often absent. But the rise of abstraction gave birth to the idea of public art as a vehicle to connect with a broader public and an expectation ...

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Four Corners: Northern Territory Indigenous groups not consulted on royal commission into juvenile detention - ABC Online

Thu, 2016/07/28 - 11:15pm

SBS

Four Corners: Northern Territory Indigenous groups not consulted on royal commission into juvenile detention
ABC Online
Three Northern Territory organisations say Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has failed Indigenous Australians by ignoring their requests to be consulted when defining the terms of reference for the royal commission into abuse in the juvenile justice system.
Royal commissioner refutes conflict claimsSky News Australia
Why Malcolm Turnbull's Northern Territory youth abuse royal commission is doomed to failThe Sydney Morning Herald
Ex-NT chief judge Brian Ross Martin to lead youth detention inquiryThe Australian
The Guardian
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Indigenous organisations push for royal commission into suicide rates - ABC Online

Thu, 2016/07/28 - 7:46am

ABC Online

Indigenous organisations push for royal commission into suicide rates
ABC Online
Figures released last month in the Medical Journal of Australia estimate that 5.2 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will take their own life. Dameyon Bonson, an Aboriginal mental health advocate among those calling for the ...
Don Dale: Let Indigenous Australians decideIndependent Australia
[ July 26, 2016 ] Don Dale, NT v Abu Ghraib, Iraq – Spot the difference NEWSNational Indigenous Times
FACTBOX - Jailed too young? 10 facts about Australia's Aboriginal teenage prisonersThomson Reuters Foundation
Huffington Post Australia
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Ilim College students, police and Indigenous Australian join forces to create mosaic - Star Weekly

Wed, 2016/07/27 - 9:24am

Star Weekly

Ilim College students, police and Indigenous Australian join forces to create mosaic
Star Weekly
Campus principal Zeynep Sertel said the project followed a visit to the Islamic Museum by students earlier in the year, where they learnt about the interactions between Indigenous communities and Afghani cameleers who arrived in Australia in the 1860s.

Excuse me officer, can you help me please, I'm trying to find justice for Indigenous Australians - The Guardian

Wed, 2016/07/27 - 7:24am

Excuse me officer, can you help me please, I'm trying to find justice for Indigenous Australians
The Guardian
The people at the office of the Well Meaning White Progressives Association might be able to help you, they're down this way ... Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published; Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if ...

Religion and violence in Australian-Indigenous history - Eureka Street (registration)

Wed, 2016/07/27 - 6:46am

Eureka Street (registration)

Religion and violence in Australian-Indigenous history
Eureka Street (registration)
I have been asked to offer reflections on violence and religion in Australia-Indigenous history, particularly by reflecting on the experience of the Catholic Church in Australia. I am told that the aim of this session is to give participants a sense of ...

Don Dale: Let Indigenous Australians decide - Independent Australia

Tue, 2016/07/26 - 11:31am

Independent Australia

Don Dale: Let Indigenous Australians decide
Independent Australia
The Don Dale abuse, while horrific, is just another atrocity to add to a long list of systemic oppression endured by Indigenous Australians, writes John Passant. THE HORRIFIC scenes on Monday night's Four Corners of abuse of kids (including Aboriginal ...
Indigenous organisations push for royal commission into suicide ratesABC Online
[ July 26, 2016 ] Don Dale, NT v Abu Ghraib, Iraq – Spot the difference NEWSNational Indigenous Times
FACTBOX - Jailed too young? 10 facts about Australia's Aboriginal teenage prisonersThomson Reuters Foundation
Huffington Post Australia
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NT corrections minister John Elferink dumped in youth detention torture fallout - The Australian

Tue, 2016/07/26 - 5:44am

The Australian

NT corrections minister John Elferink dumped in youth detention torture fallout
The Australian
Asked whether the Royal Commission should be broadened to look at all juvenile detention centres around Australia, Senator Scullion said he had contacted his Indigenous Affairs counterparts in states and territories asking them to “satisfy themselves ...
Scullion and Giles says they did not knowSky News Australia
Adam Giles praises John Elferink despite Northern Territory detention scandalThe Guardian

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The devastating facts about Indigenous youth detention in Australia - SBS

Tue, 2016/07/26 - 2:20am

The devastating facts about Indigenous youth detention in Australia
SBS
The rates of Indigenous incarceration are the highest in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. For every 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in WA, 3,745 are imprisoned, while in the Northern Territory the statistic is only ...

The facts about Indigenous youth detention in Australia - SBS

Tue, 2016/07/26 - 2:18am

SBS

The facts about Indigenous youth detention in Australia
SBS
The rates of Indigenous incarceration are the highest in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. For every 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in WA, 3,745 are imprisoned, while in the Northern Territory the statistic is only ...
Northern Territory detention inquiry must address racism, say Indigenous advocatesThe Guardian
Australia's Abu GhraibThe Economist
Australian Abu Ghraib, for Indigenous ChildrenteleSUR English
New Matilda -CBS News -Starts at 60 -ABC Message Stick
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A royal commission isn't enough to fix racist state's treatment of ... - The Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2016/07/26 - 1:10am

The Sydney Morning Herald

A royal commission isn't enough to fix racist state's treatment of ...
The Sydney Morning Herald
In 1991, as a callow youth, I sat in the Alice Springs police station giving a statement after a man had detained me in my own home, punched me repeatedly and ...
Four Corners: I can't see reason, I can only feel anger. And sometimes that's betterThe Guardian

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Magnolia Maymuru wasn't the only Aboriginal finalist of Miss World ... - Daily Life

Sun, 2016/07/24 - 9:44pm

Daily Life

Magnolia Maymuru wasn't the only Aboriginal finalist of Miss World ...
Daily Life
Two other finalists of Miss World Australia this year were Aboriginal. Celeste Liddle has a theory on why we didn't hear about them.

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The #BlackLivesMatter Movement Reaches Australia, Seeking Equality For Indigenous Aussies - Student Edge (blog)

Fri, 2016/07/22 - 10:30pm

Student Edge (blog)

The #BlackLivesMatter Movement Reaches Australia, Seeking Equality For Indigenous Aussies
Student Edge (blog)
While the American Black Lives Matter movement is the largest and loudest, the campaign has gained traction in Australia, addressing issues of Indigenous rights and injustice. Protest marches were held in Melbourne and Sydney last weekend, and while ...

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'She's created a conversation': Magnolia Maymuru ends Miss World Australia finals with chants of Arnhem Land - ABC Online

Fri, 2016/07/22 - 2:28pm

ABC Online

'She's created a conversation': Magnolia Maymuru ends Miss World Australia finals with chants of Arnhem Land
ABC Online
An Indigenous teenage model whose beauty pageant selection made international headlines has ended her Miss World Australia journey with chants of "Arnhem Land". Maminydjama Magnolia Maymuru's story was widely shared after she was selected as ...

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HSC: Changes to English, maths scaling, greater focus on Indigenous Australia - ABC Online

Thu, 2016/07/21 - 1:01am

ABC Online

HSC: Changes to English, maths scaling, greater focus on Indigenous Australia
ABC Online
The Board of Studies is overhauling the curriculum for Higher School Certificate (HSC) students in NSW, placing a greater focus on Australia and Aboriginal leaders in history, and significantly changing maths and English courses.
Pemulwuy and other Indigenous heroes now in HSC mixSBS

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New Guidelines Assist Financial Inclusion for Indigenous Australians - Pro Bono Australia

Thu, 2016/07/21 - 12:47am

Pro Bono Australia

New Guidelines Assist Financial Inclusion for Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
The organisations said that for more than two years they had sought improvements to guidelines from the federal government's financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC to allow financial institutions to better identify and engage with Indigenous Australians.
Most voters support Indigenous treaty and constitutional recognition: surveyThe Guardian

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New Guidelines Assist Financial Inclusion for Indigenous Australians - Pro Bono Australia

Thu, 2016/07/21 - 12:47am

Pro Bono Australia

New Guidelines Assist Financial Inclusion for Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
The organisations said that for more than two years they had sought improvements to guidelines from the federal government's financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC to allow financial institutions to better identify and engage with Indigenous Australians.
Most voters support Indigenous treaty and constitutional recognition: surveyThe Guardian

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Indigenous Affairs Minister: Hanson 'changed' - Sky News Australia

Tue, 2016/07/19 - 9:11am

Sky News Australia

Indigenous Affairs Minister: Hanson 'changed'
Sky News Australia
Ms Hanson and her party are opposed to the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians. When the Queensland Senator-Elect last entered Parliament almost twenty years ago, she used her maiden speech to attacked the so-called privileges enjoyed ...
Pauline Hanson publicly derided as 'racist redneck' by Indigenous activistThe Guardian
Pauline Hanson fields attack from Aboriginal leader Murrandoo Yanner while visiting CairnsABC Online

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