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Indigenous artists' exhibition opens in Monaco - SBS

Fri, 2016/03/25 - 5:10am

SBS

Indigenous artists' exhibition opens in Monaco
SBS
Australia's ambassador to Monaco, Stephen Brady, said in a statement it was entirely appropriate for the exhibition to be held in the museum given the indigenous Australian traditions of sustainable land and water management. "These works are a vibrant ...
Indigenous artists' exhibition in MonacoNT News

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Indigenous artists' exhibition in Monaco - SBS

Thu, 2016/03/24 - 7:44pm

Indigenous artists' exhibition in Monaco
SBS
Australia's ambassador to Monaco, Stephen Brady, said in a statement it was entirely appropriate for the exhibition to be held in the museum given the indigenous Australian traditions of sustainable land and water management. "These works are a vibrant ...

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Indigenous artists' exhibition in Monaco - The Australian (subscription) (blog)

Thu, 2016/03/24 - 7:03pm

Indigenous artists' exhibition in Monaco
The Australian (subscription) (blog)
Australia's ambassador to Monaco, Stephen Brady, said in a statement it was entirely appropriate for the exhibition to be held in the museum given the indigenous Australian traditions of sustainable land and water management. "These works are a vibrant ...

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Indigenous tourism experts share the Kimberley with Europe - ABC Message Stick

Thu, 2016/03/24 - 5:53am

ABC Message Stick

Indigenous tourism experts share the Kimberley with Europe
ABC Message Stick
Australia's Indigenous tourism provides fascinating insights into the life, art and history of one of the world's longest-surviving cultures. Now a select group of Indigenous tourism experts has travelled to Europe to encourage more international ...

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Indigenous director Rachael Maza on The Secret River: 'That's not the story I want to be telling my kids' - The Guardian

Thu, 2016/03/24 - 12:52am

The Guardian

Indigenous director Rachael Maza on The Secret River: 'That's not the story I want to be telling my kids'
The Guardian
The artistic director of Ilbijerri Theatre Company said the work played on worn-out tropes, such as the mythologised extinction of Indigenous Australians. “That's not the story I want to be telling my kids,” she said at a panel discussion on Indigenous ...

Funders of Indigenous Causes in Free Online Guide - Pro Bono Australia

Thu, 2016/03/24 - 12:24am

Funders of Indigenous Causes in Free Online Guide
Pro Bono Australia
“Earlier editions of our Guide were much appreciated and we are very excited to make it available to a larger number of Indigenous organisations all over Australia via our website”, Dr Daniel McDiarmid, AskRIGHT Principal Consultant and Director, said.

Indigenous Australians say Closing the Gap “doomed to fail” - Catholic Leader

Wed, 2016/03/23 - 11:01pm

Catholic Leader

Indigenous Australians say Closing the Gap “doomed to fail”
Catholic Leader
Indigenous youths made up 54 per cent of young people in youth justice detention last June, despite comprising about five per cent of the population. Closing the Gap campaign co-chair Jackie Huggins described the figures as “soul-destroying”, and said ...

These Aboriginal Groups Are Trying to Halt a Natural Gas Boom in Australia's Northern Territory - VICE News

Wed, 2016/03/23 - 8:15pm

VICE News

These Aboriginal Groups Are Trying to Halt a Natural Gas Boom in Australia's Northern Territory
VICE News
Conservationists and indigenous communities in northern Australia are gearing up for a fight, as some of the world's largest energy companies line up to frack the region for shale gas. Santos, Sasol, Inpex and, more recently, businessmen who have made ...

Tony Abbott 'crucial' in gaining conservative support for Indigenous referendum - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/03/23 - 6:49am

ABC Online

Tony Abbott 'crucial' in gaining conservative support for Indigenous referendum
ABC Online
Former prime minister Tony Abbott will be conscripted to work on the referendum to acknowledge Indigenous Australians in an effort to get strong conservative support. But the "target" date for the poll which is set for next May, to coincide with the ...

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The stolen wages that continue to hold indigenous Australians back - Daily Life

Tue, 2016/03/22 - 8:48pm

Daily Life

The stolen wages that continue to hold indigenous Australians back
Daily Life
Since July 2015, unemployed people in remote areas defined by the government – 84 per cent of whom are Indigenous – have been subject to the so-called Commonwealth Development Program (CDP). A specific remote "work for the dole" program, the ...

bid to create Australia's first Indigenous cycling star - ABC Online

Tue, 2016/03/22 - 11:13am

ABC Online

bid to create Australia's first Indigenous cycling star
ABC Online
Australia is a global cycling powerhouse, taking out six medals in the sport at the 2012 London Olympics. Despite that success, Indigenous participation in cycling is low. In a bid to change that, coach Amanda O'Connor established the squad, with the ...

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Malaysian Baram mega-dam project scrapped, indigenous people take back land - Asian Correspondent

Tue, 2016/03/22 - 5:08am

Asian Correspondent

Malaysian Baram mega-dam project scrapped, indigenous people take back land
Asian Correspondent
This officially ends the plans that would have flooded 412 square kilometers of rainforests and displaced up to 20,000 indigenous people. The Baram dam project was designed under Sarawak's former Chief Minister and current Governor Taib Mahmud, and ...

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Indigenous treasures, briefly on loan to Australia, are about to be taken away – again - The Guardian (blog)

Tue, 2016/03/22 - 4:04am

The Guardian (blog)

Indigenous treasures, briefly on loan to Australia, are about to be taken away – again
The Guardian (blog)
Ye-I-Nie, whose possessions are part of the British Museum collection and are now on loan to an exhibition, Encounters, at the National Museum of Australia. Yidindji woman Henrietta Fourmile Marrie, Ye-I-Nie's great-granddaughter, has spoken about her ...

How Video Games Are Inspiring Indigenous Kids To Get Into Maths And Science - Kotaku Australia

Tue, 2016/03/22 - 12:06am

Kotaku Australia

How Video Games Are Inspiring Indigenous Kids To Get Into Maths And Science
Kotaku Australia
Indigenous students in Australia are graduating from school at nearly half the rate (41.5 per cent) of their non-Indigenous peers (81.2 per cent). Australian students' performance in maths and science has declined over the past 10 years, and Indigenous ...

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How Video Games Are Inspiring Indigenous Kids To Get Into Maths And Science - Gizmodo Australia

Mon, 2016/03/21 - 9:45pm

Gizmodo Australia

How Video Games Are Inspiring Indigenous Kids To Get Into Maths And Science
Gizmodo Australia
Indigenous students in Australia are graduating from school at nearly half the rate (41.5 per cent) of their non-Indigenous peers (81.2 per cent). Australian students' performance in maths and science has declined over the past 10 years, and Indigenous ...

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It's time to talk about the suicide rates of Indigenous LGBTI people in Australia - Star Observer

Mon, 2016/03/21 - 3:03am

Star Observer

It's time to talk about the suicide rates of Indigenous LGBTI people in Australia
Star Observer
Held in 2015, the Sexuality and Gender Diverse Populations Roundtable hosted by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP) brought together about 25 Indigenous people from around Australia to discuss ...
Renewed calls for action to address Indigenous disadvantageSBS
Competitive tendering disadvantages indigenous groupsThe Mandarin (registration)
Momentum building for a Royal Commission in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicidesThe Stringer

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Hollows team revisits Fred's old stomping ground - National Indigenous Times

Mon, 2016/03/21 - 2:04am

National Indigenous Times

Hollows team revisits Fred's old stomping ground
National Indigenous Times
Australia's first Indigenous eye doctor, Kristopher Rallah-Baker (pictured on the Team Hollows' bus), was also on the trip, as was a number of leading ophthalmologists and health workers. Prominent Australian journalist Ray Martin was also there, the ...

Google News

Indigenous Australians take Apple, Facebook, Google to Human Rights Commission for racist game - SBS

Mon, 2016/03/21 - 12:42am

SBS

Indigenous Australians take Apple, Facebook, Google to Human Rights Commission for racist game
SBS
"It is important that we reflect on the intergenerational trauma of Indigenous Australians. The RDA seeks to protect vulnerable and marginalised minorities from racially based offensive, insulting and humiliating conduct by publicly outing such ...

Canada indigenous people appeal seismic testing case to Supreme Court - JURIST

Sun, 2016/03/20 - 11:51pm

JURIST

Canada indigenous people appeal seismic testing case to Supreme Court
JURIST
[JURIST] Canadian indigenous people, including Inuits of Nunavut and the Chippewa, were granted an appeal [docket] to the Supreme Court of Canada [official website] earlier this month, challenging the use of seismic testing to find natural gas under ...

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