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Indigenous dancers help open Arnhem Land's Injalak art centre – video - The Guardian

Thu, 2015/06/11 - 1:53am

The Guardian

Indigenous dancers help open Arnhem Land's Injalak art centre – video
The Guardian
Indigenous dance groups and the Northern Territory chief minister, Adam Giles, took part in the opening of the Injalak art centre in West Arnhem Land's Gunbalanya community on Wednesday. The centre has been given about $1m in federal and territory ...

Indigenous recognition to 'complete' constitution, says Tony Abbott – video - The Guardian

Thu, 2015/06/11 - 1:32am

The Guardian

Indigenous recognition to 'complete' constitution, says Tony Abbott – video
The Guardian
Prime minister Tony Abbott says Australians must 'go forward together' to find a form of constitutional recognition which is a 'completion' rather than a 'substantial change' to the constitution. He refused to be drawn into a disagreement between ...

More indigenous women dying from pregnancy complications - SBS

Wed, 2015/06/10 - 10:14am

SBS

More indigenous women dying from pregnancy complications
SBS
Indigenous Australian women are at greater risk of dying due to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, despite Australia's otherwise low rates of maternal death. A new report shows Indigenous women are dying at more than twice the rate of ...
Indigenous death rate in childbirth comparable to developing countriesThe Guardian
'Maternal deaths' are rare in AustraliaThe Australian (blog)

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Bunbury Geographe region to host Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference - eTurboNews

Wed, 2015/06/10 - 6:55am

eTurboNews

Bunbury Geographe region to host Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference
eTurboNews
Western Australia Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC) Chairman, Robert Taylor, is pleased to announce that the next national Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference (AITC) 2016 will be held in Bunbury, Western Australia. The conference is ...

Housing crisis leaves Indigenous Australians in 'third world conditions' - SBS

Wed, 2015/06/10 - 3:40am

SBS

Housing crisis leaves Indigenous Australians in 'third world conditions'
SBS
It's claimed the current model is piece-meal and inefficient with Indigenous Australians overrepresented in homelessness and over-crowding. One family in Cummeragunja southern New South Wales is now living in a condemned residence, claiming they ...

Hunt for indigenous recognition model goes on - The Australian

Tue, 2015/06/09 - 2:03pm

The Australian

Hunt for indigenous recognition model goes on
The Australian
The parliamentary committee has also been considering a rival proposal from Mr Pearson, the Cape York leader who wants to recognise indigenous Australians in a declaration of recognition outside of the Constitution and to establish a new indigenous ...

Kevin Kitchener helped Aborigines caught in the justice and prison systems - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2015/06/09 - 11:00am

Sydney Morning Herald

Kevin Kitchener helped Aborigines caught in the justice and prison systems
Sydney Morning Herald
In the 1990s, Kitchener shifted to direct legal advocacy for Indigenous Australians. Over 14 years he worked for a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and legal aid organisations around Australia. He represented clients, trained staff in ...

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Indigenous women injured at 31 times the rate of non-Indigenous women - The Guardian

Tue, 2015/06/09 - 8:15am

The Guardian

Indigenous women injured at 31 times the rate of non-Indigenous women
The Guardian
Braybook highlighted another figure of the AIHW report, that stated Indigenous women and men were more than 10 times as likely to access specialist homelessness services as non-Indigenous Australians, comprising 22% of all clients of these services.

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Holographic exhibition tells stories of disabled Indigenous Australians - The New Daily

Tue, 2015/06/09 - 7:57am

The New Daily

Holographic exhibition tells stories of disabled Indigenous Australians
The New Daily
A holographic exhibition that has been shown at human rights conventions in Geneva and New York is shedding light on the challenges faced by disabled Indigenous Australians. Creator Belinda Mason spoke with 30 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...
Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians is a once-in-a ...Brisbane Times
Australia launches indigenous procurement policySupply Management
The Health Wrap: Indigenous incarceration disgrace, let's talk about smoking ...Crikey (blog)

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Indigenous Australian detained in Northam in case of mistaken identity - WA today

Tue, 2015/06/09 - 7:06am

WA today

Indigenous Australian detained in Northam in case of mistaken identity
WA today
The lawyer for a 39-year-old man who has been locked up in a detention centre outside of Perth for days despite being an Indigenous Australian has labelled the mix-up as 'scandalous'. Refugee Rights Action Network spokeswoman Sally Thompson said Mr ...
Holographic exhibition tells stories of 30 disabled Indigenous AustraliansABC Online
Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians is a once-in-a ...Brisbane Times
Indigenous man 'locked up with asylum-seekers'The Australian
Red Flag
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Holographic exhibition tells stories of 30 disabled Indigenous Australians - ABC Online

Tue, 2015/06/09 - 7:05am

ABC Online

Holographic exhibition tells stories of 30 disabled Indigenous Australians
ABC Online
A holographic exhibition that has been shown at human rights conventions in Geneva and New York is shedding light on the challenges faced by disabled Indigenous Australians. Creator Belinda Mason spoke with 30 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...
Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians is a once-in-a ...Brisbane Times
The Health Wrap: Indigenous incarceration disgrace, let's talk about smoking ...Crikey (blog)

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DAF launches Indigenous Program - Inside Film

Tue, 2015/06/09 - 3:13am

DAF launches Indigenous Program
Inside Film
“It's exciting to connect like-minded funders and not-for-profits with filmmakers to amplify issues experienced by Indigenous Australians through the powerful medium of documentary. Funding a documentary goes hand in hand with making sure it is seen ...

Two thirds of Indigenous people dying before age 65, AIHW report finds - ABC Online

Tue, 2015/06/09 - 2:55am

ABC Online

Two thirds of Indigenous people dying before age 65, AIHW report finds
ABC Online
The figures in the latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report also show no significant change in suicide rates among Indigenous people, even though there was a 25 per cent drop for non-Indigenous people, and an alarming rise in the ...

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Man claiming to be Indigenous held in WA immigration detention centre - ABC Online

Mon, 2015/06/08 - 11:24pm

ABC Online

Man claiming to be Indigenous held in WA immigration detention centre
ABC Online
A man being held in Western Australia's Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre says he is an Indigenous Australian and not a visa overstayer or asylum seeker. Eddie David, 39, has been held in the centre since Friday. He said he was born on Murray ...
Indigenous man 'locked up with asylum-seekers'The Australian
Man inside WA immigration detention centre claims to be IndigenousSBS
Indigenous man 'falsely detained as refugee'The New Daily

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Indigenous man 'locked up with asylum-seekers' - The Australian

Mon, 2015/06/08 - 2:21pm

Indigenous man 'locked up with asylum-seekers'
The Australian
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has denied the claim of prominent refugee lawyer George Newhouse that an indigenous Australian man has been mistakenly detained in Yongah Hill immigration detention centre built to hold ...

Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians is a once-in-a ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2015/06/08 - 2:07pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians is a once-in-a ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Triumphs and tragedies shape us. Almost 50 years ago, Australians triumphed by changing the Australian constitution for the better at referendum – Vote Yes for Aborigines. They did so in such numbers that no referendum before or since has ever matched ...

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Noongar deal lays path to indigenous future - The Australian (blog)

Mon, 2015/06/08 - 2:06pm

The Australian (blog)

Noongar deal lays path to indigenous future
The Australian (blog)
Mr Barnett's original 2012 offer fuelled outrage in some quarters because it compelled the Noongar people of the state's southwest, including Perth, to relinquish their native title claims. In exchange the new Noongar Boodja Trust and six regional ...
Massive WA native title deal edges closerSky News Australia
Massive $1.3 billion WA native title deal edges closerNEWS.com.au

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Indigenous Australian Singer Archie Roach Receives Queen's Honors - VVN Music

Mon, 2015/06/08 - 1:22pm

VVN Music

Indigenous Australian Singer Archie Roach Receives Queen's Honors
VVN Music
Indigenous singer songwriter Archie Roach and entertainer, singer and broadcaster Denis Walter have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday List for 2015. For the past 25 years Archie Roach has articulated the need for social justice and indigenous ...
Migrant, refugees and an Indigenous musical icon among Queen's Birthday ...SBS
Queen's Birthday honours: Archie Roach, Victorian singer song-writer who told ...ABC Online
Renowned Aboriginal musician honoured9news.com.au
The Australian
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Massive $1.3 billion WA native title deal edges closer - The Australian

Mon, 2015/06/08 - 12:09pm

The Australian

Massive $1.3 billion WA native title deal edges closer
The Australian
Under the deal, Noongar people will surrender native title rights in a 200,000 square kilometre area spanning from Jurien north of Perth to Ravensthorpe in the Goldfields-Esperance region in exchange for $1.3 billion worth of land, finance and benefits ...
Massive WA native title deal edges closerSky News Australia

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Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians is a once-in-a ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2015/06/08 - 4:21am

Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians is a once-in-a ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Triumphs and tragedies shape us. Almost 50 years ago, Australians triumphed by changing the Australian constitution for the better at referendum – Vote Yes for Aborigines. They did so in such numbers that no referendum before or since has ever matched ...

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