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Productive jobs breathe life into desert outposts - The West Australian

Thu, 2015/03/19 - 6:01am

The West Australian

Productive jobs breathe life into desert outposts
The West Australian
The study said: “Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa has demonstrated success where many other initiatives have failed, by improving the lives of Aboriginal Australians.” It found that KJ's promoted activities have saved 41 years of Aboriginal incarceration over the ...

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Twenty per cent still think it's OK to discriminate against Indigenous Australians - Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2015/03/19 - 12:39am

Sydney Morning Herald

Twenty per cent still think it's OK to discriminate against Indigenous Australians
Sydney Morning Herald
An advertising campaign that explores the casual racism of Australians towards Indigenous people has been viewed more than 3.75 million times, but 20 per cent of respondents to a beyondblue survey still think it is OK to discriminate against Aboriginal ...
Vale Dr Alf Bamblett: Australia mourns indigenous leaderThird Sector
Advice 'falling on deaf ears', Indigenous Advisory Council members sayThe Guardian
Tony Abbott's words recall our 200 years in cold: MundineThe Australian
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Twenty per cent of Australians still think it's OK to discriminate against ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2015/03/19 - 12:12am

Sydney Morning Herald

Twenty per cent of Australians still think it's OK to discriminate against ...
Sydney Morning Herald
An advertising campaign that explores the casual racism of white Australians towards Indigenous people has been viewed more than 3.75 million times, but 20 per cent of people still think it's OK to discriminate against Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Vale Dr Alf Bamblett: Australia mourns indigenous leaderThird Sector
Advice 'falling on deaf ears', Indigenous Advisory Council members sayThe Guardian
Tony Abbott's words recall our 200 years in cold: MundineThe Australian
Crikey (blog) -SBS -ABC Message Stick
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Indigenous WA communities waiting to hear about their future - SBS

Wed, 2015/03/18 - 7:58am

SBS

Indigenous WA communities waiting to hear about their future
SBS
Consultation will begin with remote Indigenous communities in Western Australia mid-year with up to 150 facing closure. The closures were flagged by the state government seven months ago, but Indigenous communities say they still have no idea of what ...
WA Awards Artists ChosenAboriginal Art Directory News

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Advice 'falling on deaf ears', Indigenous Advisory Council members say - The Guardian

Wed, 2015/03/18 - 1:04am

The Guardian

Advice 'falling on deaf ears', Indigenous Advisory Council members say
The Guardian
The council is made up of a dozen prominent Australians, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, and meets six times a year to discuss how best to close the gap in health, education, employment and other important policy areas. All have signed agreements ...

Gargoyles and silence: 'our story' at the Australian War Memorial - The Conversation AU

Wed, 2015/03/18 - 12:44am

The Conversation AU

Gargoyles and silence: 'our story' at the Australian War Memorial
The Conversation AU
The representation of Indigenous peoples as fauna is indicative of their treatment throughout Australian history. Indigenous Australians were not accorded citizenship and voting rights until 1967, some 26 years after the AWM opened and 49 years after ...

Indigenous public sector jobs to be boosted through enforced targets - The Guardian

Wed, 2015/03/18 - 12:13am

The Guardian

Indigenous public sector jobs to be boosted through enforced targets
The Guardian
“There are many Indigenous-owned companies capable of supplying services to the commonwealth and winning a much greater share of commonwealth work.” A spokeswoman for Scullion told Guardian Australia government agencies enter into “thousands ...

Wiradjuri words show the power of learning Australia's first languages - The Conversation AU

Tue, 2015/03/17 - 11:58pm

The Conversation AU

Wiradjuri words show the power of learning Australia's first languages
The Conversation AU
Acknowledging Australia's traditional owners of country and paying respect to Indigenous elders past and present has become a normal part of ceremonies held across the nation. But in the current New South Wales election, one non-Indigenous political ...

Vale Dr Alf Bamblett: Australia mourns indigenous leader - Third Sector

Tue, 2015/03/17 - 10:53pm

Third Sector

Vale Dr Alf Bamblett: Australia mourns indigenous leader
Third Sector
In a statement yesterday, SNAICC Chairperson Sharron Williams said “Dr Bamblett was an articulate and, when the need arose, feisty advocate advising the highest levels of government on issues such as Indigenous education, disadvantage, land rights, ...

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Canberra art collector Alan Boxer leaves National Gallery of Australia bequest ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2015/03/17 - 10:12pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Canberra art collector Alan Boxer leaves National Gallery of Australia bequest ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Co-executor of his estate Kristian Pithie, who ran the Chapman Gallery selling Australian Indigenous art in Manuka for several years, said Mr Boxer, a bachelor who lived modestly and left no immediate family, had been one of his most discerning clients.
Former Treasury official Alan Boxer leaves famous Australian paintings to the ...The Daily Telegraph
Top Australian contemporary art worth more than $8 million donated to National ...ABC Online

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Australia Increases Support for Aboriginal Health Programs in 2015 - Sputnik International

Tue, 2015/03/17 - 5:45pm

Australia Increases Support for Aboriginal Health Programs in 2015
Sputnik International
The Australian Human Rights Commission has repeatedly stated that the country's indigenous peoples have on average poorer health status than other Australians. Aborigines live on average 10-17 years less than other Australians, and children born in ...

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Ray Martin in First Contact Source: SBS - NEWS.com.au

Tue, 2015/03/17 - 3:13am

NEWS.com.au

Ray Martin in First Contact Source: SBS
NEWS.com.au
Tony Abbott knows that for many, if not most who live in remote Australia, it's not a 'lifestyle choice'. That was just another Tony Abbott 'foot-in-mouth' gaffe. He's a serial offender. Abbott knows indigenous people live in these out-of-the-way spots ...
Abbott Confuses on Indigenous AustraliansThe Diplomat
Without connection to country, Australia is a shallow nation. That's what ...The Guardian
Is Tony Abbott a pass or fail on Indigenous affairs?The New Daily
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Consultation to begin with Aboriginal communities slated for closure in WA - The Guardian

Tue, 2015/03/17 - 2:56am

The Guardian

Consultation to begin with Aboriginal communities slated for closure in WA
The Guardian
The Western Australian government will begin consultation with remote Aboriginal communities on 30 June, seven months after the premier, Colin Barnett, said up to 150 of the state's 274 communities faced closure because of federal funding changes.
Iran-US nuclear talks resume in Lausanne 1:00NEWS.com.au
Abbott Confuses on Indigenous AustraliansThe Diplomat
Without connection to country, Australia is a shallow nation. That's what ...The Guardian
The New Daily -Newsfirst
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Free flu vaccines for Indigenous children as experts warn of dangerous season ... - Yahoo7 News

Tue, 2015/03/17 - 12:06am

Yahoo7 News

Free flu vaccines for Indigenous children as experts warn of dangerous season ...
Yahoo7 News
Indigenous children will benefit from the Federal Government's free flu vaccine program for the first time this year as authorities brace for a virulent strain of flu heading for Australia. The Government announced it would extend its free flu program ...

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Petition to Save Indigenous Legal Services - Pro Bono Australia

Mon, 2015/03/16 - 11:56pm

Petition to Save Indigenous Legal Services
Pro Bono Australia
Law Council of Australia (LCA) President Duncan McConnel called for the Federal Government to immediately re-commit funding to Indigenous Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLS). “Given what we know – that Indigenous people are ...

Free flu vaccines for Indigenous children as experts warn of dangerous season ... - ABC Online

Mon, 2015/03/16 - 11:43pm

ABC Online

Free flu vaccines for Indigenous children as experts warn of dangerous season ...
ABC Online
Indigenous children will benefit from the Federal Government's free flu vaccine program for the first time this year as authorities brace for a virulent strain of flu heading for Australia. The Government announced it would extend its free flu program ...

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Aboriginal lifestyles could fix the hole in the heart of Australia - The Conversation AU

Mon, 2015/03/16 - 8:17pm

The Conversation AU

Aboriginal lifestyles could fix the hole in the heart of Australia
The Conversation AU
The prime minister's recent assertion that the government cannot afford to fund the “lifestyle choices” of remotely based Aboriginal people is an opportunity to increase the debate about the future of outback Australia. Tony Abbott was repeating that ...
Consultation to begin with Aboriginal communities slated for closure in WAThe Guardian
Abbott Confuses on Indigenous AustraliansThe Diplomat
Without connection to country, Australia is a shallow nation. That's what ...The Guardian
The New Daily -NEWS.com.au -Echonetdaily
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Call for global support against Indigenous community removal - Echonetdaily

Mon, 2015/03/16 - 5:02pm

Echonetdaily

Call for global support against Indigenous community removal
Echonetdaily
'On Thursday March 19, Australians across the nation are being asked to celebrate Close the Gap Day, but for many of our countrymen the gap has been significantly widened, placing increasing pressure and trauma on our people. 'Starting in the Kimberley ...
Aboriginal lifestyles could fix the hole in the heart of AustraliaThe Conversation AU
A multi-faith congregation in Tunis honors the victims of the Bardo museum ...NEWS.com.au
Consultation to begin with Aboriginal communities slated for closure in WAThe Guardian
The Diplomat -The Guardian
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Without connection to country, Australia is a shallow nation. That's what ... - The Guardian

Mon, 2015/03/16 - 2:26am

The Guardian

Without connection to country, Australia is a shallow nation. That's what ...
The Guardian
An acknowledgment of country may not seem like much, but its value is enhanced if one can understand that this very gesture has been occurring on this land with Indigenous Australians for many thousands of years. It is an ancient and serious gesture ...
Is Tony Abbott a pass or fail on Indigenous affairs?The New Daily
Tony Abbott refuses to apologise for 'lifestyle choices' commentsThe Guardian
Choosing is hard, but it's still a lifestyle choiceThe Age
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Six survivors of Australia's longest-running Indigenous mission – in pictures - The Guardian

Mon, 2015/03/16 - 1:39am

Six survivors of Australia's longest-running Indigenous mission – in pictures
The Guardian
Artist Asher Milgate documents the experiences of 18 Wiradjuri elders and elders-in-waiting connected to Nanima Mission, established in the early 1800s in Wellington, in the central west of New South Wales. There is nostalgia in the memories of Uncle ...

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