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Pigments and palettes from the past – science of Indigenous art - The Conversation AU

Thu, 2014/12/25 - 7:46pm

Pigments and palettes from the past – science of Indigenous art
The Conversation AU
Indigenous Australian practices, honed over thousands of years, weave science with storytelling. In this Indigenous science series, we look at different aspects of First Australians' traditional life and uncover the knowledge behind them. Here we ...

Families urged to look after each other as Kimberley region records seven ... - ABC Online

Wed, 2014/12/24 - 6:30am

Families urged to look after each other as Kimberley region records seven ...
ABC Online
Professor Dudgeon is head of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention project, which is trying to identify the most effective ways to bring down the extraordinarily high suicide rates in Indigenous Australia. Indigenous Australians ...

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The long struggle to improve Indigenous health in Australia just got a bit easier - ABC Online

Tue, 2014/12/23 - 9:15am

The long struggle to improve Indigenous health in Australia just got a bit easier
ABC Online
Six Indigenous medical students have graduated as doctors from the University of NSW adding to the barely 200 Aboriginal doctors across Australia, and we joined one of those graduating to see what her aims are.

Sussan Ley vows to focus on indigenous health and GP co-payment - Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2014/12/22 - 1:35pm

Sussan Ley vows to focus on indigenous health and GP co-payment
Sydney Morning Herald
Incoming Health Minister Sussan Ley has vowed to put more focus on the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, while also listening to crossbench senators to ensure the country gets a "sustainable health policy". Ms Ley will take over ...

NSW bail laws and indigenous Australians - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

Sat, 2014/12/20 - 3:45pm

Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

NSW bail laws and indigenous Australians
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Recent changes to the State's bail laws have drawn criticism for the implications for Indigenous Australians. However, historically NSW bail laws have always had a "disproportionate impact" on the State's Indigenous population. As the Director of the ...

Mother arrested for murder after children found dead in Australian home - Yahoo!7 News

Sat, 2014/12/20 - 1:07am

Yahoo!7 News

Mother arrested for murder after children found dead in Australian home
Yahoo!7 News
UK-AUSTRALIA-CRIME-MURDER:Eight children killed in Australia in reported mass A view of a window of the house where a mass stabbing took place, in the suburb of Manoora in Cairns in this December 19, 2014 still image taken from video provided by ...
Manoora community supports each other9news.com.au
In Australia, 8 Youths Die in Mass StabbingVoice of America
8 children stabbed to death IN Cairns tragedy: Mother in hospital with serious ...The Daily Telegraph
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Eight children killed in Australia in reported mass stabbing - Yahoo!7 News

Fri, 2014/12/19 - 10:41pm

Yahoo!7 News

Eight children killed in Australia in reported mass stabbing
Yahoo!7 News
UK-AUSTRALIA-CRIME-MURDER:Eight children killed in Australia in reported mass A view of a window of the house where a mass stabbing took place, in the suburb of Manoora in Cairns in this December 19, 2014 still image taken from video provided by ...
Cairns: Eight children found dead at propertyThe Australian (blog)
In Australia, 8 Youths Die in Mass StabbingVoice of America
8 children stabbed to death IN Cairns tragedy: Mother in hospital with serious ...The Daily Telegraph
Toronto Sun -Gulf Times
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Australia is destroying indigenous land with fracking - Inhabitat (blog)

Fri, 2014/12/19 - 3:17pm

Inhabitat (blog)

Australia is destroying indigenous land with fracking
Inhabitat (blog)
The Mithaka people of Channel Country, Queensland, Australia have a serious problem: Australia wants to frack their traditional homeland, targeting hundreds of wells beneath their rivers and floodplains for extracting shale oil and gas. Despite staunch ...

8 children stabbed to death in Australia - Toronto Sun

Fri, 2014/12/19 - 1:16pm

Toronto Sun

8 children stabbed to death in Australia
Toronto Sun
Specialist officers were being sent from Brisbane, the state capital, to assist with the investigation, Asnicar said. Media outlets reported that the neighbourhood was predominantly inhabited by indigenous Aboriginal Australians, and was known by ...
In Australia, 8 Youths Die in Mass StabbingVoice of America
Mother arrested over deaths of eight childrenSky News Australia
Mother arrested for murder after eight children stabbed to death in CairnsThe Guardian
Yahoo News
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Breaking News: FBI says it's 'deeply concerned' about the 'destructive nature ... - Reuters

Fri, 2014/12/19 - 12:57pm

Reuters

Breaking News: FBI says it's 'deeply concerned' about the 'destructive nature ...
Reuters
Specialist officers were being sent from Brisbane, the state capital, to assist with the investigation, Asnicar said. Media outlets reported that the neighborhood was predominantly inhabited by indigenous Aboriginal Australians, and was known by ...
Mother arrested for murder after children found dead in Australian homeYahoo!7 News
Cairns: Eight children found dead at propertyThe Australian (blog)
8 children stabbed to death IN Cairns tragedy: Mother in hospital with serious ...The Daily Telegraph
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Cairns: Eight children found dead at property - The Australian (blog)

Fri, 2014/12/19 - 8:49am

The Australian (blog)

Cairns: Eight children found dead at property
The Australian (blog)
7pm: Cairns police say they have no formal suspects as they begin what will be an extensive investigation into the deaths of eight children in one of the worst single-family killings in Australia. The eight children range in age from 18 months to 15 ...
8 children stabbed to death in AustraliaToronto Sun
Eight children killed in 'mass stabbing' in Australian cityGulf Times
Eight children stabbed to death in Cairns, Australiaeuronews
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Abolition of Indigenous drug and alcohol panel came without warning, members ... - The Guardian

Thu, 2014/12/18 - 9:30pm

The Guardian

Abolition of Indigenous drug and alcohol panel came without warning, members ...
The Guardian
Without committees like this, the government is silencing the voice of Indigenous Australians caught up in these issues. “I understand governments change the make-up of things, but this is not an easy area to work in.” Wilson said the first he heard of ...

CSIRO Indigenous summer school program mixes science with culture - ABC Online

Thu, 2014/12/18 - 10:21am

ABC Online

CSIRO Indigenous summer school program mixes science with culture
ABC Online
A group of year 10 students from across the country travelled to South Australia to take part in an annual residential program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students held at Flinders University. One of the 28 students to spend the week in ...
Indigenous students encouraged to look at science careersABC Message Stick

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British Council exchange boosts exposure for Australian Indigenous arts workers - ABC Online

Thu, 2014/12/18 - 2:21am

ABC Online

British Council exchange boosts exposure for Australian Indigenous arts workers
ABC Online
An Indigenous arts leadership program has enabled four Australians to travel to the UK to develop new skills, specialist knowledge and overseas connections. Joel Carnegie examines how this cultural exchanges can impact the arts practices of the ...

Firms told to act as indigenous numbers fall - The Australian

Wed, 2014/12/17 - 1:04pm

Day News

Firms told to act as indigenous numbers fall
The Australian
Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott is to release the latest indigenous engagement survey of responses from 89 of the biggest companies in Australia, which shows a drop in employee numbers and in the spend on contracting or ...
Academic chides government's 'failure' in tackling Indigenous policiesCT Australia
Aboriginal Leaders in Victoria Promote Culture and History of Indigenous ...Day News
Aboriginal Knowledge Could Unlock Climate SolutionsIndependent European Daily Express

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Red Hill quarry expansion will destroy 'extremely significant' Indigenous site - The Guardian

Wed, 2014/12/17 - 1:08am

The Guardian

Red Hill quarry expansion will destroy 'extremely significant' Indigenous site
The Guardian
An “extremely significant” site for an Indigenous group will be destroyed if a proposed quarry expansion is approved in Western Australia. The West Australian government dubbed the $72m centrepiece of its multibillion-dollar Perth City Link project ...

Comment: 'Work with us not for us' to end the Indigenous policy chaos - SBS

Mon, 2014/12/15 - 1:47pm

SBS

Comment: 'Work with us not for us' to end the Indigenous policy chaos
SBS
The very substantial record of statistical gaps between Australia's Indigenous and non-Indigenous people does not inspire confidence that programs and policies are working well. The latest Close the Gap – Progress and Priorities report documents some ...
Australia's indigenous incarceration crisisYahoo! Maktoob News

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Record number of Indigenous doctors graduate from the University of New South ... - ABC Online

Mon, 2014/12/15 - 8:09am

The Age

Record number of Indigenous doctors graduate from the University of New South ...
ABC Online
The largest cohort of Aboriginal graduate doctors will begin working in hospitals around Australia next year. Six Indigenous students graduated this year with a medicine degree at the University of New South Wales. Justine Brindle from the university's ...
Indigenous doctors graduate from UNSW: 'An opportunity to give back to the ...The Age

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Indigenous doctors graduate from UNSW: 'An opportunity to give back to the ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2014/12/15 - 4:16am

Indigenous doctors graduate from UNSW: 'An opportunity to give back to the ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Six new Indigenous Australian doctors graduated from the University of NSW on Monday, the highest number in a single year and a record the university is already planning to beat with another 10 on track to graduate next year. "Having Indigenous doctors ...

Indigenous doctors graduate from UNSW: 'An opportunity to give back to the ... - The Age

Mon, 2014/12/15 - 4:14am

The Age

Indigenous doctors graduate from UNSW: 'An opportunity to give back to the ...
The Age
Six new Indigenous Australian doctors graduated from the University of NSW on Monday, the highest number in a single year and a record the university is already planning to beat with another 10 on track to graduate next year. "Having Indigenous doctors ...

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