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Sacked indigenous lands boss wants review - The Australian

Wed, 2014/11/26 - 1:06pm

Sacked indigenous lands boss wants review
The Australian
South Australian Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ian Hunter has said he was “extremely concerned” by the actions of the APY executive and was considering advice from the Crown Solicitor. In a 13-page affidavit lodged with the court, Mr Deans said that Mr ...

Indigenous Australia knows the cynicism exposed by Michael Brown's killing in ... - The Guardian

Wed, 2014/11/26 - 3:49am

The Guardian

Indigenous Australia knows the cynicism exposed by Michael Brown's killing in ...
The Guardian
Other than the unsuccessful prosecution of Chris Hurley, not a single charge has been laid, not a single person held to account. To return to McCulloch, is the long-term failure of African Americans and Indigenous Australians by their legal systems not ...

Beale fine to fund indigenous women's program - ESPNScrum.com

Tue, 2014/11/25 - 10:35pm

ESPNScrum.com

Beale fine to fund indigenous women's program
ESPNScrum.com
Kurtley Beale's $A45,000 fine after he breached the Australian Rugby Union Code of Conduct will be directed to the Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team to fund a program for young indigenous women. The money will be used specifically to promote ...
Kurtley Beale's fine to fund program for indigenous womenThe Canberra Times
Wallaby Kurtley Beale's fine goes to 'Stronga Sistas'Eurosport.com AU
Wallaby Beale's fine goes to 'Stronga Sistas'Yahoo! Maktoob News

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Indigenous artists in the spotlight for ARIA awards - SBS

Tue, 2014/11/25 - 5:54am

SBS

Indigenous artists in the spotlight for ARIA awards
SBS
“It's something really nice that we have something like the ARIAs that recognises Australian creativity and Australian artists,” Sultan said. This year, there are more indigenous artists nominated than ever before. Jessica Mauboy and Geoffrey Gurrumul ...

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Antarctica expedition for Indigenous scholarship recipient - ABC Online

Tue, 2014/11/25 - 4:26am

ABC Online

Antarctica expedition for Indigenous scholarship recipient
ABC Online
20-year old Canberra resident Allira Searle is preparing to explore Antarctica as part of a unique two-week expedition. Only eight indigenous Australians have been given the opportunity to be part of the experience funded by Indigenous organisation Yalari.

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Peak Indigenous body appeals to Tony Abbott for funding certainty - The Australian

Tue, 2014/11/25 - 1:13am

Peak Indigenous body appeals to Tony Abbott for funding certainty
The Australian
The Prime Minister's chief indigenous adviser Warren Mundine told The Australian he was deeply concerned about delays and a lack of clarity on the direction of reforms, adding that an audit of programs to determine which should be funded was urgently ...

Warren Mundine angry as funding reform for indigenous groups delayed - The Australian

Mon, 2014/11/24 - 1:30pm

Warren Mundine angry as funding reform for indigenous groups delayed
The Australian
Aboriginal organisations have been saved from closure after the Prime Minister's Department extended the period for funding applications under its controversial grants system. On Sunday night, the applicants for indigenous projects across Australia ...
Pacific Islanders accused of Australian black market kava tradeRadio Australia

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Indigenous grants extension a debacle, Greens say - The Australian

Sun, 2014/11/23 - 11:37pm

Indigenous grants extension a debacle, Greens say
The Australian
The Australian has revealed that Aboriginal organisations have been saved from impending closure after the Prime Minister's department extended the period for funding applications under its controversial new grants system. The Australian can reveal ...

Fortescue offers mining jobs to indigenous prisoners - Australian Mining

Sun, 2014/11/23 - 11:17pm

Australian Mining

Fortescue offers mining jobs to indigenous prisoners
Australian Mining
Aboriginal prisoners will soon have the opportunity to take on mining employment after their release, thanks to a new agreement between Fortescue Metals Group and WA Department of Corrective Services. FMG chairman Andrew Forrest has signed a ...

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Australia's indigenous population take up cricket - Cricket Country

Sun, 2014/11/23 - 1:17pm

Australia's indigenous population take up cricket
Cricket Country
Australia's indigenous population, known as the aboriginals, are gradually taking up cricket. In this video by Cricket Australia, one can see how measures are being taken to help the indigenous population take up cricket. Australia has a National ...

Indigenous groups win extension - The Australian

Sun, 2014/11/23 - 1:06pm

Indigenous groups win extension
The Australian
The Australian has spoken to indigenous groups who would not speak on the record because they feared their funding would be compromised, but said the new criteria in the first round of the $4.8 billion Indigenous Advancement Strategy was not clear.

Why is Australian TV still so white? - Daily Life

Sun, 2014/11/23 - 1:01pm

Daily Life

Why is Australian TV still so white?
Daily Life
That stunt was still making international headlines when Karl's interview with Natalie Ahmat for the Indigenous TV network, NITV News, was released last Friday. In the wake of the screening of First Contact, the SBS show in which six white Australians ...

Poetic injustice as bid for Indigenous Recognition stalls - The Saturday Paper

Fri, 2014/11/21 - 2:13pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Poetic injustice as bid for Indigenous Recognition stalls
The Saturday Paper
Offer Indigenous Australians only the bare minimum – a little poetry and scouring the constitution of racist language – and their leaders will walk. “You would have people like me campaign against it,” says Dodson. “Quite seriously. In my view it would ...
Challenging ideas about indigenous AustraliaSydney Morning Herald
Abbott, Hollande reach agreement over Indigenous remainsSBS
Nigel Scullion criticised for not setting goal to cut Indigenous incarcerationThe Guardian

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Indigenous heritage to be embraced in AOC constitution - The Australian

Fri, 2014/11/21 - 1:24pm

Indigenous heritage to be embraced in AOC constitution
The Australian
Australia's indigenous athletes have a rich history of competing and winning at the Olympic Games. From our first indigenous Olympians, Frank Roberts, Michael Ah Matt and Adrian Blair, to Cathy Freeman's legendary sprint at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, ...

Indigenous Australia's HIV crisis never happened: five questions to James Ward - The Guardian

Fri, 2014/11/21 - 4:53am

The Guardian

Indigenous Australia's HIV crisis never happened: five questions to James Ward
The Guardian
My focus while hosting IndigenousX will be on raising HIV and related conditions awareness in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. In the early days of HIV when it first hit Australia 30 years ago, we were told a catastrophe would occur ...

AOC changes constitution to recognise Australia's Indigenous heritage - ABC Online

Fri, 2014/11/21 - 3:27am

ABC Online

AOC changes constitution to recognise Australia's Indigenous heritage
ABC Online
Olympian Cathy Freeman has welcomed a decision by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) to recognise Australia's Indigenous heritage in its constitution. The AOC constitution and Olympic team values will now recognise the contribution of Australia's ...

AOC to recognise indigenous heritage - The Australian

Fri, 2014/11/21 - 3:01am

Australian Olympic Committee

AOC to recognise indigenous heritage
The Australian
Australia's indigenous athletes have a rich history of competing and winning at the Olympic Games. From our first indigenous Olympians, Frank Roberts, Michael Ah Matt and Adrian Blair, to Cathy Freeman's legendary sprint at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, ...
Indigenous heritage recognised in AOC ConstitutionAustralian Olympic Committee
AOC changes constitution to recognise Australia's Indigenous heritageABC Online

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Black Comedy and First Contact confront indigenous stereotypes - Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2014/11/21 - 1:01am

Sydney Morning Herald

Black Comedy and First Contact confront indigenous stereotypes
Sydney Morning Herald
As Hugo Weaving's narration pointed out at the beginning of First Contact, six out of 10Australians have had little or no contact with an indigenous Australian, and for many years the number has probably been far worse when it's come to the subject ...
I'm 31 and only had my 'first contact' with Indigenous Australia this yearThe Guardian
First Contact's casting reveals Australia's 'festering sore'The Age
SBS premieres First ContactSBS
Perth Now -The Conversation AU
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Indigenous heritage recognised in AOC Constitution - Australian Olympic Committee

Thu, 2014/11/20 - 11:54pm

Australian Olympic Committee

Indigenous heritage recognised in AOC Constitution
Australian Olympic Committee
This year as we prepare for the centenary of ANZAC we read about the contribution of the Indigenous Australians in both world wars. We marvel at their prowess on the sporting field yet many live in poverty, struggle with poor health, discrimination ...

Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi's demise echoes the fate of Aboriginal art - The Australian

Thu, 2014/11/20 - 7:39pm

The Australian

Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi's demise echoes the fate of Aboriginal art
The Australian
The vast private collections and public gallery displays amassed over recent years remain, the archipelago of art centres and little studios set up across the desert and the remote corners of Aboriginal Australia are still operating, but the heart of ...

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