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A strong indigenous voice must have the support of the people - The Australian

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 2:07pm
A strong indigenous voice must have the support of the people  The Australian

After a moving swearing-in ceremony, Australias first indigenous cabinet minister, Ken Wyatt — who also becomes Minister for Indigenous Australians — has ...

Broken heart of a nation and 77 souls - The Australian

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 2:03pm
Broken heart of a nation and 77 souls  The Australian

Jade Collard was adored by those around her. She was a happy kid, kind-hearted and loyal.

A nation with unfinished business can take inspiration from Mabo - Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 2:00pm
A nation with unfinished business can take inspiration from Mabo  Sydney Morning Herald

I see Eddie Mabo as a man for all seasons but one drawn magnetically to the season of hope. Being banished from Mer in the Murray Islands, standing before court and being expelled at the age of 16 for drinking alcohol, might have broken many young men. Poverty, rejection and alienation crushes most young people. Look deeper into the over-incarceration of young Indigenous men and women and the loss of hope expressed in so many suicides and you find family crisis, the early death of a parent, domestic violence, foetal alcohol syndrome, drugs or abuse. A season for hope ... Eddie Mabo, a role ...

'There's no acceptable loss': Hunt vows to 'obsessively' pursue youth suicide target - Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 2:00pm
'There's no acceptable loss': Hunt vows to 'obsessively' pursue youth suicide target  Sydney Morning Herald

Health Minister Greg Hunt has promised to "obsessively" seek to eliminate youth suicide, while revealing how personal tragedy shaped his passion for mental health at a young age. Mr Hunt, who met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and senior advisers on Thursday to discuss the crisis afflicting young Australians, told the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age the loss of a family friend had stayed with him for decades. Greg Hunt has vowed to tackle youth suicide.Photo: Simon Schluter "As a young adult, I was touched by someone very close to our family who took their own life," Mr Hunt said. "On...

Black Cat Civil; BHP’s Nyah Teiotu claim top QRC indigenous awards - Courier Mail

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 2:00pm
Black Cat Civil; BHP’s Nyah Teiotu claim top QRC indigenous awards  Courier Mail

The first ever indigenous female engineer employed by mining giant BHP spends her days drilling holes, packing them with explosives and watching the ...

Rapid growth for Indigenous population of Sydney - Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 2:00pm
Rapid growth for Indigenous population of Sydney  Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney has long been a crucible for Indigenous activism – lawyer Noel Pearson calls Redfern the “political capital of black Australia”. But the city is also one of ...

Queensland Labor’s Close The Gap efforts have come under fire - Courier Mail

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 2:00pm
Queensland Labor’s Close The Gap efforts have come under fire  Courier Mail

GREEN activists working inside the Queensland Labor Government have hoodwinked Aborigines into locking up millions of hectares of their land on Cape York.

120 new Aboriginal workers to join Child Protection ranks - The Advertiser

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 10:30am
120 new Aboriginal workers to join Child Protection ranks  The Advertiser

The Child Protection Department has set a target to hire another 120 Aboriginal staff to better respond to the high numbers of Aboriginal children in state care.

State of Origin: Latrell Mitchell backs national anthem protest - Sporting News AU

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 9:32am
State of Origin: Latrell Mitchell backs national anthem protest  Sporting News AU

New South Wales centre Latrell Mitchell has backed fellow Indigenous Blues players Cody Walker and Josh Addo-Carr in their decision to stand silent during ...

Constitution change work delicate: Wyatt - Great Lakes Advocate

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 8:43am
Constitution change work delicate: Wyatt  Great Lakes Advocate

Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution has to be done right, or it will be put on hold for decades, Indigenous Australians ...

Constitution change work delicate: Wyatt - Daily Liberal

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 8:43am
Constitution change work delicate: Wyatt  Daily Liberal

Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution has to be done right, or it will be put on hold for decades, Indigenous Australians ...

Constitution change work delicate: Wyatt - The Macleay Argus

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 8:43am
Constitution change work delicate: Wyatt  The Macleay Argus

Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution has to be done right, or it will be put on hold for decades, Indigenous Australians ...

FFA to accelerate Indigenous programs after losing ground to rival codes - Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 8:33am
FFA to accelerate Indigenous programs after losing ground to rival codes  Sydney Morning Herald

Aboriginal art on Socceroos jerseys and Indigenous team in the FFA Cup are the start of how football must improve its Indigenous programs and pathways.

Preserving Indigenous languages in IYIL2019 helps custodians heal, taps into knowledge of country - ABC News

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 8:16am
Preserving Indigenous languages in IYIL2019 helps custodians heal, taps into knowledge of country  ABC News

Warrgamay/Girramay man Troy Wyles-Whelan's passion for his traditional language began when he was a child listening to his elders speak. Now he's working ...

Indigenous Wallabies jersey is not good as gold for Campo - The Age

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 6:13am
Indigenous Wallabies jersey is not good as gold for Campo  The Age

Wallabies great David Campese has voiced his displeasure at Australia's green Indigenous jersey, saying he is upset that the team won't wear all gold in every ...

Advancing Australia's anthem comes at cost of fair scepticism of patriotism - Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 6:00am
Advancing Australia's anthem comes at cost of fair scepticism of patriotism  Sydney Morning Herald

Pan along the faces during the national anthem, and there have always been players who chose not to sing. They all have their own reasons. Some don’t know the words. Some don’t like the sound of their singing voice, or don’t feel singing puts them in the right frame of mind for the match ahead. Some are too preoccupied with the match to think about singing. Each (as we used to say) to their own. Illustration: Simon LetchPhoto: Now, the moving camera takes the guise of a bullying choirmaster. You, laddy! Not singing? Explain yourself! Indigenous league players Cody Walker and Josh Addo-Carr ...

Uluru: Australian landmark closes to tourists for good on 26 October 2019 - NEWS.com.au

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 6:00am
Uluru: Australian landmark closes to tourists for good on 26 October 2019  NEWS.com.au

Tourists heading to the Northern Territory's Red Centre will soon have to admire Uluru from afar.

Meet the Kakadu plum: an international superfood thousands of years in the making - The Conversation AU

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 5:21am
Meet the Kakadu plum: an international superfood thousands of years in the making  The Conversation AU

The Kakadu plum is one of the richest sources of vitamin C of any fruit, and the increasing demand has started creating supply problems.

'Put love out there': Indigenous painter reaches across Tasman after Christchurch mosque attacks - SBS

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 4:30am
'Put love out there': Indigenous painter reaches across Tasman after Christchurch mosque attacks  SBS

A group of Aboriginal women from the Anangu Pitjanjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands have gifted the Muslim communities in Adelaide and New Zealand a ...

Entangled Histories: a panel event exploring the art of Julie Gough - ABC Local

Fri, 2019/05/31 - 3:17am
Entangled Histories: a panel event exploring the art of Julie Gough  ABC Local

You're invited to an exclusive ABC Hobart x TMAG free event, as we look into artist Julie Gough's latest exhibition: Test Past.

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