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Aboriginal communities warn housing stalemate is a mental health risk - ABC Local

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 8:12pm

ABC Local

Aboriginal communities warn housing stalemate is a mental health risk
ABC Local
The Western Australian Government estimates the decision will see an annual cut of $100 million in that state alone. Looma, an Aboriginal community in WA's Kimberley, where a 10-year-old girl committed suicide in 2016, is warning the decision will lead ...

I've overcome extreme disadvantage. For Australia to ever be equal, we must learn from stories like mine - ABC News

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 6:33pm

ABC News

I've overcome extreme disadvantage. For Australia to ever be equal, we must learn from stories like mine
ABC News
He drew the attention of the police, simply by being Aboriginal. "There was a lot of crime and drug activity and violence in my community so I was already exposed to the police at a young age," he says. "I remember … being pulled over in family cars ...

'Abysmal': Pat Dodson condemns government audit of deaths in custody reform - The Guardian

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 5:00pm

The Guardian

'Abysmal': Pat Dodson condemns government audit of deaths in custody reform
The Guardian
“If I was minister for Indigenous affairs, I wouldn't be happy with that as a report card,” Dodson told Guardian Australia. Dodson said it was “totally unsatisfactory” that only 55% of recommendations about keeping people out of prison had been ...

Jaramer Legal aims to delivers results for indigenous communities - The Australian

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Jaramer Legal aims to delivers results for indigenous communities
The Australian
Hear from our panel of experts, Alison Kitchen National Chairman KPMG, Elizabeth Proust Chairman Australian Institute of Company Directors, John H C Colvin Consultant and Former Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills & Sam Mostyn Chair Citibank Australia.

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Tasmanian Aboriginal groups divide over land claims - The Australian

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 1:00pm

The Australian

Tasmanian Aboriginal groups divide over land claims
The Australian
However, Rodney Dillon, from the seven-member Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Communities Alliance, said land was best returned to “local people” rather than ALCT. “Local Aboriginal people all around Australia want the land to be given back to local ...

Indigenous end-of-life portal guides carers, policy makers - Australian Ageing Agenda

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 5:12am

Australian Ageing Agenda

Indigenous end-of-life portal guides carers, policy makers
Australian Ageing Agenda
A new resource has been launched to guide health professionals and policy makers involved in providing end of life care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care portal on the Australian Indigenous ...

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NRF helps launch majority Indigenous-owned law firm in Australia - Australasian Lawyer

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 4:21am

Australasian Lawyer

NRF helps launch majority Indigenous-owned law firm in Australia
Australasian Lawyer
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is helping launch a majority Indigenous-owned law firm in Australia. The global law firm is forming Jaramer Legal in a joint venture with Mailman Law principals Bevan Mailman and Brian Bero. The firm will have the best ...

NRF helps launch majority Indigenous-owned law firm in Australia - Australasian Lawyer

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 4:21am

NRF helps launch majority Indigenous-owned law firm in Australia
Australasian Lawyer
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is helping launch a majority Indigenous-owned law firm in Australia. The global law firm is forming Jaramer Legal in a joint venture with Mailman Law principals Bevan Mailman and Brian Bero. The firm will have the best ...

Aboriginal souvenir vendor Birubi Art facing fines after ACCC investigation into fake artefacts - 9news.com.au

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 4:08am

9news.com.au

Aboriginal souvenir vendor Birubi Art facing fines after ACCC investigation into fake artefacts
9news.com.au
One of the nation's biggest Aboriginal souvenir wholesalers is facing hefty fines after passing off boomerangs and didgeridoos as ridgy-didge Australian artefacts despite actually being made in cheap Indonesian factories. The Federal Court found Birubi ...

Standing tall on the national stage - ArtsHub

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 2:52am

ArtsHub

Standing tall on the national stage
ArtsHub
The company are certainly casting a long shadow, collaborating with mainstage theatre companies such as the State Theatre Company of South Australia on Sista Girl in 2017 (a return season is programmed for 2019) and this year with Black Swan State ...

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Have your say on the formation of a National Indigenous Arts and Cultural Authority - ArtsHub

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 2:52am

ArtsHub

Have your say on the formation of a National Indigenous Arts and Cultural Authority
ArtsHub
Jared Coolwell, Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dance Company, at Australian Performing Arts Market 2018. For more than a decade, there has been a call for a national body to promote and protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture. That ...
Indigenous end-of-life portal guides carers, policy makersAustralian Ageing Agenda
Indigenous Engagement & Research Associate(Identified Position)The Conversation AU

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Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey in Parkes and ... - Parkes Champion-Post

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 1:34am

Parkes Champion-Post

Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey in Parkes and ...
Parkes Champion-Post
ABS SURVEY: Singer-songwriter Shellie Morris features in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' You Tube video about the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Survey. Since July 2018, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has been ...
Agency reveals 25 per cent premium for recruitment under staffing capThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey in Parkes and ... - Parkes Champion-Post

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 1:34am

Parkes Champion-Post

Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey in Parkes and ...
Parkes Champion-Post
Selected households who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander will have the chance to talk to the ABS about their health so that government and healthcare services can make decisions that will help them, their children and community live ...
Agency reveals 25 per cent premium for recruitment under staffing capThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Why DNA tests for Indigenous heritage mean different things in Australia and the US - The Conversation AU

Wed, 2018/10/24 - 7:20pm

The Conversation AU

Why DNA tests for Indigenous heritage mean different things in Australia and the US
The Conversation AU
Things would likely have unfolded differently from a similar scenario in Australia. For starters, there isn't enough DNA data of Indigenous Australians to do the kind of genetic test that Warren did here. And Indigenous communities in Australia are ...

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Pharmacist to work with Mildura's Aboriginal community - Sunraysia Daily

Wed, 2018/10/24 - 4:59pm

Sunraysia Daily

Pharmacist to work with Mildura's Aboriginal community
Sunraysia Daily
A PHARMACIST will work with Mildura's Aboriginal community as part of a national initiative to improve the way everyday medications are used. As part of a plan to embed 22 pharmacists in Aboriginal community-controlled health services across Australia, ...

Culture first: Desart celebrates 25 years of supporting Aboriginal artists - ArtsHub

Wed, 2018/10/24 - 1:43pm

ArtsHub

Culture first: Desart celebrates 25 years of supporting Aboriginal artists
ArtsHub
For 25 years, the peak body Desart has championed the Aboriginal artists and art centres of Central Australia through a range of specialised activities and programs, including the annual exhibition Desert Mob, the Desart Photography Prize, and a ...

Indigenous Art Code fights to keep Australia's visual art trade fair and ethical - ArtsHub

Wed, 2018/10/24 - 1:43pm

ArtsHub

Indigenous Art Code fights to keep Australia's visual art trade fair and ethical
ArtsHub
While many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual artists enjoy profitable and congenial relationships with dealers who sell their works, it's not the case for all. In 2009 the national Indigenous Art Code (IartC) was established to prevent ...
When hasn't it been OK to be white?The Islander
EDITORIAL POLICYNational Indigenous Times

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Growing the national profile of Aboriginal art with the 36th Telstra NATSIAA - ArtsHub

Wed, 2018/10/24 - 1:43pm

ArtsHub

Growing the national profile of Aboriginal art with the 36th Telstra NATSIAA
ArtsHub
Perkins continued: 'In Australia, freight is expensive, and it's not always possible for artists in remote area to apply, but it is certainly worth the effort if you can. For an artist to be pre-selected and included is such a win in itself, because ...

Elaine Crombie on her role in MTC's Astroman - The Australian

Wed, 2018/10/24 - 1:00pm

The Australian

Elaine Crombie on her role in MTC's Astroman
The Australian
“We had conversations about that,” Crombie says of the fact Belz is not an Aboriginal Australian. “There's definitely a question around writing stories about blackfellas if you're not a blackfella. Because you're the one that ends up getting paid for ...

No support from gov—but Aussie kickboxers smash expectations - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/10/24 - 9:11am

National Indigenous Times

No support from gov—but Aussie kickboxers smash expectations
National Indigenous Times
He lost, but only narrowly, carrying the flag for Australia, after holding the Aboriginal flag at the opening ceremony. The Australian team took pride in its multiculturalism. “We had a kid from Afghanistan carry the Australian flag at the opening ...

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