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Victoria introduces to parliament 'history-making' Indigenous voice legislation - The Guardian

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 5:49am

The Guardian

Victoria introduces to parliament 'history-making' Indigenous voice legislation
The Guardian
The federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has promised to establish the body in legislation if his party wins government, to give voters a chance to see how it would work before putting the proposal to a referendum. Federal joint parliamentary committee ...

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NGV's two-part Colony exhibition is a magical and unflinching look at Australia's past - Time Out

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 5:38am

Time Out

NGV's two-part Colony exhibition is a magical and unflinching look at Australia's past
Time Out
In a time when hashtags, triggers, phobias and offended parties are popping up like peanut allergies in every corner, when backlash whips back and forth like a cut snake across the continent faster than the news cycle can handle, an exhibition ...

Ngangkari healers: 60000 years of traditional Aboriginal methods make headway in medical clinics - ABC Online

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 4:36am

ABC Online

Ngangkari healers: 60000 years of traditional Aboriginal methods make headway in medical clinics
ABC Online
While she was a university lecturer, Ms Panzironi identified a gap in literature on Australian Aboriginal healing. She said the most comparable form of alternative medicine to Ngangkari healing was reiki, a Japanese technique for stress reduction ...

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Inquiry wants justice system overhaul to address Indigenous incarceration - The New Daily

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 3:48am

The New Daily

Inquiry wants justice system overhaul to address Indigenous incarceration
The New Daily
Commonwealth, state and territory governments must overhaul the justice system to reduce the massive over-representation of Indigenous people in jail, a major inquiry has found. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) inquiry, led by federal court ...

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Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis' - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 3:30am

Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis'
NEWS.com.au
Federal and state governments are facing calls for urgent action as the latest statistics show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders continue to be "alarmingly" over-represented in prison. In a report tabled in federal parliament on Wednesday, the ...

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Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis' - 9News - 9news.com.au

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 3:16am

9news.com.au

Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis' - 9News
9news.com.au
Australia has reached "crisis point" when it comes to the rate of indigenous people being sent to jail - especially women, lawyers say. Federal and state governments are facing calls for urgent action as the latest statistics show Aboriginal and Torres ...

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Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis' | Daily Mail Online - Daily Mail

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 3:14am

Architecture and Design

Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis' | Daily Mail Online
Daily Mail
Australia has reached "crisis point" when it comes to the rate of indigenous people being sent to jail - especially women, lawyers say.Federal and state...
Droga family donates $1 million to increase Indigenous architect numbersArchitecture and Design

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Australia justice system overhaul needed to address Indigenous incarceration: Inquiry - Radio Australia

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 3:04am

Radio Australia

Australia justice system overhaul needed to address Indigenous incarceration: Inquiry
Radio Australia
Change the Record, the Indigenous advocacy group, said the inquiry was a "once in a generation" chance to reduce the soaring rate of Indigenous incarceration. The ALRC inquiry also pushed for wide-ranging changes to police protocols, so Indigenous ...

Here's How Bad Australia's Indigenous Incarceration Rates Are – And Ways To Lower Them - BuzzFeed News

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 2:20am

BuzzFeed News

Here's How Bad Australia's Indigenous Incarceration Rates Are – And Ways To Lower Them
BuzzFeed News
The report outlined various statistics about the extent to which Indigenous Australians are disproportionately incarcerated, noting they are 12.5 times more likely to be in prison than non Indigenous people. Indigenous women are 21.2 times more likely ...
Community Groups Call For Action on Indigenous Incarceration RatesPro Bono Australia

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Australia justice system overhaul needed to address Indigenous incarceration, inquiry finds - ABC Online

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 1:54am

ABC Online

Australia justice system overhaul needed to address Indigenous incarceration, inquiry finds
ABC Online
Change the Record, the Indigenous advocacy group, said the inquiry was a "once in a generation" chance to reduce the soaring rate of Indigenous incarceration. The ALRC inquiry also pushed for wide-ranging changes to police protocols, so Indigenous ...

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Call for national inquiry into protection of Indigenous children - The Guardian

Wed, 2018/03/28 - 12:22am

The Guardian

Call for national inquiry into protection of Indigenous children
The Guardian
“It is the view of the ALRC that the incarceration rate of adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples cannot be fully and satisfactorily addressed without a national review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection ...

Victoria one step closer to official treaty with Aboriginal people - ABC Online

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 11:30pm

ABC Online

Victoria one step closer to official treaty with Aboriginal people
ABC Online
A bill has been introduced in the Victorian Parliament to bring the state another step closer to having an official treaty with its Aboriginal people. The Advancing the Treaty Process with Aboriginal Victorians Bill recognises the Aboriginal ...
Aust-first treaty laws in Vic parliamentSBS

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Queensland tops list of most disadvantaged areas in Australia, Sydney and Perth top most advantaged - ABC Online

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 7:44pm

ABC Online

Queensland tops list of most disadvantaged areas in Australia, Sydney and Perth top most advantaged
ABC Online
Seven of the 10 most disadvantaged areas in the country are in Queensland, Census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows. The data from the 2016 Census of Population and Housing used socio economic indexes to rank the most advantaged ...
Australia's most advantaged area in 2018 is Ku-ring-gai, new census data showsThe Australian Financial Review
Ku-ring-gai the most advantaged area in Australia, new census data showsDomain News
Census 2016: Sydney's upper north shore tops list of most advantaged areasThe Australian
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Indigenous languages come from just one common ancestor, researchers say - ABC Online

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 7:34pm

ABC Online

Indigenous languages come from just one common ancestor, researchers say
ABC Online
After decades of debate, Australian researchers say they have finally proven a theory that all Indigenous languages descend from one common language. Experts from Western Sydney University and the University of Newcastle have spent three years ...
Australia's indigenous languages have one source, study saysBBC News
Indigenous languages all came from oneThe Border Mail

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Museum backs pledge for Aboriginal gallery | Daily Mail Online - Daily Mail

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 4:39pm

Nine

Museum backs pledge for Aboriginal gallery | Daily Mail Online
Daily Mail
A South Australian government pledge to create a centre for Aboriginal art and culture will provide a proper home for "the crown jewels of Australian...
Revealed: Australia's most advantaged and disadvantaged places to liveNine

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Applause: recent winners - ArtsHub

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 1:17pm

ArtsHub

Applause: recent winners
ArtsHub
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art to develop the concept for, and explore the feasibility of, creating a new public art work by artist Tom Nicholson. Auspicious Arts Projects on behalf of John Barcham to develop the concept for, and explore the ...
Sydney and Perth home to Australia's most advantaged communities, census showsThe Mandarin

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Coalition in retreat on indigenous identity - The Australian

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Coalition in retreat on indigenous identity
The Australian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have for decades been identified for administrative purposes according to a three-part definition covering descent, self-identification and community recognition. However, a bill awaiting debate in the ...

'Clayton's consultation' sinks dream of National Aboriginal Art Gallery - The Australian

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 1:01pm

The Australian

'Clayton's consultation' sinks dream of National Aboriginal Art Gallery
The Australian
This week the Alice Springs Town Council voted that the Aboriginal flag would be allowed atop Anzac Hill for a short time. “It's like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a dream that has gone up in flames. It's just very, very disappointing,” Perkins ...

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Twiggy paves the way for Aboriginal iron ore mine - The Australian

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 1:00pm

The Australian

Twiggy paves the way for Aboriginal iron ore mine
The Australian
Australia's first indigenous-owned iron ore miner could be a reality by the end of this year under a landmark deal between Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group and the Australian Aboriginal Mining Corp. The AAMC has signed up Perth-based advisory ...

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Aboriginal businesses are growing across the nation - The Australian

Tue, 2018/03/27 - 9:19am

The Australian

Aboriginal businesses are growing across the nation
The Australian
A new KPMG report, Igniting indigenous Entrepreneurship to be released at an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch in Canberra today analysed census data to track the growth of indigenous businesses in Australia. Prepared by Shelley Ray, Catherine ...

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