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The Yolngu: Mining their own business - NT News

Tue, 2017/12/12 - 2:07pm

NT News

The Yolngu: Mining their own business
NT News
One of the 12 signatories of the petitions — Australia's first formal assertion of native title — was Gumatj clan leader Munggurraway Yunupingu. His son Galurrwuy, then just 15, played a key role in drafting the documents. Fifty-four years later, the ...

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Drop in youth crime rates not reflected in Aboriginal arrests - The Advertiser

Tue, 2017/12/12 - 12:03pm

The Advertiser

Drop in youth crime rates not reflected in Aboriginal arrests
The Advertiser
The figures, compiled by the Attorney-General's Department using SAPOL data, show that in 2016 police apprehended 3404 non-Aboriginal youths compared with 5988 in 2011. In 2016 police apprehended 1979 Aboriginal youths, compared with 2270 in 2011 ...

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Ice epidemic Queensland: Indigenous towns hit by scourge - Courier Mail

Tue, 2017/12/12 - 11:07am

Courier Mail

Ice epidemic Queensland: Indigenous towns hit by scourge
Courier Mail
“What we should be thinking of is what's in the best interests of the child; not taking it from its mother and giving it to another mother who's in the same family when all the same people are around that child.” Nearly 44 per cent of all children put ...

Aboriginal treaty is about shared pride, not your backyard, commissioner says - The Age

Tue, 2017/12/12 - 6:59am

The Age

Aboriginal treaty is about shared pride, not your backyard, commissioner says
The Age
Jill Gallagher has been named Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner. Photo: Jason South. And she has an early memory, painful still, of her mother being asked to leave the whites-only Warrnambool hotel. It was Australia in the early 1960s, before ...

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Video captures attack on teenager at Port Augusta as father and son arrested - ABC Online

Tue, 2017/12/12 - 5:58am

ABC Online

Video captures attack on teenager at Port Augusta as father and son arrested
ABC Online
A graphic video has appeared online showing a boy being attacked, allegedly by a father and son, in the South Australian regional city of Port Augusta. The boy is approached by two people, allegedly a 45-year-old man and his 14-year-old son, before ...

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Tue, 2017/12/12 - 5:08am
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'President Johnson was in tears': remembering Harold Holt - Ballarat Courier

Tue, 2017/12/12 - 4:58am

Ballarat Courier

'President Johnson was in tears': remembering Harold Holt
Ballarat Courier
It was an important step towards Indigenous rights at a time when state laws meant many Aboriginal Australians could not move, own property or marry freely. It was a resounding success, with more than 90 per cent of Australians voting in favour. He ...

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'President Johnson was in tears': remembering Harold Holt - Illawarra Mercury

Tue, 2017/12/12 - 4:54am

Illawarra Mercury

'President Johnson was in tears': remembering Harold Holt
Illawarra Mercury
It was an important step towards Indigenous rights at a time when state laws meant many Aboriginal Australians could not move, own property or marry freely. It was a resounding success, with more than 90 per cent of Australians voting in favour. He ...

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Legal career kick-starts with research into Aboriginal imprisonment in WA - UQ News

Tue, 2017/12/12 - 12:59am

UQ News

Legal career kick-starts with research into Aboriginal imprisonment in WA
UQ News
Learning about the statistics of Aboriginal imprisonment in Western Australia led University of Queensland law student Nicholas Frazer to put his legal skills into practice and investigate. The Indigenous Student Ambassador will graduate with a ...

Maori man proposes to Aboriginal Australian partner live on TV - PinkNews

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 9:28pm

PinkNews

Maori man proposes to Aboriginal Australian partner live on TV
PinkNews
A Maori man has proposed to his Aboriginal Australia boyfriend during a live TV interview. Just days after the Australian Parliament moved to legalise same-sex marriage, the couple appeared on Kawekōrero Reporters on Maori TV. . Richard Haeata of Te ...

Q&A: Malcolm Turnbull denies his Government is anti-China, says Sam Dastyari leak did not come from ASIO - ABC Online

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 8:10pm

ABC Online

Q&A: Malcolm Turnbull denies his Government is anti-China, says Sam Dastyari leak did not come from ASIO
ABC Online
Malcolm Turnbull has vehemently denied he or his government is anti-Chinese in a special edition of Q&A that featured the Australian Prime Minister fielding wide-ranging questions from the audience and host Virginia Trioli. Mr Turnbull was required to ...
'We clearly need a leader with some courage': PM confronted over indigenous recognitionThe New Daily

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Inland rail: Aboriginal groups want job targets for track construction - ABC Online

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 7:02pm

ABC Online

Inland rail: Aboriginal groups want job targets for track construction
ABC Online
However, the Government-owned builder of the multi-billion-dollar project, the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), has told the ABC it has no targets for Aboriginal employment. "We have not set any targets at all but we are very keen to make sure ...

Malcolm Turnbull grilled on refugees and indigenous rights - The Australian

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 1:56pm

The Australian

Malcolm Turnbull grilled on refugees and indigenous rights
The Australian
“In his dismissal of the Uluru statement, he clearly showed no respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who participated in those significant dialogues.” Mr Turnbull told Ms Reid he was disappointed that she placed “so little store ...
Q&A: Malcolm Turnbull denies his Government is anti-China, says Sam Dastyari leak did not come from ASIOABC Online
Malcolm Turnbull Absolutely Copped It From A Bloody Game 'Q&A' AudiencePedestrian TV
'Elaborately dishonest': Turnbull remarks on Indigenous voice to parliament cause angerThe Guardian
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Australia and New Zealand's indigenous experiences - TTG

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 11:26am

TTG

Australia and New Zealand's indigenous experiences
TTG
It's a popular misconception that indigenous experiences can only be found in Australia's Red Centre, requiring long journeys into Australasia's most remote corners. In fact, there's a growing list of products across the region, offering everything ...

Indigenous body to help develop north Aust - The Australian

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 7:02am

The Australian

Indigenous body to help develop north Aust
The Australian
Northern Australia Minister Matt Canavan says eight senior community figures would ensure the policy benefits Aboriginal businesses and supports innovation. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said a major proportion of Northern Australia was ...

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Jessica Mauboy to represent Australia at Eurovision 2018 - ABC Online

Mon, 2017/12/11 - 6:43am

ABC Online

Jessica Mauboy to represent Australia at Eurovision 2018
ABC Online
... in 2018 after winning in 2017, thanks to Salvador Sobral's aching love song Amar Pelos. More than three million Australians watched the Eurovision semi-finals and grand final in 2017. In 2014, the singer performed her song Sea of Flags in front of ...
Jessica Mauboy delighted to compete in Eurovision for Australia: 'it's unfinished business'The Guardian

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Will same-sex marriage change anything for transgender Aboriginal Australians? - PinkNews

Sun, 2017/12/10 - 1:45pm

PinkNews

Will same-sex marriage change anything for transgender Aboriginal Australians?
PinkNews
The electoral district of Lingiari, which has the largest indigenous population in Australia, also had a significantly lower turnout than any other district, with 50% voter participation, in comparison to the national average of 77%. However the ...

Australian Wildlife Conservancy strike deal with Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation to protect Kimberley land - The West Australian

Sun, 2017/12/10 - 12:25pm

The West Australian

Australian Wildlife Conservancy strike deal with Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation to protect Kimberley land
The West Australian
An Aboriginal corporation and a conservation group have agreed on a deal to protect thousands of hectares of Kimberley land described as a “lost world”. The Australian Wildlife Conservancy will partner with the Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation to ...

Aboriginal Masterpiece in Australia to Raise Money For Kidney Patients - Voice of America

Sun, 2017/12/10 - 12:07pm

Voice of America

Aboriginal Masterpiece in Australia to Raise Money For Kidney Patients
Voice of America
A rare painting by Albert Namatjira, one of Australia's most iconic Aboriginal artists, is to be sold to raise money for kidney patients in remote parts of central Australia. Indigenous people suffer kidney disease at 15 times the national average ...

Paul Keating's Redfern speech still powerful after 25 years - SBS

Sun, 2017/12/10 - 6:27am

SBS

Paul Keating's Redfern speech still powerful after 25 years
SBS
We need to see that again," the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner told AAP. "What saddens me is that we haven't really followed (Mr Keating's speech) and implemented it. "Fatigue happens. But we cannot afford to lose hope. We must ...

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