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Unemployment rates remain high in Moree, despite national drop in figures. - Moree Champion

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 5:27am

Moree Champion

Unemployment rates remain high in Moree, despite national drop in figures.
Moree Champion
Cathy Duncan, Aboriginal Employment Strategy manager. Ms Duncan said skills gaps and a lack of training and development opportunities in rural and regional Australia are two of the biggest factors for high unemployment rates for both Aboriginal and ...

NT Intervention: Australia's most costly 'political stunt' - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 4:56am

NEWS.com.au

NT Intervention: Australia's most costly 'political stunt'
NEWS.com.au
It came as the Territory's incarceration rate hit a 15-year high — the highest per capita rate in Australia — with one per cent of the population behind bars and more than 85 per cent of inmates indigenous. Federal indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel ...
A decade on from the NT intervention, the 'torment of powerlessness' lives onABC Online
Voices from the Frontline - 10 years on from the NT InterventionSBS
10 years after the intervention, it's time to admit it has destroyed Aboriginal communitiesThe Guardian

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A decade on from the NT intervention, the 'torment of powerlessness' lives on - ABC Online

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 4:44am

NEWS.com.au

A decade on from the NT intervention, the 'torment of powerlessness' lives on
ABC Online
Indigenous leader and health expert Pat Turner laments the intervention as a "complete violation of the human rights of Aboriginal people". It was officially termed the Northern Territory Emergency Response — a half-a-billion-dollar package to impose ...
NT Intervention: Australia's most costly 'political stunt'NEWS.com.au
Writer of report that sparked NT Intervention condemns governmentSBS

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Local councils join push to change Australia Day date - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 1:55am

NEWS.com.au

Local councils join push to change Australia Day date
NEWS.com.au
Across the country in WA, the City of Fremantle moved some of its Australia Day events to January 28 this year, citing cultural sensitivities and calls from local Aboriginal elders that January 26 was not a day to celebrate. However the growing calls ...
Councils push for Aust Day date change9news.com.au
Is Australia Day about to change? Councils across the country vote to MOVE national day from January 26 - because ...Daily Mail

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Australia Day date: Local councils push change - The Australian

Tue, 2017/06/20 - 11:31pm

The Australian

Australia Day date: Local councils push change
The Australian
Across the country in Perth, the City of Fremantle moved some of its Australia Day events to January 28 this year, citing cultural sensitivities and calls from local Aboriginal elders that January 26 was not a day to celebrate. However the growing ...
Councils push for Aust Day date change9news.com.au

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Australia Day: Local councils push for date change debate - SBS

Tue, 2017/06/20 - 11:09pm

SBS

Australia Day: Local councils push for date change debate
SBS
Across the country in Perth, the City of Fremantle moved some of its Australia Day events to January 28 this year, citing cultural sensitivities and calls from local Aboriginal elders that January 26 was not a day to celebrate. However the growing ...

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Rethinking the Museum: 'We are trying to be brave' - The Adelaide Review

Tue, 2017/06/20 - 2:16am

The Adelaide Review

Rethinking the Museum: 'We are trying to be brave'
The Adelaide Review
The small wooden, stone and fibre objects which constitute much of the South Australian Museum's collection of Australian Aboriginal material are deceptively humble. Properly understood they are the keys to a continent. They speak of how it was made ...

The Australian Indigenous Basketball All Stars team is full of talented players from Cairns - The Cairns Post

Mon, 2017/06/19 - 2:44pm

The Cairns Post

The Australian Indigenous Basketball All Stars team is full of talented players from Cairns
The Cairns Post
It will be Australia's premier Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team's first-ever trip to the WIBC. “It is a great opportunity,” Bin Tahal said. “It is always special to represent my people and where I come from. “There is a lot of talent out ...

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University refuses request for Aboriginal Artefacts to be returned to Australia - The Cambridge Student

Mon, 2017/06/19 - 11:36am

The Cambridge Student

University refuses request for Aboriginal Artefacts to be returned to Australia
The Cambridge Student
Following a request from an Australian man, the University of Cambridge has refused to return important Aboriginal artefacts taken nearly 250 years ago by British explorer Captain James Cook, as reported by Reuters. The artefacts in question are four ...
Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artefacts to AustraliaStudy International News
Cambridge University Is Refusing To Return Aboriginal Artefacts Taken By Captain CookJunkee

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Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artefacts to Australia - Study International News

Mon, 2017/06/19 - 6:02am

Study International News

Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artefacts to Australia
Study International News
The University of Cambridge has refused a request by an Australian man to return important Aboriginal artefacts taken by British explorer Captain James Cook nearly 250 years ago. Rodney Kelly is seeking the return of four spears from the university's ...
University refuses request for Aboriginal Artefacts to be returned to AustraliaThe Cambridge Student
Cambridge University Is Refusing To Return Aboriginal Artefacts Taken By Captain CookJunkee

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The secrets revealed by ancient DNA - ABC Online

Mon, 2017/06/19 - 3:57am

ABC Online

The secrets revealed by ancient DNA
ABC Online
Scientists from the University of Adelaide are grateful that colleagues who came decades before them had the foresight to be so thorough in their research of Aboriginal Australia. Modern day researchers are able to use information and samples collected ...

Simon: Young Indigenous stars can go all the way - FourFourTwo Australia

Mon, 2017/06/19 - 3:45am

FourFourTwo Australia

Simon: Young Indigenous stars can go all the way
FourFourTwo Australia
Matildas' Indigenous stars Simon and Lydia Williams have represented Australia in world football's blue-ribbon event on two occasions and two more Aboriginal footballers could be following in their footsteps. Shaydene, 15, and Jada, 17, are both part ...

Buzzfeed Australia appoints Amy McQuire as Indigenous affairs reporter - MuMbrella

Mon, 2017/06/19 - 1:27am

MuMbrella

Buzzfeed Australia appoints Amy McQuire as Indigenous affairs reporter
MuMbrella
A Darumbal woman from central Queensland, Amy McQuire has spent more than a decade covering Aboriginal Australia. Amy was previously Editor of both the National Indigenous Times and Tracker Magazine. She has reported for NITV News in the ...

Cambridge University Refuses to Return Aboriginal Artifacts to Australia - Asharq Al-awsat English

Sun, 2017/06/18 - 11:02am

Junkee

Cambridge University Refuses to Return Aboriginal Artifacts to Australia
Asharq Al-awsat English
SYDNEY- The University of Cambridge has refused a request by an Australian man to return important Aboriginal artifacts taken by British explorer Captain James Cook nearly 250 years ago, Reuters reported. Rodney Kelly is seeking the return of four ...
Cambridge University Is Refusing To Return Aboriginal Artefacts Taken By Captain CookJunkee

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Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artifacts to Australia - Business Insider

Sat, 2017/06/17 - 10:54am

Junkee

Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artifacts to Australia
Business Insider
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The University of Cambridge has refused a request by an Australian man to return important Aboriginal artifacts taken by British explorer Captain James Cook nearly 250 years ago. Rodney Kelly is seeking the return of four spears from ...
Cambridge University Is Refusing To Return Aboriginal Artefacts Taken By Captain CookJunkee

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Britain's Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artifacts amid protests - SBS

Sat, 2017/06/17 - 10:49am

SBS

Britain's Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artifacts amid protests
SBS
The artifacts are recognized as a significant symbol of first contact between the British and indigenous Australians and of Aboriginal resistance to colonization. However, the University of Cambridge has rejected a request for their return lodged by Kelly.

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Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artifacts to Australia - Reuters

Sat, 2017/06/17 - 9:38am

Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artifacts to Australia
Reuters
The artifacts are recognized as a significant symbol of first contact between the British and indigenous Australians and of Aboriginal resistance to colonization. However, the University of Cambridge has rejected a request for their return lodged by Kelly.

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Cambridge refuses to return Aboriginal spears 'stolen' by Cook - The Australian

Fri, 2017/06/16 - 2:13pm

The Australian

Cambridge refuses to return Aboriginal spears 'stolen' by Cook
The Australian
Cambridge University has rejected a demand for the return to Australia of hugely significant Aboriginal spears collected by James Cook's crew at Botany Bay in ...
Aboriginal man demands Cambridge University return his ancestor's ...Cambridge News

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Aboriginal affairs roundtable held in WA - SBS

Fri, 2017/06/16 - 10:14am

Aboriginal affairs roundtable held in WA
SBS
State and territory Aboriginal affairs leaders say it is inevitable the federal government will need to have treaty negotiations with indigenous people. Representatives from Western Australia, the ACT, the Northern Territory, South Australia and ...

Explore Western Australia - Telegraph.co.uk

Fri, 2017/06/16 - 9:45am

Telegraph.co.uk

Explore Western Australia
Telegraph.co.uk
Western Australia provides the perfect platform to learn more about the richness and enigma of the Aboriginal way of life, with dozens of indigenous tour operators sharing their experiences, stories and traditional lands. Here are some of the best ...

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