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Whadjuk man walking across Australia to meet Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to discuss Aboriginal Affairs - SBS

Sat, 2016/09/24 - 5:00am

SBS

Whadjuk man walking across Australia to meet Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to discuss Aboriginal Affairs
SBS
A Whadjuk man from the Noongar people of South West Western Australia has told SBS World News he is walking across Australia to bring Aboriginal Affairs to the head of the Prime Minister's agenda. Clinton Pryor said that he wanted the walk to catch the ...

Bullying at WA Department of Aboriginal Affairs revealed in public sector survey - ABC Online

Sat, 2016/09/24 - 12:58am

ABC Online

Bullying at WA Department of Aboriginal Affairs revealed in public sector survey
ABC Online
More than quarter of staff at Western Australia's Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) have witnessed bullying and other unprofessional conduct in the workplace, a leaked document has revealed. The finding comes from a Public Sector Commission survey ...

Wife of shot Australian art gallery owner Kevin Reid says he was a hero - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2016/09/23 - 11:41pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Wife of shot Australian art gallery owner Kevin Reid says he was a hero
The Sydney Morning Herald
"He was a hero in so many ways and my heart is broken." Mr Reid's death has shocked Savannah, where the Canberra-born 54-year-old quickly became a beloved member of the close-knit community after opening The Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery in ...
Alice Springs man Kevin Reid died a 'hero' protecting wife in USABC Online
Australian man shot by robbers moments after pushing wife out of harm's wayStuff.co.nz

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New DNA Analysis Shows Aboriginal Australians Are the World's Oldest Society - Smithsonian

Fri, 2016/09/23 - 3:12pm

Smithsonian

New DNA Analysis Shows Aboriginal Australians Are the World's Oldest Society
Smithsonian
For centuries, Aboriginal Australians have said they belonged to the oldest sustained civilization on the face of the Earth, citing their culture and history of oral storytelling that stretches back tens of thousands of years. Now, one of the most ...
DNA Study Finds Aboriginal Australians World's Oldest CivilizationHistory
World-first genome study reveals rich history of Aboriginal AustraliansABC Online
How early Aboriginal Australians journeyed from AfricaThe Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Geographic -The Conversation AU -SBS -The Guardian
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Australia has knowledge and means to overcome social inequality - The Australian

Fri, 2016/09/23 - 2:18pm

Australia has knowledge and means to overcome social inequality
The Australian
I was struck that in Australia, which escaped the worst of the global financial crisis, the same language was being employed for reductions in public spending, slimming down and contracting out of public services, and depriving Aboriginal communities ...

Indigenous health: a third of disease is preventable, says study - The Guardian

Fri, 2016/09/23 - 6:17am

The Guardian

Indigenous health: a third of disease is preventable, says study
The Guardian
“In a wealthy country such as Australia, I am appalled by the unacceptable gap in the health of Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people,” he said. “We need to act before another generation of young Aboriginal people have to live with avoidable ...
Health improvements seen in Indigenous Australians but 'disease ...ABC Online

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John Mulvaney, 'father of Australian archeology' dies aged 90 - The Australian

Fri, 2016/09/23 - 3:08am

The Australian

John Mulvaney, 'father of Australian archeology' dies aged 90
The Australian
“John has made inestimable contributions to studies of Australian archeology, cultural heritage policy and collections practice,” Professor Veth said. “He will be sorely missed as a globally recognised leader in hunter-gatherer studies, Aboriginal ...
Aborigines and Eurasians rode one migration waveScience Magazine

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Indigenous leaders pass no confidence motion in WA Aboriginal affairs minister - The Guardian

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 10:59pm

The Guardian

Indigenous leaders pass no confidence motion in WA Aboriginal affairs minister
The Guardian
Western Australia Aboriginal affairs spokesman Ben Wyatt (left), Labor senator for Western Australia Pat Dodson (centre), and state Greens MP Robin Chapple (right) attend the Yule River bush meeting near Port Hedland on Thursday. Photograph: Leanne ...
WA remote communities: Lack of detail on reform roadmap a concern, Senator Pat Dodson saysABC Online

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Health improvements seen in Indigenous Australians but 'disease burden' still high, AIHW report says - ABC Online

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 8:07pm

ABC Online

Health improvements seen in Indigenous Australians but 'disease burden' still high, AIHW report says
ABC Online
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience more than twice the "disease burden" than non-Indigenous Australians, according an analysis of illness and death figures. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report concluded ...

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Deadly boomerangs: Macabre discovery leads to revelations about ancient Australians - RT

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 4:33pm

RT

Deadly boomerangs: Macabre discovery leads to revelations about ancient Australians
RT
After the skeleton was found, local Aboriginal group, the Baakantji, named it 'Kaakutja', meaning 'older brother.' A 15cm (six inch) gash along Kaakutja's skull was deemed the likely cause of his death and researchers initially believed that he was ...

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Tjakamarra's famous artwork heads overseas after record price - The Australian

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 2:28pm

The Australian

Tjakamarra's famous artwork heads overseas after record price
The Australian
All Aboriginal art valued at more than $20,000 needs an export permit for foreign sale because of its potential cultural significance. Tjakamarra's agent Michael Eather said: “Michael gave the sale his blessing. He was hoping it would remain in ...

World-first genome study reveals rich history of Aboriginal Australians - The New Daily

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 11:45am

The New Daily

World-first genome study reveals rich history of Aboriginal Australians
The New Daily
The most comprehensive genomic study of Indigenous Australians to date has revealed modern humans are all descendants of a single wave of migrants who left Africa about 72,000 years ago. It confirms modern Aboriginal Australians are the descendants ...
Aboriginal Australians Are Humanity's Oldest CivilizationGizmodo
New DNA Analysis Shows Aboriginal Australians Are the World's Oldest SocietySmithsonian
Unprecedented study of Aboriginal Australians points to one shared Out of Africa migration for modern humansPhys.Org
History -The Guardian -CNN -The Guardian
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First exhibition honouring Indigenous military service launches at Australian War Memorial - ABC Online

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 9:36am

ABC Online

First exhibition honouring Indigenous military service launches at Australian War Memorial
ABC Online
The first exhibition in honour of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' military service in times of war and peace launched today at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples fought in the Boer War ...
War memorial exhibition explores Indigenous military serviceBrisbane Times
Indigenous servicemen and women honoured at the Australian War MemorialSBS

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'Heartbreaking' poll: Victorian Muslim leaders fed up - The Age

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 4:57am

The Age

'Heartbreaking' poll: Victorian Muslim leaders fed up
The Age
Unless an Indigenous Australian tells Betul Tuna to leave the country, she's not going anywhere. The Turkish-Australian lives in northern Victoria, in the federal seat of Murray, where Pauline Hanson's One Nation won more support than anywhere else in ...

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Newly Discovered Kimberley, Australia, Aboriginal Rock Art Is 16000 Years Old - The Inquisitr

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 3:58am

The Inquisitr

Newly Discovered Kimberley, Australia, Aboriginal Rock Art Is 16000 Years Old
The Inquisitr
The worlds of archaeology and art have just grown even more exciting with the recent announcement that Kimberley Aboriginal art found in northwestern Australia may actually date from the last Ice Age, as new evidence suggests that the rock art is 16 ...

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Use keywords to search content on this website - Herald Sun

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 2:37am

Herald Sun

Use keywords to search content on this website
Herald Sun
Study leader Professor Eske Willersley said the study uncovered new evidence of human evolution and evidence of the theory humans left Africa in one wave to give rise to all present-day humans but notably Australian Aborigines, the planet's most ...

DNA unearths mystery of new 'human' - NEWS.com.au

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 2:37am

NEWS.com.au

DNA unearths mystery of new 'human'
NEWS.com.au
Study leader Professor Eske Willersley said the study uncovered new evidence of human evolution and evidence of the theory humans left Africa in one wave to give rise to all present-day humans but notably Australian Aborigines, the planet's most ...

Justice denied: Indigenous women and children still face a legal system stacked against them - ABC Online

Thu, 2016/09/22 - 12:13am

ABC Online

Justice denied: Indigenous women and children still face a legal system stacked against them
ABC Online
At a time when media attention is quite rightly focused on ending family violence, Aboriginal women and girls still face unacceptably high levels of assault, homicide and intimidation. Research shows that Aboriginal mothers in Western Australia are 17 ...

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World-first genomic study of Aboriginal Australians - Australian Geographic

Wed, 2016/09/21 - 11:10pm

Australian Geographic

World-first genomic study of Aboriginal Australians
Australian Geographic
ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S most important genomic questions has been answered, with a new study finding that Aboriginal Australians and Papuans separated from Europeans and Asians thousands of years earlier than previously thought. The study, published ...
DNA study sheds new light on ancestry of Aboriginal AustraliansSBS
World-first genome study reveals rich history of Aboriginal AustraliansThe New Daily
Aboriginal Australians Are Humanity's Oldest CivilizationGizmodo
Smithsonian -Phys.Org -History -The Guardian
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