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Shocking job woes in Elizabeth — before Holden goes - dailytelegraph.com.au

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 8:40am

dailytelegraph.com.au

Shocking job woes in Elizabeth — before Holden goes
dailytelegraph.com.au
MARK Mayman is among dozens of Aboriginal employees to gain work on the $985 million Northern Connector road project. Indigenous contractors Intract Australia and ART Services have been awarded contracts to provide job opportunities for Aboriginal ...

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Shocking job woes in Elizabeth — even before Holden goes - The Advertiser

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 8:31am

The Advertiser

Shocking job woes in Elizabeth — even before Holden goes
The Advertiser
MARK Mayman is among dozens of Aboriginal employees to gain work on the $985 million Northern Connector road project. Indigenous contractors Intract Australia and ART Services have been awarded contracts to provide job opportunities for Aboriginal ...

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Aboriginal people and politics in 2015 - a year of euphoric highs and fraught lows - SBS (blog)

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 7:41am

SBS (blog)

Aboriginal people and politics in 2015 - a year of euphoric highs and fraught lows
SBS (blog)
The family of 22-year-old Julieka Dhu who died in custody in Perth in Western Australia continued to fight for justice throughout 2015. Ms Dhu died in a South Hedland lock up after being arrested and detained over outstanding fines of about $1,200.

New fish species discovered in the Kimberley to be named after author Tim ... - ABC Online

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 6:40am

ABC Online

New fish species discovered in the Kimberley to be named after author Tim ...
ABC Online
The team will name the 20 new species this year, mostly after Aboriginal place names. However, one has been reserved for famous Western Australian author, Winton. "It was a great honour to have a group of scientists having made this incredibly ...

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Top 10 Sexiest Cities in Australia - Australia Network News

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 6:13am

Australia Network News

Top 10 Sexiest Cities in Australia
Australia Network News
It has a well stocked history of the indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Attracting tourists for its sailing, diving, and snorkelling, Cairns is the portal to the Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The next cities represent the ...

'It's time for Aboriginal identity and story to be embraced by all Australians' - WA today

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 6:11am

WA today

'It's time for Aboriginal identity and story to be embraced by all Australians'
WA today
Challenged, by former Prime Minister, Paul Keating, to imagine an Australia where our Aboriginal cultural identity is indistinguishable from Australian cultural identity. In this speech, reflecting on that great speech he gave at Redfern 23 years ago ...

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'It's time for Aboriginal identity and story to be embraced by all Australians' - The Age

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 6:03am

The Age

'It's time for Aboriginal identity and story to be embraced by all Australians'
The Age
Challenged, by former Prime Minister, Paul Keating, to imagine an Australia where our Aboriginal cultural identity is indistinguishable from Australian cultural identity. In this speech, reflecting on that great speech he gave at Redfern 23 years ago ...

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'It's time for Aboriginal identity and story to be embraced by all Australians' - Brisbane Times

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 6:01am

Brisbane Times

'It's time for Aboriginal identity and story to be embraced by all Australians'
Brisbane Times
Challenged, by former Prime Minister, Paul Keating, to imagine an Australia where our Aboriginal cultural identity is indistinguishable from Australian cultural identity. In this speech, reflecting on that great speech he gave at Redfern 23 years ago ...

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Summer Planner: Wednesday January 6 - Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 5:03am

Sydney Morning Herald

Summer Planner: Wednesday January 6
Sydney Morning Herald
Live music is still kicking in Sydney with Australian group The Spin Drifters performing their last of three gigs at The Basement Nightclub on January 11. The nine-piece group brings high energy music with jazzy blues, ... From TJ Hickey protests to ...

Footscray Community Arts Centre's Wominjeka Festival hosts Ian Michael's award ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 1:28am

Sydney Morning Herald

Footscray Community Arts Centre's Wominjeka Festival hosts Ian Michael's award ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Footscray Community Arts Centre's Wominjeka Festival enters its sixth year of celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and while this time the size of the music and visual arts sections are greater than the performance counterpart, the ...

Bon Scott Crescent and Jimmy Little Street, fancy living in a Moncrieff street ... - The Canberra Times

Mon, 2016/01/04 - 1:07am

The Canberra Times

Bon Scott Crescent and Jimmy Little Street, fancy living in a Moncrieff street ...
The Canberra Times
What part does a street name play in your decision to buy a home? On the whole, probably almost none, but perhaps in Moncrieff diehard music fans will hanker for an address that commemorates an idol. Bon Scott Crescent will surely be a target for fans ...
Bon Scott Crescent and Jimmy Little Road, fancy dwelling in a Moncrieff road ...The Times (subscription)

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Facing another year in the spin cycle - Geelong Advertiser

Sun, 2016/01/03 - 11:06pm

Geelong Advertiser

Facing another year in the spin cycle
Geelong Advertiser
This column is being written on New Year's Eve and, I suppose, that in itself is cause for both reflection on the past and foresight in relation to the future. While it is relatively easy to look back and pick out highlights for the year — just about ...

Courageous Year 12s excel despite very tough year - The Advertiser

Sun, 2016/01/03 - 1:32pm

The Advertiser

Courageous Year 12s excel despite very tough year
The Advertiser
Dr McGoran said that five years after the South Australian Certificate of Education was revamped it had improved both academic standards and equity for students. “More are achieving Merits, many more are going on to tertiary studies, and ... “Since ...

WA writers warn of hard times as inkpot dries up - The Australian

Sun, 2016/01/03 - 1:03pm

The Australian

WA writers warn of hard times as inkpot dries up
The Australian
... halved opportunities for authors and publishers to promote their work.” This was followed by the changes to federal arts funding under former arts minister George Brandis, which resulted in only two WA writing sector organisations maintaining their ...

Republic will show we are all grown up - Sydney Morning Herald

Sun, 2016/01/03 - 10:02am

Sydney Morning Herald

Republic will show we are all grown up
Sydney Morning Herald
While I agree wholeheartedly with the Herald's editorial that it's time for Australia to bite the bullet and become a republic, I suspect many older Australians would disagree. The royal family is like a security blanket for many – something to hold on ...

The Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival Celebrating Indigenous Storytelling - Huffington Post Australia

Sun, 2016/01/03 - 6:30am

Huffington Post Australia

The Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival Celebrating Indigenous Storytelling
Huffington Post Australia
To celebrate the integral role dance and storytelling plays in the Australian Indigenous culture the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival is held biannually as a gathering in Cape York of many different tribes. "Through dancing, we're telling our story, all ...

Filmmakers hail NT as ideal production location - NT News

Sun, 2016/01/03 - 1:27am

NT News

Filmmakers hail NT as ideal production location
NT News
Six-part ABC TV series 8MMM Aboriginal Radio was another gem in Screen Territory's year. It awarded $60,000 to Australia's first indigenous narrative comedy series, which represented a milestone for NT production. Filmed entirely in the NT and ...

Whipped up by the Windies - Courier Mail

Sat, 2016/01/02 - 12:00pm

Courier Mail

Whipped up by the Windies
Courier Mail
STAGGERING and stumbling, the West Indies cricket team playing Australia today bears little resemblance to the side's great predecessors. Still, after the most recent Calypso collapse, ... The team set off from Panama in October 1930 for a month-long ...
West Indies cricket cause is hopeless but inspiration could come from pioneersThe Guardian (blog)

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Ring of truth in black and white - Fox Sports

Sat, 2016/01/02 - 9:02am

Fox Sports

Ring of truth in black and white
Fox Sports
It had been that way for other indigenous champs — Cherbourg's Jerry Jerome, the first Aboriginal fighter to win an Australian championship in 1912; for the mighty Ipswich puncher Ron Richards of the 1930s; for Cloncurry's Jack Hassen and the Sands ...

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Rural Indigenous artists leading young Sydneysiders in hip hop boot camp - ABC Local

Fri, 2016/01/01 - 10:03pm

ABC Local

Rural Indigenous artists leading young Sydneysiders in hip hop boot camp
ABC Local
BRENDAN TREMBATH: Hip hop culture has conquered the world, from South Bronx ghettoes, where it was born, to tiny desert communities in Western Australia. Some of Australia's most successful Indigenous hip hop artists are leading a boot camp for 12 to ...

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