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Time to fix a silence at the heart of Australia's constitution - Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2014/07/17 - 7:11pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Time to fix a silence at the heart of Australia's constitution
Sydney Morning Herald
A silence lies at the heart of the Australian constitution. The document reflects Australia's history of white settlement, but fails to mention the much longer occupation of the continent by Aboriginal peoples. It is as if their history does not matter ...

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Time to fix a silence at the heart of Australia's constitution - The Age

Thu, 2014/07/17 - 2:28pm

The Age

Time to fix a silence at the heart of Australia's constitution
The Age
A silence lies at the heart of the Australian constitution. The document reflects Australia's history of white settlement, but fails to mention the much longer occupation of the continent by Aboriginal peoples. It is as if their history does not matter ...

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Time to fix a silence at the heart of Australia's constitution - WA today

Thu, 2014/07/17 - 2:19pm

WA today

Time to fix a silence at the heart of Australia's constitution
WA today
A silence lies at the heart of the Australian constitution. The document reflects Australia's history of white settlement, but fails to mention the much longer occupation of the continent by Aboriginal peoples. It is as if their history does not matter ...

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Interim Report on Indigenous Recognition Released - Pro Bono Australia

Wed, 2014/07/16 - 11:44pm

SBS (blog)

Interim Report on Indigenous Recognition Released
Pro Bono Australia
Australian Greens spokesperson on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues, Rachel Siewert, said the interim report provided a foundation for upcoming public consultation, beginning in northern Western Australia next week. "I'm looking forward to ...
A call for action on reducing the risk of HIV to Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...Crikey (blog)
Comment: Healthy start: closing the gap on Indigenous childhood obesitySBS (blog)
NAIDOC Week a huge hit in Port AugustaThe Transcontinental
Daily Liberal -The Guardian
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Australian War Memorial should recognise revised Aboriginal death toll ... - Brisbane Times

Wed, 2014/07/16 - 2:02pm

Australian War Memorial should recognise revised Aboriginal death toll ...
Brisbane Times
New research that has calculated an Aboriginal death toll of more than 65,000 in Queensland alone during the so-called frontier wars has renewed calls for formal recognition at the Australian War Memorial. But the AWM in Canberra has dismissed the idea ...

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Aboriginal AFL star faces uncertain future after jail term - ABC Online

Wed, 2014/07/16 - 10:24am

Aboriginal AFL star faces uncertain future after jail term
ABC Online
It's always happened up here in the central region, Central Australia, that these blokes come out with so much talent with their football and they just throw it away. MICHAEL COGGAN: Wearing number 11 for his home team, the Yuendumu Magpies, Jurrah ...
Liam Jurrah set for release from jail and his football family want to take him ...Yahoo!7 News

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Aboriginal home ownership lifts - ABC Message Stick

Wed, 2014/07/16 - 4:06am

Aboriginal home ownership lifts
ABC Message Stick
SARAH DINGLE: The stats tell us that home ownership is on the rise for Indigenous Australians and that overcrowding has fallen in the last decade for which we have statistics, so does that make the situation slightly less urgent to your mind? Why do we ...
The long battle for Indigenous equalityThe Guardian (Australia)

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Aboriginal home ownership lifts - ABC Online

Wed, 2014/07/16 - 3:43am

Aboriginal home ownership lifts
ABC Online
New data from the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare shows Indigenous Australians are increasing their share of the property market, and overcrowding is down. The Federal Government is currently considering the findings of a review by mining ...

Aboriginal home ownership lifts - ABC Online

Wed, 2014/07/16 - 3:43am

Aboriginal home ownership lifts
ABC Online
New data from the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare shows Indigenous Australians are increasing their share of the property market, and overcrowding is down. The Federal Government is currently considering the findings of a review by mining ...
The long battle for Indigenous equalityThe Guardian (Australia)

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The long battle for Indigenous equality - The Guardian (Australia)

Wed, 2014/07/16 - 1:55am

The long battle for Indigenous equality
The Guardian (Australia)
Seven years ago the late Peter Symon, general secretary of the Communist Party of Australia, wrote: “People and organisations from all over the world wonder how so many Indigenous people in Australia continue to live in appalling Third World conditions ...

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Archie Roach says loss of Gavin Jones and Deadly Awards a double tragedy for ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Wed, 2014/07/16 - 1:32am

The Guardian

Archie Roach says loss of Gavin Jones and Deadly Awards a double tragedy for ...
Sydney Morning Herald
The veteran Aboriginal performer Archie Roach says indigenous Australia is grappling with two tragedies: the sudden death of the pioneering producer Gavin Jones and the cancellation – caused by a cut in federal funding – of the Deadly Awards, the ...
Tributes pour in for Deadly Awards founder Gavin JonesWestern Advocate

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Tributes pour in for Deadly Awards founder Gavin Jones - Western Advocate

Tue, 2014/07/15 - 10:25pm

The Guardian

Tributes pour in for Deadly Awards founder Gavin Jones
Western Advocate
THE community is reeling at the loss of Vibe Australia founder and Aboriginal rights advocate Gavin Jones, found dead at his Goulburn property on Saturday morning. Described as a crazy genius, a visionary and shining light, Mr Jones was the founder and ...
'We've lost one of our heroes'ArtsHub (subscription)
Vibe Australia cuts: Anger over Government's decision to slash funding for ...ABC Online
Deadly Awards founder Gavin Jones has died aged 47The Guardian

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Archie Roach says loss of Gavin Jones and Deadly Awards a double tragedy for ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2014/07/15 - 7:53pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Archie Roach says loss of Gavin Jones and Deadly Awards a double tragedy for ...
Sydney Morning Herald
The veteran Aboriginal performer Archie Roach says indigenous Australia is grappling with two tragedies: the sudden death of the pioneering producer Gavin Jones and the cancellation – caused by a cut in federal funding – of the Deadly Awards, the ...

Google News

Indigenous Australia Has Lost One Of Its Champions, Deadlys Founder Gavin ... - Business Insider Australia

Tue, 2014/07/15 - 7:58am

Indigenous Australia Has Lost One Of Its Champions, Deadlys Founder Gavin ...
Business Insider Australia
Vibe Australia, which products a range of media products for Aboriginal people, including the Deadly Vibe and InVibe magazines, Deadly Sounds radio, and TV shows, is now searching for a way forward following the double blow of its loss of funding and ...

Indigenous Australia Has Lost One Of Its Champions, Deadlys Founder Gavin ... - Business Insider Australia

Tue, 2014/07/15 - 7:21am

The Guardian

Indigenous Australia Has Lost One Of Its Champions, Deadlys Founder Gavin ...
Business Insider Australia
Vibe Australia, which products a range of media products for Aboriginal people, including the Deadly Vibe and InVibe magazines, Deadly Sounds radio, and TV shows, is now searching for a way forward following the double blow of its loss of funding and ...
Deadly Awards founder Gavin Jones dies after funding cutSydney Morning Herald
Community Mourns Passing Of Deadly Awards FoundertheMusic
Indigenous community mourns death of Gavin JonesABC Message Stick
ABC Local -The Guardian -Noise11
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Deadly Awards founder Gavin Jones dies after funding cut - Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2014/07/14 - 1:19pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Deadly Awards founder Gavin Jones dies after funding cut
Sydney Morning Herald
"Importantly, this approach came at a time when the national media cycle served only to reinforce negative stereotypes and negative depictions of Indigenous Australians. It was this negative and 'unhealthy' imbalance in the reporting of Indigenous ...
Deadly Awards founder dies after funding cutThe Age

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The nuclear war against Australia's Aboriginal people - The Ecologist

Mon, 2014/07/14 - 12:34pm

The nuclear war against Australia's Aboriginal people
The Ecologist
Australia's nuclear industry has a shameful history of 'radioactive racism' that dates from the British bomb tests in the 1950s, writes Jim Green. The same attitudes have been evident in recent debates over uranium mines and nuclear waste, but ...

Investing in Indigenous health leadership - The Age

Mon, 2014/07/14 - 6:37am

The Age

Investing in Indigenous health leadership
The Age
Despite advances in healthcare in recent years, Indigenous Australians have a shorter life expectancy, higher mortality rates and higher rates of preventable illness such as heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes than other Australians. For ...

Fears NDIS blind to remote reality - The Australian

Sun, 2014/07/13 - 2:07pm

Fears NDIS blind to remote reality
The Australian
A post on the NDIS website, which appeared to go live on Friday, was taken by disability groups as confirmation the agency had finished its negotiations with the First Peoples Disability Network and announced a multi-million package for indigenous ...

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Fears NDIS blind to remote reality - The Australian

Sun, 2014/07/13 - 2:04pm

Fears NDIS blind to remote reality
The Australian
A post on the NDIS website, which appeared to go live on Friday, was taken by disability groups as confirmation the agency had finished its negotiations with the First Peoples Disability Network and announced a multi-million package for indigenous ...

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