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Visionary lost: Landcare pioneer Phillip Toyne dies at 67

Google News - Sun, 2015/06/14 - 2:03pm
... land-use agreement between cattlemen, mining companies and Aboriginal ... ACF chief executive Kelly O'Shanassy said Australia had lost a man who ... “It started a movement that has engaged communities across Australia in the ...

Tram model is wrong

Google News - Sun, 2015/06/14 - 12:22pm
In the 1999 Australian republican referendum, it is said that although the majority ... For example, we have Noel Pearson proposing a special aboriginal body to comment ... Sarah Brasch, Women for an Australian Republic, Weston ...

Pearson proposal at odds with reality

Google News - Sun, 2015/06/14 - 10:52am
As with the rest of the community, Aboriginal Australia contains deep divisions across political and ideological lines, and it is to be expected that these ...

Phillip Toyne, environmentalist and champion of indigenous land rights, dies - The Australian


The Australian

Phillip Toyne, environmentalist and champion of indigenous land rights, dies
The Australian
Mr Toyne is best known as the co-founder of the Landcare movement in 1989 while head of the Australian Conservation Foundation from 1986-1992; in a ground-breaking union that saw the environmental movement join forces with Australia's farmers.
Landcare co-founder and Indigenous advocate Phillip Toyne dies aged 67ABC Online
Leading environmental campaigner Phillip Toyne dies at 67Sydney Morning Herald
Landcare co-founder Phillip Toyne has died aged 67Fraser Coast Chronicle
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Phillip Toyne, environmentalist and champion of indigenous land rights, dies - The Australian


The Australian

Phillip Toyne, environmentalist and champion of indigenous land rights, dies
The Australian
Mr Toyne is best known as the co-founder of the Landcare movement in 1989 while head of the Australian Conservation Foundation from 1986-1992; in a ground-breaking union that saw the environmental movement join forces with Australia's farmers.
Landcare co-founder and Indigenous advocate Phillip Toyne dies aged 67ABC Online
Co-founder of Landcare Australia program Phillip Toyne dies at 67The Guardian
Leading environmental campaigner Phillip Toyne dies at 67Sydney Morning Herald
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Phillip Toyne, environmentalist and champion of indigenous land rights, dies

Google News - Sun, 2015/06/14 - 7:18am
Mr Toyne is best known as the co-founder of the Landcare movement in 1989 while head of the Australian Conservation Foundation from 1986-1992; ...

Tributes for Phillip Toyne: the unpretentious visionary and the great persuader

Google News - Sun, 2015/06/14 - 6:46am
... a shy giant of the environment movement and champion for Aboriginal and ... who served on the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody. ... partnership was with Doug Humann at Bush Heritage Australia until 2009.

Dalai Lama says Indigenous people must maintain culture

Google News - Sun, 2015/06/14 - 6:00am
The Dalai Lama has been to Australia nine times but has never been able to ... is vital to the happiness and wellbeing of the local Aboriginal people.

Co-founder of Landcare <b>Australia</b> program Phillip Toyne dies at 67

Google News - Sun, 2015/06/14 - 3:48am
Co-founder of Landcare Australia program Phillip Toyne dies at 67 ... Phillip Toyne, the Australian environmentalist, lawyer and co-founder of the ... green groups and government, and as a life-long advocate for Aboriginal land rights.

<b>Aboriginal</b> community relations officer program could be rolled out across WA: Police Minister Liza <b>...</b>

Google News - Sun, 2015/06/14 - 1:30am
Western Australia's Police Minister has backed calls for a trial of new Aboriginal police relations officers to be extended around the state.

Leading environmental campaigner Phillip Toyne dies at 67

Google News - Sun, 2015/06/14 - 1:07am
Mr Toyne, who was executive director of the Australian Conservation ... lured into Aboriginal affairs while taking a road trip around Australia in his 20s.

Youth suicide at crisis levels among Indigenous population, experts warn - ABC Online


ABC Online

Youth suicide at crisis levels among Indigenous population, experts warn
ABC Online
Across Australia, young Indigenous Australians up to 24 years old are 5.2 times more likely to die due to intentional self-harm than other young people in the same age range. Rowe Butterworth knows the struggle all too well. His parents split when he ...

Youth suicide at crisis levels among Indigenous population, experts warn - ABC Online


ABC Online

Youth suicide at crisis levels among Indigenous population, experts warn
ABC Online
Across Australia, young Indigenous Australians up to 24 years old are 5.2 times more likely to die due to intentional self-harm than other young people in the same age range. Rowe Butterworth knows the struggle all too well. His parents split when he ...

Youth suicide at crisis levels among Indigenous population, experts warn

Google News - Sat, 2015/06/13 - 11:37pm
Across Australia, young Indigenous Australians up to 24 years old are 5.2 ... Mr Georgatos is also a member of the federally funded Aboriginal and ...

Dalai Lama meets aborigines in Australia - IANS


IANS

Dalai Lama meets aborigines in Australia
IANS
... could preserve precious Aboriginal custom and traditional knowledge by adapting modern technology. He also encouraged the Aboriginal people to maintain traditional names. The Dalai Lama will finish his Australian tour with a stop in Perth on Monday.
Dalai Lama meets with Uluru traditional owners; says more needs to be done to ...ABC Online

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Chance to visit powerful places

Google News - Sat, 2015/06/13 - 6:00pm
MEETING the Prime Minister of Australia and former deputy mayor of ... the first Aboriginal man in the House of Representatives - and had a chance ...

Chance to visit powerful places

Google News - Sat, 2015/06/13 - 6:00pm
MEETING the Prime Minister of Australia and former deputy mayor of ... Grammar (MAGS) and the Field of Dreams Aboriginal Aspirations program.

Matildas Kyah Simon and Lydia Williams the unlikely idols of Canada's ... - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Matildas Kyah Simon and Lydia Williams the unlikely idols of Canada's ...
Sydney Morning Herald
The two Aboriginal stars of Australian women's football are blossoming into idols of an indigenous community on the other side of the world. Proudly waving the flag of their background on the biggest stage of the world, their success story is providing ...

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Matildas Kyah Simon and Lydia Williams the unlikely idols of Canada's ... - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Matildas Kyah Simon and Lydia Williams the unlikely idols of Canada's ...
Sydney Morning Herald
The two Aboriginal stars of Australian women's football are blossoming into idols of an indigenous community on the other side of the world. Proudly waving the flag of their background on the biggest stage of the world, their success story is providing ...

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Landcare co-founder and Indigenous advocate Phillip Toyne dies aged 67 - ABC Online


ABC Online

Landcare co-founder and Indigenous advocate Phillip Toyne dies aged 67
ABC Online
Indigenous advocate and co-founder of the national Landcare program, Phillip Toyne, has died aged 67. Mr Toyne established the environmental organisation with Rick Farley in 1989 when he was head of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Prior to that ...
Leading environmental campaigner Phillip Toyne dies at 67Sydney Morning Herald
Co-founder of Landcare Australia program Phillip Toyne dies at 67The Guardian

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