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Sydney Morning Herald
Martu indigenous corporation in turmoil over mining money scrutiny in Western ...
Sydney Morning Herald
WDLAC, which is responsible for the Martu people and has been associated with some of indigenous Australia's most influential business leaders, said in a statement last week that its board had not authorised "both the terms of this inquiry and the ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Martu indigenous corporation in turmoil over mining money scrutiny in Western ...
Sydney Morning Herald
WDLAC, which is responsible for the Martu people and has been associated with some of indigenous Australia's most influential business leaders, said in a statement last week that its board had not authorised "both the terms of this inquiry and the ...

The Guardian
Plan to boost northern Australia farming 'must involve Indigenous groups'
The Guardian
In a panel discussion on Indigenous participation, Leigh “Tracker” Tilmouth, the former CEO of the Central Land Council, said Australia needed a “segregated economy”. “An economy [in which] we can develop our own systems of trade, our own systems and ...

The Guardian
Plan to boost northern Australia farming 'must involve Indigenous groups'
The Guardian
In a panel discussion on Indigenous participation, Leigh “Tracker” Tilmouth, the former CEO of the Central Land Council, said Australia needed a “segregated economy”. “An economy [in which] we can develop our own systems of trade, our own systems and ...

ABC Online
'Invasion Day' argument led to fight at Aboriginal Tent Embassy
ABC Online
An argument about referring to Australia Day as "Invasion Day" led to a brutal attack at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra, the ACT Magistrates Court has heard. The court heard 50-year-old Peter Hill and a 71-year-old man had argued over the ...
Dog mauls man at tent embassy fightThe Canberra Times

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Bad debts OK, says indigenous body
Herald Sun
INDIGENOUS Business Australia believes the burden of carrying bad business debts and having high levels of home loans in arrears is worth it if it can help indigenous Australians buy their own homes. IBA, a federal body set up to boost home and ...

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Bad debts OK, says indigenous body
The Australian
INDIGENOUS Business Australia believes the burden of carrying bad business debts and having high levels of home loans in arrears is worth it if it can help indigenous Australians buy their own homes. IBA, a federal body set up to boost home and ...

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The Guardian
Indigenous Australian runners battle fierce winds to cross New York marathon ...
The Guardian
Ten Indigenous Australian runners, many from remote and regional areas, have battled strong winds and near-zero temperatures to finish the New York marathon after just months in training. The competitors were all sponsored by the Indigenous Marathon ...
Coldest New York Marathon no obstacle for Indigneous runnersABC Online (blog)

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The Guardian
New South Wales tries to block Aboriginal land claims on coastal areas
The Guardian
The New South Wales government is seeking to ban Aboriginal communities from making land claims on coastal areas and to cancel around 1,800 outstanding claims to beachfront land. Hundreds gathered in Sydney on Monday to protest against the ...
Controversial NSW land rights laws on iceSky News Australia

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Protecting the Human Rights of Indigenous People
Pro Bono Australia
Work in both academia and a large corporate law firm saw April Long want to make an impact in the lives of Indigenous Australians caught up in the criminal justice system. Long is this week's Changemaker. What are you currently working on in your ...

Protecting the Human Rights of Indigenous People
Pro Bono Australia
Work in both academia and a large corporate law firm saw April Long want to make an impact in the lives of Indigenous Australians caught up in the criminal justice system. Long is this week's Changemaker. What are you currently working on in your ...

Enforced Employment for Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
Construction companies working on projects worth more than $500,000 will be forced to employ Indigenous people under a new Northern Territory Government policy. Minister for Infrastructure Peter Styles said the plan would maximise employment and ...

Enforced Employment for Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
Minister for Infrastructure Peter Styles said the plan would maximise employment and business opportunities for aboriginal people. “I am pleased to announce the Indigenous Participation on Construction Projects Policy which will create jobs for local ...

Google News

recognition will hand power to judges
The Australian
Australia's political elite is no longer preoccupied with climate change. Their new preoccupation appears to be “recognition” of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution. Democracy in Decline may do to the campaign ...

recognition will hand power to judges
The Australian
Allan's book is not about indigenous recognition. It is a vigorous, forensic analysis of how judges and lawyers in the US, Canada, Britain, New Zealand and Australia have taken it on themselves to overturn the decisions of democratic majorities for ...

deaths in custody must end
The Australian
Western Australia has the highest Aboriginal imprisonment rate in the country; Aboriginal people are about 21 times more likely to be imprisoned, with about one in 20 Aboriginal men in jail. The rundown prisons in the Kimberley, Roebourne, Bunbury ...

The Stringer
Aboriginal suicide
The Stringer
Australian aboriginal suicide has generated a vast scientific and lay secondary literature. Local analyses of that suicide expose the divide in identity between First and Second Nation Australians. For the Second Nation suicidologist, the main risk ...

WA today
Anzac spirit celebrated by indigenous WWI soldier's family on visit to Albany
WA today
These are the words of Michael Laing, the grandson of Gordon Charles Naley, an indigenous soldier who fought as part of the 16th Battalion in World War One. It was only fitting that Mr Laing spoke about the Anzac spirit while in the West Australian ...

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'Never enough' jobs in remote Australia: Jobs Australia chief
The Australian
JOBS Australia chief executive David Thompson has hit back at criticism from indigenous leader Marcia Langton over jobs in remote areas, arguing that even if all the jobs were given to aboriginal people there would never be enough for the 37,000 ...

'Never enough' jobs in remote Australia: Jobs Australia chief
The Australian
JOBS Australia chief executive David Thompson has hit back at criticism from indigenous leader Marcia Langton over jobs in remote areas, arguing that even if all the jobs were given to aboriginal people there would never be enough for the 37,000 ...