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Clark to push Aboriginal trade deal with Russia
Warrnambool Standard
ABORIGINAL activists Geoff Clark and Michael Mansell are proposing to set up a trade deal with Russia in defiance of Australian sanctions. Mr Clark said he and Mr Mansell would travel to Cape York and Gulf of Carpentaria communities in late September ...

Australia's most prestigious Indigenous art award goes to...
ArtsHub (subscription)
And with winners from QLD, SA, NT, WA and NSW chosen across this year's 306 entries, this is an award that connects with the pulse of indigenous Australia. We asked Albert why he valued the NATSIAA Telstra Awards: 'What I love about the Telstra Award ...

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Australia's most prestigious Indigenous art award goes to...
ArtsHub (subscription)
And with winners from QLD, SA, NT, WA and NSW chosen across this year's 306 entries, this is an award that connects with the pulse of indigenous Australia. We asked Albert why he valued the NATSIAA Telstra Awards: 'What I love about the Telstra Award ...

and more »

Old coin shows early Chinese contact with Aboriginal people in Elcho Island ...
ABC Online
Mr Owen said the Chinese coin was possibly brought to Australia by the Macassan people, who came from Indonesia to trade with Aboriginal people for trepang, also known as sea cucumbers, or from Chinese merchants. "The [the Macassans] dealt with ...

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The Guardian (blog)
Sydney artist wins Aboriginal art award for work inspired by police shooting
The Guardian (blog)
A 33-year-old Sydney-based artist has won one of Australia's most prestigious art awards with a bold critique of police attitudes towards Indigenous men. Tony Albert picked up the $50,000 main prize at the 31st National Aboriginal & Torres Strait ...

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Green Left Weekly
Why Australia should not become the world's nuclear waste dump
Green Left Weekly
Former prime minister Bob Hawke is urging Australia to become the world's nuclear waste dump. But he has little hope of succeeding. Hawke said Australia could end the disadvantage endured by its Indigenous population by opening up traditional lands as ...

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Green Left Weekly
Why Australia should not become the world's nuclear waste dump
Green Left Weekly
Former prime minister Bob Hawke is urging Australia to become the world's nuclear waste dump. But he has little hope of succeeding. Hawke said Australia could end the disadvantage endured by its Indigenous population by opening up traditional lands as ...
The nuclear war against Australia's Aboriginal peopleIntercontinental Cry

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Sydney Morning Herald
Swans players and Lend Lease working for indigenous Australians
Sydney Morning Herald
Business and sport have converged with Sydney Swan premiership players, Michael O'Loughlin and Adam Goodes, teaming up with Lend Lease, to offer education and recognition for young and old indigenous Australians. Wearing their many hats, the two ...

Intercontinental Cry
The nuclear war against Australia's Aboriginal people
Intercontinental Cry
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 ...

The Guardian (blog)
Prize plea: don't frame art by culture
The Australian
“Maybe there has to be a discussion about whether (the prize) has broken out of the boundaries that were created for it when it was instituted, because indigenous Australia now is not what it was 32 years ago.” The award, the first and longest-running ...
Sydney artist wins Aboriginal art award for work inspired by police shootingThe Guardian (blog)
Tony Albert hits Telstra prize targetThe West Australian

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Aboriginal Martu of Australia helped kangaroos thrive
Jagran Josh
Aboriginal Martu peoples of Australia were in news in the first week of August 2014. They were in news because in a study published in the journal Human Ecology found that their practice setting small grass fires to catch lizards actually boosted ...

The Guardian (blog)
Sydney artist wins Aboriginal art award for work inspired by police shooting
The Guardian (blog)
A 33-year-old Sydney-based artist has won one of Australia's most prestigious art awards with a bold critique of police attitudes towards Indigenous men. Tony Albert picked up the $50,000 main prize at the 31st National Aboriginal & Torres Strait ...
Tony Albert hits Telstra prize targetThe West Australian

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2nd Aboriginal passport ceremony on 13 september 2014
Sydney Indymedia
the passports are not for overseas use. they are for internal use for travel and respect purposes to the traditional owners of the stolen lands called australia. please be aware that the aboriginal passports are not recognised by any of the australian ...

Perceived lack of jobs, education lowers Indigenous aspirations: Mission ...
ABC Online
The aspirations of many young Indigenous people are diminished because of a perceived lack of education and employment opportunities where they live, a report has found. Nearly a quarter - 22.9 per cent - of youths surveyed by Mission Australia said ...

Perceived lack of jobs, education lowers Indigenous aspirations: Mission ...
ABC Online
The aspirations of many young Indigenous people are diminished because of a perceived lack of education and employment opportunities where they live, a report has found. Nearly a quarter - 22.9 per cent - of youths surveyed by Mission Australia said ...
Youths lose hope over work prospectsThe Australian

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Perceived lack of jobs 'lowers Indigenous aspirations'
ABC Message Stick
The aspirations of many young Indigenous people are diminished because of a perceived lack of education and employment opportunities where they live, a report has found. Nearly a quarter - 22.9 per cent - of youths surveyed by Mission Australia said ...
Youths lose hope over work prospectsThe Australian

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Perceived lack of jobs, education lowers Indigenous aspirations: Mission ...
Yahoo!7 News
"Our report really highlights the critical need for young Indigenous people to be supported and mentored as they make their way through school into adulthood, so that they know, like everybody should know, that they can build a bright future in ...
Perceived lack of jobs 'lowers Indigenous aspirations'ABC Message Stick
Youths lose hope over work prospectsThe Australian

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Perceived lack of jobs, education lowers Indigenous aspirations: Mission ...
Yahoo!7 News
The aspirations of many young Indigenous people are diminished because of a perceived lack of education and employment opportunities where they live, a report has found. Nearly a quarter - 22.9 per cent - of youths surveyed by Mission Australia said ...
Youths lose hope over work prospectsThe Australian

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International Meetings Review
Australia: Indigenous art on show in Darwin
International Meetings Review
Darwin Convention Centre (DCC) is set to host Australia's premier showcase of contemporary Indigenous talent: the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) on August 8-10, 2014. The theme for this year's event, “Our art makes more than a living. Our Art is ...

Youths lose hope over work prospects
The Australian
“With Australia in the midst of a debate about indigenous welfare and employment, this report highlights the critical need for young indigenous people to be supported and mentored as they make their way through school into adulthood,” Ms Yeomans said.