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Adam Gilchrist backs indigenous referendum for constitution
The Australian
FORMER Australian test cricketer Adam Gilchrist today joined AFL legend and former Essendon player Michael Long in backing a change to the Australian constitution to recognise indigenous Australians. On the 10th anniversary of The Long Walk, Gilchrist ...
Racial Discrimination Act plansSky News Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald
Football's confronting indigenous questions
The Age
This leads to the question of what football - the indigenous code that is so embraced and celebrated by Aboriginal Australia - can and can't do about indigenous disadvantage. To spend time in Alice Springs, as I have these past four days, forces the ...
Inside the world of Liam JurrahThe Border Mail

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John Pilger takes a stand on indigenous disadvantage
The Australian
Based in London since 1962, Pilger, 74, has tackled some weighty issues — including East Timor, Palestine, Cambodia and seven films on indigenous Australians — stirring a hornet's nest along the way. Not always a bad thing as long as both sides get a ...

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Veolia lifts Aboriginal staff target by 100
The Australian
AUSTRALIAN environmental solutions company Veolia is increasing its investment in indigenous employment by setting a goal to recruit more than 100 indigenous employees during the next five years. Robert Trott-Dann has already benefited from one of the ...
$10M Gift to Indigenous Health LeadershipPro Bono Australia
Talking about Indigenous women's health: the progress and the challengesCrikey (blog)
Aged care provider to help close the gapAustralian Ageing Agenda
The Australian Financial Review
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Veolia lifts Aboriginal staff target by 100
The Australian
AUSTRALIAN environmental solutions company Veolia is increasing its investment in indigenous employment by setting a goal to recruit more than 100 indigenous employees during the next five years. Robert Trott-Dann has already benefited from one of the ...

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$10M Gift to Indigenous Health Leadership
Pro Bono Australia
Australian philanthropist and retired transport magnate Greg Poche has donated $10 million to the University of Melbourne for a leadership development program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals. Poche – who has already ...
Indigenous health an unfolding tragedyThe Australian Financial Review
Talking about Indigenous women's health: the progress and the challengesCrikey (blog)
Aged care provider to help close the gapAustralian Ageing Agenda
Adelaide Now
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Australian Ageing Agenda
$10M Gift to Indigenous Health Leadership
Pro Bono Australia
Australian philanthropist and retired transport magnate Greg Poche has donated $10 million to the University of Melbourne for a leadership development program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals. Poche – who has already ...
Indigenous health gets $10m gift of lifeThe Australian
Aged care provider to help close the gapAustralian Ageing Agenda
Talking about Indigenous women's health: the progress and the challengesCrikey (blog)
The Australian Financial Review
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Aboriginal soldiers who fought in Boer War 'deserve greater recognition'
ABC Local
"I was listening to the Aboriginal radio station in Queensland and there was a lady from South Australia and she said she was in South Africa and got into a taxi and the taxi driver said his great-grandfather was Aboriginal," he said. "We have a belief ...

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Deadly Business 3: Saving Aboriginal babies
ABC Online
"So if we are to close the gap between Aboriginal and non-aboriginal Australians, we have to begin at the beginning, inside the uterus." The Birra-Li Maternal and Child Health Centre recently relocated from John Hunter Hospital to Hunter Street in ...

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The Roar
My five best Indigenous Australian football players
The Roar
This weekend's fixtures in the AFL will be played under the banner of the 'Indigenous Round'. It is a time to celebrate the incredible impact that Indigenous Australians have had on our national game – both past and present. So, with that in mind, I ...

St Kilda
Saints seek to Recognise Indigenous Australians
St Kilda
The St Kilda Football Club has joined the movement to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian Constitution. St Kilda players Sean Dempster, Adam Schneider, Tom Curren, Jack Newnes and Arryn Siposs have shown their ...

The Age
Footy star's Long Walk shines a light on Indigenous Australia
ABC Online
Essendon champion Michael Long is best known for his work on the football field, but he's now being recognised for his work in improving the lot of Indigenous Australians. A decade has passed since Michael Long made the trek from Melbourne to Canberra ...
AFL commission and executive needs indigenous representation, says ...The Age
Long says racism much rarer in AFLYahoo!7 News

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The Age
Footy star's Long Walk shines a light on Indigenous Australia
ABC Online
Essendon champion Michael Long is best known for his work on the football field, but he's now being recognised for his work in improving the lot of Indigenous Australians. A decade has passed since Michael Long made the trek from Melbourne to Canberra ...
AFL commission and executive needs indigenous representation, says ...Western Advocate
Long says racism much rarer in AFLThe West Australian

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The Age
Footy star's Long Walk shines a light on Indigenous Australia
ABC Online
Essendon champion Michael Long is best known for his work on the football field, but he's now being recognised for his work in improving the lot of Indigenous Australians. A decade has passed since Michael Long made the trek from Melbourne to Canberra ...
AFL needs indigenous representationBallarat Courier

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AFL needs indigenous representation
Ballarat Courier
The Sandover medallist who went on to work for the Western Australian government, driving an indigenous mental health program, also urged the AFL to invest in indigenous programs in a way that was commensurate to the roughly 10 per cent representation ...

Indigenous health gets $10m gift of life
The Australian
The University of Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health will be announced today during Reconciliation Week. It joins sister Poche centres at the University of Western Australia, Flinders University in Adelaide and the University of Sydney.

Indigenous health gets $10m gift of life
The Australian
Mr Poche, who has donated more than $115m to causes across Australia, including more than $40m towards improving health outcomes for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, is the founder and former owner of Star Track Express. The University of ...

Australia first e-learning package for Indigenous eye health
HealthCanal.com
Indigenous adults are six times more likely to develop blindness than non Indigenous Australians and vision loss is 11% of the Indigenous health gap. “The Aspen Foundation's mission is to undertake life-changing healthcare through significantly ...
WA's unique jail giving Indigenous offenders a new chanceABC Online
A timely study reinforces value of access to primary careCrikey (blog)

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Australia first e-learning package for Indigenous eye health
HealthCanal.com
Indigenous adults are six times more likely to develop blindness than non Indigenous Australians and vision loss is 11% of the Indigenous health gap. “The Aspen Foundation's mission is to undertake life-changing healthcare through significantly ...
WA's unique jail giving Indigenous offenders a new chanceABC Online

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The Age
AFL commission and executive needs indigenous representation, says ...
Newcastle Herald
The Sandover medallist who went on to work for the Western Australian government, driving an indigenous mental health program, also urged the AFL to invest in indigenous programs in a way that was commensurate to the roughly 10 per cent representation ...
Long says League heading in right direction for equalityAFL.com.au
Richmond celebrates VFL Dreamtime matchRichmond

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