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Indigenous legal aid to be cut by $43.1 million
SBS
... to the remote school attendance strategy starting next term - that money will be shuffled out of other programs. And in Native Title, just over $2 million has been promised to assist landowners who could be affected by claims put in by Indigenous ...
Coalition scales back cuts to legal aidThe Australian
Funding cuts to cripple Indigenous legal servicesABC Message Stick
More indigenous in jail without legal aidNEWS.com.au

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Watchdog for remote indigenous services scrapped
The Australian
Meanwhile, the federal government is allocating $28.4 million over two years towards a remote school attendance strategy in 40 remote indigenous communities in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and NSW. It ...

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Bangarra to make Netherlands debut
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We are excited about bringing a truly Australian Indigenous theatrical experience to such a diverse new audience, alongside the world's most exciting dance companies,' said Bangarra's Executive Director, Catherine Baldwin. Prior to the festival opening ...
Bangarra Dance Theatre to Perform at 2014 Holland Dance FestivalBroadway World

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Coalition scales back cuts to legal aid
The Australian
This isn't what you would expect from a Prime Minister who has positioned himself as the Prime Minister for indigenous Australians," he said. Last night there was huge pressure on Mr Mundine, who has said he does not support the cuts, to intervene.

Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) has launched an Indigenous Real Estate ...
Financial Standard
Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) has launched an Indigenous Real Estate Investment Trust (I-REIT) offering indigenous investors access to a diversified commercial property portfolio. The initiative will give indigenous groups the chance to invest ...

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BCA Indigenous Engagement Survey 2013
Business Council of Australia
The Business Council of Australia's fifth annual Indigenous engagement survey presents an inspiring picture of corporate Australia and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working together to create the social and economic conditions where ...
Closing the gap: companies step upThe Australian
Indigenous land and economic review announcedSBS
Gooda slams NT alcohol 'thought bubbles'NEWS.com.au

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IBA launches REIT for indigenous investors
Financial Standard
Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) has launched an Indigenous Real Estate Investment Trust (I-REIT) offering indigenous investors access to a diversified commercial property portfolio. The initiative will give indigenous groups the chance to invest ...

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Indigenous land and economic review announced
SBS
But with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders still lagging behind non-Indigenous Australians on most economic indicators, the new federal Indigenous Affairs Minister says it's time to review their structures and roles. Murray Silby reports. The ...
NT indigenous student literacy doublesYahoo!7 News
Annual indigenous 'state of the natio' report due todayRadio Australia
Gooda slams NT alcohol 'thought bubbles'The Australian
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Aborigines 'stunned' by new battle for control of Uluru
The Australian
On Saturday, The Weekend Australian revealed the Northern Territory and federal governments had begun discussing the possibility of handing over the heritage-listed Kakadu and Uluru national parks, which are managed from Canberra. "We are stunned ...

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Closing the gap: companies step up
The Australian
The chief executive of the Business Council of Australia, Jennifer Westacott, will today reveal the results of the fifth annual BCA Indigenous Engagement Survey, which shows member companies spent $2 billion on indigenous businesses this year, hired ...
Indigenous land and economic review announcedSBS
BCA Indigenous Engagement Survey 2013Business Council of Australia
NT indigenous student literacy doublesYahoo!7 News
Radio Australia
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PM wants 'truancy officers' for indigenous kids
Illawarra Mercury
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has suggested using ''truancy officers'' to ensure that all indigenous children go to school. He has also said his paid parental leave scheme will be extended to cover all state public sector workers. The Council of ...

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Latest figures reveal Australia remains the mother of all jailers of ...
National Indigenous Times
Latest figures have revealed Australian prison numbers are on the increase and are now at a record high and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now comprise nearly one in three of all prisoners. 30 per cent of the Australian prison population ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Abbott suggests truancy officers to get indigenous kids back to school
Sydney Morning Herald
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has suggested using ''truancy officers'' to ensure that all indigenous children go to school and his paid parental leave scheme will be extended to cover all state public sector workers. The Council of Australian Governments ...
COAG aims to get every child at schoolThe Australian
Abbott's crackdown on truancyThe West Australian
States and territories cut green tapeSky News Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald
PM proposes truancy officers for indigenous communities
Sydney Morning Herald
... Gonski school funding reforms. The National Disability Insurance Scheme, the government's paid parental leave scheme, indigenous Australians, environmental regulation and the future of the country's automotive industry were discussed at the meeting.
COAG agrees to cut green tape on projects, tackle indigenous truancyThe Australian
Agreements mark Abbott's first COAGSBS
States and territories cut green tapeSky News Australia
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Agreements mark Abbott's first COAG
SBS
The future of Australia's car industry workers, ways to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians and an agreement to cut bureaucracy has dominated the year's final meeting between the Commonwealth and the State and Territory leaders. By. Amanda Cavill.
Environmental approval 'one-stop shops' get COAG green lightSydney Morning Herald
COAG agrees to cut green tape on projects, tackle indigenous truancyThe Australian
COAG aims to get every child at schoolNinemsn
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COAG agrees to cut green tape on projects, tackle indigenous truancy
The Australian
Today's Council of Australian Government's meeting - Mr Abbott's first - also agreed to look at ways to fast-track infrastructure projects and implement the Coalition's paid parental leave scheme. The Prime Minister, who revealed indigenous issues ...
States and territories cut green tapeSky News Australia
Environmental approval 'one-stop shops' get COAG green lightSydney Morning Herald
First Abbott COAG seeks economic reformHerald Sun
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Indigenous students' reading improving: NAPLAN 2013 tests show
The Australian
"It is notable that there was an improvement for Year 3 indigenous students and that the increases in mean scores over the six-year period were evident in Queensland, Western Australia, the ACT and the Northern Territory," the report says. In ...
NAPLAN results show reading improvement for Year 5 studentsABC Online
NAPLAN results show improvement in reading performance of Year 5 studentsYahoo!7 News
2013 NAPLAN ProgressTasmanian Government Media Releases (press release)

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Budgie smuggler clad walkers to Strut the Streets for Indigenous education
MuMbrella
Screen Shot 2013-12-12 at 3.52.09 PM Martin Place will witness hundreds of swimwear-clad revellers today as they take to the streets for the fifth annual Strut the Streets, a parade which raises money for the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience ...

NAB money management scheme offers real benefits
The Australian
National Australia Bank will use the study of its Indigenous Money Mentors program to push other corporates and the Abbott government to dramatically expand the program, arguing that it is making big inroads into helping indigenous people better manage ...

IBA creates $70 million indigenous REIT
Business Spectator
IBA creates $70 million indigenous REIT. Brett Cole 12 Dec, 6:20 PM. DataRoom · Industries · Property. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities have as much as $40 billion to invest, says IBA's chief executive.