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Waipareira Hosts Urban Indigenous Group From Australia
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Te Whanau O Waipareira welcomes a group of urban indigenous Australians to find out first-hand how we deliver services to the whanau. On Monday, a high level delegation of aboriginal representatives from NGOs including the Ngwalla Willumbong ...

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The first Aboriginal PM
ABC Local
The Other Election is an initiative by AIME that showcases over 600 Indigenous students in years 10-12 delivering what would be their inaugural speech as Australia's first Indigenous Prime Minister. Kaitlin Reeves from Toormina High School is a ...

Mundine not the only voice: indigenous leader
The Australian
She told The Australian that the congress was the representative body for indigenous Australia, including the most remote communities. Ms Parker said while Tony Abbott was entitled to receive advice from his new high-level council, he must bear in mind ...

Labor leadership candidate Bill Shorten in Adelaide, floats idea of indigenous ...
The Australian
Mr Shorten, who was in Adelaide on Thursday, floated the idea of quotas for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, saying he's not “completely sold” on the idea but they “need to be considered”. “We have to positively encourage people to get involved ...

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Indigenous arts festival for SA
Sky News Australia
BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie said the company was backing the festival because many of its Australian businesses operated on or near Aboriginal lands. 'We feel it is important for Aboriginal communities to have greater opportunities to ...
BHP Billiton backs national indigenous arts festival in SA in with $4 million ...NEWS.com.au
BHP Billiton backs new Aboriginal arts festivalABC Message Stick

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Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous arts festival for SA
Yahoo!7 News
AAP SA will stage a major festival for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual art in 2015. South Australia will stage a major festival for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual art in 2015. The festival will feature a series of exhibitions ...
BHP Billiton backs national indigenous arts festival in SA in with $4 million ...Herald Sun
BHP Billiton backs new Aboriginal arts festivalABC Online

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Telegraph.co.uk
Australian education minister admits Aboriginal children 'treated like rubbish'
Telegraph.co.uk
In comes as Tony Abbott, the new Australian Prime Minister, today launched an Indigenous Advisory Council with a remit to reverse the chronic disadvantages suffered by Australia's first peoples. Mr Piccoli said he asked a year six class at Walgett's ...

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Sydney to host Indigenous festival
SpiceNews
Corroboree Sydney 2013 will roll out its inaugural program of events this November with an over-arching objective to connect people in a celebration of Australia's rich Indigenous cultures. Corroboree Sydney 2013 will be held over 11 days. Bringing ...

Sky News Australia
Mundine flags shake-up of Indigenous spending
ABC Online
Warren Mundine, the man leading Prime Minister Tony Abbott's Indigenous Advisory Council, says it will consider the need for an overhaul of the Indigenous welfare system. Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has already flagged the need for a ...
Tony Abbott signs off on Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory CouncilThe Australian
Abbott recruiting for indigenous councilSky News Australia
New Australia PM Tony Abbott forms indigenous councilBBC News
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NEWS.com.au
Indigenous schools failing
The Australian
... poor opportunities for indigenous students. Shameful (Oz): THE minister responsible for educating the highest number of indigenous students in Australia says the school system is failing Aborigines, who are being "treated like rubbish" by the ...
Shorten flags indigenous ALP quotasSky News Australia

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Another day in the election without end
WA today
Shorten stakes leadership claim. Bill Shorten reveals his plans for a quota for indigenous candidates, Labor's relationship with unions and the end to division within the party. PT1M19S ... Going on for three weeks after exhausted Australian voters ...

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Shorten flags indigenous ALP quotas
Sky News Australia
Labor leadership aspirant Bill Shorten has flagged changing the party's rules to set a quota for indigenous candidates. The ALP has a 40 per cent quota for female candidates, but has no such aim in terms of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders. Mr ...

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High seas beckon for indigenous Illawarra youth
Illawarra Mercury
... including a journey on the Young Endeavour, is offered to one young indigenous person. Australian Business Apprenticeships Centre (ABAC) is calling for indigenous youth in the Illawarra to consider applying for a chance to sail on the Young Endeavour.

Disgust at NSW indigenous schools system
The Australian (blog)
THE minister responsible for educating the highest number of indigenous students in Australia says the school system is failing Aborigines, who are being "treated like rubbish" by the community. NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli yesterday invited ...

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Disgust at NSW indigenous schools system
The Australian (blog)
THE minister responsible for educating the highest number of indigenous students in Australia says the school system is failing Aborigines, who are being "treated like rubbish" by the community. NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli yesterday invited ...

Sky News Australia
Abbott recruiting for indigenous council
Sky News Australia
Prime Minister Tony Abbott's new indigenous advisory council will complete a review of indigenous spending by early next year. Mr Abbott has begun recruiting people for the council, which will oversee a shake up of indigenous affairs. Warren Mundine on ...

Tony Abbott signs off on Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council
The Australian
It will include indigenous and non-indigenous Australians with a broad range of skills, including experience in the public sector, business acumen and a strong understanding of indigenous culture. The chairman will be a part-time position and supported ...

Sky News Australia
Journey for indigenous recognition
Sky News Australia
CEO of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA), Ms Collins is an advocate for holding a referendum to recognise all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia's Constitution. 'Over the generations our people have known ...

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Journey for indigenous recognition
Ninemsn
CEO of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA), Ms Collins is an advocate for holding a referendum to recognise all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia's Constitution. "Over the generations our people have known ...

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Journey for indigenous recognition
The Australian
CEO of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA), Ms Collins is an advocate for holding a referendum to recognise all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia's Constitution. "Over the generations our people have known ...

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