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Cricket Country
Cricket Australia's indigenous cricket officer positions to get $100000 as support
Cricket Country
CA's executive general manager Andrew Ingleton said: “Cricket Australia congratulates minister Farrell and the federal government for this investment in indigenous cricket which has helped CA appoint Paul Stewart as national indigenous cricket officer ...

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$100000 for producing Australia's indigenous cricketers
Newstrack India
Melbourne, July 17 (IANS) Australian Sports Minister Don Farrell Wednesday announced funding of $100,000 for Cricket Australia (CA) to support two newly-created indigenous cricket officer positions. Paul Stewart and Josh Lalor have been appointed to ...

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Revealed: the 1998 Bark Petition Australia ignored
National Indigenous Times
A second Bark Petition handed to then Prime Minister, John Howard in 1998 which replicated the Yirrkala Bark Petition calling on the Australian Government to recognise Madayin Law and the sovereign rights of the Yolgnu nations has been left somewhere ...

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New Language Uncovered in Indigenous Australian Community
News 92 FM
The language, known as Light Warlpiri, was uncovered by Carmel O'Shannessy, an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Michigan, while she was working as a teacher at a school in Lajamanu, an indigenous community in northern Australia's ...
Village in Australia Invents New LanguageRYOT
New language discovered in remote desert townNEWS.com.au
A Village Invents a Language All Its OwnNew York Times (blog)
TNT Magazine
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Telegraph.co.uk
New Language Uncovered in Indigenous Australian Community
wgowam
The language, known as Light Warlpiri, was uncovered by Carmel O'Shannessy, an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Michigan, while she was working as a teacher at a school in Lajamanu, an indigenous community in northern Australia's ...
Village in Australia Invents New LanguageRYOT
New language discovered in remote desert townNEWS.com.au
New language spoken by 350 people discovered in AustraliaTNT Magazine
Illawarra Mercury
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New Language Uncovered in Indigenous Australian Community
KMBZ
The language, known as Light Warlpiri, was uncovered by Carmel O'Shannessy, an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Michigan, while she was working as a teacher at a school in Lajamanu, an indigenous community in northern Australia's ...
Village in Australia Invents New LanguageRYOT
New language discovered in remote desert townNEWS.com.au
New language spoken by 350 people discovered in AustraliaTNT Magazine
Narooma News
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ABC News (blog)
New Language Uncovered in Indigenous Australian Community
ABC News (blog)
A new language spoken only by people 35 and younger has been discovered in a remote community in northern Australia. The language, known as Light Warlpiri, was uncovered by Carmel O'Shannessy, an assistant professor of linguistics at the University ...
New language discovered in remote desert townNEWS.com.au
Linguist Finds a Language in Its InfancyNew York Times (blog)
New language spoken by 350 people discovered in AustraliaTNT Magazine

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Treaty, sovereignty, empowerment the key factors for meaningful recognition
Sydney Indymedia
With his words of hope and aspiration for Indigenous Australia such as those he uttered at Yirrkala last week Mr Rudd does himself a disservice. Formally recognising Australia's First Peoples in a white man's document, the Australian constitution means ...

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Treaty, sovereignty, empowerment the key factors for meaningful Recognition
Sydney Indymedia
With his words of hope and aspiration for Indigenous Australia such as those he uttered at Yirrkala last week Mr Rudd does himself a disservice. Formally recognising Australia's First Peoples in a white man's document, the Australian constitution means ...

The Age
What's it got to do with me?
The Age
When that comes to Indigenous Australians, a humble acknowledgement of past injustices is a nice place to start. You can follow Sam on Twitter here. His email address is here. Please don't take it personally if I do not reply to your email as they come ...

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Brisbane Times (blog)
What's it got to do with me?
Brisbane Times (blog)
When that comes to Indigenous Australians, a humble acknowledgement of past injustices is a nice place to start. You can follow Sam on Twitter here. His email address is here. Please don't take it personally if I do not reply to your email as they come ...

New research network aims to boost Indigenous PhD completion rates
The Conversation
A new research network launched today aims to increase PhD completion rates among Indigenous people, paving the way for greater numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts shaping policy in Australia, the director of the new network said ...

DisabilityCare faces challenges as national scheme rolls out to Indigenous ...
ABC Online
The Federal Government is yet to work out how to tailor DisabilityCare to Indigenous people as the national scheme is rolled out across Australia. Figures from the last census revealed half of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live with ...

DisabilityCare faces challenges as national scheme rolls out to Indigenous ...
ABC Online
The Federal Government is yet to work out how to tailor DisabilityCare to Indigenous people as the national scheme is rolled out across Australia. Figures from the last census revealed half of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live with ...

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OPINION: Education key to ending indigenous disadvantage
Newcastle Herald
According to the 2012 Australian government paper Increasing indigenous employment rates, reasons for lower job rates among indigenous people include lower levels of education, training and skills, living in areas with fewer labour market opportunities ...

Indigenous Australians honoured at NAIDOC Awards ceremony in Perth
ABC Local
Land rights activist Galarrwuy Yunupingu has received a Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony recognising the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Mr Yunupingu shot to national attention in the late 1960s for his role ...

pupils relish lessons in heritage
The Australian
The notion that indigenous Australians should give up their identity and their languages is now history. We also need to rid ourselves of the misconception that there is a contradiction between indigenous culture and modernity, and that there is a ...

artsHub Australia (subscription)
Queensland Theatre Company receives Reconciliation Award
artsHub Australia (subscription)
NAIDOC provides the important opportunity for community recognition of the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields. The week long program is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Each year the National ...

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Dynamic Business
NAIDOC Week shines spotlight on Indigenous opportunities
Dynamic Business
This week is NAIDOC week, an annual celebration recognising the culture and history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and their achievements. The week is an opportunity to recognise the invaluable contributions Indigenous Australians ...
Indigenous Rangers work to preserve rock artABC Online
Aust Post honours Indigenous pioneersPS News
Changemaker- Tammy KimptonPro Bono Australia
Sydney Morning Herald -Crikey (blog) -The Queensland Times
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Sydney Morning Herald
Hitting the right notes
Sydney Morning Herald
A graduate of Queensland University of Technology, he has been working on the Gold Coast with Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience, which partners university graduates with indigenous high school students. With the job and the award he's likely ...

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