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Paris rooftop display shows Indigenous artist Lena Nyadbi's work to the world
ABC Online
An artwork by a leading Aboriginal artist has gone on display on the roof of a Paris museum, where it will be viewed by millions of people. Western Australian contemporary artist Lena Nyadbi was commissioned to design a piece specifically for the roof ...
Indigenous art installation to wow ParisThe West Australian
Huge Kimberley artwork unveiling in ParisThe Daily Telegraph
Aboriginal art gives Paris, France, an Eiffel from Eiffel TowerCourier Mail

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Possible Indigenous claim to Lake Victoria
ABC Message Stick
ASHLEY HALL: An Aboriginal elder from far western New South Wales is threatening to take High Court action to prove her ownership of Lake Victoria, near the border with South Australia. Dorothy Lawson's family has been in the area for thousands of ...

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Possible Indigenous claim to Lake Victoria
ABC Online
An aboriginal elder from far western New South Wales is threatening to take High Court action to prove her ownership of Lake Victoria. Dorothy Lawson's family have been in the area for thousands of years and she hopes to argue that under a legal ...

Possible Indigenous claim to Lake Victoria
ABC Online
An aboriginal elder from far western New South Wales is threatening to take High Court action to prove her ownership of Lake Victoria. Dorothy Lawson's family have been in the area for thousands of years and she hopes to argue that under a legal ...

War Memorial reaches out to Indigenous veterans
ABC Online
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is searching for the stories of Indigenous service men and women who have fought for the nation. No official records were kept during World War I or World War II to recognise their contribution within the ...

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Caltex fires up to buy Indigenous carbon credits
ABC Online
An Indigenous fire abatement project in the Northern Territory has just sold over $517,000 worth of carbon credits to oil refiner Caltex Australia. Managed by the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC), the Fish River Station project, south of Darwin ...

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Vogue Australia
Indigenous art takes on the world
Vogue Australia
Australian indigenous artists are seeing their work take pride of place in exhibitions around the globe. Indigenous art takes centre stage this week with the news that Yhonnie Scarce and Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda (Sally Gabori) will feature at the ...

Indigenous incarceration 'cancer' draws fire
ABC Online
The Northern Territory Bar Association says the latest Closing the Gap report suggests Indigenous disadvantage is still contributing to a "cancer" of high Aboriginal incarceration rates in Australia. The Association says that in the last 20 years the ...

Help for victims of family violence
The Australian
Just as predictably, commentators failed to mention that 43 per cent of the Aboriginal people who died in custody had been incarcerated for violent offences. Violence is a huge problem in Aboriginal Australia but one that too few are ready to tackle ...

Cinema culture richer after rise of indigenous voices
The Age
Why is it that Australian indigenous stories are being so well received in Australia and on the world stage? What is it that makes their work distinctive and rich? What sets it apart? The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) journal ...

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The Guardian
Coag report reveals failures on Indigenous education and employment
The Guardian
The Coag reform council report on Indigenous reform – released on Wednesday – has revealed some successes but also some large failures among efforts to close the gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in education and employment.

The Guardian
Indigenous health: is the Intervention working?
The Guardian
“While Australia is on track to halve the gap in Indigenous child death rates, the Northern Territory is the only jurisdiction on track to meet the 2031 target to close the gap on overall death rates,” John Brumby, chairman of the COAG Reform Council ...

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Over-crowding the new homelessness crisis- report
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous Australians living in over-crowded housing make up 75 per cent of the Indigenous homeless population. Severe crowding is the major reason Indigenous homelessness rates are 14 times higher than the non-Indigenous population. Indigenous ...
Homelessness rising in Australia: study | Bangkok Post: newsBangkok Post
More Australians are homeless: reportSBS

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Australian legend and pioneer of Indigenous Theatre comes tothecoast for one ...
My Sunshine Coast (press release)
Ilbijerri Theatre Company, is the longest existing Indigenous theatre company in Australia, and to celebrate their 20 year anniversary in 2010, they teamed up with Jack Charles and prolific writer John Romeril (winner of the 2008 Patrick White Award ...

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Australian legend and pioneer of Indigenous Theatre comes to the coast for one ...
My Sunshine Coast (press release)
Jack Charles V The Crown, a powerful one-man show that shines the spotlight on the colourful life of one of Australia's near forgotten treasures. Jack is an actor, musician, potter and gifted performer, but for a good portion of his nearly 70 years he ...

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The Guardian
Western Australia may miss Closing the Gap Indigenous health deadline
The Guardian
The Closing the Gap Indigenous health agreement may not be re-signed by the deadline with Western Australia holding out, citing its budget as the major reason. The national partnership agreement (NPA) on Indigenous health outcomes was first signed by ...
Indigenous health: is the Intervention working?The Guardian
Progress lagging on life expectancy gapSBS
Closing the gap is a slow process, report findsABC Online

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The Guardian
Indigenous Australian death rates still high despite 'close the gap' project
The Guardian
Broken down by state, Western Australia has the biggest difference in Indigenous and non-Indigenous rates, at 783.7. WA is closely followed by the Northern Territory, at 772.9. South Australia has the smallest difference, with 312.9. ACT, Tasmania and ...
Northern Territory leads in closing Indigenous life expectancy gapThe Guardian
Progress lagging on life expectancy gapCourier Mail

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Cinema culture richer after rise of indigenous voices
Newcastle Herald
Why is it that Australian indigenous stories are being so well received in Australia and on the world stage? What is it that makes their work distinctive and rich? What sets it apart? The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) journal ...

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New resource offers hope to indigenous Australians
Port Macquarie News
Positive step: At last Friday's launch, from left, John Watkins chief executive officer Alzheimer's Australia NSW; Sheree Drylie, NSW Aboriginal liaison officer with Alzheimer's Australia NSW; Birpai elder Uncle Bill O'Brien; Judy O'Brien educator with ...