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Newly empowered, remote towns dare to dream
The Australian
From the West Australian border to the Eastern Plenty, central Australian indigenous communities are starting to use their newfound voice in the wake of last month's Northern Territory election, which for the first time saw Aborigines grasp the power ...

Indigenous game puts Aboriginal language into play
The Australian
In any case, they call it the indigenous game, so it is fitting the language of central Australia's Pitjantjatjara people will be spoken in today's penultimate match of the season at the MCG, even if Frank won't feature in the match. Understandably ...

Reform program closes learning gap for indigenous kids
The Australian
We began working on a school reform program in 2010 with the establishment of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy. By the time students in two of our schools sat for the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy benchmarking tests ...

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Gillard willing to negotiate to get constitutional action
The Australian
THE Gillard government has indicated it is prepared to compromise with the opposition on its symbolic pledge to replace the promised referendum to acknowledge indigenous Australians. Despite the Coalition saying it would vote against Labor's proposed ...

Indigenous vote decided outcome in the Territory
The Australian
Some analysts say it was 5.1 per cent, but I say it was 6.3 per cent. The difference between the two statistics is explained by the fact that, at the general election held on August 9, 2008, two sitting Labor members were returned unopposed. In my ...

'Angry song' became solid rock battle cry
The Australian
Solid Rock was Howard's response to the injustices he saw in some of Australia's indigenous communities in 1981. The song has remained one of the most famous and powerful anthems of Aboriginal rights and equality in Australia. "It's my enduring legacy ...
Rock revivalBrisbane Times

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Coalition to oppose symbolic pledge
The Australian
As reported in The Australian, Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin yesterday shelved for at least two years the referendum promised as part of Labor's power-sharing agreement with the Greens and independents, citing a lack of community awareness ...
PM plan for indigenous recognitionBrisbane Times
Indigenous recognition given more timeSydney Morning Herald
Plea for Indigenous constitutional recognition referendumABC Local
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Aim broader: indigenous report
The Australian
“The moment you do that you relegate (indigenous people) in Australia's mindset – that (they are) only capable of being involved in indigenous affairs,” Western Australian Liberal Ken Wyatt told a conference in Perth earlier this month. Mr Wyatt told ...
PM plan for indigenous recognitionBrisbane Times
Indigenous recognition given more timeHerald Sun
Referendum on Indigenous recognition postponedRadio Australia

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Oakeshott will stick by Gillard
The Australian
Source: The Australian. ROB Oakeshott will not withdraw his support for Julia Gillard despite her government's decision to delay a referendum to recognise indigenous Australians, the latest commitment to the crossbench to be shelved by Labor. Mr ...

Langton thwarted 'but optimistic'
The Australian
ABORIGINAL leader Marcia Langton has backed a new parliamentary "act of recognition" to acknowledge "the unique and special place" of indigenous Australians as a necessary first step before a referendum vote is held but has expressed disappointment ...

Indigenous women 'invisible' to justice
Phys.Org
"This is especially the case in relation to access to justice," said Davis, who is an elected member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the first Indigenous woman nominated by the Australian government to a UN body. Speaking about her ...

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Australia shelves Aboriginal referendum
AFP
Gillard had said the vote, which would have followed a historic 2008 government apology to Aboriginal Australians for wrongs committed since white settlement in 1788, could be held before or in conjunction with next year's national elections. But ...

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Scholarships help indigenous pharmacy students
Pharmacy News
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is pleased to announce the recipients of scholarships under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme (ATSIPSS). Five students from across the country were awarded the prestigious ...
Public quizzed about Indigenous constitutional recognitionABC Local
Report: Bilingual education in Aboriginal communities is crucialGreen Left Weekly
Far north Qld health workers plan strikeCourier Mail

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Brisbane Times
PM plan for indigenous recognition
Brisbane Times
A preliminary report prepared by Reconciliation Australia found that while there was strong awareness among indigenous Australians, only 39 per cent of the non-indigenous community had heard about the proposed referendum. Ms Macklin said she had ...
Greens blame Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott for indigenous referendum delayThe Australian
Referendum on Indigenous recognition postponedRadio Australia
Indigenous recognition given more timeSydney Morning Herald

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2 out of 30: How Queensland MPs voted on gay marriage
Brisbane Times
"When we look at the Aboriginal Australians who were removed from their parents, possibly with the best of intentions of the governments involved at the time, we can see the deep and lasting psychological scars that many Indigenous people still have to ...

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Brisbane Times
Greens blame Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott for indigenous referendum delay
The Australian
GREENS leader Christine Milne has blamed Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott for failing to build support for a referendum to acknowledge indigenous Australians in the Constitution. Senator Milne has sought to politicise Labor's decision to delay ...
PM plan for indigenous recognitionBrisbane Times
Indigenous recognition referendum shelvedSydney Morning Herald
Abbott backs delay to indigenous voteNinemsn
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Indigenous culinary students begin training under new program
Australian Hospitality Magazine
The first students taking part in the new National Indigenous Culinary Institute started their training this week with a meeting with their "culinary guardian", Catalina restaurateur, Michael McMahon. The students, Taryn Stewart, Josh Peisley, Shaun ...

Abbott backs delay to indigenous vote
Ninemsn
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the federal coalition remains committed to recognising indigenous people in the Australian constitution, but agrees a referendum on the matter should be delayed until after the 2013 election. The Labor government on ...

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Crows to mentor APY students
Adelaide Now
"We've committed to work towards closing the gap to make positive changes to the lives of our indigenous Australians and programs like this help to get real educational and social outcomes that can carry on throughout an individual's lifetime ...

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