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Indigenous vaccination a 'screaming success'
SBS
Until a vaccine was introduced in 1993, Aboriginal children in Australia had the highest rate of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in the world, a disease which can cause deafness and intellectual impairment along with a number of other medical ...

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New wave of sniffers feared
The Australian
Every community in central Australia has been touched by the substance abuse problem, its abundance and impact varying according to local rates of family dysfunction, poverty and boredom. And the availability of petrol. Youth worker Lisa Sharman ...
Push to cut source of petrol sniffingSBS

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'Segregation in school' claims denied
The Australian
ALL education sectors in Western Australia have denied claims in a human rights report that Aboriginal children in the Kalgoorlie region were placed in a segregated class and banned from gathering in groups of more than three. The claims were contained ...

The West Australian
Hard stuff made easy
The West Australian
Ever wanted to know more about Aboriginal Australia but been too afraid to ask? Larissa Behrendt believes you are not alone. While travelling in Canada some years ago, the Australian indigenous author and academic spotted a copy of Native Americans for ...

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Race 'a problem in schools'
The Australian
ABORIGINAL students at a school in the Kalgoorlie region were not allowed to walk around in groups of more than three, and students were placed in segregated classrooms creating a "racist mindset", the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ...

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Funding confusion clouds petrol-sniffing programs
The Australian
And a second program expected to rollout a youth-diversion program in the remote Lake Nash community in the Northern Territory is under a cloud, with organisers fearing they will lose funding next July. South Australian Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol ...

Indigenous Pacific tribes meet on climate change
Radio Australia
One of the Hawaiian delegates, Paulokaleioku Timmy Bailey, told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat program coastal Indigenous people are dealing with the loss of food and land from global warming. "The important thing about Indigenous people is because we ...

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Indigenous referendum a long way off, Nicola Roxon warns
The Australian
NICOLA Roxon has declared reform of the Constitution to recognise indigenous Australians and local government is a long way off, blaming Tony Abbott's Coalition for refusing to work with the Gillard government to advance the proposal and achieve ...

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Kevin Buzzacott, Arabunna elder: 'Olympic Dam' & Sacred Waters (mp3)

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Major parties must jointly tackle indigenous policy
The Australian (blog)
The response by Tony Abbott to Mr Mundine's proposal to convene a meeting to develop a new policy framework for indigenous Australia is heartening. The Opposition Leader says he is willing to work with Mr Mundine, despite his ALP pedigree, because he ...
Indigenous leaders urge protest vote against LaborRadio Australia
Abbott supports call for joint jobs talkHerald Sun
Mundine wants joint effort on indigenous developmentBusiness Spectator

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The Olympic Dam expansion - Environment Impact (mp3)

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Police to roadblock protesters heading for Olympic Dam (mp3)

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The first National Assembly of Nations is a key moment in history - "The Last Stand" - Michael Anderson (mp3)

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Welcome to country - Opening ceremony of the First Official Meeting by Roy "Dootch" Kennedy (mp3)

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Elder Ossie Cruse calls for Treaty (mp3)

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Robert Corowa Fire Man Aboriginal Tent embassy (mp3)

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Aboriginal Elder Ossie Cruse (3 An Australian identity starts with a "Treaty" (mp3)

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Aboriginal Elder Ossie Cruse (2) An Australian identity starts with a "Treaty" (mp3)

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Aboriginal Elder Ossie Cruse (1) History - 'The Invasion' (mp3)

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Sandon Point Tent Embassy - No.1 - SBS Report 2012 (mp3)

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