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Elders snare quarry in land title handover
The Australian
"Greenstone axes from Mount William were traditionally traded by Aboriginal people over a wide area of southeastern Australia before European settlers arrived in the area," Ms Macklin said. "The site contains the remains of hundreds of mining pits ...

No action on waste risks for water
The Australian
WARNINGS that two community water sources in South Australia's remote Aboriginal lands may be contaminated have not been acted upon, despite a government report from more than a year ago advising "immediate" action to remedy the problem. The state ...

Government and employers closing the gap at local level
Invest in Australia
The Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Julie Collins, today met with staff at Rio Tinto Weipa as part of the Government's ongoing commitment to boosting local employment prospects for Indigenous Australians in remote areas.

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Anthony Mundine claimed Australia was a racist country at a press conference ...
NEWS.com.au
ANTHONY Mundine further infuriated boxing rival Daniel Geale by refusing to apologise for questioning his Aboriginal heritage and had more explosive words for a country he says is one of the most racist in the world. A press conference in Redfern today ...

NHMRC funds UQ research into kidney disease, cystic fibrosis and more
UQ News
UQ Researchers awarded NHMRC Career Development Fellowships were Dr Kerry-Ann O'Grady, who will research acute respiratory illness in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children and the pathways to chronic lung disease. Dr Jason Roberts's ...

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The Age
Mundine attempts to unite indigenous Australians
ABC Online
Outspoken indigenous boxer Anthony Mundine has used his controversial comments against Tasmanian Aborigines to address issues confronting the wider Australian Aboriginal community. Mundine outraged Tasmanian Aborigines on Thursday when he ...
Anthony Mundine shuns Daniel Geale apology, instead calls for changes to ...NEWS.com.au
Anthony Mundine has labelled Australia one of the world's most racist ...The Daily Telegraph
Hawthorn star Shaun Burgoyne has blasted Anthony Mundine for his racial ...The Australian
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Anthony Mundine has labelled Australia one of the world's most racist ...
NEWS.com.au
"There are people who get jobs and are claiming benefits who claim to be Aboriginal because they have a great, great, great, great grandmother or grandfather, and that's it. "The system needs to accommodate those Aboriginals that need it most instead ...

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Aboriginal boxer accused of racism
Sport LIVE
Interim WBA light middleweight champion Anthony Mundine has been accused of racism after making disparaging remarks about the heritage of his upcoming opponent and fellow Australian Aborigine Daniel Geale.

Cutting Indigenous STI rate a 'matter of urgency'
ABC Online
Alice Springs researchers are calling for urgent action to bring down the high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in remote Northern Territory communities. James Ward from the Baker Institute says the results of five years of research show ...

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Malaysia: What to Do When Indigenous Groups Blockade Your Dam
International Rivers (blog)
With the help of Australian company Hydro Tasmania, the Sarawak state government advertised the Murum Dam as a model of “best practice” for what a socially responsible dam should look like. Chinese investors signed up to help build the dam and then 11 ...

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Anthony Mundine has labelled Australia one of the world's most racist ...
Herald Sun
ANTHONY Mundine further infuriated boxing rival Daniel Geale by refusing to apologise for questioning his Aboriginal heritage and had more explosive words for a country he says is one of the most racist in the world. A press conference in Redfern today ...

FOXSports.com
Aboriginal Mundine accused of racism
FOXSports.com
... of Tasmanian-born Geale at a pre-fight media conference that he thought ''they wiped all the Aborigines from Tasmania out'' - referencing a colonial-era policy that sought to resettle the indigenous inhabitants of the island state south of mainland ...

Indigenous home ownership
National Indigenous Times
The Member for Cook and Assistant Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, David Kempton, has called on all Indigenous communities to have a close look at the Newman Government's offer to provide an opportunity for Indigenous people to own ...

Study: One quarter of remote Indigenous youth infected with STIs
Radio Australia
The latest research suggests one in four 16-19 year-olds are infected with either gonorrhea or chlamydia, or both diseases. However, despite overall high disease levels, HIV infection rates are very low, according to a study from the Baker IDI Research ...
Indigenous lawyers are 'outstanding role models'The Global Legal Post

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Brisbane Times
Mansell slams Mundine as racist
The Australian
TASMANIAN Aboriginal leader Michael Mansell has told "racist" boxer Anthony Mundine to stay away from the island state until he apologises for comments about its indigenous people. Mr Mansell has slammed remarks Mundine made about fellow ...
Mundine slammed for Geale slurABC Online
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Kime says it's time for an Indigenous Anglican Bishop
National Indigenous Times
Australian Anglicans have been urged by Anglicare's General Manager Indigenous Services and Education Karen Kime to pay for a full time Aboriginal bishop. She told Anglicare's conference in Hobart until the life chances of Aboriginal families and ...

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Amazing: Connecting with neighbouring indigenous doctors
New Zealand Doctor Online (blog)
I would like to make comment on the recent conference of the Pacific Regional Doctors Congress (PRIDoC), which my daughter and I attended in Alice Springs, Northern Territories, Australia, at the beginning of October. Wow!! What an amazing conference ...

Irish Independent
London Film Festival 2012: The Sapphires Review
WhatCulture!
Taking place during 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War in 1968, The Sapphires revolves around four indigenous Australian singers who are by chance “discovered” by a hapless talent scout, Dave (Chris O'Dowd). As they prepare for their first big gig ...
The Sapphires, BFI London Film FestivalThe Independent
The Sapphires review – this could be the feel-good comedy of the yearRadio Times

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Help for indigenous students into work
The Australian
The Federal Government will reveal that 18 organisations will deliver a $50.7 million national program aimed at helping Indigenous students move from school into the workplace. The Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Julie ...

Indigenous lawyers are 'outstanding role models'
The Global Legal Post
Intellectual property lawyer Terri Janke has been named Indigenous Lawyer of the Year, while Peter Dawson landed the Indigenous Professional of the Year Award and Indigenous Law Student Prize, reports Australian publication The New Lawyer.

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