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Pearson's grip on Indigenous policy is not backed by evidence

Pearson's grip on Indigenous policy is not backed by evidence  - Noel Pearson is seen by many as Australia's most influential Indigenous leader. As well as being chairman of the Cape York Group, he is an ...

NT resists cash guarantee on child detention blueprint from royal commission

NT resists cash guarantee on child detention blueprint from royal commission - More than 80% of the NT's Indigenous population lived outside urban areas, and Havnen estimated at least 50% of funds which should be spent on the NT's remote and disadvantaged Indigenous communities were instead being siphoned elsewhere. “Try go looking for any level of detail around ...

Family-centred interventions for Indigenous early childhood well-being by primary healthcare ...

Family-centred interventions for Indigenous early childhood well-being by primary healthcare ... - in Canada, Australia , New Zealand, and the USA, on a range of physical, psychosocial and behavioural outcomes of Indigenous children, parents and ...
What was life in Australia like before European settlement? - The National Library of Australia recently released a book called Living with the Locals – Early Europeans’ Experience of Indigenous Life. Authors John Maynard & Victoria Haskins present nine stories relating to a total thirteen people who escaped penal servitude or survived shipwreck. With at least one notable exception (and more on that anon), they experienced the hospitality of Indigenous people, often being accepted as part of their families. Each story is written in two parts, the overall background followed by a number of pages providing summary and more detailed information on Indigenous life. The level of research and understanding removes much of the ambiguity that previously existed.

This is Pink Batts on steroids': The national shame that dare not speak its name

This is Pink Batts on steroids': The national shame that dare not speak its name - Yet despite these carers being indigenous , the guidelines meant they ... NSW is the worst state in Australia when it comes to the number of kids in out ...

Australia -| South Australia continues its assault on Indigenous rights

South Australia continues its assault on Indigenous rights : South Australian leaders are both despondent and outraged at the State Government's ram raid on the Aboriginal Heritage Act and they are being supported by the SA Greens however the changes to the Act will get... More of this story can be read in the ...

Allegations of students being 'abandoned' at Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education

Allegations of students being 'abandoned' at Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education - “The council has not shown any regard for the hard working and dedicated staff of the Institute, nor the impact its actions have on the delivery of quality education and training to Aboriginal Territorians,” the statement reads. Students are also being affected by the continuing uncertainty. The student ...

Indigenous congress vows to go on despite funding cuts

Indigenous congress vows to go on despite funding cuts  - The leaders of a national body for Indigenous people will hold a public ... Tonight's event is first in a series of meetings being held around Australia .

New Prime Minister Scott Morrison offers Tony Abbott envoy on indigenous affairs role

New Prime Minister Scott Morrison offers Tony Abbott envoy on indigenous affairs role - Mr Abbott has been asked to consider being an 'envoy' in the indigenous area,” he said. “He said he ... Image: Kym Smith / News Corp Australia .

Last fluent Ngandi speaker works to pass on endangered Indigenous language

Last fluent Ngandi speaker works to pass on endangered Indigenous language - In the remote Northern Territory community of Ngukurr, the endangered Ngandi language is being passed on to a younger generation by its last fluent ...

Young indigenous Australians set to sail

Young indigenous Australians set to sail Young Indigenous Australians are being offered the chance to embark on the journey of a lifetime sailing from Devonport to Sydney aboard the tall ship Young  ...

Indigenous teachings without British, western history a 'capitulation' to the Left: Abbott

Indigenous teachings without British, western history a 'capitulation' to the Left: Abbott - Mr Abbott has urged caution on a proposal being pushed by indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion for Aboriginal languages , phrases and customs ...

Australian sister recognised for work with indigenous women

Australian sister recognised for work with indigenous women - Supporting indigenous women in a remote Australian island community is the topic of a talk being held here in Rome to mark International Women's Day on Thursday March 8 th . Australia's embassy to the Holy See is sponsoring the event and has invited a missionary sister who was recognized by the ...

I'm sick and tired of hearing young precious petals complain about racism': Indigenous leader ...

I'm sick and tired of hearing young precious petals complain about racism': Indigenous leader ... -  Indigenous leader Warren Mundine has slammed young, Aboriginal ... From protesting about Australia Day being held on January 26 to taking offence ...

Australia -| Australia on track to halve Aboriginal child mortality

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Australia on track to halve Aboriginal child mortality : Australia is on track to halving Aboriginal child mortality and progress is being made in raising indigenous life-expectancy rates overall, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Wednesday. Aboriginal children play at a camp in Alice Springs. Bangkok Post

Only 5 Per Cent of People of Non-European or Indigenous Background Occupy Top Positions in ...

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Only 5 Per Cent of People of Non-European or Indigenous Background Occupy Top Positions in ... -  Australians with non-European or indigenous backgrounds account for only five per cent of senior leadership positions despite being 24 per cent of the population, according to the Australian Human Rights Commission report released on April 11. The report, which said that 97 per cent of Australia's  .. Android Chrome Windows Mobile friendly AppsCenter

Anzac Day: the indigenous fight after war to find lasting peace

Anzac Day: the indigenous fight after war to find lasting peace - Taken from his parents as a child, and put into the Stolen Generations brutality of the Kinchela Boys Home in northern NSW, Cook began a long series of lessons about self-identity through an institutional war being waged on indigenous Australia . Even today, he's furious about it, in the contemplative ...

Australia -| Indigenous girls face highest assault risk

Indigenous girls face highest assault risk : Indigenous girls face the highest risk of being injured in an assault compared to any other group in Queensland, a study has found. The study by the University of Queensland's Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine found ...

Braiding Science Together with Indigenous Knowledge

Braiding Science Together with Indigenous Knowledge - In Central America, indigenous peoples practicing their traditional low-carbon livelihoods on ancestral territories are being recognized by the conservation community as the best guardians of the region's biodiversity. In Australia , traditional fire management by aboriginal peoples, braided with scientific ...

Australia -| indigenous youth parliament great opportunity for aboriginal tasmanians

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indigenous youth parliament great opportunity for aboriginal tasmanians : It is being run by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and the YMCA to mark the 50 th anniversary of the Indigenous right to vote in Australia . Applications close on March 30, with kits available at The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity