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Experts say Aboriginal advancement should be prioritised as Territory confronts budget crisis

During the past 15 years, the Northern Territory's public service numbers have been closely tied to programs targeting Aboriginal advancement, with any major surges driven almost exclusively by these strategies. Yet many are quick to point out these programs have largely failed.




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NAIDOC Week sparks renewed calls to permanently fly Aboriginal flag in Alice Springs

Aboriginal traditional owners, politicians, and local community members are renewing calls for the Aboriginal flag to fly on Alice Springs's Anzac Hill 365 days a year, after it was raised on Monday morning solely to mark NAIDOC Week.



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Complaint lodged against judge who made 'offensive', 'discriminatory' comments to Aboriginal defendants

The head of the Australian Law Society says comments by Alice Springs Judge Greg Borchers were "racist because they are disparaging, discriminatory and offensive, insulting and humiliating to Indigenous Australians based solely on their race".




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Aboriginal council CEO says police followed him home from a bottle shop and pepper-sprayed his dog

Tengentyere Council chief executive Walter Shaw says police auxiliaries followed him to a friend's house and then back to his town camp, where he says they pepper-sprayed his dog and searched his car before acknowledging he had no alcohol.




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Aboriginal and Catholic faiths blended in stained-glass window of Alice Springs church

An Aboriginal artist is commissioned to design a new sanctuary window for a Central Australian Catholic church in celebration of reconciliation.



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NT Aboriginal health clinics close over Christmas for 'indefinite period' due to lack of staff

It will take up to four hours for critically injured patients from these remote communities to reach emergency medical treatment if the NT Government pushes ahead with plans to close clinics.




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Victorian Aboriginal voters have elected an Assembly to advance the treaty process. So what's next?

The Victorian Government's historic treaty negotiations with the state's Aboriginal communities are one step closer this week, with the election of the First Peoples' Assembly. But the toughest yards to meaningful treaties still lie ahead.




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Rodeo offers riders at Aboriginal-run clinic a glimpse at path from hardship

The life story of a former world champion bull rider resonates with participants of an Aboriginal-run initiative that is using rodeo to improve lives in the Kimberley.




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Stolen Generations member Barbara Cummings remembered as trailblazer in Aboriginal affairs

An advocate and author whose work was pivotal in exposing the history of the removal of Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory has been remembered for her strength and fierce commitment to social justice.



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Aboriginal playgroup parents work together to create bilingual story time

More than 5,000 children's picture books have been translated into Aboriginal languages and given to families throughout the Northern Territory.




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Burial bill 'the worst form of disrespect in the world' for Aboriginal communities

Aboriginal people who bury their loved ones in traditional ceremonies without bureaucratic approval could end up facing fines of up to $31,000 or two years' imprisonment.



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Water supply failure in Kakadu's largest Aboriginal homeland triggers emergency review

The incident left more than 60 residents without running water for five days as temperatures soared into the mid-30s.




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Cashless welfare card could unfairly target thousands of Aboriginal people in the NT, Senate committee hears

The Coalition's cashless welfare card is compared to the intervention and "mission" times by Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory



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Federal Election stationery and first-aid kits donated to Aboriginal organisations

Instead of storing or throwing out the stationery bought for the last federal election, this time the Australian Electoral Commission is donating it to Indigenous health and education organisations.




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Aboriginal community Yarrabah turns social media into force for good with #postpositive

A social media project inspired by the Humans of New York photoblog helps transform perceptions about Queensland's largest Aboriginal community, which was being torn apart by fights and bad press.



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CBD News: Press Release - New Report: Traditional Aboriginal Knowledge Key to Boreal Forest Conservation United Nations Initiative Recognizes Boreal's Global Importance.




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Lawyers' protocols for dealing with Aboriginal clients in Souith Australia / The Law Society of South Australia.

"This document is an adaptation by the Law Society of South Australia of the document entitled 'Indigenous Protocols for Lawyers in the Northern Territory' second edition 2015. The Law Society of South Australia acknowledges the primacy of the Northern Territory document and states that the adaptations that it has made to that document are an attempt to modify the original text to make it more suitable to South Australian conditions" -- page 3.




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Realising the Potential : a review of the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme : a collaborative report researched and prepared by the Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Australian Army / written by

In 2017 the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Australian Defence Force (Australian Army) undertook a joint review of the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme (AACAP) to assess its efficiency and effectiveness. The review found AACAP is a highly regarded and effective means of achieving positive environmental and primary health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities while providing valuable training outcomes for Army. AACAP's objectives align with the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) 'Closing the Gap' targets in Indigenous disadvantage and with the Australian Government's Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS). The report identified areas for potential improvement, recommending greater support for the sustainability of infrastructure and project investment, enhanced employment and training opportunities and strengthening of project governance.




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Report on review of detriment : Aboriginal land claims recommended for grant but not yet finalised / the Hon John Mansfield AM QC, Aboriginal Land Commissioner.




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What matters to Aboriginal children and young people, their families and communities : South Australia's Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People inaugural report December 2019 / [April Lawrie].




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Growing up Aboriginal in Australia / edited by Anita Heiss.

Aboriginal Australians -- Australia.




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State Library creates a new space for Aboriginal communities to connect with their cultural heritage

Thursday 20 February 2020
In an Australian first, the State Library of NSW launched a new digital space for Aboriginal communities to connect with their histories and cultures.




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Item 01: Scorebook of the Aboriginal Cricket Tour of England being a copy in Charles Lawrence's hand, 1868




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Aboriginal Australians hunted kangaroos with dingoes a century ago

As recently as 110 years ago, Aboriginal Australians used dingoes to help hunt kangaroos even though the canines are feral and difficult to train




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Ricky Gervais's company to pay Aboriginal artist for use of 'fake' work in Netflix's After Life

A copied artwork featured in the lounge room of Ricky Gervais's character in the Netflix series After Life results in a payout to Aboriginal artist Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri.



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Aboriginal hunting practice helps kangaroos

Studies show that humans and kangaroos may have co-evolved to be mutually beneficial to one another.




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Art inspired by Aboriginal identity and nuclear explosions

Yhonnie Scarce and Judy Watson talk about creating work with seductive surfaces and dark themes




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Tribal payback after a 17-year-old Aboriginal boy allegedly 'stoned' a young mother to death weeks

The body of Britney Watson was discovered in a wheelie bin just four weeks after she gave birth, with a 17-year-old boy accused of killing her and dumping her body.




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High Court rules Aboriginal people can't be deported from Australia in majority 4-3 verdict

The High Court has ruled in a majority 4-3 verdict that Aboriginal people can't be deported from Australia because they are exempt from immigration laws under the constitution.




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Traditional Aboriginal punishments are revealed as elder pays for the death of an 18-year-old girl

The body of Britney Watson was discovered in a wheelie bin just four weeks after she gave birth, with a 17-year-old boy accused of killing her and dumping her body.




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Talking deadly [videorecording] : exploring language, identity and power in Aboriginal English




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Segment insights pack : market research intelligence on Aboriginal tourism / prepared by Market Insights Unit, Australian Tourist Commission




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Searching for Aboriginal languages : memoirs of a field worker / R.M.W. Dixon.

Cambridge ; Melbourne : Cambridge University Press, 2011.




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Interim report / Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Australia. Parliament. Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, author, issuing body




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Final report / Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Australia. Parliament. Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples




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Report on review of detriment : Aboriginal land claims recommended for grant but not yet finalised / the Hon John Mansfield AM QC, Aboriginal Land Commissioner

Mansfield, J. R. (John Ronald), 1946- author




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Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Amendment (Strengthening Governance and Transparency) Bill 2018 / The Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

Australia. Parliament. Senate. Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, author, issuing body




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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal relations / Larissa Behrendt, Chris Cunneen, Terri Libesman, Nicole Watson

Behrendt, Larissa, author




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Perceptions of public relations in Australian Aboriginal community-controlled non-proft organisations / by Natacha Wirenfeldt Petersen

Petersen, Natacha Wirenfeldt, author




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Empowering and disempowering Indigenes : staging Australian Aboriginal experience / Khairul Chowdhury

Chowdhury, Khairul




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Indig-curious : who can play Aboriginal roles? / Jane Harrison

Harrison, Jane, 1960-




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Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company : twenty-one years of sharing Aboriginal stories / Katya Shevtsov

Shevtsov, Katya, author




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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia / edited by Anita Heiss

Browsery GN666.G76 2018




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An interim report on research into the needs of Aboriginal people for training in the techniques of film and television / prepared by Gillian Leahy

Leahy, Gillian




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Interim report : first steps for improving educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students / House of Representatives Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs

Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs, author, issuing body




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The power of education : from surviving to thriving : educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students / House of Representatives, Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs

Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs




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Aboriginal Waterways Assessment Program




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Worship and social engagement in urban Aboriginal-led Australian Pentecostal congregations : (re)imagining identity in the spirit / by Tanya Riches

Riches, Tanya, author




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Rainbow Spirit theology : towards an Australian Aboriginal theology / by the Rainbow Spirit elders