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Aboriginality key to High Court appeal: Aboriginal Legal Service convinces country's top judges to consider whether it was William Bugmy's upbringing that played a role in his criminal
Mission Australia survey says warning signs are still there for young people: Mission Australia's youth survey has revealed young Aboriginal people feel more unsafe in their communities than ever before and they
Funding cut to phone line service means more people will face jail: Another broken promise, another Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Royal Commission recommendation ignored as the NSW and Federal Governments argue over
Kaurna Elders want to form repatriation committee for return of ancestral remains: Moves are afoot in South Australia to create a formal repatriation committee to oversee future returns to the State after
“All I want is a new start”: Locked in prison for 10 years without trial and despite his declaration of innocence, Marlon Noble deserves to be shown
Spratt is now free to pursue claim of compensation from State of WA: Kevin Spratt, the victim of repeated Taser attacks by West Australian police and prison officers, will finally be able to
For Thanasi a scholarship is his chance to realise his potential: Thanasi Tiliakos cannot pinpoint the precise moment his circumstances began to close in around him. The now 14 year old student
An Indigenous PM on the way: Mundine: Many Australians don't expect to see an Indigenous Prime Minister in their lifetime but the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation hopes
First Peoples Disability Network calls for the NDIS to be Indigenous friendly: Disability groups fear Indigenous people may be left behind when the national disability care scheme is rolled out. The First Peoples
WA Government was warned a year ago of troubles looming at Banksia: There are more than one hundred Aboriginal kids still in Perth adult Hakea prison but the blame for this has
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Wirrimanu ask Jenny Macklin: Where did the money for Balgo playgroup go?

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Jenny-Macklin-at-NAIDOC-2012The Wirrimanu Aboriginal Corporation's Michael Gravener recently asked the question: "Where DID the playgroup GO?" as more Federal Government funding appears to have disappeared in full view of the Federal Minister responsible, Jenny Macklin.

Two years ago, in April, 2011 Jenny Macklin, the Minister for the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous...

 

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 07:20

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New Chancellor Tom Calma wants more Indigenous university leaders

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tom calmaGreater numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders should reach senior leadership positions in Australian universities and be involved in leading academic research, incoming University of Canberra chancellor, Tom Calma said.

The Indigenous social justice and health campaigner and 2013 ACT Australian of the Year made the comment after being appointed to succeed  chancellor Dr John Mackay ...

 

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