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Health funding crisis: NACCHO warns programs to be affected if States, Territories don't commit Aboriginal health programs across the nation are teetering on the
Dementia revealed as another threat: A breakthrough study has made the startling revelations that Aboriginal peoples are three times more likely to suffer dementia than
Tasmania’s Land Council claims nuclear proof land: The Tasmanian estate of an eccentric American seeking a haven from nuclear war has become the property of the State's
Macklin adds disability to the Closing the Gap targets: A new Closing the Gap target aimed at increasing access for services to First Nations people with a disability will
Health leaders call for more detail on Budget’s $777mill commitment: Two of Australia's leading health organisations have welcomed the $777 million commitment to Close the Gap initiatives in the 2013
Matagarup’s homeless declare: “we refuse to be swept away”: Noongar Tent Embassy members and the Last of the River People gathered in numbers alongside many of Perth's record Aboriginal
Broome police officers stood down over claims they bashed prisoner: Western Australia's police force continues to be rocked by one allegation after another of maltreatment by police officers of prisoners
Health Workers Forum proves a success: Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AHCSA) held its first SA Aboriginal Health Workers Forum for 2013 in Adelaide last
Giles defends his call for Aboriginal child adoptions: Northern Territory's Chief Minister Adam Giles has hit back at critics of his view that adoption could be the right
ABS reveals families forced to cope with 12 people per house : Statistics raise more questions about effectiveness of Jenny Macklin's $5 billion housing scheme The Federal Government's multi billion dollar housing scheme
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Cowboys Try for 5! will target truancy by engaging competition

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A pilot program launched recently by the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys is targeting truancy rates in five Townsville primary schools.

The Cowboys, the Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs (DATSIMA) and BHP Billiton Cannington have partnered with the schools which experience higher than normal student absentee rates to deliver the 10-week...

 

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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 May 2013 09:33

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CDU signs historic agreement with Yolgnu’s Mawul Rom

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Mawul-Rom-CDU-agreementCharles Darwin University and the Mawul Rom Board have signed an historic agreement at the new Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Education (ACIKE) on Charles Darwin University's (CDU) Casuarina campus.

The agreement follows a decade of detailed negotiations between the Yolgnu peoples of East Arnhem Land and senior academics with the Northern Territory's...

 

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Last Updated on Friday, 19 April 2013 11:12

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