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Thursday, June 7, 2007

• Mayor highlights valuable relationship with Tangentyere Council (09:06:51 AEST)
  The Alice Springs Mayor has reaffirmed the council's relationship with Tangentyere Council.
• Batchelor Institute hosts graduation ceremony for indigenous students (09:06:18 AEST)
  Australia's only dedicated indigenous tertiary institution - the Batchelor Institute will graduate more than 230 students will graduate today with education, health and business qualifications.
• Ugandan children's choir performs in central Australia (08:55:18 AEST)
  A group of Ugandan children will hold centre stage at Uluru today when they perform a concert for Indigenous children.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

• Indigenous remains returning to New Zealand (16:49:21 AEST)
  The Maori and Mori Ori people of New Zealand today accepted back the remains of 11 of their ancestors, held by Tasmanian institutions for more than 100 years.
• Burial sites may hamper boat ramp plans (14:35:27 AEST)
  The discovery of Aboriginal burial sites at Mallacoota, in south-east Victoria, could impact on a proposed boat ramp development.
• Father charged with rape makes court appearance (11:49:31 AEST)
  A 45-year-old man from a Kimberley Aboriginal community charged with sexually assaulting his daughter has made a brief appearance in the Broome Magistrate's Court, in northern Western Australia.
• Indigenous groups discuss native title (09:18:50 AEST)
  Indigenous groups from across the country will gather in far north Queensland over the next couple of days to discuss native title rights.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

• Report shows need to improve Indigenous education (11:42:10 AEST)
  The need to improve educational outcomes has been a key finding of a community needs analysis for Toowoomba's Indigenous community in Queensland.
• Reconciliation forum to focus on youth issues (10:49:48 AEST)
  The organisers of an annual reconciliation forum in Kalgoorlie, in south-east Western Australia, say next year's conference will focus on improving outcomes for young Aborigines.
• Conditional support for takeaway alcohol system in Alice Springs (09:57:08 AEST)
  The People's Alcohol Action Coalition is giving its conditional support to a proposed ID system for takeaway alcohol sales in Alice Springs.

Monday, June 4, 2007

• Questions raised over Tangentyere council leadership (13:09:00 AEST)
  A Territory Independent M-L-A says she's disappointed that there's yet to be any resolution over funding to improve town camps.
• Reconciliation awards recognise north-west Qld businesses (12:27:17 AEST)
  Two north-west Queensland organisations have been acknowledged by the State Government for their achievements at the 2007 Reconciliation Awards for Business.
• Budget funnels $21m to alcohol diversion centres (10:15:50 AEST)
  The Queensland Government will commit $21 million in tomorrow's Budget to tackling the alcohol-crime cycle in Indigenous communities.
• Substance abuse scheme reaches capacity (09:01:04 AEST)
  A central Australian substance abuse program is at capacity for the first time in a year.
• Tangentyere Council not abandoning town camp talks (08:08:19 AEST)
  Tangentyere Council in Alice Springs says it is unsure whether it will be able to meet the next deadline for negotiations over town camps to be completed.

Sunday, June 3, 2007

• Indigenous people still battle for land rights: activist (16:16:52 AEST)
  A leading Indigenous activist and writer says Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are still battling for land rights 15 years after the High Court's landmark Mabo ruling.
• Tributes paid to Eddie Mabo, 15 years on (07:58:20 AEST)
  Aboriginal writer and activist Sam Watson says Indigenous people owe a huge debt to Eddie Mabo, who won his landmark challenge against the law's assumption that no-one owned the land before European settlement.
• AMA flags 'vote-changing' health issues (05:26:54 AEST)
  The new president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has accused Health Minister Tony Abbott of watering down serious health issues.

Saturday, June 2, 2007

• NT ceremony recognises Indigenous soldiers (07:18:39 AEST)
  Dancers painted with white clay have performed at a special ceremony in Darwin recognising Indigenous soldiers' service in World War I and World War II.

Friday, June 1, 2007

• Brough hits back at 'Hitler's Germany' comments (18:04:50 AEST)
  Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough has lashed out at an Aboriginal academic for likening the Howard Government's Indigenous policy to Hitler's Germany.
• Child abuse report delays 'a cop-out' (17:14:15 AEST)
  The Northern Territory Opposition says it is a "cop-out" for the Chief Minister to blame printing problems for delays in the release of a report into Indigenous child abuse.
• Indigenous NT women able to donate cord blood (16:16:10 AEST)
  Indigenous women in the Northern Territory can now play a major role in saving their own people who suffer from leukaemia.
• Alice Springs town camp criticised as a drinking haven: Magistrate (13:06:07 AEST)
  An Alice Springs Magistrate has criticised the Tangentyere Council for allowing a town camp to become a drinking haven for people from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands.
• Patrol car to target petrol sniffing (12:40:23 AEST)
  The central Australian community of Apatula has its own night patrol car for the first time.
• Eye surgery returns focus to Fred Hollows' work (11:33:15 AEST)
  About 40 people from remote Indigenous communities have been given sight-restoring eye surgery in Alice Springs this week.
• Wanamara land claim passes registration test (11:18:18 AEST)
  A native title claim by the Wanamara people in western Queensland has passed the National Native Title Tribunal's registration test.
• Airconditioner blamed for house fire (10:10:14 AEST)
  A faulty airconditioning unit has been blamed for a house fire in the Perth suburb of Craigie.
• Qld health hopes for better Cherbourg communication (09:54:13 AEST)
  Queensland Health says it hopes better communication will improve relationships with people in the south-east Aboriginal community of Cherbourg.
• Compromise mooted over Broome didgeridoo ban (09:51:47 AEST)
  A prominent Aboriginal Elder says a decision by some of Broome's native title holders, to limit the use of the didgeridoo, could be overturned.
• Mabo Day celebrations to include respect theme (09:16:14 AEST)
  The ideas of respecting others and respecting judicial and cultural law are the themes for this year's Mabo Day celebrations in north Queensland.
• Nation on brink of improving Aboriginal conditions: Brough (09:15:03 AEST)
  Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough says the country is on the cusp of making major progress in the living conditions of Aboriginal Australians.
• NT Chief Minister slammed over abuse report delays (08:30:14 AEST)
  The Northern Territory Chief Minister has come under fire for delays in releasing a government-commissioned report into Indigenous child abuse.
• Gap widens between Indigenous, non-Indigenous Australians: report (06:01:44 AEST)
  A new report has found Indigenous Australians are 13 times more likely to go to jail than non-Indigenous people, and that gap is widening.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

• TAC denies mill concerns are political (20:33:05 AEST)
  The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre is upset about claims that its concerns about the proposed pulp mill are 'political'.
• Indigenous war veterans honoured at Sydney memorial (17:42:11 AEST)
  Members of the RSL and Aboriginal diggers have honoured the service of indigenous veterans at a service at the Anzac memorial in Sydney's Hyde Park.
• Highest public hospital admissions in NT: report (17:14:00 AEST)
  A national report shows the Northern Territory has the highest public hospital admission rate in the country.
• Palm Island riot accused granted bail (13:33:40 AEST)
  A north Queensland man charged over the Palm Island riot has been granted bail in a Brisbane court.
• Shepparton to trial Indigenous jobs scheme (13:26:51 AEST)
  A new program that aims to help Indigenous people find work will be trialled in Shepparton in north-east Victoria.
• Indigenous operators unite to promote Dampier Peninsula (13:08:26 AEST)
  Indigenous tourism operators on the Dampier Peninsula, in northern Western Australia, have joined forces to promote the remote area and boost the prospects of small eco-tourism ventures.
• Indigenous group welcomes stolen wages inquiry (11:29:36 AEST)
  An Aboriginal group in Western Australia's Goldfields has welcomed plans for an inquiry into the withholding of wages from Indigenous workers.
• Flying Doctor launching healthy living program (10:53:35 AEST)
  The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is about to launch a $3 million healthy living program for regional South Australia.
• Patient deaths report won't satisfy Cherbourg residents: Mayor (10:37:24 AEST)
  The Cherbourg Mayor says people feel their concerns have been overlooked during an investigation into three deaths in the south-east Queensland Aboriginal community.
• Indigenous jobs group to open Alice Springs office (10:03:23 AEST)
  An Aboriginal employment organisation will have its first office outside of New South Wales when it opens in Alice Springs in late July.
• Forum urges closer ties with Indigenous community (09:40:39 AEST)
  A declaration calling for a renewal of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians has been released by a group of young people, after a three day gathering in the New South Wales southern highlands.