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The Growing Soccer Tribe
When most people think of Indigenous achievement in football, they think of AFL and rugby league, but as this new book shows, it doesn’t end there. John Maynard: I think we’ve excelled in just about every sport you can point your finger at where we’ve been given a go, and soccer is one that’s sadly […]
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A New Voice For Better Health
Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has welcomed the formation of a new national voice for the health interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – the National Health Leadership Forum (NHLF). Described as a turning point towards better health for our mobs, the NHLF is part of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, […]
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At home in the Deadlys Zone
Actor Aaron Pedersen looked very much at home co-hosting the Deadlys this year. In his trademark suit and tie, and with the addition of a hat and beard, he looked relaxed in a role that’s a far cry from his character, Detective Senior Constable Duncan Freeman, on the TV crime drama City Homicide. City Homicide […]
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Celebrating a Return to Country
530km west of Alice Springs, right alongside the Northern Territory and Western Australian border, is the remote Aboriginal community of Kintore, or Walungurru, as it’s known by local people in Pintupi language. Before the settlement’s establishment in 1981, many of Kintore’s residents were living in the community of Papunya, having been forcibly moved from their […]
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Lavinia Ketchell, Pride of the Kimberley
Sixteen-year-old Lavinia Ketchell, could hardly believe her ears when her name was read out as the winner of Kimberley Girl 2011. “I’m so excited and happy… I think anything is possible now,” said a beaming Lavinia after hearing the news. Lavinia, who is from the remote community of One Arm Point, 200km north of Broome, […]
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A Great Start in Life
Children develop quickly between the ages of three and five and make many major breakthroughs in their use of language and motor skills, as well as developing their social and intellectual skills. A quiet achiever who delights in working with this age group is Suzie Lawson at Gyndarna preschool in Dareton, on the Murray river […]
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Help’s at Hand to Further Your Education
Would you like some help to continue your education or move away to study at TAFE or university? Or are you still not sure what you want to do after school? If the answer is yes, then read on for a list of programs and web resources to help you with your post-school study and […]
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Strong foundations: Learn today, lead tomorrow
Noongar woman and Human Rights Lawyer Hannah McGlade put her hand up to become an Indigenous Education Ambassador to promote the importance of education “because we are still Closing the Gap in educational outcomes for our people.” Like other Indigenous Education Ambassadors across Australia, she draws on her own educational experiences to motivate and, hopefully, […]
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Lentils: A Cheap Source of Protein
Lentils are from the food group called pulses or legumes, which includes beans, nuts and peas. They are one of the oldest domesticated foods with evidence showing they were eaten by humans up to 19,000 years ago. Like all of the foods in this group, lentils are a cheap source of protein. In parts of […]
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Wild Rice and Lentil Salad
This salad makes a very healthy all-round meal with heaps of flavour and crunch. It will also last for days in the fridge, so make a batch at the beginning of the week and you’ll have lunch for several days. You can also have it with tinned tuna for a high-protein meal. Lentils, wild rice […]
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Be Kind to Your Kidneys
Indigenous Australians are suffering from “the silent killer”: chronic kidney disease. We are also missing out on transplants and are more likely to be put on dialysis a new report says. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released the report on kidney disease in Indigenous people on 16 September. Chronic kidney disease is […]
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Moving forward
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker of the Year, Muriel Jaragba is passionate about her work in mental health on Groote Eylandt. After a decade of working with her people, her commitment and drive to help those with mental health ‘sickness’ is just as strong as it was when she started. “What drives me […]
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From humble beginnings
Twenty-two-year old Australian Wallaby and soon to be Melbourne Rebel, Kurtley Beale is the toast of Australian Rugby at the moment after a stellar 2011 season that saw him win the John Eales’ medal and play at his first World Cup. While Kurtley has set the rugby world on fire with his unique talent, his […]
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Game, Set & Match
Australian and international tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley was honoured at the 17th Deadly Awards with the Ella Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sport. Accepting her award from the Ella family, Gary, Mark, Glen and Marcia, Evonne recalled her humble beginnings in Barellan, NSW. As a child, she used the […]
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Best of Both Worlds
When you’re onto a good thing, stick to it, or so the saying goes, and after two decades in the performance business, Stephen Page and Bangarra Dance Theatre can certainly attest to being onto a very good thing. During that time, Stephen and a select number of cultural mentors and talented dancers have helped transform […]
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Orange Medical Service
Orange Aboriginal Medical Service (OAMS) is a community owned and operated organisation that’s been successfully providing medical and primary health-care services to the diverse Orange district since 2005. Orange is a large city in central-western NSW, with a population of 42,000 (2001 Census). About 3.9 per cent of the population identify themselves as being of […]
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