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This page attempts to provide news of curent issues in Australian indigenous communities

This index updated 29th July 2005
* Aborigines back welfare overhaul The Age - 25th July 2005
* Costello hears elders' despair over children The Age - 23rd July 2005
* Costello embraces Pearson's radical reforms The Age - 22nd July 2005
* Number of Aborigines in prison stuns activist Angela Davis The Age - 22nd July 2005
* The ugly ocker rears his racist head once more The Australian - 20th July 2005
* Cold comfort The Australian - 20th June 2005
* Keeping it real Aboriginal The Australian - 20th June 2005
* Lost scandal amid NT election politicking The Age - 19th June 2005
* Gulpilil angry at plan to jail drunks The Age - 18th June 2005
* Clare Martin defends anti-social behaviour laws ABC Radio AM program - 17th June 2005
* Proposed anti-social laws in NT to make it tougher for long grassers ABC Radio AM program - 17th June 2005
* Labor and CLP in Northern Territory take hard line on anti-social behaviour ABC Radio AM program - 16th June 2005
* Editorial: Yunupingu must account for cash The Australian - 14th June 2005
* Millions fund just four houses The Australian - 13th June 2005
* Royalties divide Yunupingu family The Australian - 11th June 2005
* Aborigines clash over PM's words The Age - 6th June 2005
* Pearson no Messiah: O'Donoghue The Australian - 6th June 2005
* Pearson backs Howards approach to Indigenous affairs Transcript of The Insiders - ABC-TV - 5th June 2005
* Freeman concerned by poor state of Aboriginal health The Herald-Sun - 5th June 2005
* Boy jailed for an ice cream The Australian - 6th June 2005
* NT politics targets public drinking ABC Radio AM program - 1st June 2005
* "A Nation Dispossessed" by Pat Dodson - The Age - 31st May 2005
* Workshop finds minister hard to reconcile - The Age 31st May 2005
* Howard Pledge on Race Relations The Age - 30th May 2005
* Black responsibility deals 'no miracle' The Australian - 16th May 2005
* Joh was no statesman Phillip Adams - 26th April 2005
* Plan to get black kids into training - 22nd April 2005
* Reconciliation a building block by prominent Aboriginal assimilation advocate Noel Pearson - 19th April 2005
* Senator Amanda Vanstone - Address to National Press Club - 23rd February 2005
* Police 'bash victim' too weak to eat - The Age 9th February 2005
* Mother tells of son's injuries - The Age 8th February 2005
* Doomadgee had reading of 0.29 - The Australian 7th February 2005
* Tovey or not Tovey - Age 16th January 2005
* A bone to pick with museums - Times Online 16th January 2005
* Pearson named 'Australian of the Year' - The Australian 15th January 2005
* PIC investigates NSW rural police misconduct - AM - ABC Radio 14th January 2005
* Statement from Michael Mansell - 23rd December 2004
* Indigenous affairs back on agenda - The Age 25th December 2004
* Clark backflips over purchase of Yanner's air ticket - Courier Mail 21st December 2004
* Clark on holiday as fare row grows - Courier Mail 20th December 2004
* Redfern Coalition of Aboriginal organisations to resist forcible acquisition of The Block - ABC 20th December 2004
* Clark may pay for Yanner - Courier Mail 18th December 2004
* Activist remains defiant - Courier Mail 18th December 2004
* Editorial: Stark numbers on black deaths - Australian 16th December 2004
* Mother and daughter face court over Palm Island riot - Courier Mail 16th December 2004
* 'Racist' officers favour white tenants - Australian 16th December 2004
* Black apology on Premier's lips - Australian 15th December 2004
* Greek and Aboriginal communities unite against British Museum - Neos Kosmos:English Edition - 13th December 2004
* A new indigenous politics Paul Kelly - Australian 8th December 2004
* Govt 'gag' on indigenous advisers - Age 8th December 2004
* The trouble with Keith Windschuttle Gerard Henderson - The Age 8th December 2004
* Pat Dodson Sells Out - Australian 7th December 2004
* Mick Mansell's Response to Dodson Sell-out - Age 7th December 2004
* Recriminations fly as accused face funeral ban - Sydney Morning Herald 7th December 2004
* "Burn, you dogs": alleged taunt as station torched - Courier Mail 7th December 2004
* New hope for indigenous AustraliansEditorial - Courier Mail 6th December 2004
* Indigenous leaders respond to land rights overhaul - ABC Radio 6th December 2004
* New Indigenous body to meet - ABC Radio - AM 6th December 2004
* Black leaders offer new accord - Australian 4th December 2004
* Long Walk over, longer journey ahead - Australian 4th December 2004
* 'Give us some hope' - Age 4th December 2004
* A force for her people - Age 4th December 2004
* Uneasy truce comes to Palm Island - Age 3rd December 2004
* Two charged on noose claims - Age 3rd December 2004
* Youths say man meted out noose punishment - Age 2nd December 2004
* Black leaders warn police to stay away from funeral - 2nd December 2004
* Now for the humiliation of Aborigines - Kim Carr Age 2nd December 2004
* Payback warning over Palm Island - Age 1st December 2004
* Outrage over black prison deaths - Age 30th November 2004
* Major plan to redevelop Redfern - Age 29th November 2004
* Nine arrests for island riot - Age 28th November 2004
* Islanders riot over death in custody - Age 27th November 2004
* Legend's Long march to PM's door - Australian 23rd November 2004
* Long walk sets PM a challenge - Herald Sun 21st November 2004
* Indigenous paper to dish more dirt - AAP 12th November 2004
* ALP announces new black shadow... its sixth in two years - NIT 11th November 2004
* Vanstone announces ATSIC replacement - National Indigenous Times 11th November 2004
* Indigenous payments may be linked to behaviour - ABC Radio 11th November 2004
* Trial set in Aboriginal etchings dispute - AAP 10th November 2004
* NIC claims false, leaked cabinet document reveals - National Indigenous Times 8th November 2004
* Summary of International news coverage on Dja Dja Wurrung vs British Museum
* The British Museum Dispute - A Predictable Response from Andrew ("Just an Excitable Boy") Bolt - 4th August 2004.
* Taking Aim at HunterGatherer Engalnd - 31st July 2004.
* Millions lost from land grants - 31st July 2004.
* Minister weighs in to artefacts stoush - July 2004.
* Drug squad swoops on the Block - 31st July 2004.
* Hickey Inquest - NSW Govt boosts resources for Redfern police - 16th July 2004.
* Conflicting police reports emerge at Hickey inquest - 15th July 2004.
* Inconsistencies in evidence on TJ Hickey's death - 13th July 2004.
* Inquest continues into death of TJ Hickey - 12th July 2004.
* Day two of Hickey inquest - 6th July 2004.
* Inquest into death of TJ Hickey - 5th July 2004.
* Coroner's inquest into death of TJ Hickey - 5th July 2004.
* "Labor, war and the illusions of Australian democracy" by Tim Anderson - June 2004.
* Mike Mansell Slams Pearson AND Brennan - 17th June 2004.
* Djerrkura - Aboriginal leader, dies at Nhulunbuy, NT - 26th May 2004.
* Foley and Huggins ABC Radio National Speaking Out Programme Interview transcript - 18th April 2004
* Foley gives "Boofhead" Latham a Serve - 31st March 2004
* TJ's life played out in the 'dead zone' - 21st February 2004
* Flip-Flop Latham vows stolen generation apology - 21st February 2004
* Latham, PM, Ridgeway buy into riot, parenting - 20th February 2004
* Dodson fury on black health - 19th February 2004
* Redfern youth was being chased, witness claims - 19th February 2004
* Predictable Latham slams parents over riot - 19th February 2004
* The Australian Black leaders lay the blame on politicians - 17th February 2004
* Battle-scarred Redfern on a knife edge - 17th February 2004
* Three inquiries into boy's death - 17th February 2004
* Probes into Redfern riots, death - 16th February 2004
* Gallery of Pics of Redfern Confrontations - 16th February 2004
* Aborigines riot in anger at boy's death - 16th February 2004
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