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Indigenous kids make up 58pc of juvenile detainees

Friday, July 10, 2009

By Meredith Griffiths for The World Today

Statistics show that Indigenous children are 28 times more likely to be in jail than other young people.

The figures show that while the rates of Indigenous juvenile detention fell in the late 1990s, it is now on the rise again.
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Nuclear dump no different to a mine: Ferguson

Nuclear dump no different to a mine: Ferguson

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Friday, July 10, 2009

The federal Resources Minister, Martin Ferguson, says the Commonwealth will not be rushed into choosing a site for a low level nuclear waste storage facility.

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