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Newslines Radio Special Broadcast: 2012 National NAIDOC Awards - Part 1

13 July 2012
Culture and Capability

Newslines looks at the winners from this year’s National NAIDOC Awards

2012 National NAIDOC Awards – Part 1

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The origins of NAIDOC (The National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) can be traced back to the emergence of Indigenous groups in the 1920s which sought to increase awareness of the status and treatment of Indigenous groups throughout the country.

The National NAIDOC Awards highlight the outstanding contributions that Indigenous Australians make to improve the lives of people in their communities and beyond or to promote Indigenous issues in the wider community, or the excellence they’ve shown in their chosen field.

The Australian Government supported the National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony and Ball, as well as other NAIDOC Week activities held around Australia.