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Aboriginal groups cautiously welcome Coalition's $8m pledge to fight HTLV-1 - The Guardian


The Guardian

Aboriginal groups cautiously welcome Coalition's $8m pledge to fight HTLV-1
The Guardian
Donna Ah Chee, the chief executive of Congress – Australia's biggest Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation – said the announcement was welcome news, but “the role of Aboriginal people is critical in shaping the response and it cannot be ...

Thalanyji Pastoral Company bridges the gap with beef business - ABC Online


ABC Online

Thalanyji Pastoral Company bridges the gap with beef business
ABC Online
It is a collaboration between the Western Kangoulu Indigenous Group, University of Southern Queensland and Meat & Livestock Australia. It will examine the desirability, feasibility and commercial viability of Indigenous branded beef products and services.

Plans to revive Aboriginal voice: Pearson - SBS


The Saturday Paper

Plans to revive Aboriginal voice: Pearson
SBS
He said a declaration to run alongside the constitution would "define a mutual agreement of who we are as Australians" in three parts: indigenous, British institutions and multiculturalism. "The opportunity to achieve proper recognition is the one ...
Renewed push for indigenous recognitionDaily Mail

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Bundjalung man wins national Indigenous Arts Award - Northern Star


Northern Star

Bundjalung man wins national Indigenous Arts Award
Northern Star
BUNDJALUNG, Wiradjuri and Ni-Vanuatu man Thomas E.S. Kelly has been named the recipient of The Dreaming Award (for emerging artists aged 18-26 years) at the National Indigenous Arts Awards. The awards, organised by Australia Council for the Arts, ...

The violent collectors who gathered Indigenous artefacts for the Queensland Museum - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

The violent collectors who gathered Indigenous artefacts for the Queensland Museum
The Conversation AU
Europeans collected a huge number of Aboriginal artefacts during the colonisation of Australia. These include weapons, bags, toys, clothing, canoes, tools, ceremonial items, and ancestral human remains. Many institutions that hold these items are ...

The violent collectors who gathered Indigenous artefacts for the Queensland Museum - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

The violent collectors who gathered Indigenous artefacts for the Queensland Museum
The Conversation AU
Europeans collected a huge number of Aboriginal artefacts during the colonisation of Australia. These include weapons, bags, toys, clothing, canoes, tools, ceremonial items, and ancestral human remains. Many institutions that hold these items are ...

Blood on the Tracks - ABC Online


ABC Online

Blood on the Tracks
ABC Online
Within hours, the news had spread around town — the body was that of Mark Haines, a popular local Aboriginal teenager. He was 17 and charming, good at school, good at sport. "I never saw Mark have an enemy," says his best friend Jason Wann.

Plans to revive Aboriginal voice: Pearson - Yahoo News


Plans to revive Aboriginal voice: Pearson
Yahoo News
He said a declaration to run alongside the constitution would "define a mutual agreement of who we are as Australians" in three parts: indigenous, British institutions and multiculturalism. "The opportunity to achieve proper recognition is the one ...
Renewed push for indigenous recognitionDaily Mail

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History's flame burns afresh as National Reconciliation Week seeks to create a bond between all Tasmanians - The Mercury


The Mercury

History's flame burns afresh as National Reconciliation Week seeks to create a bond between all Tasmanians
The Mercury
Other events this week will include breakfasts across the state, addressed by Mick Gooda, an indigenous Australian of the Gangulu people in northern Queensland. In 2009, Mr Gooda was appointed the Australian Human Rights Commission's Aboriginal and ...

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History's flame burns afresh as National Reconciliation Week seeks to create a bond between all Tasmanians - The Mercury


The Mercury

History's flame burns afresh as National Reconciliation Week seeks to create a bond between all Tasmanians
The Mercury
Other events this week will include breakfasts across the state, addressed by Mick Gooda, an indigenous Australian of the Gangulu people in northern Queensland. In 2009, Mr Gooda was appointed the Australian Human Rights Commission's Aboriginal and ...

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If fighting spirit is best we offer young then we are truly astray - The Canberra Times


The Canberra Times

If fighting spirit is best we offer young then we are truly astray
The Canberra Times
... then surely through the National Capital Authority it can provide The Lobby building to be developed as a memorial to the Aboriginal tent embassy. The embassy is an important part of Australia's history, and to my mind has a place similar to that ...

Opinion: Constitutional change for indigenous recognition a matter for all Australians - Courier Mail


Courier Mail

Opinion: Constitutional change for indigenous recognition a matter for all Australians
Courier Mail
It can now be revealed that a Senate Question on Notice from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet states: “There were no face-to-face consultations with non-indigenous Australians.” White Australians could provide their views on a “digital ...

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Opinion: Constitutional change for indigenous recognition a matter for all Australians - Courier Mail


Courier Mail

Opinion: Constitutional change for indigenous recognition a matter for all Australians
Courier Mail
It can now be revealed that a Senate Question on Notice from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet states: “There were no face-to-face consultations with non-indigenous Australians.” White Australians could provide their views on a “digital ...

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Artists recognised at 2018 National Indigenous Arts Awards - SBS


SBS

Artists recognised at 2018 National Indigenous Arts Awards
SBS
The National Indigenous Arts Awards are organised by The Australia Council. The Council founded the Red Ochre Award in 1993 and later expanded it to become the National Indigenous Arts Awards. Chair of the Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Artists recognised at 2018 National Indigenous Arts Awards - SBS


SBS

Artists recognised at 2018 National Indigenous Arts Awards
SBS
The National Indigenous Arts Awards are organised by The Australia Council. The Council founded the Red Ochre Award in 1993 and later expanded it to become the National Indigenous Arts Awards. Chair of the Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Tasmanian Aboriginal culture celebrated in Reconciliation Week - ABC Message Stick


ABC Message Stick

Tasmanian Aboriginal culture celebrated in Reconciliation Week
ABC Message Stick
Tasmania's Aboriginal culture will be celebrated this week, as the state formally recognises National Reconciliation Week for the first time. Reconciliation Week will be marked with events across the state, with the public invited to On Country days at ...

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Australia's doctors elect GP president to 'send a message' to Greg Hunt - The Guardian


The Guardian

Australia's doctors elect GP president to 'send a message' to Greg Hunt
The Guardian
“I'm aware of the variability in health services in rural and regional Australia and the access issues confronting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and the need to ensure there are more quality aged care packages to help elderly people to remain ...

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Victorian Labor drops Aust Day debate - 9news.com.au


The Northern Daily Leader

Victorian Labor drops Aust Day debate
9news.com.au
The Australia Day motion, which said "the date of 26 January 1788 is offensive to indigenous people" was withdrawn before the second day of the conference began. This was only publicly confirmed before proceedings ended with a vote to defer debates on ...
Call to elect Vic Labor Indigenous MPThe Northern Daily Leader

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Growing Up Aboriginal - ABC Local


ABC Local

Growing Up Aboriginal
ABC Local
What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? The award-winning author Anita Heiss has compiled an anthology which showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories from Indigenous Australians in order to answer that question. The book is ...
After the apology to the stolen generations – a photo essay ...The Guardian
Canberra showcases Australia's rich Indigenous history and prepares for Reconciliation WeekArtsHub
Australia marks 20-year anniversary of Sorry Day | SBS NewsSBS
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