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The Border Mail
Look into the world of an Indigenous art collector
The Border Mail
Geoffrey Hassall doesn't want any recognition for his championing of Australian Indigenous art. It's why a Google search of his name brings up nothing but a few art gallery articles and a small news report about the Order of Australia Medal he received ...

The Border Mail
Look into the world of an Indigenous art collector
The Border Mail
Geoffrey Hassall doesn't want any recognition for his championing of Australian Indigenous art. It's why a Google search of his name brings up nothing but a few art gallery articles and a small news report about the Order of Australia Medal he received ...

The Border Mail
Look into the world of an Indigenous art collector
The Border Mail
Geoffrey Hassall doesn't want any recognition for his championing of Australian Indigenous art. It's why a Google search of his name brings up nothing but a few art gallery articles and a small news report about the Order of Australia Medal he received ...

The Conversation AU
Meghan Markle and why being 'mixed race' matters in Australia
The Conversation AU
People are read as African American, Aboriginal, or Asian because of the social construct of race. That makes race real to us. It's possible for me as an Okinawan (Japanese) Australian to talk about how society categorises me according to my race ...

Great Lakes Advocate
Singing with the Song Keepers – when the desert meets the sea
Great Lakes Advocate
The Big Sing in the Desert is a four-day singing workshop which welcomes singers from across Australia at Ross River Resort near Alice Springs. Now in its eighth year, the Big Sing is a unique opportunity for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal singers to ...

NEWS.com.au
Nearly half of NSW men aged 33 have had unlawful run-in
NEWS.com.au
The study also found a “surprisingly high” proportion of NSW residents born in 1984 had also served time behind bars — 4.1 per cent of all men were locked up, while 0.5 per cent of women and 13.2 per cent of Aboriginal Australians spent time in the cells.

ABC Online
LNP senator Ian Macdonald says racism in Australia is isolated, questions role of discrimination commissioner
ABC Online
Ian Macdonald says from what he has seen racism is isolated in Australia, asks if there is evidence that disproves this; The question comes as Federal Government considers who will replace as Tim Soutphommasane Race Discrimination Commissioner; Public ...

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SBS
Senator questions whether racism exists in Australia
SBS
A Queensland senator has raised the popularity of Indigenous NRL star Johnathon Thurston to question whether racism exists in Australia. The Liberal National Party's Ian Macdonald heaped praise on Thurston as he quizzed senior bureaucrats about the ...
Senator questions whether racism existsNEWS.com.au
LNP senator Ian Macdonald says racism in Australia is isolated, questions role of discrimination commissionerABC Online

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SBS
Senator questions whether racism exists
NEWS.com.au
"I might live in a bubble perhaps, but I find it very difficult to find any but very rare cases of racism in Australia," Senator Macdonald said during a committee hearing in Canberra on Thursday. "I mean, in this building, we have two senior ministers ...
Senator questions whether racism exists in AustraliaSBS
Senator slammed for saying Australia can't be racist because Johnathan Thurston has succeeded at football - as he ...Daily Mail

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ABC Online
Senator questions whether racism exists
NEWS.com.au
"I might live in a bubble perhaps, but I find it very difficult to find any but very rare cases of racism in Australia," Senator Macdonald said during a committee hearing in Canberra on Thursday. "I mean, in this building, we have two senior ministers ...
LNP senator Ian Macdonald says racism in Australia is isolated, questions role of discrimination commissionerABC Online

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ABC Online
Indigenous girls and women have hope but need help, says social justice chief June Oscar
ABC Online
Next month, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians will celebrate NAIDOC week — with the theme Because of Her We Can. It's because of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO that Indigenous women ...

ABC Online
Indigenous girls and women have hope but need help, says social justice chief June Oscar
ABC Online
Next month, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians will celebrate NAIDOC week — with the theme Because of Her We Can. It's because of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO that Indigenous women ...

The Guardian
Victorian Labor conference to consider changing Australia Day date
The Australian
The urgency motion says that celebrating the day that marks the arrival of the First Fleet is offensive to indigenous Australians. “The date of Australia Day be moved as the date of 26 January 1788 is offensive to indigenous people,” the urgency motion ...
Morning mail: Victorian ALP to debate moving Australia DayThe Guardian
Victorian Labour debating to change Australia Day to May 9Mixdown

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Pursuit
It's time to 'big note' Indigenous health leaders
Pursuit
Indigenous leadership is also demonstrated more formally in Australia. Pat Anderson AO from the Lowitja Institute and June Oscar AO, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, are both examples of strong leadership - giving ...

Pursuit
It's time to 'big note' Indigenous health leaders
Pursuit
Indigenous leadership is also demonstrated more formally in Australia. Pat Anderson AO from the Lowitja Institute and June Oscar AO, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, are both examples of strong leadership - giving ...

SpiceNews
Australia's oldest Indigenous tourism business welcomes new GM
SpiceNews
A female Traditional Owner will be at the helm of one of Australia's oldest Aboriginal tourism businesses following the appointment of Djabugay descendant Shirley Hollingsworth as Tjapukai General Manager. Tjapukai Board Chair Michael Nemarich ...

SpiceNews
Australia's oldest Indigenous tourism business welcomes new GM
SpiceNews
A female Traditional Owner will be at the helm of one of Australia's oldest Aboriginal tourism businesses following the appointment of Djabugay descendant Shirley Hollingsworth as Tjapukai General Manager. Tjapukai Board Chair Michael Nemarich ...

Western Advocate
Giants will sport Indigenous jersey for match against Demons
Western Advocate
“The three flags in the middle of the jumper are the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and the Australian flags, representing all people that make up Australia,” he said. “The footprints are paying respect to the elders gone before us and also ...

Western Advocate
Giants will sport Indigenous jersey for match against Demons
Western Advocate
“The three flags in the middle of the jumper are the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and the Australian flags, representing all people that make up Australia,” he said. “The footprints are paying respect to the elders gone before us and also ...

Crikey
The 'new' scheme to prevent Indigenous deaths in custody
Crikey
Police in Western Australia will now be required to notify Aboriginal legal service solicitors whenever an Indigenous person is detained after the state government finally committed to a new program this week that is designed to stop deaths in custody ...