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FACT-CHECKING DEBORAH CHEETHAM
Herald Sun (blog)
More than that, it has nothing to do with anything. I used to justify the lyrics by saying that Australia was a young nation and the many injustices and errors of judgement around the treatment of Aboriginal Australians were a product of youth and ...

Reform child protection
Save The Children Australia
"Across Australia, more than 17,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are living in out-of-home care. This figure has doubled since 2008 when the Parliament of Australia apologised to the Stolen Generations. This is a national shame that ...

Child removal rates
Save The Children Australia
... said: “As a leading child rights organisation, Save the Children supports the Family Matters campaign, and calls for action by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to address the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

NT Royal Commission
Save The Children Australia
Save the Children Northern Territory state manager Craig Kelly said: “The report calls for urgent action to address the over-representation of Aboriginal children in the criminal justice system in the Northern Territory, where Aboriginal children are ...

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The Age
Colony a celebration of the Indigenous voice
The Age
The exhibition is subtitled Australia 1770-1861/ Frontier wars but the theme is not uniquely the hostility between colonists and colonised; though it does not shy away from painful truths, reprisals, theft, massacres, prejudice and the continuing ...

The Age
Colony a celebration of the Indigenous voice
The Age
The exhibition is subtitled Australia 1770-1861/ Frontier wars but the theme is not uniquely the hostility between colonists and colonised; though it does not shy away from painful truths, reprisals, theft, massacres, prejudice and the continuing ...

EducationHQ Australia
Head of Campus - Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy - Hope Vale Campus
EducationHQ Australia
The Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy ('The Academy') is a partnership between the Department of Education and Good to Great Schools Australia, showcasing their comprehensive 5C education reform model. The Academy operates two campuses ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
ACT Greens want Tent Embassy to be a recognised national institution
The Sydney Morning Herald
The ACT Greens have called for the Aboriginal Tent Embassy to become an "interim national institution," but said it would operate differently to other institutions such as the National Gallery of Australia and the Australian War Memorial. The Tent ...

ABC Online
The first indigenous travel guide
ABC Online
Most people have heard of Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, but there are hundreds of other indigenous travel destinations around Australia. Marcia Langton's book Welcome to Country lists hundreds of the best destinations, from art galleries to National ...

ABC Online
'Alarmingly low' oil supplies may prompt more drilling in Great Australian Bight, minister warns
ABC Online
In his address to the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association's (APPEA) annual conference in Adelaide on Tuesday, Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan said the Bight could play a vital role in bolstering Australia's domestic oil ...
KI mayor travels to Norway to fight Bight oil drillingThe Islander

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The Australian
'Never be captive of your birth'
The Australian
Warren Mundine is a refreshingly honest and forthright Australian leader who will not be restrained by convention. I have specifically engaged with him in his role as chair of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, a government and industry ...

ArtsHub
Why Captain Cook remains a contested national symbol
ArtsHub
These include the development of digital heritage resources and exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum, National Library, AIATSIS and the National Museum of Australia, as well as support for training “Indigenous cultural heritage professionals in ...

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ArtsHub
Why Captain Cook remains a contested national symbol
ArtsHub
These include the development of digital heritage resources and exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum, National Library, AIATSIS and the National Museum of Australia, as well as support for training “Indigenous cultural heritage professionals in ...
James Cook: There can be a balance struck in our historyThe Age
Asia Minute: Captain Cook's Shadow Lingers over Australia's BudgetHawaiipublicradio

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ABC Online
Two Queensland mountains to be renamed to rid them of racist connotations
ABC Online
They were concerned the mountains' names had possible links to the Jim Crow racial segregation laws in the United States and a police officer named Frederick Wheeler, who was involved in Aboriginal massacres in the 1860s and 70s. Mount Jim Crow and ...

Architecture and Design
Indigenous communities are reworking urban planning, but planners need to accept their history
Architecture and Design
Nearly 80 percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia live in urban areas but cities often exclude and marginalise them. Urban planning and policy have been central to this, and the harms can be seen in key moments and ...
Every child has the right to be safe. Will you speak up with me?The Guardian

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Architecture and Design
Indigenous communities are reworking urban planning, but planners need to accept their history
Architecture and Design
Nearly 80 percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia live in urban areas but cities often exclude and marginalise them. Urban planning and policy have been central to this, and the harms can be seen in key moments and ...
Every child has the right to be safe. Will you speak up with me?The Guardian

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The Conversation AU
How the Bible helped shape Australian culture
The Conversation AU
All of which stood in stark contrast to Indigenous Australian culture. As a cultural force, the Bible was a central point of reference for Christians and atheists alike, particularly in the 19th century. It was associated with civilisation ...

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The Adelaide Review
Book Extract: So much still pending
The Adelaide Review
What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? Acclaimed singer Deborah Cheetham is one of a number of prominent Indigenous people to answer that question for the new Black Inc. anthology Growing up Aboriginal in Australia (edited by Anita Heiss), ...

The Guardian
Naplan tests are vital: here are five reasons why
The Guardian
The states and territories are responsible for running school education in Australia. Different states and territories take different approaches. In theory, this means jurisdictions can learn from each other. But this requires accurate comparisons that ...
Five things we wouldn't know without NAPLANABC Online

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Radio Australia
Indigenous women's textiles headed for world stage with Paris exhibition
Radio Australia
The Bábbarra Women's Centre is one of a number of remote Indigenous art centres drawing attention beyond Australia and Ms Marawarr said she was looking forward to sharing stories of her home to audiences far removed from it. "To tell a story when the ...