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Captain Cook is a contested national symbol, so why spend more money on him?
ABC Online
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 ...

ABC Online
Haka's future at Anzac Day events in doubt after 'insulting' performance
ABC Online
David Tekona performed a solo rendition of the haka at last month's Anzac Day commemorations in Bunbury, but his actions has stirred debate among Australian veterans. Mr Tekona said ... I thought they should be doing something with Indigenous peoples." ...
The haka as an official part of Anzac Day ceremonies – yes or no?Starts at 60

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The Guardian
Tom E Lewis: actor, singer and songwriter dies suddenly
The Guardian
Lewis shot to fame at a young age playing the handsome, compelling lead in Fred Schepisi's 1978 film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and appeared in dozens of Australian films and series over his long career, including the miniseries, A Town Like Alice ...
Indigenous actor Tom E Lewis dies aged 59The Australian

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The Guardian
'Blatantly discriminatory': changes to remote work-for-dole scheme criticised
The Guardian
The scheme covers 75% of Australia's land mass and about 1,000 remote communities. About 83% of its 35,000 participants are Indigenous. Participants earn, on average, about $11 an hour for up to 25 hours of work or work-like activity for 46 weeks a ...

The Guardian
'Blatantly discriminatory': changes to remote work-for-dole scheme criticised
The Guardian
“Equal pay for equal work is a core tenet of Australian society. The federal government must eliminate the blatantly discriminatory requirement, which sees people in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities forced to work more hours for ...

ABC Online
Colonial art exhibition 'sheds new light' on Tasmania's brutal Black War
ABC Online
The National Picture: The Art of Tasmania's Black War is a newly-assembled collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints that examine British settlers' representations of Tasmanian Aboriginal people at the time. The exhibition, which opened ...

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The Australian
Indigenous actor Tom E Lewis dies aged 59
The Australian
His break out role was the wild character of Jimmie in the 1978 movie Chant of the Jimmie Blacksmith, which explored the racism towards indigenous Australians in colonial Australia. He was also known for his role in A Town Like Alice, a mini-series ...

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The Guardian
WHO urged to act to eliminate ancient virus HTLV-1 found in Australia
ABC Online
T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 — or HTLV-1 — is an ancient blood-borne virus, which has been detected at extremely high rates in Aboriginal communities in Australia. The virus, considered to be a distant relative of HIV, does not affect all ...
Time to eradicate HTLV-1, World Health Organisation is warnedThe Guardian
HIV's Ancient Cousin, HTLV-1, Surging Through Indigenous Australian CommunitiesContagionlive.com
Global Virus Network Issues Open Letter to WHO On Potent Human Carcinogen - Human T Cell Leukemia Virus-1Business Wire (press release)

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The Guardian
Time to eradicate HTLV-1, World Health Organisation is warned
The Guardian
HTLV-1 affects roughly 20 million people but a lack of awareness and testing mean there could be many more. Guardian Australia has revealed that in five Aboriginal communities around Alice Springs, an estimated 45% of adults tested have the virus, a ...
WHO urged to act to eliminate ancient virus HTLV-1 found in AustraliaABC Online
HIV's Ancient Cousin, HTLV-1, Surging Through Indigenous Australian CommunitiesContagionlive.com
Global Virus Network Issues Open Letter to WHO On Potent Human Carcinogen - Human T Cell Leukemia Virus-1Business Wire (press release)
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The Guardian
Time to eradicate HTLV-1, World Health Organisation is warned
The Guardian
HTLV-1 affects roughly 20 million people but a lack of awareness and testing mean there could be many more. Guardian Australia has revealed that in five Aboriginal communities around Alice Springs, an estimated 45% of adults tested have the virus, a ...
HIV's Ancient Cousin, HTLV-1, Surging Through Indigenous Australian CommunitiesContagionlive.com

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The Conversation AU
How Captain Cook became a contested national symbol
The Conversation AU
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 ...

The Conversation AU
How Captain Cook became a contested national symbol
The Conversation AU
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 ...

The Australian
Early warning over finances of indigenous group Black Arm Band
The Australian
The financial affairs of failed indigenous arts company the Black Arm Band — including questions about $450,000 of federal grants — were reported to the Australia Council two years before the company folded in December. Former Black Arm Band ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Once a reluctant role model, Inglis now wears heart on his sleeve
The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Round has become far more than a buzzword for the NRL. Its First Nation players take the week to heart, using it as an expression of their family and culture and helping to raise awareness for the issues at the heart of many of Australia's ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Once a reluctant role model, Inglis now wears heart on his sleeve
The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Round has become far more than a buzzword for the NRL. Its First Nation players take the week to heart, using it as an expression of their family and culture and helping to raise awareness for the issues at the heart of many of Australia's ...

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Daily Telegraph
Indigenous national anthem moves NRL players and fans at Leichhardt Oval
Daily Telegraph
Rebecca Hatch, an HSC student from Campbelltown Performing Arts High School, received praise for her unique performance that used traditional indigenous words and instruments to the tune of the national anthem. Hatch then continued with the English ...

Daily Telegraph
Indigenous national anthem moves NRL players and fans at Leichhardt Oval
Daily Telegraph
Rebecca Hatch, an HSC student from Campbelltown Performing Arts High School, received praise for her unique performance that used traditional indigenous words and instruments to the tune of the national anthem. Hatch then continued with the English ...

Australia expanding Aboriginal land rights
Cyprus Mail
Recognition of land rights for an Aboriginal group in Adelaide after an 18-year legal battle could spur more Australian cities to acknowledge such claims and make urban spaces more inclusive of indigenous communities, an analyst said. A land use deal ...

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Australia expanding Aboriginal land rights
Cyprus Mail
Recognition of land rights for an Aboriginal group in Adelaide after an 18-year legal battle could spur more Australian cities to acknowledge such claims and make urban spaces more inclusive of indigenous communities, an analyst said. A land use deal ...

SBS
Exclusive: Footage shows police car appearing to cross road to hit Indigenous teen
SBS
New footage of an incident in which West Australian Police hit an Indigenous man with an unmarked police car has emerged, appearing to show the police car crossing the road and cutting him off before knocking the man to the ground. Video that initially ...

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