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Commonwealth Games: Historian hits back at 'romanticised' Indigenous representation
ABC Online
Indigenous protesters have gathered at the Commonwealth Games in the past week to put the spotlight on broader Indigenous issues in Australia. A group of Indigenous rights activists blocked the path of the Commonwealth Games baton last week, forcing ...

ABC Online
Indonesia turns to Australian Indigenous elders for help with marine sustainability
ABC Online
Indigenous elders on the Mid North Coast are sharing their knowledge about environmental sustainability with Indonesian marine and fisheries leaders. The group, from the Indonesian provinces of Maluku and North Maluku, are on a four-week tour of ...

ABC Online
Indonesia turns to Australian Indigenous elders for help with marine sustainability
ABC Online
Indigenous elders on the Mid North Coast are sharing their knowledge about environmental sustainability with Indonesian marine and fisheries leaders. The group, from the Indonesian provinces of Maluku and North Maluku, are on a four-week tour of ...

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SBS
Renewed calls for diversity in top jobs after Human Rights Commission report
SBS
... self-image. "The general Australian population has about 24 per cent of people who have non-European and Indigenous background. What we're seeing then, is a significant under-representation of cultural diversity in senior leadership," he told SBS ...

The Guardian
Australia's political and business leaders overwhelmingly Anglo-Celtic, research finds
The Guardian
“Described another way, about 95% of senior leaders in Australia have an Anglo-Celtic or European background,” the report says. “Although those who have non-European and Indigenous backgrounds make up an estimated 24% of the Australian population, such ...

Service delivery will never improve until indigenous Australians own assets to protect
The Australian
Very few individuals in Aboriginal communities have an asset the value of which will be increased by the services that Australian governments are trying to deliver. Individuals who own a house on freehold or long-term leasehold land (as in Canberra ...

Service delivery will never improve until indigenous Australians own assets to protect
The Australian
Very few individuals in Aboriginal communities have an asset the value of which will be increased by the services that Australian governments are trying to deliver. Individuals who own a house on freehold or long-term leasehold land (as in Canberra ...

New York Times
In a Proudly Diverse Australia, White People Still Run Almost Everything
New York Times
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia prides itself on its fairness and multiculturalism. But wander through Sydney's corporate towers or Canberra's halls of Parliament, and you'll notice that Australia's power structure is overwhelmingly white, nowhere near ...

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The Mercury
Emma Manix-Geeves picked in Australian indigenous squad which will tour the UK for first time
The Mercury
TASMANIAN teenager Emma Manix-Geeves will create history with 12 other Australian cricketers when they become the first female indigenous team to tour the UK. The 17-year-old has been selected in a 13-player squad for a four-match tour in June, joining ...

The Mercury
Emma Manix-Geeves picked in Australian indigenous squad which will tour the UK for first time
The Mercury
Manix-Geeves is the sole Tasmanian in either squad and joins a youthful female outfit which has an average age of just 20.5. However the keeper-batter will be far from out of her depth, having won player of the tournament at the National Indigenous ...

The Queensland Times
Malcolm Turnbull didn't know the words to a classic Aussie hit
NEWS.com.au
However, the ceremony was dominated by a celebration of indigenous culture on the Gold Coast and included a traditional smoking ceremony performed by contemporary Aboriginal artist Luther Cora and his family. It's what makes the closed caption blunder ...
PM busted in embarrassing Aussie pop-culture gaffThe Queensland Times

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The West Australian
Law reform report tackles jail crisis
The West Australian
Ending jail time for unpaid fines, no driver's licence suspension for fine defaults and repealing mandatory sentencing are some of the recommendations from a report to address the over-representation of indigenous people in prison. The suggestions from ...

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The Guardian
Indigenous Australian cricketers to commemorate 1868 tour with trip to UK
The Guardian
Ashleigh Gardner will captain the Australian women's team on the tour of the UK in June. Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA. D'Arcy Short and Dan Christian will commemorate 150 years since their fellow Aboriginal cricketers became the first sporting team from ...

The Guardian
Indigenous Australian cricketers to commemorate 1868 tour with trip to UK
The Guardian
Ashleigh Gardner will captain the Australian women's team on the tour of the UK in June. Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA. D'Arcy Short and Dan Christian will commemorate 150 years since their fellow Aboriginal cricketers became the first sporting team from ...

SBS - The World Game
'I grew up in a sheep yard' and 'appears to be over land rights', Sunrise baffled by Indigenous protest
SBS - The World Game
The group have been protesting Australia's treatment of Indigenous people at a series of events over the last week and are calling the games the "Stolenwealth Games". Chanting “Shame on Sunrise”, “they say justice, we say murder” and “always was ...

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SBS - The World Game
'I grew up in a sheep yard' and 'appears to be over land rights', Sunrise baffled by Indigenous protest
SBS - The World Game
The group have been protesting Australia's treatment of Indigenous people at a series of events over the last week and are calling the games the "Stolenwealth Games". Chanting “Shame on Sunrise”, “they say justice, we say murder” and “always was ...

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SBS
Short, Christian on indigenous tour of UK
SBS
Indigenous Australian cricketers will tour the UK to mark the 150th anniversary of the landmark 1868 tour. Updated Updated 3 mins ago. D'Arcy Short and Dan Christian will commemorate 150 years since their fellow Aboriginal cricketers became the first ...

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SBS
Short, Christian on indigenous tour of UK
SBS
Indigenous Australian cricketers will tour the UK to mark the 150th anniversary of the landmark 1868 tour. Updated Updated 3 mins ago. D'Arcy Short and Dan Christian will commemorate 150 years since their fellow Aboriginal cricketers became the first ...
Indigenous cricketers to tour UKABC Online

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NEWS.com.au
Rugby Australia announces $3.8m loss for 2017 after AGM in Sydney
NEWS.com.au
RA recorded a surplus of $17.8 million following a $3.7 million surplus in 2016 but the year also included $21.6 million in government funding for the new RA headquarters in Sydney. Without that one off injection, RA recorded an operational deficit of ...

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Shepparton News
Insight into Aboriginal art
Shepparton News
''If people don't understand Aboriginal art, it will provide a good understanding of how it gained momentum and international importance.'' Art writer Susan McCulloch will speak, exploring the role private collectors and public collections have played ...