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Protestors, delays and rain backdrop as Commonwealth Games opened
SBS
Despite the protests outside, the ceremony drew heavily on Aboriginal culture and symbolism, with 11-year-old Isabella Graham starting the countdown with a message on a smartphone welcoming competitors, officials and fans to the "oldest living culture ...
Aboriginal Activists Stage Commonwealth Games ProtestsVoice of America
Tickets for Commonwealth Games opening ceremony remain on saleThe Guardian
Commonwealth Games' opening ceremony celebrates Australia's Indigenous cultureAction News Now

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Economic Times
Aboriginal activities stage Commonwealth Games protests
New Zealand Herald
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — As an opening ceremony featuring symbolic tributes to Australia's indigenous people was getting under way, Aboriginal protesters were gathering outside the Commonwealth Games stadium to get a message across, too. Flanked ...
Protestors, delays and rain backdrop as Commonwealth Games openedSBS
Tickets for Commonwealth Games opening ceremony remain on saleThe Guardian
Originally Aboriginal: History meets culture at CWG opening ceremonyEconomic Times
The Independent
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ABC Online (blog)
Commonwealth Games opening ceremony celebrates Gold Coast's Indigenous and beach culture
ABC Online (blog)
The 71 competing nations will then march into the stadium, starting with Europe (Scotland as the previous host nation is first), followed by Africa, Americas, Asia, Caribbean and Oceania, with host nation Australia the last to enter the stadium ...
At last, indigenous culture comes first as Commonwealth Games opens in styleBrisbane Times
Protestors, delays and rain backdrop as Commonwealth Games openedSBS
Aboriginal activities stage Commonwealth Games protestsNew Zealand Herald
The Guardian -Economic Times
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Yahoo7 News
Aboriginal activists target Games opening ceremony
Yahoo7 News
Gold Coast, Australia, April 4, 2018 (AFP) - - There were minor scuffles Wednesday as about 100 Aboriginal activists faced off against police outside the stadium hosting the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. A small band of protesters have ...

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NEWS.com.au
Updates from the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast
NEWS.com.au
England's swimmers are ready to fight fire with fire at the Commonwealth Games when they clash with a fearsome Australia team revved up by their home crowd. The English, spearheaded by Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty, expect a rude reception ...

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iNews
Commonwealth Games 2018 opening ceremony – live!
The Guardian
The inclusion of these welcomes is a way in which valuing and respecting appropriate Indigenous ceremonies lead to an increase in the understanding and mutual respect for the cultural practices of Indigenous Australians through observation of protocols ...
Can the Commonwealth Games help mend old wounds in divided Australia?iNews
Not cricket: Australia hit reset at Commonwealth GamesChannel NewsAsia
Commonwealth Games set to begin in AustraliaHonolulu Star-Advertiser
Idaho Statesman
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Aboriginal people do “community” differently  Eternity News

EducationHQ Australia
Getting Indigenous girls switched on to drones
EducationHQ Australia
“One of the ideal jobs that a lot of them covet, is to be an Indigenous ranger, and we see that drones are going to be a critical part of ... rangers' work in the future.” The researchers took their large industrial-style drones to the girls' college ...

ABC Local
Commonwealth Games: Queen's Baton relay delayed by protesters
ABC Local
Indigenous protesters wearing yellow and carrying a large Aboriginal flag block a road. Photo: The Queen's Baton relay was diverted away from Doug Jennings Park due to a protest. (ABC News: Frances Adcock). Aboriginal people from around Australia met ...
Games: 'Stolenwealth' Games protesters disrupt baton relayReuters Canada

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ABC Local
Commonwealth Games: Queen's Baton relay delayed by protesters
ABC Local
Indigenous protesters wearing yellow and carrying a large Aboriginal flag block a road. Photo: The Queen's Baton relay was diverted away from Doug Jennings Park due to a protest. (ABC News: Frances Adcock). Aboriginal people from around Australia met ...

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ABC Local
Commonwealth Games 2018: Dylan Voller at Queen's baton relay protest
The Australian
Dylan Voller, whose treatment at the hands of guards at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre sparked a royal commission, was among a small group of indigenous activists that held up the Queen's Baton Relay on the Gold Coast today. The protesters, who had ...
Updates from the Commonwealth Games on the Gold CoastNEWS.com.au
Commonwealth Games: Queen's Baton relay delayed by protestersABC Local
Commonwealth Games 2018: Queen's Baton relay delayed by protestersThe New Daily
SBS -Reuters
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Pro Bono Australia
Philanthropy's Increasing Role in Australian Civil Society
Pro Bono Australia
Philanthropy is playing an increasing role in supporting civil society in Australia, according to key stakeholders of a new philanthropic fund to support public interest journalism. Guardian Australia and the University of Melbourne (UOM) launched The ...

The New Daily
Commonwealth Games 2018: Queen's Baton relay delayed by protesters
The New Daily
The Queen's Baton relay began about 12.15pm with baton bearer Emma McTaggart continuing along Seaworld Drive, instead of taking the planned route around Doug Jennings Park. Aboriginal people from around Australia met in Uluru last May to discuss ...

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ABC Online
Colourful health bus provides medical services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in remote areas
ABC Online
Remote communities often grapple with challenges of distance from health care and support, but an outreach service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South Australia's Riverland is hoping to change this, with the help of a bus. Bright ...

Gold Coast Bulletin
Stolenwealth Games indigenous protesters heading to Carrara to target Opening Ceremony
Gold Coast Bulletin
Indigenous protesters will converge on a block of land in the top right-hand corner of this image of Carrara Stadium ahead of tonight's Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony venue. Picture: Nigel Hallett. She said this was just the beginning. Protestor ...

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NEWS.com.au
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NEWS.com.au
“Each time 'Australia' has hosted the games, thousands of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islanders as well as other groups who have been oppressed by the crown have united to resist colonial activity and authority,” the Facebook event reads. Protesters ...
ROYAL ROW: Protestors block Queen's baton relayMackay Daily Mercury
Commonwealth Games 2018: Prince Charles faces protest as activists disrupt baton relayHindustan Times

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The Australian
Commonwealth Games 2018: protesters halt Queen's baton relay
The Australian
Indigenous rights activists have set up a blockade of a Gold Coast street in a bid to disrupt the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton relay. About 40 protesters wearing black, red and yellow and carrying Aboriginal flags have spread out across the end of ...
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ROYAL ROW: Protestors block Queen's baton relayGympie Times

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National Indigenous Times
The Queensland Police want YOU
National Indigenous Times
Queensland Police has issued an Australia-wide call for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interested in a career in law enforcement as the force faces a shortage of eligible recruits. Indigenous Employment Officer Adrian Coolwell said about ...

Gold Coast Bulletin
Stolenwealth Games indigenous protesters heading to Carrara to target Opening Ceremony
Gold Coast Bulletin
Protests occurred at the 2006 Melbourne Games while in 1982 about 2000 marched in Brisbane to draw attention to aboriginal rights. Share this on Facebook · Share this on Twitter · Share this by Email. Most viewed. Empty streets in Broadbeach for the ...

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National Indigenous Times
Judge Jarro blazes a trail of firsts
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous barrister Nathan Jarro has become a judge of the District Court in Brisbane in a move that has been welcomed as an important appointment for First Nations people. Not only is Judge Jarro one of only two Indigenous judges currently presiding ...

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