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Why are Aboriginal women in Australia hit with racism and sexual threats for sharing their views? - SBS


SBS

Why are Aboriginal women in Australia hit with racism and sexual threats for sharing their views?
SBS
The incident was the latest in a string of graphic sexual violence and death threats Ms Thorpe received after calling for Australian flags to be flown at half-mast on January 26. “I wasn't shocked. I was more disturbed a little, I think, by the level ...

Why are Aboriginal women in Australia hit with racism and sexual threats for sharing their views? - SBS


SBS

Why are Aboriginal women in Australia hit with racism and sexual threats for sharing their views?
SBS
The incident was the latest in a string of graphic sexual violence and death threats Ms Thorpe received after calling for Australian flags to be flown at half-mast on January 26. “I wasn't shocked. I was more disturbed a little, I think, by the level ...

Making sports history - Australia's first Indigenous Winter Olympic athlete - Triple M


Triple M

Making sports history - Australia's first Indigenous Winter Olympic athlete
Triple M
Australia loves an underdog story... and there is always a couple murmured around the Winter Olympics, an event we're not known for succeeding at. One such story to watch out for is the history making Harley Windsor who will become the first ever ...
Harley Windsor -- Australia's accidental Winter OlympianYahoo7 News

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Labor 'not doing enough' for Aboriginal housing - InDaily


InDaily

Labor 'not doing enough' for Aboriginal housing
InDaily
“Labor's response is very descriptive, but we need action because the old ways are clearly not working.” The Labor reply, signed by the party's “Stakeholder Response Team”, revealed the number of Aboriginal employees in the state's public sector ...

Brands should think carefully about their stance on Australia Day - MuMbrella


MuMbrella

Brands should think carefully about their stance on Australia Day
MuMbrella
The message for brand advertisers from the results is that support for changing the date among the Australian population might not be as strong or changing as fast as you might think. The reality is that attitudes have not changed much since 2017, but ...

In Australia, Arsonists May Have Wings - New York Times


New York Times

In Australia, Arsonists May Have Wings
New York Times
DARWIN, Australia — When the dry season spreads over the tropical savannas of Australia's Northern Territories, rangers start watching for the so-called firehawks: flocks of black kites, whistling kites and brown falcons that hunt near bushfires ...

Two-thirds reject push for Australia Day switch: Newspoll - The Australian


The Australian

Two-thirds reject push for Australia Day switch: Newspoll
The Australian
Only 29 per cent supported Mr Albanese's proposal to hold dual referendums on January 26 to help end divisions over Australia Day. The Greens sparked national protests against January 26, the date marking the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet, when it ...

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On-country work strengthens sense of belonging - The West Australian


The West Australian

On-country work strengthens sense of belonging
The West Australian
One of Australia's more unusual native birds incubates eggs in a huge mound of earth and decaying leaf litter which decomposes, generating heat to keep the eggs warm. A group of Nanda women and children recently helped collect scientific data on ...

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Humour and reverence: Barry Cohen remembered - The Australian


The West Australian

Humour and reverence: Barry Cohen remembered
The Australian
Hawke government minister Barry Cohen has been remembered for his self-deprecating wit, devotion to indigenous Australians, the environment and the state of Israel, at a state memorial service in Canberra. Former and current prime ministers Bob Hawke ...
Wit and grit of Hawke minister rememberedThe West Australian

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Fears for the Future of Remote Housing Program - Pro Bono Australia


Pro Bono Australia

Fears for the Future of Remote Housing Program
Pro Bono Australia
“We also recognise the job isn't restricted to remote Australia and could also be extended to support housing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in urban Australia where 75 per cent of our first peoples live.” The Queensland housing ...
Funding black hole puts question mark over WA's remote communitiesBrisbane Times

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Calls to Overhaul NDIS to Better Accommodate Indigenous Australians - Pro Bono Australia


Pro Bono Australia

Calls to Overhaul NDIS to Better Accommodate Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
A First Peoples advocacy group has called for an overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme to better accommodate Indigenous people, after a study found ill-health and disability were driving psychological distress in older Indigenous ...
CANBERRA OBSERVED The left's appetite for change can't be satisfiedNews Weekly

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Calls to Overhaul NDIS to Better Accommodate Indigenous Australians - Pro Bono Australia


Pro Bono Australia

Calls to Overhaul NDIS to Better Accommodate Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
A First Peoples advocacy group has called for an overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme to better accommodate Indigenous people, after a study found ill-health and disability were driving psychological distress in older Indigenous ...
CANBERRA OBSERVED The left's appetite for change can't be satisfiedNews Weekly

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Figure skater Harley Windsor becomes Australia's first Indigenous Winter Olympic athlete - ABC Online


ABC Online

Figure skater Harley Windsor becomes Australia's first Indigenous Winter Olympic athlete
ABC Online
From Rooty Hill in Western Sydney to Pyeongchang, South Korea, Harley Windsor has completed a history-making journey to the Winter Olympics. The 21-year-old figure skater will become Australia's first Indigenous athlete to compete at the Winter Games ...

Figure skater Harley Windsor becomes Australia's first Indigenous Winter Olympic athlete - ABC Online


ABC Online

Figure skater Harley Windsor becomes Australia's first Indigenous Winter Olympic athlete
ABC Online
From Rooty Hill in Western Sydney to Pyeongchang, South Korea, Harley Windsor has completed a history-making journey to the Winter Olympics. The 21-year-old figure skater will become Australia's first Indigenous athlete to compete at the Winter Games ...

Minister backtracks on Anzac Day for indigenous warriors - The Australian


The Australian

Minister backtracks on Anzac Day for indigenous warriors
The Australian
In the premier's department's online survey, 509 Victorians were presented with the statement: “The period between 1790 and 1930 where Aboriginal Australians defended their lands, kinships and customs from European invasion/settlement should be ...
Victoria says 'no' to changing Anzac Day to include Aboriginal ... - ABCABC Local

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Victoria says 'no' to changing Anzac Day to include Aboriginal people killed in 'frontier wars' - ABC Local


ABC Local

Victoria says 'no' to changing Anzac Day to include Aboriginal people killed in 'frontier wars'
ABC Local
The Victorian Government says there will be no changes to expand Anzac Day commemorations to include Aboriginal people who were killed by white settlers, despite conducting a survey on the issue. The Premier's department quizzed more than 500 people ...

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Victoria says 'no' to changing Anzac Day to include Aboriginal people killed in 'frontier wars' - ABC Local


ABC Local

Victoria says 'no' to changing Anzac Day to include Aboriginal people killed in 'frontier wars'
ABC Local
The Victorian Government says there will be no changes to expand Anzac Day commemorations to include Aboriginal people who were killed by white settlers, despite conducting a survey on the issue. The Premier's department quizzed more than 500 people ...

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Tasmanian election campaign ad revives lost Indigenous language - The Guardian


The Guardian

Tasmanian election campaign ad revives lost Indigenous language
The Guardian
If you have not heard spoken palawa kani, you are not alone. Few have. Among Tasmanians, at least, that is about to change. In an Australian first, a TV advertising campaign by activists has been produced in a revived Aboriginal tongue. Tasmanians will ...

Tasmanian election campaign ad revives lost Indigenous language - The Guardian


The Guardian

Tasmanian election campaign ad revives lost Indigenous language
The Guardian
If you have not heard spoken palawa kani, you are not alone. Few have. Among Tasmanians, at least, that is about to change. In an Australian first, a TV advertising campaign by activists has been produced in a revived Aboriginal tongue. Tasmanians will ...

NBL Hall of Famer Cal Bruton calls for more support of Australia's Indigenous children - ABC Online


ABC Online

NBL Hall of Famer Cal Bruton calls for more support of Australia's Indigenous children
ABC Online
It was in the remote Western Australian town of Halls Creek that Cal Bruton was left to deal with one of the most confronting situations he had ever experienced. A 12-year-old who was due to take part in a basketball clinic with the NBL legend took his ...

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