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Herald Sun
State government asks if Anzac Day should recognise Aborigines attacked by early settlers
Herald Sun
“Some said they didn't want to feel guilty on a day where they liked to feel pride. Others said they disliked Indigenous Australians “getting more''.'' RSL state president Dr Rob Webster said that the frontier wars in Victoria were over well before the ...
Will Anzac Day be used to honour Aborigines killed by white settlers? Government survey asks if they should be ...Daily Mail

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Herald Sun
State government asks if Anzac Day should recognise Aborigines attacked by early settlers
Herald Sun
The survey detailed in the government report the Social Value of Commemorative Events says “(T) he period between 1790 and 1930 where Aboriginal Australians defended their lands, kinships and customs from European invasion/settlement should be ...

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cricket.com.au
Short joins group of Indigenous pioneers
cricket.com.au
For decades, pioneering fast bowler Thomas was the only Aboriginal, male or female, to have played for Australia, having played her one and only Test in 1958. But after Gillespie burst onto the scene in the men's game in the 1990s and forged an ...

cricket.com.au
Short joins group of Indigenous pioneers
cricket.com.au
But after Gillespie burst onto the scene in the men's game in the 1990s and forged an impressive decade-long career at the top level, the international debuts of Christian, Boland, Gardner and now Short have come in a relative rush since 2010. Cricket ...

NEWS.com.au
Celebrated and beloved Age journalist Michael Gordon dies aged 62
The Sydney Morning Herald
He had stints at other newspapers during his career – at The Herald in the late 1980s as New York correspondent and The Australian as national political editor in the '90s. His peerless reporting turned an unflinching spotlight on the treatment of ...
Legendary journalist Michael Gordon dies following a heart attackNEWS.com.au
Michael Gordon, distinguished Age journalist, dies at 62The Guardian

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ABC Online
'Ashamed to be Australian': Tourist's outrage sparks Golliwog doll debate
ABC Online
A shocked tourist, an Indigenous advocate and a colonial historian have condemned the sale of Golliwog dolls in Australia, dubbing them deeply offensive racist symbols that should be taken off shelves nationwide. Meanwhile an Australian soft toy ...

Daily Telegraph
Foley under fire over flag furore
Daily Telegraph
STATE Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says all Australians should be united under one flag as he lashed Labor's promise to give the Aboriginal colours equal status on the Sydney Harbour Bridge as “virtue signalling”. Labor leader Luke Foley yesterday ...
Labor pledges to fly Aboriginal flag permanently on Sydney Harbour BridgeThe Australian
Push to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour BridgeNEWS.com.au
Foley to give Aboriginal flag equal status if elected Premier9news.com.au
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Daily Telegraph
Foley under fire over flag furore
Daily Telegraph
STATE Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says all Australians should be united under one flag as he lashed Labor's promise to give the Aboriginal colours equal status on the Sydney Harbour Bridge as “virtue signalling”. Labor leader Luke Foley yesterday ...
Labor pledges to fly Aboriginal flag permanently on Sydney Harbour BridgeThe Australian
Push to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour BridgeNEWS.com.au
Foley to give Aboriginal flag equal status if elected Premier - 9News9news.com.au
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The Sunshine Coast Daily
Is Australia truly a great country?
The Sunshine Coast Daily
January 26, 1788 was the day Captain Arthur Phillip claimed, i.e. took over (for the British), the eastern part of this big 'island' and called it New South Wales, i.e. not Australia. We actually became a federated nation on January 1, 1901 and only ...

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Indigenous funding: so little to show for $33bn
The Australian
Abolishing Australia — there are days when this seems an attractive option. All the governments falling apart — what an idea, and how very appealing, especially when the business activity statements forms are due. Seriously though, Onus-Williams says ...

Indigenous funding: so little to show for $33bn
The Australian
Abolishing Australia — there are days when this seems an attractive option. All the governments falling apart — what an idea, and how very appealing, especially when the business activity statements forms are due. Seriously though, Onus-Williams says ...

The Australian
Labor MP quits over 'yesterday's ideas' for Aboriginal problems
The Australian
Scott McConnell, who was raised with Aboriginal people in Central Australia and who won more than 75 per cent of the two-party-preferred vote in a 2016 battle against the then community services minister, Aboriginal woman Bess Price, will not recontest ...

The Australian
Labor MP quits over 'yesterday's ideas' for Aboriginal problems
The Australian
Scott McConnell, who was raised with Aboriginal people in Central Australia and who won more than 75 per cent of the two-party-preferred vote in a 2016 battle against the then community services minister, Aboriginal woman Bess Price, will not recontest ...

Broadsheet
The Story Behind the Work That Went Viral on Australia Day
Broadsheet
“Australia Day affects me. I did it purely for myself, and I didn't expect other people to take notice.” A quick trawl through her Instagram account shows a fascination with the imagery of European folklore and witchcraft. Demons, mermaids, horned ...

Daily Telegraph
D'Arcy Short poised for Australian T20 debut | Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
D'ARCY Short will become only the fourth Indigenous man to play cricket for Australia in a debut that ranks as one of the most anticipated in recent seasons. Test great Mark Waugh has already compared Short to captain David Warner, and there is a ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Common sense lives here: Cory Bernardi mansplains childbirth
The Sydney Morning Herald
On nearly every register of health, Aboriginal people have worse outcomes and are much more susceptible to chronic disease than non-Aboriginal Australians. Ask any health practitioner and they will tell you a great challenge is getting Aboriginal ...

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Launch of WA Aboriginal Leadership Institute to bring together emerging leaders
Community Newspaper Group
A NEW organisation to bring together emerging Aboriginal leaders was launched this week by WA Governor Kerry Sanderson with a ceremony at Government House. Indigenous women Robyn Smith Walley and 2016 Aboriginal Western Australian of the Year Rishelle ...

Green Left Weekly
Indigenous activists: 'Australian nationalism is dangerous'
Green Left Weekly
On January 24, Victorian Liberal opposition leader Matthew Guy said “unpatriotic councils” that do not use January 26 to celebrate would be sacked. He was specifically threatening the Moreland, Darebin and Yarra councils, which have shifted ...

The Guardian
More Indigenous students in school until year 12, ABS says
The Guardian
​Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are staying in school longer but Australia's Indigenous retention rate remains well below that of other students. On Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released new school statistics showing the ...
Indigenous students stick to study: reportYahoo7 News

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The Guardian
More Indigenous students in school until year 12, ABS says
The Guardian
​Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are staying in school longer but Australia's Indigenous retention rate remains well below that of other students. On Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released new school statistics showing the ...
Indigenous students stick to study: reportSBS

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