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Brisbane Times
Native title: How the West lost its land act
Brisbane Times
Queensland – under the Labor government of Wayne Goss – proved friendly and Cabinet endorsed Paul Keating's offer to meet at least 50 per cent of the compensation, legal and administrative costs likely to arise in determining what land was open to ...

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Brisbane Times
Native title: How the West lost its land act
Brisbane Times
Mediation was similarly offered in other areas where the Commonwealth was keen to avoid confrontation with Aboriginal groups. Cabinet welcomed the success of former Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen who – engaged by the Commonwealth – had brokered an ...

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The Australian
Setting scene for crackerjack new year
The Australian
Australian Hollywood star Hugh Jackman co-designed one particular gold effect to the music of indigenous musician Gurrumul Yunupingu. Brits Rowannah Smith and Stepheine Butler, with Swiss friends Rahel Amman and Alexandra Weber, waited two hours to get ...
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Closing the Gap: Indigenous targets mostly unmet
The Australian
Ten years after Kevin Rudd delivered the first prime minister's Closing the Gap report to parliament, only one of seven targets is on track to be met, four more are due to expire in June with no hope of being achieved and all levels of government, as ...

Closing the Gap: Indigenous targets mostly unmet
The Australian
Ten years after Kevin Rudd delivered the first prime minister's Closing the Gap report to parliament, only one of seven targets is on track to be met, four more are due to expire in June with no hope of being achieved and all levels of government, as ...

Cabinet papers: Ministers baulked at Creative Nation pricetag
The Australian
Mr Keating launched his Creative Nation cultural policy in October 1994 with a $252 million package that positioned the arts, media and creative industries as part of Australia's economic future. Cabinet papers reveal that ministers baulked at the ...

The Guardian
Keating's struggle to implement Mabo decision revealed in 1994-95 cabinet papers
The Guardian
“The central message is as understandable as it is unequivocal; without the achievement of true social justice for Indigenous Australians, it will not be possible to achieve lasting reconciliation.” The Keating government was also busy extending human ...

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Brisbane Times
Unearthed winner Baker Boy makes high-energy Woodford debut
Brisbane Times
Though he confesses he is not a political person, Baker does rap about his life in Melbourne and his regional home of Milingimbi and Maningrida and the importance of keeping native languages alive. “I wanna let Australia and the world know that there's ...

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Brisbane Times
Unearthed winner Baker Boy makes high-energy Woodford debut
Brisbane Times
Rapping in both English and his native Yolngu Matha tongue, Baker Boy, also known as Danzal Baker, launched a new track from his upcoming debut album Mr La Dee Da Di. “It's a song about la dee da di fellas with money, but how I've got my friends and ...

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The Advertiser
Tauto Sansbury: Aboriginals have little to feel positive about
The Advertiser
Like it or not, Aboriginal Australians are the most disadvantaged, ostracised, criticised and victimised group in society. We experience racism pretty much on a daily basis. I speak from experience. This is Aboriginal life. I want to share with you my ...

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The Advertiser
Tauto Sansbury: Aboriginals have little to feel positive about
The Advertiser
Like it or not, Aboriginal Australians are the most disadvantaged, ostracised, criticised and victimised group in society. We experience racism pretty much on a daily basis. I speak from experience. This is Aboriginal life. I want to share with you my ...

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PerthNow
Tauto Sansbury: Aboriginals have little to feel positive about
PerthNow
FOR the best part of my 40 years' involvement with my community, with governments, with the political system, with service providers both Aboriginal and NGOs, there isn't much I can write about that has been positive for the long term. As we enter the ...

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PerthNow
Tauto Sansbury: Aboriginals have little to feel positive about
PerthNow
FOR the best part of my 40 years' involvement with my community, with governments, with the political system, with service providers both Aboriginal and NGOs, there isn't much I can write about that has been positive for the long term. As we enter the ...

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The South Burnett Times
Sporting achievements in the South Burnett in 2017
The South Burnett Times
Former Australian Wallaby, Super Rugby five-eighth and Kingaroy Red Ant junior Berrick Barnes joins the Lennox Head Trojans in a coaching role for the rugby union season. Deidre Murray is selected in the under-18 Australian Indigenous Schoolgirls ...

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National Geographic
The Brutal Story of How Europe Conquered the Pacific
National Geographic
I also wanted to trace the impact on the indigenous people—what happened to the Tahitians and, in particular, the Aboriginal people of Australia, which is a much sadder and more somber story. All these communities—paradises, if you like—were ...

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PlayersVoice
When girls had to stop playing
PlayersVoice
In 2010, I was asked an interesting question by a documentary maker, 'Can we find an Aboriginal runner to challenge the African dominance in distance running?' I was hooked on the idea. Indigenous Australians are the original distance runners. Could we ...

PlayersVoice
When girls had to stop playing
PlayersVoice
In 2010, I was asked an interesting question by a documentary maker, 'Can we find an Aboriginal runner to challenge the African dominance in distance running?' I was hooked on the idea. Indigenous Australians are the original distance runners. Could we ...

Courier Mail
Adani coal megamine: Palaszczuk Government dismisses complaints about NAIF veto impact
Courier Mail
Adani Australia CEO Jeyakumar Janakaraj said the company was not prepared for the bad news about the NAIF loan veto. It followed claims by the company that the Premier's decision to veto the Federal Government loan had shaken the company and forced it ...

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The Australian
Australian of the Year: Who has inspired us the most in 2017?
The Australian
The Weekend Australian today opens nominations for its Australian of the Year for 2017, with the winner to be announced on Saturday, January 20. The award recognises the achievements of Australians in all walks of life, be it politics, sport, science ...

The Australian
Malcolm Turnbull is ashamed of himself, Bob Hawke tells festival crowd
The Australian
Malcolm Turnbull is ashamed of himself for giving up his principles to roll Tony Abbott and should resign, former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke says. Speaking at the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland on Friday, Mr Hawke also told the alternative ...
Woodford Folk Festival: Bob Hawke makes annual appearanceNEWS.com.au
Bob Hawke's advice for Malcolm Turnbull: 'resign'Brisbane Times
'He should resign': Bob Hawke, 88, blasts Malcolm Turnbull and says the prime minister should be 'ashamed' of how he ...Daily Mail

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