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First Peoples seek to be heard
Shepparton News
Jill Gallagher, the newly appointed Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner, said: ''The Aboriginal Representative Body will give a unified voice for our mob in treaty discussions for now and into the future. It is important that the community voice ...

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Shepparton News
First Peoples seek to be heard
Shepparton News
The push for constitutional change and a treaty in Australia has also been backed in a recent United Nations report. The United Nations' special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, recommended that the Australian ...

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St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
Contemporary artwork transforms Sydney Airport
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
Sydney Airport Chief Executive Kerrie Mather said the airport was thrilled to support one of Australia's most singular artists and promote his work to the world. “Sydney Airport is proud to commission this vibrant artwork – a major installation of well ...

The Guardian
Indigenous Australian tourism boom offers travel through millennia – video
The Guardian
Indigenous tourism is booming in many parts of Australia as international tourists and locals seek a more authentic travel experience. Coffs Harbour, located a few hours north of Sydney, is home to Indigenous operators who use unique travel experiences ...

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Herald Sun
Big Bash: Melbourne Stars bowler Scott Boland looking to contain Brisbane Heat big hitters Brendon McCullum and ...
Herald Sun
Boland, 28, needs only one hand to count the number of indigenous cricketers to represent Australia. Scott Boland hopes his bag of tricks will be enough to blunt Brisbane Heat's Bash Brothers Brendon McCullum and Chris Lynn. Picture: Getty Images. And ...

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Herald Sun
Big Bash: Melbourne Stars bowler Scott Boland looking to contain Brisbane Heat big hitters Brendon McCullum and ...
Herald Sun
Boland, 28, needs only one hand to count the number of indigenous cricketers to represent Australia. Scott Boland hopes his bag of tricks will be enough to blunt Brisbane Heat's Bash Brothers Brendon McCullum and Chris Lynn. Picture: Getty Images. And ...

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ArtsHub
Applause: recent winners
ArtsHub
There were six prizes announced in six categories: short stories, poetry, novella, graphic story, narrative non-fiction and the inaugural Life Writing Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors. Each of this year's winners has received a ...

EXCLUSIVE: Turnbull stuffed 2017, says Gordon
National Indigenous Times
Despite the proposal for recognition in a preamble being rejected in the 1999 Republic Referendum, somehow the notion persisted. Although never directly articulated, I am sure that the many goodwilled Australians and corporates who supported the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Turnbull stuffed 2017, says Gordon
National Indigenous Times
That is why the Referendum Council, resplendent with the cream of Australia's Indigenous and non-Indigenous thinkers and leaders, adopted the Indigenous Voice as their singular Constitutional reform recommendation. On that front, and up to that point ...

National Indigenous Times
Solid finish for Ayers Rock grads
National Indigenous Times
Twenty-two Indigenous trainees and 12 leaders have graduated from a training academy at the award-winning Ayers Rock Resort. The owner of the resort, government entity Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia, said the National Indigenous Training Academy ...

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New policy chips away at WA contracts
National Indigenous Times
Western Australia is moving to increase the economic participation of Aboriginal people in the state with its first Aboriginal Procurement Policy. WA Finance and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt, who became Australia's first Indigenous treasurer ...

National Indigenous Times
Solid finish for Ayers Rock grads
National Indigenous Times
Twenty-two Indigenous trainees and 12 leaders have graduated from a training academy at the award-winning Ayers Rock Resort. The owner of the resort, government entity Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia, said the National Indigenous Training Academy ...

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New policy chips away at WA contracts
National Indigenous Times
Western Australia is moving to increase the economic participation of Aboriginal people in the state with its first Aboriginal Procurement Policy. WA Finance and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt, who became Australia's first Indigenous treasurer ...

National Indigenous Times
2017: the year that was for Indig Oz
National Indigenous Times
Tauli-Corpuz points to “astounding” rates of imprisonment for Indigenous people, says Australia has failed to respect the right to self-determination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and has slashed funding to vital Indigenous programs and ...

National Indigenous Times
2017: the year that was for Indig Oz
National Indigenous Times
From Australia Day rebellion to Native Title turmoil and disappointment over stalled Constitutional reform, 2017 wasn't for the faint hearted. Here we look at the year's 10 defining moments for Indigenous Australia … #1. The port city of Fremantle in ...

National Indigenous Times
Rhoda has NYE Welcome covered
National Indigenous Times
“This is a story that shows all of Australia is Aboriginal land, and that Sydney is the gateway to Aboriginal Australia,” Ms Roberts said. “Sydney has always been a very special place – it was one of the first contact points for First Nations peoples ...

National Indigenous Times
Rhoda has NYE Welcome covered
National Indigenous Times
“This is a story that shows all of Australia is Aboriginal land, and that Sydney is the gateway to Aboriginal Australia,” Ms Roberts said. “Sydney has always been a very special place – it was one of the first contact points for First Nations peoples ...

National Indigenous Times
We're all about this Aboriginal Alice
National Indigenous Times
The audience is asked to play judge on Australia's colonial past in this stage production. Broken Glass. Performed on location at St Bartholomew's Church and Cemetery in Blacktown, this installation and performance illuminates the rituals of death and ...

National Indigenous Times
We're all about this Aboriginal Alice
National Indigenous Times
Here are just some of the shows by Indigenous performers: My Urrwai. In the premiere of this one-woman play, Ghenoa Gela reflects on her cultural and familial inheritance as a Torres Strait Island daughter, dancer and TV star. My Name is Jimi. Torres ...

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Congress head earns doctorate honours
National Indigenous Times
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples co-chair Jackie Huggins has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Central Queensland University. CQU Chancellor John Abbott said Dr Huggins was a good example for university staff, students and guests. He ...

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