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Fracking in the NT: Indigenous community 'pushed' to consider benefits because industry 'not going away' - ABC Online


ABC Online

Fracking in the NT: Indigenous community 'pushed' to consider benefits because industry 'not going away'
ABC Online
Consultants working for the Northern Territory's independent fracking inquiry have been accused of suggesting Indigenous communities exploit the opportunity and ask for benefits, because a gas-extraction industry is inevitable.

Andrew Forrest's good intentions - The Saturday Paper


The Saturday Paper

Andrew Forrest's good intentions
The Saturday Paper
If the Minderoo Foundation's website is to be believed, the billionaire is on the way to ending “the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians”, world slavery and cancer. He resembles his fellow Australian mining magnates less than he ...

Social justice trailblazer laid to rest - Townsville Bulletin


Townsville Bulletin

Social justice trailblazer laid to rest
Townsville Bulletin
Following her death, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said Dr Scott contributed immeasurably to reconciliation in Australia. Dr Scott is the first indigenous woman to receive a Queensland state funeral. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk paid ...

Social justice trailblazer laid to rest - Townsville Bulletin


Townsville Bulletin

Social justice trailblazer laid to rest
Townsville Bulletin
Following her death, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said Dr Scott contributed immeasurably to reconciliation in Australia. Dr Scott is the first indigenous woman to receive a Queensland state funeral. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk paid ...

Concerned indigenous groups have raised the possibility of lodging an injunction against plans to flare gas at Leigh ... - NEWS.com.au


NEWS.com.au

Concerned indigenous groups have raised the possibility of lodging an injunction against plans to flare gas at Leigh ...
NEWS.com.au
“It is banned overseas and across Australia, so why should it be introduced near Copley, as if Copley doesn't matter?'' she said. “UCG is not negotiable, no matter what amount of money is involved. It needs to be left alone. “The dirty filthy business ...

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Journey to the heart - The Australian


The Australian

Journey to the heart
The Australian
Of Afghan, Irish, English and Aboriginal heritage, Cumpston is a widely collected landscape photographer and curator, yet she first worked professionally with images in an undeniably unglamorous setting: the South Australian policedepartment. There ...

Journey to the heart - The Australian


The Australian

Journey to the heart
The Australian
Of Afghan, Irish, English and Aboriginal heritage, Cumpston is a widely collected landscape photographer and curator, yet she first worked professionally with images in an undeniably unglamorous setting: the South Australian policedepartment. There ...

Remembering Beersheba's heroes, the Aborigines willing to die for their country - The Australian


The Australian

Remembering Beersheba's heroes, the Aborigines willing to die for their country
The Australian
It's difficult to believe that the AIF did not know that Stacey was indigenous and the enlisting officer would certainly have known that Aboriginal Australians were not, as a rule, permitted to serve their country. Did Jack lie about his parentage, or ...

Remembering Beersheba's heroes, the Aborigines willing to die for their country - The Australian


The Australian

Remembering Beersheba's heroes, the Aborigines willing to die for their country
The Australian
It's difficult to believe that the AIF did not know that Stacey was indigenous and the enlisting officer would certainly have known that Aboriginal Australians were not, as a rule, permitted to serve their country. Did Jack lie about his parentage, or ...

Capital Life October 7 2017 - Brisbane Times


Capital Life October 7 2017
Brisbane Times
Balgo, presented by local Indigenous gallery, Jaktman Australian Contemporary Gallery, is a unique exhibition of contemporary Australian Indigenous art from Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia. It includes many highly collected artists ...

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Elder encourages career in the military - The West Australian


The West Australian

Elder encourages career in the military
The West Australian
Mr Taylor's comments came ahead of this week's visit by indigenous defence force members who were in Geraldton to encourage Aboriginal people to join the Australian armed forces. Mr Taylor said he had had a long and interesting career since joining the ...

Elder encourages career in the military - The West Australian


The West Australian

Elder encourages career in the military
The West Australian
Mr Taylor's comments came ahead of this week's visit by indigenous defence force members who were in Geraldton to encourage Aboriginal people to join the Australian armed forces. Mr Taylor said he had had a long and interesting career since joining the ...

Queensland police investigating after officer allegedly grabs Indigenous schoolgirl - SBS


SBS

Queensland police investigating after officer allegedly grabs Indigenous schoolgirl
SBS
The video shows a police officer confronting a group of Indigenous teenagers and their parents at Murgon, about 250km north-west of Brisbane, in Queensland. The officer is seen grabbing two young Indigenous females from the group - one reported to SBS ...

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Queensland police investigating after officer allegedly grabs Indigenous schoolgirl - SBS


SBS

Queensland police investigating after officer allegedly grabs Indigenous schoolgirl
SBS
The video shows a police officer confronting a group of Indigenous teenagers and their parents at Murgon, about 250km north-west of Brisbane, in Queensland. The officer is seen grabbing two young Indigenous females from the group - one reported to SBS ...

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From Waleed Aly to Nicole Kidman: Australia's most culturally powerful named - SBS


SBS

From Waleed Aly to Nicole Kidman: Australia's most culturally powerful named
SBS
Indigenous activist Megan Davis also made the list for delivering the statement 'From the Heart' at Uluru on the issue of constitutional recognition. The Women's AFL League made the top 10 for reshaping the game in Australia. Social commentator and ...

Indigenous activist Evelyn Scott hailed as key freedom fighter at state funeral in Townsville - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous activist Evelyn Scott hailed as key freedom fighter at state funeral in Townsville
ABC Online
... the human race." Dr Scott was renowned as a leading figure in the decade-long Indigenous campaign to change the constitution. The 1967 referendum was a turning point where Australians voted to include Indigenous people in the census for the first time.

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Indigenous activist Evelyn Scott hailed as key freedom fighter at ... - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous activist Evelyn Scott hailed as key freedom fighter at ...
ABC Online
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk joins hundreds of family and friends of Indigenous leader Dr Evelyn Scott AO at a state funeral in Townsville, where ...

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Federal Court decision clears path for Gunyangara township lease - The Australian


The Australian

Federal Court decision clears path for Gunyangara township lease
The Australian
The leasing plan, first revealed by The Australian in 2015, was supposed to pioneer a new form of tenure simplification, under which Aboriginal land trusts would lease to Aboriginal corporations instead of to a government entity, as has been done before.

Evelyn Scott remembered at state funeral - The Australian - The Australian


ABC Online

Evelyn Scott remembered at state funeral - The Australian
The Australian
The legacy of Indigenous rights activist Evelyn Scott has been remembered by high-profile indigenous figures and government officials at a state funeral in ...
Indigenous activist Evelyn Scott hailed as key freedom fighter at ...ABC Online

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Meow Ludo talks Bitcoin, biohacking and his opal card ahead of Wollongong visit - Illawarra Mercury


Illawarra Mercury

Meow Ludo talks Bitcoin, biohacking and his opal card ahead of Wollongong visit
Illawarra Mercury
“Vaccinations and microchips should be mandatory for everyone, adopt a blockchain senate, high density urban accommodation ... recognition for indigenous Australians after we form a republic and sit down with them to form a new constitution,” he said.

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