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National Indigenous Times
Straight-talking women unite to boost skills
National Indigenous Times
Aboriginal women will travel from across Western Australia's Kimberley to Broome next week to gain community activism skills at the region's first Straight Talk event. Former senator, Olympic gold medallist and Straight Talk trailblazer Nova Peris ...

National Indigenous Times
Cultural festival 'helps open people's eyes'
National Indigenous Times
The Parrtijima festival lit up Alice Springs last week with breathtaking art by Aboriginal artists from central Australia. Parrtijima — A Festival in Light transformed Alice Springs Desert Park into an outdoor gallery of light and sound over 10 nights ...

National Indigenous Times
Cultural festival 'helps open people's eyes'
National Indigenous Times
The Parrtijima festival lit up Alice Springs last week with breathtaking art by Aboriginal artists from central Australia. Parrtijima — A Festival in Light transformed Alice Springs Desert Park into an outdoor gallery of light and sound over 10 nights ...

National Indigenous Times
Straight-talking women unite to boost skills
National Indigenous Times
Aboriginal women will travel from across Western Australia's Kimberley to Broome next week to gain community activism skills at the region's first Straight Talk event. Former senator, Olympic gold medallist and Straight Talk trailblazer Nova Peris ...

Yahoo7 News
Strategy for indigenous men's health
Yahoo7 News
Losing his nephew to the same preventable disease that afflicts so many Aboriginal Australians galvanised Ken Wyatt to make indigenous men's health a "top priority" of his political agenda. The federal indigenous health minister says his nephew was a ...

Yahoo7 News
Strategy for indigenous men's health
Yahoo7 News
Losing his nephew to the same preventable disease that afflicts so many Aboriginal Australians galvanised Ken Wyatt to make indigenous men's health a "top priority" of his political agenda. The federal indigenous health minister says his nephew was a ...

National Indigenous Times
Tarnanthi palette rich in colour, diversity
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous artists will travel from Australia's most north-easterly point in the Torres Strait and from its far south in Tasmania for the country's biggest celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture next month. The Tarnanthi ...

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National Indigenous Times
Tarnanthi palette rich in colour, diversity
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous artists will travel from Australia's most north-easterly point in the Torres Strait and from its far south in Tasmania for the country's biggest celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture next month. The Tarnanthi ...

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MuMbrella
Screen Australia behind NITV documentary exploring Indigenous drag queen pageant
MuMbrella
Black Divas follows six Indigenous drag queens from around Australia bidding to be crowned the inaugural Miss First Nation. The program will air on NITV next year as a one off documentary. Funding for the project was received from Screen Australia's ...

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National Indigenous Times
What's wrong with the 'real thing', asks designer
National Indigenous Times
Authentic Australian-made and designed garments are being bumped out of retail outlets and resorts to make way for cheap 'Australiana' items imported from overseas, according to an Indigenous fashion designer. Shaun Edwards, co-founder of the Wild ...

Business Insider Australia
A gay Aboriginal actor's portrait, from an ABC TV series, just won the people's choice at the Archibald Prize
Business Insider Australia
Comedian turned painter Anh Do, best known for the ABC TV series Anh's Brush with Fame, has won the People's Choice award at the Archibald Prize with a portrait featured on the TV series Indigenous actor, Jack Charles. More than 15,000 visitors to the ...

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The Australian
Same-sex marriage: Bob Hawke says postal survey worst decision made by a PM
The Australian
Can you imagine a Prime Minister would make a decision in these stringent times, spending $122 million on a process that can't produce the result?” Mr Hawke said the money should be being spent on closing the gap between indigenous Australians and ...
'Aussie Values': The Problem With The Yes CampaignNew Matilda

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Yarra Council passes motion pressuring Australia to accept 20000 Rohingya asylum seekers
The Sydney Morning Herald
The City of Yarra, along with the Darebin and Moreland councils have recently voted to ditch Australia Day citizenship ceremonies out of respect to Indigenous Australians who believe they were "invaded" by the British. Cr Coleman defended the council's ...

The Age
Yarra Council passes motion pressuring Australia to accept 20000 Rohingya asylum seekers
The Age
The City of Yarra, along with the Darebin and Moreland councils have recently voted to ditch Australia Day citizenship ceremonies out of respect to Indigenous Australians who believe they were "invaded" by the British. Cr Coleman defended the council's ...

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ArtsHub
This is not a rehang; it's a rewriting of Australian art
ArtsHub
'We have presented a very exciting rethinking of the way in which we interweave and interlock the stories of Indigenous Australian art history and non-Indigenous or post colonialisation history in a way that, I will claim, has not been told in any ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's economic luck looks to be running out
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian criticism of regional governments over human rights and capital punishment is seen as interference in domestic affairs. Asians deride Australia's hypocrisy, pointing to the historical abuse of its indigenous population and recent treatment ...

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Daily Telegraph
Former South Sydney Rabbitohs junior Maurice Longbottom sensational in Sevens
Daily Telegraph
“There are currently three indigenous guys in the squad, but hopefully the floodgates open soon.” Maurice Longbottom dives over to score a try for Australia during the match between Australia and Fiji on Day 1 of the Rugby Oktoberfest 7s. Friend said ...

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ArtsHub
Community, country and sector: fighting for change
ArtsHub
On 12 May 2014, the Australia Council for the Arts – and the broader Australian arts sector – reeled in shock as then Minister for the Arts George Brandis announced he had reallocated $104.8 million over four years from the Australia Council's budget ...

The Australian
Indigenous leaders blame Canberra's inertia for Uluru Statement delay
The Australian
“The Voice is unsurprising as a reform idea, given the inertness of the parliament to indigenous rights and consequently an indifference to one of the most significant statements issued by the first peoples to the Australian people.” She will describe ...

The Australian
Indigenous leaders blame Canberra's inertia for Uluru Statement delay
The Australian
“The Voice is unsurprising as a reform idea, given the inertness of the parliament to indigenous rights and consequently an indifference to one of the most significant statements issued by the first peoples to the Australian people.” She will describe ...