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Captain Cook statue sparks debate about whether it should be removed
NEWS.com.au
Critics have slammed the statue for overlooking indigenous Australians and Sydney City Council is seeking advice on whether the prominent statue should stay or go. Another statue of Captain Arthur Phillip could also be on he chopping block. The ABC's ...

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Lucy Paveley death: Community divided on response to 'gut-wrenching atrocity'
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Aboriginal elder Tauto Sansbury told ABC's 7.30 last night: “Throwing the book at young criminals is not the answer we need proper rehabilitative programs, bot within the system, and outside. And these rehabilitative systems are made compulsory.”.

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Traditional owners accuse former WA government and Onslow Salt of collusion
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"The way Indigenous groups are treated in Western Australia, and in fact throughout the country, is still very poor," he said. "Organisations are still more interested in their own interests than paying due respect to the rights and interests that ...

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Expansion of cashless welfare card shows shock tactics speak louder than evidence
The Conversation AU
The federal government last week passed legislation to expand the trial of the cashless welfare card to other areas of Australia. The controversial policy quarantines 80% of welfare payments to Indigenous Australians living in the Ceduna and East ...

The Conversation AU
Expansion of cashless welfare card shows shock tactics speak louder than evidence
The Conversation AU
The federal government last week passed legislation to expand the trial of the cashless welfare card to other areas of Australia. The controversial policy quarantines 80% of welfare payments to Indigenous Australians living in the Ceduna and East ...

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The politics of public monuments: it's time Australians looked at what, and whom, we commemorate
The Conversation AU
O'Neill also took aim at Australia's Yarra Council for its recent decision to no longer celebrate Australia Day on January 26. This a result of ongoing calls from Indigenous groups to change the date of the national day. This is because it marks the ...

The Conversation AU
The politics of public monuments: it's time Australians looked at what, and whom, we commemorate
The Conversation AU
O'Neill also took aim at Australia's Yarra Council for its recent decision to no longer celebrate Australia Day on January 26. This a result of ongoing calls from Indigenous groups to change the date of the national day. This is because it marks the ...

The Australian
Ideologues 'have captured' school history curriculum
The Australian
School curriculums have been “captured by ideologues'' and history lessons are burdening students with a “strong sense of guilt'' over the past treatment of indigenous Australians, experts argued yesterday amid the latest wave of “invasion day'' politics.

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Statues of limitations: Warren Mundine speaks out on push to remove Captain Cook statue
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Labor MP Linda Burney, the first Aboriginal woman to enter the house of representatives, told The Project: “Captain Cook certainly did not discover Australia. And many statues right around this country actually reflect exactly what was written on the ...
'You can't rewrite history': Sydney indigenous leader says Australia Day date change will divide nationYahoo7 News
Stan Grant: It is a 'damaging myth' that Captain Cook discovered ...ABC Online
Captain Cook statue: Sydney refers 'discovery' claim to Indigenous ...The Guardian
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Anthony Dillon: Australia Day changes are trivial distractions
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AS A university researcher, I have had the opportunity to see many success stories on Aboriginal Australians. While it is important to celebrate this success, there is still much work to be done. Problems such as homelessness, violence, and child abuse ...
Councils around the country make moves to change what happens on Australia DayHerald Sun
Darebin council's Australia Day move provokes political backlashABC Online
Half-mast better than half-arsed for Jan 26National Indigenous Times
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SBS
Moving Australia Day: brave or futile?
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Australia Day is intended as a day to unite the nation but, for many in the Indigenous community, it is a day of protest and mourning. A growing number of councils across the country are beginning to dump their planned Australia Day celebrations in ...

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'You can't rewrite history': Sydney indigenous leader says Australia Day date change will divide nation
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A Sydney indigenous leader has hit out at plans to move Australia Day, describing the proposal as divisive and saying you can't rewrite history. Community debate is raging over January the 26 after some councils dumped the date with others considering ...
Moving Australia Day: brave or futile?SBS
Some regional NSW councils ready to consider Australia Day date change, while others are notABC Local

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'You can't rewrite history': Sydney indigenous leader says Australia Day date change will divide nation
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A Sydney indigenous leader has hit out at plans to move Australia Day, describing the proposal as divisive and saying you can't rewrite history. Community debate is raging over January the 26 after some councils dumped the date with others considering ...
NSW opposition calls for public holiday honouring Indigenous ...The Guardian
Some regional NSW councils ready to consider Australia Day date ...ABC Local
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Labor: Replace Queen's Birthday with day commemorating Indigenous culture
The Sydney Morning Herald
NSW Labor has proposed axing the Queen's Birthday holiday in June and replacing it with a day commemorating Indigenous culture and loss as an alternative to moving Australia Day, which critics say is synonymous with white invasion. Debate on the ...
NSW opposition calls for public holiday honouring Indigenous AustraliansThe Guardian
Some regional NSW councils ready to consider Australia Day date change, while others are notABC Local
NSW Labor looks at replacing Queen's BirthdaySky News Australia

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Clover Moore refers concerns about Macquarie statue to Indigenous panel
The Sydney Morning Herald
"There have been too many people in mainstream Australia ready to make judgment on these issues without consulting Indigenous communities, and whether well-meaning or not, it's often done more harm than good," she said. The council has already ...

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Clover Moore refers concerns about Macquarie statue to Indigenous panel
The Sydney Morning Herald
"There have been too many people in mainstream Australia ready to make judgment on these issues without consulting Indigenous communities, and whether well-meaning or not, it's often done more harm than good," she said. The council has already ...

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National Indigenous Times
High fives for hip hop heavies
National Indigenous Times
The awards night was also a tribute to Dr G. Yunupingu, who died in July and was Australia's most prominent Indigenous music artist and the most awarded artist in NIMA's nine-year history. The National Indigenous Music Awards compilation The Sound of ...

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Kyle Anderson: The first Indigenous Australian to win a World Series of Darts title
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Anderson, who says his nickname is the 'The Original' to pay homage to his Aboriginal heritage, says he designed his shirt with Aboriginal art for the competition and walked out to a remix of 'Solid Rock' by Goanna. "I thought let's bring something ...

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Kyle Anderson: The first Indigenous Australian to win a World Series of Darts title
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Anderson, who says his nickname is the 'The Original' to pay homage to his Aboriginal heritage, says he designed his shirt with Aboriginal art for the competition and walked out to a remix of 'Solid Rock' by Goanna. "I thought let's bring something ...

ABC Online
When the bullin shrieked: Aboriginal memories of volcanic eruptions thousands of years ago
ABC Online
Other than it had a fearful shriek, guaranteed to put the fear of God into anyone who heard it, history appears silent about the nature of the bird that Aboriginal Australians once named "bullin". Yet its shriek portended danger, apparently the ...