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Teen netball talent makes national indigenous team
dailytelegraph.com.au
The 13-year-old is this week's Local Sports Stars nominee after she made the NSW indigenous netball team. But it got even better for the Lethbridge Park player. After good form for NSW she was picked in the Australian indigenous Budgies team. “My dream ...

The Conversation AU
Australia has ignored black viewpoints before – why would a constitutional 'voice' be any different?
The Conversation AU
Australia has previously flirted with designated parliamentary seats for Aborigines elected on an Aboriginal roll, akin to the (now) seven reserved seats for Māori in New Zealand. In 1944 Pastor Doug Nicholls sought one such federal seat for an ...

The Conversation AU
Australia has ignored black viewpoints before – why would a constitutional 'voice' be any different?
The Conversation AU
Australia has previously flirted with designated parliamentary seats for Aborigines elected on an Aboriginal roll, akin to the (now) seven reserved seats for Māori in New Zealand. In 1944 Pastor Doug Nicholls sought one such federal seat for an ...

Triple J's Hottest 100 debate
Ten Eyewitness News
Triple J says it's reviewing the date of the Hottest 100 countdown following 10 months of research and consultations involving musicians and community leaders. According to reports the radio station also has strong ties with Indigenous Australians and ...

The Conversation AU
Dr G. Yunupingu's legacy: it's time to get rid of chronic hepatitis B in Indigenous Australia
The Conversation AU
News of the tragic death of Dr G. Yunupingu last week in Darwin at only 46 years of age has again highlighted the unacceptable gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians. Yunupingu had been living with ...

The Conversation AU
Dr G. Yunupingu's legacy: it's time to get rid of chronic hepatitis B in Indigenous Australia
The Conversation AU
Hepatitis B infections, which can lead to liver disease and cancer, are unacceptably high in Indigenous Australians. In Northern Australia, 10-20% of the Indigenous population is infected with the virus. Eliminating the impact of this infection in ...

Smithsonian
Aboriginal Rangers Uncover Trove of Rock Art in Northern Australia
Smithsonian
Hundreds of pieces of rock art were recently discovered in a remote region of northern Australia by Aboriginal rangers fighting wildfires, one example of many such sites left behind by the continent's first humans. "This part of the world … is covered ...

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On a rainy day, Philip's duty finally done
The West Australian
Known for his gaffes - including asking Aboriginal leader Ivan Brim on a 2002 visit to Australia "do you still throw spears at each other?" - the Prince is largely viewed in Britain as a loyal companion to the Queen. "Well you can't change the weather ...
Gaffe-prone prince met his match in AbbottSBS

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The Australian
Triple J seeks answers to Hottest 100's big day
The Australian
In a statement last Australia Day, the ABC acknowledged concerns, saying it “wants the Hottest 100 to be an inclusive and respectful event for all Australians, including all the incredible indigenous artists making great Australian music and the ...
Triple J opens online poll asking if Hottest 100 should be moved off Australia DayThe Guardian
Triple J Reignite Hottest 100 Debate With New SurveytheMusic
Triple J launches survey to examine changing Hottest 100 date from January 26The Sydney Morning Herald
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The Transcontinental
Triple J launches survey to examine changing Hottest 100 date from January 26
The Transcontinental
The ABC's national youth broadcaster pledged last year to investigate changing the date after it came under increasing pressure from an online petition calling for the date to be changed in recognition of the offence it caused indigenous Australians.

Bellingen Courier Sun
Triple J launches survey to examine changing Hottest 100 date from January 26
Bellingen Courier Sun
The ABC's national youth broadcaster pledged last year to investigate changing the date after it came under increasing pressure from an online petition calling for the date to be changed in recognition of the offence it caused indigenous Australians.
Triple J seeks answers to Hottest 100's big dayThe Australian
Triple J opens online poll asking if Hottest 100 should be moved off Australia DayThe Guardian
Triple J Reignite Hottest 100 Debate With New SurveytheMusic
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WA police officers cleared over treatment of Aboriginal man Clifton Penny
ABC Online
An internal investigation has cleared WA police officers of any wrongdoing over allegations they stomped on the head of an Aboriginal man earlier this year. Police alleged ... The vision, released to the Guardian Australia, showed Penny constantly shaking.

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The West Australian
Accused man called alleged victim 'thing'
The West Australian
Foodworks supermarket employee Karen Collett said she saw a "scruffy" man thrusting against an Aboriginal woman in the biscuit aisle on Australia Day in 2011. "He was actually standing behind her doing sexual references - pushing himself against her," ...

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Sydney City News
Locals demand recognition of our first people
Sydney City News
Currently, the only times the Aboriginal Flag is displayed is during Reconciliation week, National Aboriginal & Islanders' Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week, and on the anniversary of Kevin Rudd's 2008 apology to the Stolen Generations.

Manning River Times
RAW sees young Indigenous filmmakers given an opportunity to turn their idea into an TV pilot with the ABC
Manning River Times
RAW is supported by Artology - an award-winning organisation focused on championing youth creativity – in collaboration with ABC Indigenous, and run in partnership with the Indigenous Unit at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS).

Triple J surveys listeners on Hottest 100 shift from Australia Day
The Australian
The date has widely been recognised as a day of mourning for Aboriginal people, who see Australia Day as commemorating British arrival rather than the nation's ancient culture. The issue has been debated since 1938, when the first Day of Mourning was ...

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Turnbull, Shorten under pressure at Garma
NEWS.com.au
High profile indigenous Australians including Noel Pearson, Referendum Council co-chair Pat Anderson, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar will participate, while Aboriginal Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion ...

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Turnbull, Shorten under pressure at Garma
NEWS.com.au
High profile indigenous Australians including Noel Pearson, Referendum Council co-chair Pat Anderson, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar will participate, while Aboriginal Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Scorching Malcolm Turnbull quotes resurface as push for same-sex marriage postal plebiscite grows
The Sydney Morning Herald
It would disenfranchise more than a million voters who were not at their address listed on the electoral roll, he warned, particularly young people and Aboriginal Australians in remote communities. Mr Turnbull said a postal vote would also ...

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Think beyond selfies to tackle slavery
NEWS.com.au
Ms Griffiths told a federal parliamentary inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act that Australian organisations which arrange orphanage tourism visits in countries like Cambodia have an important role to play. While people have good intentions ...

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