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Giving voice to creation songs
ArtsHub (subscription) (blog)
Sung into Being gives notable focus to renowned artist Rover Joolama Thomas, Moon added. 'Thomas was one of the first Indigenous Australian artists acquired for the Holmes à Court Collection. He forged new conventions in Aboriginal art and created new ...

The Australian
Labor state conference to debate Australia Day change
The Australian
The conference, being held in Townsville on Friday and Saturday, will debate a motion from a Brisbane ALP branch to change the date of Australia Day to be respectful of the feelings of some indigenous Australians who are opposed to having it on January ...

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Community Newspaper Group
Strength of identity in Yirra Yaakin's Sista Girl at Subiaco Arts Centre
Community Newspaper Group
YIRRA Yaakin (Stand Tall in Noongar language) is renowned for its long history of sharing Aboriginal stories. Now, for the first time, the Subiaco theatre company showcases a new cultural perspective with an Italian-Australian voice interwoven in the ...

Green Left Weekly
Justice for Elijah Doughty
Green Left Weekly
On July 21, a Western Australian Supreme Court jury found the man accused of chasing and killing Aboriginal teen Elijah Doughty with his car was not guilty of manslaughter. It is the latest demonstration that the legal system is failing Aboriginal ...

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Huffington Post Australia
It's Time For Victoria To Lead A Victorious Charge Towards An Australian Republic
Huffington Post Australia
We led the birth of Australian democracy at the Eureka Stockade. We led the way on the eight-hour day and the minimum wage. We led the anti-conscription effort in World War One. We are leading the way on establishing a treaty with Aboriginal communities.

Broadsheet
On Now: Koskela's First Indigenous Group Show
Broadsheet
After numerous successful collaborations and product development, this winter the Australian design house is exhibiting Walma / Moon Rise, its first Indigenous group art show in the Koskela Gallery, with 24 contemporary works by 15 Indigenous ...

On Now: Koskela's First Indigenous Group Show
Broadsheet
After numerous successful collaborations and product development, this winter the Australian design house is exhibiting Walma / Moon Rise, its first Indigenous group art show in the Koskela Gallery, with 24 contemporary works by 15 Indigenous ...

ABC Online
Dr G Yunupingu's death highlights gap in Indigenous life expectancy
ABC Online
The death this week of the wonderful singer Dr G Yunipingu at the age of just 46 from long-term illness, brings home once again the disparity in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. On average, it's 10 years and in ...
Australia's most successful indigenous musician has diedThe Economist (blog)

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The Cairns Post
Indigenous census responses reveal attitudes towards racism
The Cairns Post
Evidence of how “unracist” and culturally senstive Australia is can be found in a lot of places. There are “indigenous only” sporting teams, Murri Courts, exclusive hunting and fishing rights, native title, and exclusive-use computer rooms at universities.

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The Cairns Post
Indigenous census responses reveal attitudes towards racism
The Cairns Post
Evidence of how “unracist” and culturally senstive Australia is can be found in a lot of places. There are “indigenous only” sporting teams, Murri Courts, exclusive hunting and fishing rights, native title, and exclusive-use computer rooms at universities.

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Uluru statement puts constitutional recognition within reach
The Australian
Not until the regional dialogues began, however, were indigenous Australians asked, collectively, what recognition means to them. If Australia is serious about recognition, this is the threshold question. Constitutional change that is not regarded as ...

Australia's most successful indigenous musician has died
The Economist (blog)
DR YUNUPINGU, an indigenous Australian musician who sold over half a million records worldwide, wrote very few songs in English. The rest were sung in different languages of the Yolngu Matha group, which includes more than 30 languages and dialects ...

NSW reforms point way to reducing high rate of indigenous incarceration
The Australian
A report from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research shows the incarceration of indigenous Australians in that state has increased by 25 per cent since 2013. The report attributes this rise to more indigenous people being charged with, and ...

Bunbury Mail
Indigenous musician G Yunupingu dies aged 46: 'Voice of a generation'
Bunbury Mail
"His debut album cemented him as the Australian voice of a generation, hitting triple platinum in Australia, silver in the UK and charting in multiple other countries across the globe," his record label, Skinnyfish, said in a statement following his ...

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ABC Online
Elijah Doughty's Mother Calls For Peace And Justice After Teen's Death
Huffington Post Australia
And while she acknowledged she wants justice for her son's death, she also told '7.30' that the Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities of Kalgoorlie and Western Australia need to unite. "I want the man that's killed my son to get what he deserves, ...
Elijah Doughty trial: How Indigenous rangers worked with police to ease tensions in KalgoorlieABC Online
Sentence for Elijah Doughty's killer sparks anger. Was justice served?The Guardian
Elijah Doughty decision shows there is rarely justice for aboriginal victimsEureka Street (registration)

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NEWS.com.au
Justin Trudeau 'all talk no action' for indigenous rights, says Rise documentary director
NEWS.com.au
Australians may look to Canada as a leader in indigenous rights, but Carson-Fox said both countries shared similar issues. She also pointed out that just because Canada had signed treaties with its first people, it didn't mean things were better there.

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ABC Online
Patty Mills on the NBA, his $65m deal and inspiring Indigenous kids
ABC Online
Patty Mills may have just signed a new $65 million deal to play in the NBA, but he is quick to point out "I was still able to catch those crayfish" on a recent visit home to the Torres Strait Islands. The Australian basketball star has found enormous ...

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ABC Online
Patty Mills on the NBA, his $65m deal and inspiring Indigenous kids
ABC Online
Patty Mills may have just signed a new $65 million deal to play in the NBA, but he is quick to point out "I was still able to catch those crayfish" on a recent visit home to the Torres Strait Islands. The Australian basketball star has found enormous ...
Aussie NBA superstar Patty Mills talks pre-game rituals and NBA sledgingNEWS.com.au

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Yahoo7 News
New music from late Australian indigenous singer Gurrumul
Yahoo7 News
Sydney (AFP) - New music from world-renowned Australian Aboriginal singer Gurrumul will be released next month, his record label said, with one album already completed as part of a documentary. The singer, who was born blind and never gave any ...

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Yahoo7 News
New music from late Australian indigenous singer Gurrumul
Yahoo7 News
Sydney (AFP) - New music from world-renowned Australian Aboriginal singer Gurrumul will be released next month, his record label said, with one album already completed as part of a documentary. The singer, who was born blind and never gave any ...

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