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Diving into defining moments of Australian Indigenous civil rights with the Freedom Rides
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Starting from the grounds of Sydney University, where 29 students set out on a journey to raise awareness about the living standards, segregation and racism experienced by Aboriginal people in Australia. Led by enigmatic Arrente man, Charles Perkins ...

ABC Online
Archaeologists discover 'coexistence' between Aboriginal people and settlers in North Parramatta
ABC Online
"The glass is really important because we don't have a great deal of evidence of that coexistence between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people," she said. "It's a very significant find for Aboriginal people for the history of Australia as well. "The ...

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Could language revival cure diabetes?
SBS
After identifying this gap, Prof Zuckermann contacted Professor Alex Brown, Aboriginal Health Theme Leader from the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). Together they applied for a National Health and Medical Research ...

BHP renews indigenous partnership with $14m pledge
Business News
The Martu lands are recognised globally for their valuable biodiversity, home to many of Australia's most threatened species. The indigenous rangers program works across these lands and aims to reduce the number of feral animals and manage threatened ...

The West Australian
Culture and fun at Karijini
The West Australian
“You've got this really unknown but magnificent asset that's sitting out there that can provide the catalyst for connecting Aboriginal people, the stories and the histories that they have, with this desire for non-Aboriginal people, particularly in ...

The Queensland Times
Shorten's national caucus for Australia's first people
The Queensland Times
SPRINGFIELD'S only dedicated school for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children became the backdrop for Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to announce Labor's plans to establish a caucus to represent Australia's first people. Mr Shorten visited the ...

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Racial Discrimination Act: NT Aboriginal communities not united on changes to section 18C, inquiry hears
ABC Online
Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory are not in agreement on whether section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act should be changed, a federal inquiry has heard. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights was in Darwin on Monday to ...

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Cosgrove praises NT Aboriginal WWII hero
Courier Mail
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has recognised the efforts of indigenous people in defending the nation when Japanese planes bombed Darwin during WWII. He said the Tiwi Islands community, north of Darwin, has enormous significance in Australian ...

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COMMENT: Racism in Australia: The stats are clear
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In 1984, for 289 SA non-Indigenous high schoolers, over 50% endorsed every negative stereotype of Aboriginal Australians that was listed. 84.2% thought Aboriginal people drink too much. 82.2% said Aboriginal people are often in trouble with the police.
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COMMENT: Racism in Australia: The stats are clear
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Recent debates on racism in Australia too often centre on personal opinions of non-Indigenous people, selective citations of public figures, anecdotes and glorified self-reflections, and isolated events that often contribute to the 'I'm not racist but ...
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Cosgrove praises NT Aboriginal WWII hero - News.com.au
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The first prisoner of war captured on Australian soil wasn't apprehended by a soldier, but a young Aboriginal man on a remote Northern Territory island.

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Cosgrove praises NT Aboriginal WWII hero
The Australian
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has recognised the efforts of indigenous people in defending the nation when Japanese planes bombed Darwin during WWII. He said the Tiwi Islands community, north of Darwin, has enormous significance in Australian ...

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The Guardian
More meaningful actions needed
Shepparton News
There is increasing frustration that previous landmark reports such as the Royal Commission in to Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, the Bringing Them Home Report and Reconciliation: Australia's Challenge: the final report of the Council for Aboriginal ...
Indigenous incarceration: turning the tide on colonisation's cruel third actThe Guardian
Pemulwuy Project takes big strides forwardPRWire (press release)

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Cosgrove praises NT Aboriginal WWII hero
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The first prisoner of war captured on Australian soil wasn't apprehended by a soldier, but a young Aboriginal man on a remote Northern Territory island. Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has recognised the efforts of indigenous people in defending ...

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Local Aborigines Back SA Windfarm
Aboriginal Art Directory News
Despite massive controversy in Canberra about the benefits of renewable energy and its effect on statewide blackouts in South Australia, the irony has emerged that Parliament House's lights are actually going to be powered in future by the wind blowing ...

The Guardian
Indigenous incarceration: turning the tide on colonisation's cruel third act
The Guardian
These twin events prompted both national outrage and a reconsideration of what could be done to prevent Indigenous people, especially children and young people, from ending up in the criminal justice system in the first place. Guardian Australia in a ...
Prison to wellbeing to education and work – transforming livesThe Stringer
More meaningful actions neededShepparton News

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The Australian
Memorial for Aboriginal tracker Tommy Windich unveiled in Esperance, WA
The Australian
Today [Monday] in the West Australian coastal town, a memorial to Windich will be unveiled to restore the Aboriginal man's place in history. He was revered by John Forrest, the state's future first premier who included Windich in formal expedition ...

The Stringer
Prison to wellbeing to education and work – transforming lives
The Stringer
However the narrative of human misery and suffering is worst in Western Australia where Aboriginal adults are incarcerated at close to the world's highest incarceration rate – 2nd highest at 3,745 per 100,000. Western Australia enjoys the nation's ...

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The Stringer
Prison to wellbeing to education and work – transforming lives
The Stringer
However the narrative of human misery and suffering is worst in Western Australia where Aboriginal adults are incarcerated at close to the world's highest incarceration rate – 2nd highest at 3,745 per 100,000. Western Australia enjoys the nation's ...

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My art. My culture. Our country.
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From sound healing with didgeridoo to art therapy for disabled people, Aboriginal art is proving a powerful tool for helping Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians heal from disease and trauma. Here are four incredible ways Aboriginal art is being ...
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