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Otago Daily Times
Australia's aboriginal policies
Otago Daily Times
Only the "civilised" aboriginals — that is, those within the borders of civilisation — who are estimated to number 13,000, come under the supervision of the "protectors", as the Government officials who have charge of this work are called. There is ...

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ANKA services Indigenous artists and supports 50 Aboriginal owned community Art Centres located across its one million square kilometer regions in Northern Australia. ANKA works on behalf of its members to promote, resource, educate and protect the ...

The Advertiser
Aboriginal dance performance Our Corka Bubs just for babies
The Advertiser
Its creator, renowned South Australian Aboriginal choreographer Gina Rings, said Our Corka Bubs, drew its inspiration from Ngarrindjeri storytelling, by incorporating traditional instruments including the didgeridoo, as well as the Ngarrindjeri language.

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Australia: Legislative fix for McGlade native title decision to confirm ILUAs due this week
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The Commonwealth Government is moving to confirm the validity of more than 120 Indigenous land use agreements (ILUAs) that were registered despite not all members of the registered native title claimant having executed the agreement.

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Giving kids a fighting chance in rural Australia
SBS
The men secured a $5000 grant from the NSW Police Aboriginal Unit enabling them to buy boxing gloves, focus pads and wrist tape and to launch the program in the rural NSW town of Tingha, 100km north of Armidale. The program has had overwhelming ...

SBS
Giving kids a fighting chance in rural Australia
SBS
It all turned around when he met boxing coach Darren Finn, the first Indigenous athlete to win an Australian title in four different styles of martial arts. Mr Finn introduced the teenager to a new program turning young lives around by teaching them ...

CBC.ca
Australia: Stopping the fake indigenous art flood – when does cultural appropriation become theft?
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Head into any souvenir shop and chances are you'll be able to pick yourself up a nice piece of rip-off indigenous art. The 'Aboriginal Style' souvenir was probably mass-produced in China. Is this a problem? Australia's indigenous art community says yes.
Indigenous school attendance could be the most important gapThe Australian
'It's exploiting culture': Australia mulls bill to ban sale of fake Indigenous artCBC.ca

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Indigenous school attendance could be the most important gap
The Australian
However, there has been some success as 58 per cent of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders living in major cities are employed. More significantly, there is no employment gap between indigenous Australians and non-indigenous Australians who have a ...

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Indigenous school attendance could be the most important gap
The Australian
In his Closing the Gap speech to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Malcolm Turnbull said that “acknowledging past wrongs” concerning indigenous Australians “enables healing to begin”. The Prime Minister added: “It is that acknowledgment that, ...

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ABC Online
World's first wind farm towers featuring Indigenous art unveiled in South Australia's mid-north
ABC Online
Art on the side of Australia's iconic grain silos has taken the world by storm in recent years — but it is not just regional grain infrastructure that are being transformed into artistic canvases. The world's first wind farm towers featuring ...

Northern Star
Andy Saunders brings race, family and life into comedy
Northern Star
"Every time I am on stage I try to bring a perspective of who I am: a middle aged man, a father and a husband, or an Aboriginal person living in Australia. "I'll try to spin stories about my life to have a funny positive outcome, so that people feel ...

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ABC Online
World's first wind farm towers featuring Indigenous art unveiled in South Australia's mid-north
ABC Online
Art on the side of Australia's iconic grain silos has taken the world by storm in recent years — but it is not just regional grain infrastructure that are being transformed into artistic canvases. The world's first wind farm towers featuring ...

The West Australian
Push for lessons on Aboriginals' true history
The West Australian
Paulina Motlop, who last month took the helm of the Aboriginal Education Teaching and Learning Directorate, said few people were fully aware of the traumatic history of Aboriginal people in Australia. “So you've got people saying 'come on, let's get ...

Indigenous groups laud native title bill changes
The Australian
Glen Kelly, the chief executive of the National Native Title Council representing 16 land councils across Australia, said parliament should support the passage of the amendment. “The bill reflects changes that the native title sector has been seeking ...

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Courier Mail
Ashleigh Gardner set to become first indigenous woman to play for Australia in 60 years
Courier Mail
The 19-year-old, if picked to face New Zealand, will become the first indigenous woman to play cricket for Australia in almost 60 years. Gardner's rise in the game peaked in this summer's Women's Big Bash League where she scored 414 runs in 16 matches, ...

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Ashleigh Gardner set to become first indigenous woman to play for Australia in 60 years
NT News
The 19-year-old, if picked to face New Zealand, will become the first indigenous woman to play cricket for Australia in almost 60 years. Gardner's rise in the game peaked in this summer's Women's Big Bash League where she scored 414 runs in 16 matches, ...

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Perth Now
Ashleigh Gardner set to become first indigenous woman to play for Australia in 60 years
Perth Now
The 19-year-old, if picked to face New Zealand, will become the first indigenous woman to play cricket for Australia in almost 60 years. Gardner's rise in the game peaked in this summer's Women's Big Bash League where she scored 414 runs in 16 matches, ...

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Ashleigh Gardner set to become first indigenous woman to play for Australia in 60 years
dailytelegraph.com.au
The 19-year-old, if picked to face New Zealand, will become the first indigenous woman to play cricket for Australia in almost 60 years. Gardner's rise in the game peaked in this summer's Women's Big Bash League where she scored 414 runs in 16 matches, ...

Herald Sun
Ashleigh Gardner set to become first indigenous woman to play for Australia in 60 years
Herald Sun
The 19-year-old, if picked to face New Zealand, will become the first indigenous woman to play cricket for Australia in almost 60 years. Gardner's rise in the game peaked in this summer's Women's Big Bash League where she scored 414 runs in 16 matches, ...

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ABC Online
Man accused of stealing from vulnerable, Indigenous people seeks bail to study law
ABC Online
Prosecutor Naomi Loudon told the court that after being blocked from entering Aboriginal communities, Anni had taken to "hanging around" car parks in Darwin, Katherine and Mataranka, and in public places where Aboriginal people are known to camp, ...