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5 things to do on January 26th that recognise Indigenous history
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Yabun festival is held annually and organised by the Gadigal Information Service Aboriginal Corporation, and is heralded as one of the largest gatherings of Indigenous peoples in Australia. There will be a smoking ceremony and a keynote address by ...

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The Conversation AU
Parrot pie and possum curry – how colonial Australians embraced native food
The Conversation AU
The relationship between European settlers and native Australian foodstuffs during the 19th century was a complex one. While the taste for native ingredients waxed and waned for the first century of European settlement, there's ample evidence to ...

dailytelegraph.com.au
Australia Day is ”a day of diversity” and acknowledging our indigenous population, says Liz Deep-Jones
dailytelegraph.com.au
An established journalist, presenter and producer, Ms Deep-Jones has specialised in current affairs across the indigenous Australian and Chinese communities. As a daughter of Lebanese immigrants she is also proud of the country's rich multicultural ...

OPINION: What does Australia Day mean to a young aboriginal person?
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
Unfortunately for myself and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, this is a reality lived here in Australia. I have never been one to protest Australia Day, but I haven't been one to celebrate the day either, I've been somewhat indifferent.

Mackay Daily Mercury
YOUR SAY: 'Why I want Australia Day moved from January 26'
Mackay Daily Mercury
Each year, marches are held in capital cities around the country protesting the "celebration" of Australia Day and calling for sovereignty and social justice for Indigenous Australians. I think it's time for regional areas as well to get involved, the ...

The Conversation AU
Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day: a long history of ...
The Conversation AU
The marking of our national day has long been fraught, and this year is no exception.
Australia Day 2017: What to Know About the Holiday's History | Time ...TIME

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The Conversation AU
Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day: a long history of celebration and contestation
The Conversation AU
Meat and Livestock Australia's promotion of eating lamb on Australia Day continues to be controversial. Indigenous groups have been scathing about a TV advertisement that shows European invaders providing chops for a BBQ on the beach.

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Indigenous leader Terry Tubuai Waia recognised as Member of the Order of Australia
The Cairns Post
He is being recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia for his significant service through leadership, advisory and advocacy roles to indigenous communities across Far North Queensland. His daughter Enid Waia, who lives at White Rock, said she ...

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The Guardian
Most Indigenous Australians want date and name of Australia Day changed, poll finds
The Guardian
Most Australians feel positively about Australia Day but most Indigenous Australians feel that it celebrates invasion and should be changed to a new date with a different name. That is the finding of a McNair yellowSquares national poll of 1,156 people ...
Thousands march in Sydney on Australia Day for Indigenous 'day of mourning'The Sydney Morning Herald
Why Indigenous people want to change the date of Australia Day9news.com.au
NT Aboriginal leader defends January 26 Australia DayThe Canberra Times
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Indigenous spirit to start Australia Day
9news.com.au
The indigenous spirit will be evoked on Australia Day as an original composition sung in a local Aboriginal language kicks off the day's events in Sydney. Aboriginal elder Aunty Jacinta Tobin will perform her song on the Walumil Lawns at Barangaroo ...

ABC Online
NT Australia Day honours: Incredible Territorians named on ... - ABC
ABC Online
The first Indigenous nurse trained in Darwin, a musician who toured with Louis Armstrong, and an 85-year-old doctor are among the 14 Territorians recognised ...
Australia Day honours: academic Maryann Bin-Sallik blazed path for ...The Australian
Australia Day honours: Anna Bligh and Jimmy Barnes speak up for first AustraliansThe Guardian

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The West Australian
We all benefit from our nation's dynamic genius
The Australian
It must be time to end the tedium of the debate about Australia Day and the date on which we choose to celebrate it. Founded on an ancient continent with a proud indigenous heritage, this nation has prospered under institutions from Britain, our ...
Top stem cell scientist named Australian of the YearThe West Australian

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The Australian
Australia Day honours: academic Maryann Bin-Sallik blazed path for Aborigines
The Australian
Much of this can be sheeted home to Emeritus Professor Bin-Sallik, who has been named an Officer in the Order of Australia. Bin-Sallik was Darwin's first Aboriginal resident to graduate as a nurse at the city's hospital, and the first indigenous worker ...
Indigenous elder honoured on Aust Day9news.com.au

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The Australian
Australia Day honours: academic Maryann Bin-Sallik blazed path for Aborigines
The Australian
Much of this can be sheeted home to Emeritus Professor Bin-Sallik, who has been named an Officer in the Order of Australia. Bin-Sallik was Darwin's first Aboriginal resident to graduate as a nurse at the city's hospital, and the first indigenous worker ...
Indigenous elder honoured on Aust Day9news.com.au
NT Australia Day honours: Incredible Territorians named on prestigious listABC Online

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NIDA indigenous fellowship for glass artist Mel George
The Australian
“We are delighted to not only contribute to the career of a leading indigenous Australian with this outstanding learning opportunity,” Mordant says, “but also increase the sum total of leadership, knowledge and diversity in the important arts culture ...

The Guardian
Malcolm Turnbull's Australia Day message recognises Aboriginal people and cultural diversity
The Guardian
Malcolm Turnbull has used his Australia Day message to recognise Aboriginal people and to highlight the country's cultural diversity. In the video message, the prime minister said Aboriginal Australians were the first Australians and had lived on and ...

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9news.com.au
Indigenous institute's Australia Day message 'PC gone mad'
The Australian
“If you don't like Australia Day then don't have the day off work and don't celebrate it,” one user wrote. A university spokesman defended the message and argued that “indigenous staff at the institution should be able to express a view on the matter”.
Why Indigenous people want to change the date of Australia Day9news.com.au
Most Indigenous Australians want date and name of Australia Day changed, poll findsThe Guardian
Melbourne University warns staff over offensive Australia Day celebrationsHerald Sun
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The Advertiser
Protesters warned against raining on parade
The Advertiser
Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR) put a call-out on social media for all “sovereign peoples and supporters” to attend the rally and not bring Australian flags unless they are “to be burnt”. More than 400 have given an indication online of ...

The West Australian
Top stem cell scientist named Australian of the Year
The West Australian
In her speech, she urged policy makers to engage with the Tiwi people and other indigenous Australians so policies might recognise their culture. Sister Anne has educated generations of children as the principal of the local primary school while also ...
We all benefit from our nation's dynamic geniusThe Australian

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Daily Mail
Should this be allowed? The moment Aboriginal activist sets fire to the national flag then STOMPS on the burning ...
Daily Mail
This is the moment a man was filmed setting the Australian flag alight while standing on top of a spray painted Aboriginal flag. The incident occurred in the Sydney suburb of Newtown, just one day before Australia Day on January 26, the anniversary of ...

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