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Herald Sun
Australians have far too much in common to divide over a treaty
The Australian
It is hard to pick the instant when the movement to recognise Aborigines in the Constitution died. There were signposts. An early one was prime minister Julia Gillard's rejection of the (ambit) recommendations of the “expert committee” on ...
Facing the past a rite of passageThe Mercury
Elder supports push for indigenous treatiesThe Advertiser

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HRC drops third complaint about Bill Leak cartoon
The Australian
Mr Till and his cousin Kevin Gunn, who share a house, lodged formal complaints about the cartoon in circumstances the Aboriginal Legal Service has never explained. Mr Till told The Australian he had initially contacted the ALS to help resolve a dispute ...

The Australian
Compensation looms as South Australia turns to treaties
The Australian
It will be the first time an Australian state has committed to negotiations with separate Aboriginal nations, to recognise the cultural authority of its first people and to consider the consequences of settlement. In its terms of reference ...
Elder supports push for indigenous treatiesThe Advertiser

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The Australian
Compensation looms as South Australia turns to treaties
The Australian
Historic negotiations costing $4.4 million over five years to create treaties with dozens of separate indigenous South Australian nations will be announced today, with wide-ranging outcomes including financial compensation under consideration.
Elder supports push for indigenous treatiesThe Advertiser
Facing the past a rite of passageThe Mercury

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Daily Mail
Chris Martin brandishes Aboriginal and Australian flag on stage at Sydney concert
Daily Mail
And on Tuesday night, British rockers Coldplay performed their first Sydney concert, thrilling fans. The acclaimed group certainly put on an energetic performance and at one point, lead singer Chris Martin brandished an Aboriginal flag and an ...

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The Guardian
Aboriginal artwork missing since the 1980s found in NT Tourism boss's office
Radio Australia
Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri was one of the founding artists at Papunya and his work inspired many other Aboriginal artists and styles. Today, Papunya Tula, or dot painting, is the flagship of Australia's multi-million-dollar Aboriginal art industry.
Missing Indigenous painting at centre of 35-year art mystery foundThe Guardian

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ABC Online
Aboriginal artwork missing since the 1980s found in NT Tourism boss's office
ABC Online
An Aboriginal painting worth up to $150,000 which was presumed missing after many years of extensive searches, has been discovered right under the government's nose. Travelling Dreaming by Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri was lent to the Northern Territory ...
Missing $150000 Aboriginal Artwork Found In Government Store RoomHuffington Post Australia
'Lost' Aboriginal art found on government office wallBBC News
Missing Indigenous painting at centre of 35-year art mystery foundThe Guardian

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The Guardian
Missing Indigenous painting at centre of 35-year art mystery found
The Guardian
An Aboriginal art mystery spanning more than three decades has finally been solved. With an estimated value of up to $150,000, the painting, Untitled (Travelling Dreaming), was loaned to the Northern Territory chief minister's office sometime after ...

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Tone Deaf
Who Should The Australian Music Hall Of Fame Induct First?
Tone Deaf
Yothu Yindi have earned their place in the record books as the makers of the first song by a predominately-Aboriginal band to chart in Australia and the first song in any Aboriginal Australian language to gain international attention. They've more than ...

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The most memorable quotes of 2016
9news.com.au
"He was the principal Australian reaching back from the Middle East ... in particular to the terrorist networks in both Melbourne and Sydney. He was the person of greatest concern to us." - Attorney-General George Brandis after the US said terrorist ...

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EducationHQ Australia
NAPLAN shows Indigenous students improving
EducationHQ Australia
Spiller, the principal of St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School in Brisbane, said the 2016 NAPLAN results showed overall gains for Indigenous students in Year 3 and Year 5 in reading and numeracy. "But Australia still has a long way to go to close the ...

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SBS
Migrant students lead reading, maths in NAPLAN results, Indigenous students improving
SBS
The release of the final 2016 NAPLAN results round out a trio of report cards on Australian students and the grade is not great. But students from non-English-speaking backgrounds have performed strongly in reading and maths. Results show in Year 3 ...
Naplan results: big gains for Indigenous students since 2008The Guardian
2016 NAPLAN results show maths, literacy skills flatlineHerald Sun
Stalling NAPLAN results spark calls to raise expectations on teachers, studentsABC Online
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The Guardian
Naplan results: big gains for Indigenous students since 2008
The Guardian
The Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority said there had been “significant cumulative gains” in some domains and year levels for Indigenous students including reading (years 3 and 5), numeracy (year 5), spelling (year 3), grammar and ...
NAPLAN results round out poor grades, but improvements for Indigenous studentsSBS
Stalling NAPLAN results spark calls to raise expectations on teachers, studentsABC Online
Indigenous students improve in NAPLAN testingSky News Australia
The Conversation AU -The Sydney Morning Herald
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artnet News
Mayor Criticized for Controversial Statements About $2 Billion Museum Memorial Australia continues to grapple with ...
artnet News
Hickey's remarks provoked anger among the Aboriginal community in Tasmania and throughout Australia, and Aboriginal leaders have condemned her comments for trivializing the atrocities committed against the country's indigenous population. Speaking to ...
Hobart mayor says Indigenous memorial shouldn't be 'guilt-ridden'The Guardian
Hobart Mayor Sue Hickey warns against 'guilt-ridden' Aboriginal focus in MONA waterfront planABC Online
MONA to create Truth & Reconciliation ParkArtsHub (subscription)
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Life-lite politicians now publish well before a pension
The Australian
Shireen Morris is editing a book of essays on constitutional recognition, A Rightful Place (Black Inc), with contributions from prominent Aboriginal Australians. And Paddy Manning offers an “inside” look at the Greens (Black Inc). A new “handbook for ...

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The Australian
Services at the centre of indigenous treaty talks
The Australian
Victoria is the only state or territory pursuing a formal treaty, although Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has said he supports talks around the idea and deals such as the $1.3 billion Noongar Settlement in Western Australia are ...

The Guardian
Indigenous woman dies in custody in Western Australia
The Guardian
An Indigenous woman has died in custody in Western Australia after having a heart attack on Saturday night. The 44-year-old Noongar woman was on remand at Bandyup women's prison in Perth. In a statement, WA corrective services commissioner James ...

ABC Online
Lost story of early sailors' first contact with Aboriginal people 'up there with Burke and Wills' says historian
ABC Online
"It's one of Australia's greatest survival stories. It's also one of Australia's greatest cross-cultural stories," he said. The ship Sydney Cove was on a trade mission from India to the new colony at Port Jackson when it was shipwrecked on Preservation ...

The Guardian
Hobart mayor says Indigenous memorial shouldn't be 'guilt-ridden'
The Guardian
“The mayor's comments just highlight how badly this sort of thing is needed and how many people in Australia just don't understand that you can't just say that the past is the past – that won't cut it any more,” Sculthorpe told Guardian Australia. “I ...
Hobart Mayor Sue Hickey warns against 'guilt-ridden' Aboriginal focus in MONA waterfront planABC Online

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Daily Review
Rachel Perkins on Indigenous film, Jasper Jones & why she embraces the term 'propaganda'
Daily Review
As one of Australia's leading filmmakers of the last two decades, Rachel Perkins has had plenty of labels applied to her — auteur, game-changer, cultural activist — although one which mightn't sound too flattering is “propagandist”. SupportBadge But ...