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Freemantle sparks other states to consider changing the date of Australia Day
SBS
"For many Aboriginal Australians it is indeed a day of sadness and dispossession. "This does not just refer to indigenous involvement but the involvement of many other Australians who feel increasingly uncomfortable with the date and what it represents ...

SBS
WA Aboriginal elders vital in changing the date of Australia Day
SBS
Mr Pettitt said the council said it had heard "loud and clear" from local Aboriginal elders that it wasn't a day to celebrate. But former West Australian of the Year Robert Isaacs said he hadn't heard of any complaints from his Aboriginal community ...
Fremantle shifts Australia Day to January 28 to be 'culturally inclusive'The Australian
Fremantle Has Officially Moved All Of Its Australia Day Events From Jan 26Pedestrian TV
PM: Aus Day should stay January 26Perth Now
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SBS
WA Aboriginal elders vital in changing the date of Australia Day
SBS
Mr Pettitt said the council said it had heard "loud and clear" from local Aboriginal elders that it wasn't a day to celebrate. But former West Australian of the Year Robert Isaacs said he hadn't heard of any complaints from his Aboriginal community ...
Fremantle shifts Australia Day to January 28 to be 'culturally inclusive'The Australian
Fremantle axes Australia Day celebrations for 'culturally-inclusive alternative'ABC Online
Australia Day in Fremantle is now January 28 - The West AustralianThe West Australian
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International Business Times AU
Peter Dutton's 'stupid' words incite death threats, says indigenous senator
International Business Times AU
Until that time, indigenous Australians were not counted in the country's census. If Australia can't stand with the poor, the weak and the vulnerable, the nation is a poor replica of democracy, he said. He also insisted that Dutton's comment on ...

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The Australian
Bullying, controversy dog Broome Aboriginal heritage case
The Australian
The government agency responsible for delivering services to indigenous people across Western Australia is in turmoil, and even Aboriginal Affairs minister Peter Collier has stepped in and criticised his own department for a lack of procedural fairness ...

The Australian
Bullying, controversy dog Broome Aboriginal heritage case
The Australian
The government agency responsible for delivering services to indigenous people across Western Australia is in turmoil, and even Aboriginal Affairs minister Peter Collier has stepped in and criticised his own department for a lack of procedural fairness ...

Sky News Australia
AMA releases Indigenous Health Report Card
Sky News Australia
The Australian Medical Association has released its latest annual Report Card on Indigenous Health, aiming to completely eliminate Rheumatic Heart Disease by 2031. At the launch in Darwin, AMA President Dr Michael Gannon used his speech to highlight ...

The Australian
Australian of the Year awards hijacked by activists, say former winners
The Australian
Another politically aligned finalist for the Australian of the Year award is Andrea Mason, who runs a network of women's councils in Northern Territory. The former Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year was “the first indigenous Australian woman ...

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The Conversation AU
Why we need to educate journalists about Aboriginal women's experience of family violence
The Conversation AU
when attempting to reduce the rate of domestic violence or marital dissolution experienced by the Indigenous populations (for example), it is important to keep in mind that the majority of the partners of Indigenous Australians who experience such ...

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The Conversation AU
Why we need to educate journalists about Aboriginal women's experience of family violence
The Conversation AU
... you are 35 times more likely than non-Indigenous women to experience family violence. These statistics vary depending on where you live and your access to resources including support. But one thing is for sure: Aboriginal women in Australia ...

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The Monthly (subscription) (blog)
The quiet revolution
The Monthly (subscription) (blog)
The great majority of Australians who currently identify as “Indigenous” speak English, live in suburbs, and produce children with Australians who do not identify as Indigenous … Many of them do quite well in the mainstream economy and society ...
Precarious state of our Indigenous languagesOn Line opinion

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The Australian
Liberals split on negative gearing tax policy
The Australian
The Council voted in August in favour of moving the day out of sensitivity to indigenous Australians who believe that January 26 is “invasion day.” Mr Turnbull said there was “obviously controversy” about Australia day, but said it was best to stand by ...

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The Australian
Fremantle shifts Australia Day to January 28 to be 'culturally inclusive'
The Australian
At the time of that decision, Fremantle mayor Brad Pettitt said for many indigenous people, Australia Day was a day of sadness. “Australia Day is not a one-dimensional day of universal celebration of this free, prosperous and peaceful place in which we ...

The Australian
Fremantle shifts Australia Day to January 28 to be 'culturally inclusive'
The Australian
For many Aboriginal people it is a day of sadness, a day which marks when their dispossession began with British settlement almost 220 years ago.” Last night, former West Australian of the Year and former head of the Australia Day Council WA, Robert ...

Precarious state of our Indigenous languages
On Line opinion
Last week the NSW Government announced new measures to protect Aboriginal languages. In the context of seeking to preserve part of Australia's threatened native culture, the measures superficially come across as a potentially great idea. According to ...

Precarious state of our Indigenous languages
On Line opinion
Last week the NSW Government announced new measures to protect Aboriginal languages. In the context of seeking to preserve part of Australia's threatened native culture, the measures superficially come across as a potentially great idea. According to ...

The West Australian
Fremantle has a new date for Australia Day
The West Australian
Dr Pettitt said the council had heard “loud and clear” from Aboriginal elders in the area that Australia Day was not simply a day of celebration. “For us as a city, we thought it was time to acknowledge it wasn't a day of celebration for everybody and ...
WA council moves Australia Day to Jan 28The Australian
Fremantle moves Australia Day events to 28 JanuaryThe Guardian

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The West Australian
Freo's new Australia Day
The West Australian
Dr Pettitt said the council had heard “loud and clear” from Aboriginal elders in the area that Australia Day was not simply a day of celebration. “For us as a city, we thought it was time to acknowledge it wasn't a day of celebration for everybody and ...

Daily Mail
X Factor Australia winner Isaiah Firebrace dreams of one day buying a house for his family
Daily Mail
He's the sweet kid from the rural New South Wales town of Moama that uses his talent of singing to bring an income to his family. And, Isaiah Firebrace's emotional acceptance of 2016 The X Factor Australia title has lifted his spirits. Speaking to Who ...

ABC Online
Western Desert Dialysis helping Indigenous people in 'kidney disease capital of the world'
ABC Online
Morgan Hitchcock from Western Desert Dialysis does not mince words on why his organisation is so badly needed in Central Australia. "This is the kidney disease capital of the world and Aboriginal people bear the burden the most," he said. Mr Hitchcock ...