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Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion 'failure who should be replaced', leader says - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion 'failure who should be replaced', leader says
ABC Online
He said that Senator Scullion and an "army of bureaucrats" had failed Indigenous Australians dismally. "While the Minister and his bureaucracy continue to fail Aboriginal people, they continue to push the development of northern Australia as some sort ...
Nigel Scullion 'not up to job' of Indigenous affairs minister, says land council chiefThe Guardian

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Nigel Scullion 'not up to job' of Indigenous affairs minister, says land council chief - The Guardian


The Guardian

Nigel Scullion 'not up to job' of Indigenous affairs minister, says land council chief
The Guardian
“This minister is not up to the job, and I would implore Malcolm Turnbull, if his Coalition government is returned on July the second, to look among his caucus and find a new minister who has the interests of Indigenous people at heart and a commitment ...
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion 'failure who should be replaced', leader saysABC Online

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Great Barrier Reef: marine science program boosts Indigenous numbers at university - The Guardian


The Guardian

Great Barrier Reef: marine science program boosts Indigenous numbers at university
The Guardian
It takes them to James Cook University, where they hear about the support they could get to study at university and take lectures from Indigenous scientists. It also takes them to the Australian Institute of Marine Science, where they see some of the ...

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Meet the woman bringing Aboriginal cinema to the screens of Paris - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

Meet the woman bringing Aboriginal cinema to the screens of Paris
The Conversation AU
The first Festival of Australian Aboriginal Cinema (La Festival du Cinéma Aborigène Australien) will showcase films that may have garnered awards at Cannes, but are nonetheless unfamiliar to audiences in one of the world's capitals of cinematic culture.

Planning minister to face court over refusal to give Aboriginal land heritage listing - The Guardian


The Guardian

Planning minister to face court over refusal to give Aboriginal land heritage listing
The Guardian
Principal lawyer David Morris told Guardian Australia the EDO would be challenging the lawfulness of Tollner's decision on behalf of the Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation. “Broadly speaking we say his decision was unlawful because it failed to ...

Indigenous Australian Sci-Fi 'Cleverman' Is Getting International Coverage - Pedestrian TV


Pedestrian TV

Indigenous Australian Sci-Fi 'Cleverman' Is Getting International Coverage
Pedestrian TV
The Indigenous Australian-led sci-fi series, which is set in a dystopian Australia in which the government relentlessly pursues and oppresses an ancient race of beings called 'Hairymen', is bringing Aussie genre TV back into the spotlight, and the ...
Deborah Mailman: Australia Is Now Realising The Worth Of Indigenous WorkJunkee
Cleverman recap, season one episode one: supernatural and politicalThe Guardian
'Cleverman' Is Best Australia Drama? 5 Reasons to Watch It!Australia Network News
Hollywood Reporter -The New Daily -The Australian
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Indigenous Australian Sci-Fi 'Cleverman' Is Getting International Coverage - Pedestrian TV


Pedestrian TV

Indigenous Australian Sci-Fi 'Cleverman' Is Getting International Coverage
Pedestrian TV
The Indigenous Australian-led sci-fi series, which is set in a dystopian Australia in which the government relentlessly pursues and oppresses an ancient race of beings called 'Hairymen', is bringing Aussie genre TV back into the spotlight, and the ...
Cleverman review (ABC TV): Australia's most politically-charged dramaDaily Review
Cleverman recap, season one episode one: supernatural and politicalThe Guardian
Aboriginal Australian folklore gets familiar sci-fi take in SundanceTV's 'Cleverman'Tampabay.com (blog)
The New Daily -A.V. Club -The Australian
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Forgotten chapter of Aboriginal art unveiled in Childers, Queensland - ABC Message Stick


ABC Message Stick

Forgotten chapter of Aboriginal art unveiled in Childers, Queensland
ABC Message Stick
Barambah Pottery operated in the community of Cherbourg in the 1970s and 1980s and was one of the earliest commercial Indigenous art ventures undertaken in Australia. Co-curator of the exhibition Mathew Wengert said the production of stoneware pottery ...

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Indigenous Leaders Call For Post Election Summit - Pro Bono Australia


Indigenous Leaders Call For Post Election Summit
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous leaders from across the country gathered in Canberra on Tuesday to discuss some of the key issues of concern that are impacting on their people in this current climate. The gathering delivered a united call for government to put reducing ...

Anohni has announced that she will walk 180 kilometres across Western Austria this week to support an indigenous ... - Music Feeds


Music Feeds

Anohni has announced that she will walk 180 kilometres across Western Austria this week to support an indigenous ...
Music Feeds
Alongside the Martu people of Parnngurr, a community whose land may be under threat from the mine, Anohni is preparing to spend eight days walking across WA to attempt to prevent the construction of a joint Mitsubishi and Cameco mine on the Martu ...
Anohni Plans 8-Day, 110-Mile Desert Walk To Protest Australian Uranium MineArtistdirect.com
ANOHNI walking 110 miles across Australian desert to protest uranium mineBrooklyn Vegan (blog)

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Aboriginal teen Maminydjama Maymuru makes history for reaching Miss World Australia Finals - The Independent


The Independent

Aboriginal teen Maminydjama Maymuru makes history for reaching Miss World Australia Finals
The Independent
Aboriginal people might be indigenous to Australia but they are vastly underrepresented in all areas of Australian society. Maminydjama Maymuru, however, is changing this. The Aboriginal teenager is from a remote outback township and has become the ...
Aboriginal Teenager Reaches Miss World Australia Final And Breaks RecordsRefinery29
Can Aboriginal beauty break through the colour bar?The Conversation AU

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Poet saw Aboriginal people as the invaders - Hawkesbury Gazette


Hawkesbury Gazette

Poet saw Aboriginal people as the invaders
Hawkesbury Gazette
... 60 years, casting an Aboriginal person, “Little George”, as an invader: “And Freebody, who shot a black invader, That menac'd Windsor town”. Reeve would have known through the Historical Records of New South Wales and Historical Records of ...

Why Every Aussie Should Learn To Speak An Indigenous Australian Language - Junkee


Junkee

Why Every Aussie Should Learn To Speak An Indigenous Australian Language
Junkee
It does seem ridiculous that in Australia very few people speak an Australian language. Who of you reading this piece speaks or knows anything about one or more of the at least 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages? This is because ...
Legal services hit by cuts in Federal BudgetThe Guardian (Australia)
Extract from Andrew Pridham's Indigenous Round AddressSydney Swans
Greens commit to Aboriginal rehabilitation servicesCollie Mail
My Sunshine Coast (press release)
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Why Every Aussie Should Learn To Speak An Indigenous Australian Language - Junkee


Junkee

Why Every Aussie Should Learn To Speak An Indigenous Australian Language
Junkee
It does seem ridiculous that in Australia very few people speak an Australian language. Who of you reading this piece speaks or knows anything about one or more of the at least 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages? This is because ...
Extract from Andrew Pridham's Indigenous Round AddressSydney Swans
Legal services hit by cuts in Federal BudgetThe Guardian (Australia)
Indigenous jobs in resources on the riseMy Sunshine Coast (press release)
mnnews.today
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WA Premier orders Carnarvon shire to fly Aboriginal flag - ABC Online


ABC Online

WA Premier orders Carnarvon shire to fly Aboriginal flag
ABC Online
"They will receive a direction from the Premier of Western Australia to fly the flag," he said. "Carnarvon council needs to do the right thing and fly the flag out of respect for Aboriginal people." The shire has shrugged off the condemnation of its ...

Aboriginal teen model makes history after reaching Miss World Australia finals - Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

Aboriginal teen model makes history after reaching Miss World Australia finals
Telegraph.co.uk
An Aboriginal teenager from a tiny outback township will be the first indigenous model to represent the Northern Territory in the Miss World Australia after she was spotted by a scout while withdrawing money from an ATM. Maminydjama Maymuru, 19, whose ...
Miss World Australia gets a make overThe Sydney Morning Herald
Can Aboriginal beauty break through the colour bar?The Conversation AU
Miss World Australia beauty firstdailytelegraph.com.au

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Aboriginal teen model makes history after reaching Miss World Australia finals - Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

Aboriginal teen model makes history after reaching Miss World Australia finals
Telegraph.co.uk
An Aboriginal teenager from a tiny outback township will be the first indigenous model to represent the Northern Territory in the Miss World Australia after she was spotted by a scout while withdrawing money from an ATM. Maminydjama Maymuru, 19, whose ...
Miss World Australia gets a make overThe Sydney Morning Herald
Miss World Australia beauty firstdailytelegraph.com.au

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Cleverman review (ABC TV): Australia's most politically-charged drama - Daily Review


Daily Review

Cleverman review (ABC TV): Australia's most politically-charged drama
Daily Review
There tends to be stronger relationships between the Hairypeople and Aboriginal people, given that Hairypeople and Aboriginals existed alongside each other at some point during ancient times (the history is a little unclear). And it's no surprise that ...
Aboriginal Australian folklore gets familiar sci-fi take in SundanceTV's 'Cleverman'Tampabay.com (blog)
Photo: Waruu (Rob Collins) / SundanceTV Photo: Waruu (Rob Collins) / SundanceTVA.V. Club
Review: 'Cleverman' Builds a Somewhat Muddled Mystery From Aboriginal CultureNew York Times
InDaily -The Guardian -Comicbook.com
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Impact Investment Finances Indigenous Community Solar Project - Pro Bono Australia


Impact Investment Finances Indigenous Community Solar Project
Pro Bono Australia
In what is believed to be an Australian first, an impact investment loan via two philanthropic foundations has seen a 139-panel solar power system installed at an Indigenous community in Western Australia. The 36-kilowatt system at the Kurrawang ...

Australia's first Indigenous-inspired ibis hotel - Travel Weekly


Australia's first Indigenous-inspired ibis hotel
Travel Weekly
During National Reconciliation Week 2016, AccorHotels will unveil its very first Indigenous-inspired ibis hotel in Australia at Sydney Olympic Park on Thursday 2 June. Celebrating the hotel's local links with Indigenous community, culture, and art, the ...
AccorHotels in Ibis indigenous movemicebtn

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