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Millions made from selling fake Aboriginal works
The Australian
Over the weekend the company, Arthouse Auctions, withdrew a painting expected to be sold today against the name of one of Australia's highest profile Aboriginal artists, Tommy Watson, after being told by The Australian that the work was an alleged forgery.

NEWS.com.au
'Stop overlooking women for gongs'
NEWS.com.au
The British honours system was changed sometime ago where it is now 50-50 and the other thing my hope is the honours system actively encourages indigenous Australians to nominate. 'The integrity of honours systems relies upon the public's broad ...
Australia Day honours: Melbourne inner eastHerald Sun

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Wrong targets in debate against 18C
The Australian
It's as if contentious Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content is used to provoke an outrage or offence, to confirm the need for a particular brand of free speech. Jeremy Sammut (The Australian, January 20) argues that 18C is “silencing debate ...

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Centrelink direct debit 'key to keeping fine defaulters out of jail'
The Australian
THE grandmother of a young Aboriginal woman who died in police custody while “cutting out” an unpaid fine says hundreds of West Australians would be spared the ordeal of jail time if the government ordered Centrelink to deduct debts from welfare.

Invasion Day: Aborigines will lay crumpled paper wreaths to mark genocide
The Age
Early in the morning on Australia Day, a small group of Aborigines will gather, with flowers made from crumpled paper in red, yellow and black, and piece together floral wreaths. Later, in a sombre ceremony, they will be laid on the steps of Victoria's ...

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Invasion Day: Aborigines will lay crumpled paper wreaths to mark genocide
Brisbane Times
Early in the morning on Australia Day, a small group of Aborigines will gather, with flowers made from crumpled paper in red, yellow and black, and piece together floral wreaths. Later, in a sombre ceremony, they will be laid on the steps of Victoria's ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
We have much to celebrate on Australia Day
Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Australians, who have understandably different ideas about the meaning of the anniversary, were probably the first to challenge this unthinking tranquillity. Their early protests, at Australia's sesquicentenary in 1938, attracted no ...

ABC Online
Australian of the Year: Adam Goodes lauds progress against racism, but says ...
ABC Online
The star Sydney Swans footballer has spent the year campaigning against domestic violence and racism and calling for Indigenous recognition in the Australian constitution. Goodes used his valedictory speech in Canberra to thank Australians for their ...
Adam Goodes: Australia still has a way to go in eradicating racismThe Guardian
Goodes promises to keep campaigningSBS
Adam Goodes says more needs to be done on racism in AustraliaDaily Mail

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Locals spread indigenous Australia Day messages
South Coast Register
CULTURAL PRIDE: Recreation co-ordinator Rhonda Stevenson, Ronny Thomas, Joel Deaves, Richard Luland, Johnny Pender, Debbie Ward, Jacob Morris and in front: Luke Ebsworth, Owen Ward and Andrew McLeod get ready to perform at the Australia ...

The Guardian
South Australia's traditional landowners face investigation over mismanagement
The Guardian
“I asked the board to win back the trust of Anangu, the parliament and South Australian taxpayers,” SA's minister for Aboriginal affairs, Ian Hunter, told Guardian Australia in a statement. “APY needs a period of stability while we work out these ...

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South Australia's traditional landowners face investigation over mismanagement
The Guardian
“I asked the board to win back the trust of Anangu, the parliament and South Australian taxpayers,” SA's minister for Aboriginal affairs, Ian Hunter, told Guardian Australia in a statement. “APY needs a period of stability while we work out these ...

Brisbane Times
The truth is January 26 should be First Fleet Day, not Australia Day
Brisbane Times
Celebrating our national day on the date of British settlement in 1788 has never been a date that brings all Australians together, no matter how many flags we wave or happy barbecues we may enjoy. For many Indigenous Australians, the date is no holiday ...

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The Age
The truth is January 26 should be First Fleet Day, not Australia Day
The Age
Celebrating our national day on the date of British settlement in 1788 has never been a date that brings all Australians together, no matter how many flags we wave or happy barbecues we may enjoy. For many Indigenous Australians, the date is no holiday ...

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Saltwater Freshwater redefining Australia Day
ABC Local
The event (by donation) is one of the very few Australia Day events focused on Aboriginal culture outside of the capital cities. The festival showcases the art, music and culture of the Worimi, Birpai, Dunghutti and Gumbaynggirr Aboriginal nations, in ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Day: What it means to be Australian
Sydney Morning Herald
At the same time, we would love to be known as Australian, not as "our next singer is an Aboriginal singer". When I first started out as a performer, I was a bit tired of it, but I said you know what, that's how they see me, so I hold it as a banner ...

Brisbane Times
The truth is January 26 should be First Fleet Day, not Australia Day
Brisbane Times
Celebrating our national day on the date of British settlement in 1788 has never been a date that brings all Australians together, no matter how many flags we wave or happy barbecues we may enjoy. For many Indigenous Australians, the date is no holiday ...

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Inspirational women dominate Australian of the Year finalists
9news.com.au
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, from the Northern Territory, has been an actor and a nun but has dedicated her life for decades to humanitarian work and ending divisions between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. Tasmania's nominee, Rodney Croome, ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Constitutional recognition for indigenous Australia has had enough delays
Sydney Morning Herald
Kirstie Parker, co-chair of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples. An expert panel of indigenous leaders, lawyers and politicians delivered proposals to Gillard in January 2012, but progress stalled. In September that year, Labor announced ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Constitutional recognition for indigenous Australia has had enough delays
Sydney Morning Herald
"Threats to Aboriginal people and their very existence, like the potential closure of remote communities in Western Australia, when combined with large-scale budget cuts, chaotic administration of indigenous affairs and little meaningful attention ...

The Age
The truth is January 26 should be First Fleet Day, not Australia Day
The Age
Celebrating our national day on the date of British settlement in 1788 has never been a date that brings all Australians together, no matter how many flags we wave or happy barbecues we may enjoy. For many Indigenous Australians, the date is no holiday ...

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