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New York Times
Allure of Aboriginal Island Art, Made in Isolation, Reaches Across Oceans
New York Times
MELVILLE ISLAND, Australia — For centuries, the ancestors of the Aborigines on this isolated island off northern Australia scraped white pigment from the cliffs above the tropical waters and used it to adorn their bodies for dances celebrating ...

BuzzFeed News
Indigenous Australians Want A Meeting With Malcolm Turnbull, Not His Tears
BuzzFeed News
The National Congress of Australia's First People, Australia's peak Indigenous elected representative body, has called out Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over an interview in which he shed tears, questioning his true commitment to Aboriginal affairs.

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Daily Mail
Aboriginal leader Pat Dodson picked as Labor senator for Western Australia
Daily Mail
'He is ... a truth teller, a powerful advocate for recognition, justice, equality and fairness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,' Mr Shorten said. Mr Dodson, who has not been a member of the ALP since the 1980s, said he was honoured by ...
Indigenous leader replaces Joe BullockSky News Australia
Pat Dodson, Aboriginal Leader to Take Senate SpotAustralia Network News
West Australian Indigenous leaders react to Pat Dodson's move into the SenateABC Message Stick
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Australia Network News
Pat Dodson, Aboriginal Leader to Take Senate Spot
Australia Network News
“How can I in good conscience recommend to people that they vote for a party which is determined to deny its parliamentarians a conscience vote on the homosexual marriage question which I regard as of fundamental significance to the future shape of our ...
Indigenous leader replaces Joe BullockSky News Australia
West Australian Indigenous leaders react to Pat Dodson's move into the SenateABC Message Stick
Indigenous leaders 'delighted' at Dodson Senate surpriseNational Indigenous Times
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Sky News Australia
Indigenous leader replaces Joe Bullock
Sky News Australia
Bill Shorten has picked prominent indigenous leader Pat Dodson to replace retiring Labor senator Joe Bullock. Mr Dodson says he wants to pursue constitutional recognition of indigenous people and ways to reduce indigenous jail rates. 'He is ... a truth ...

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Sky News Australia
Indigenous leader replaces Joe Bullock
Sky News Australia
Mr Dodson was Australia's first Aboriginal Catholic priest, ordained in 1975. Following his departure from the church in 1981, he worked with the Central Land Council of which he became director in 1985. In 1989 he was appointed a commissioner of the ...
Bill Shorten announces Indigenous leader Pat Dodson as his pick to replace outgoing WA Labor senator Joe BullockSydney Morning Herald
West Australian Indigenous leaders react to Pat Dodson's move into the SenateABC Message Stick
Indigenous leader Pat Dodson is Shorten's 'captain's pick' for SenateThe Conversation AU
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Sydney Morning Herald
Bill Shorten announces Indigenous leader Pat Dodson as his pick to replace outgoing WA Labor senator Joe Bullock
Sydney Morning Herald
Mr Shorten said he hoped his new recruit would play a "very broad role" in the Parliament, including progressing constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians. Mr Dodson would also be a key adviser on matters pertaining to Northern Australia ...
Dodson to replace Bullock in senate seatSky News Australia
Pat Dodson named by Bill Shorten to take Senate spot vacated by Joe BullockThe Australian (subscription)
Patrick Dodson, 'Father Of Reconciliation', Announced As Labor Replacement For Departing SenatorNew Matilda
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Sydney Morning Herald
Bill Shorten announces Indigenous leader Pat Dodson as his pick to replace outgoing WA Labor senator Joe Bullock
Sydney Morning Herald
Mr Shorten said he hoped his new recruit would play a "very broad role" in the Parliament, including progressing constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians. Mr Dodson would also be a key adviser on matters pertaining to Northern Australia ...
Indigenous leader Pat Dodson is Shorten's 'captain's pick' for SenateThe Conversation AU
Indigenous leader heads to Senate9news.com.au
Pat Dodson named by Bill Shorten to take Senate spot vacated by Joe BullockThe Australian (subscription)
International Business Times AU
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ABC Online
Indigenous middle ear disease: New 10-year plan launched to help children in Queensland
ABC Online
Queensland health authorities have launched a new 10-year plan to try and tackle middle ear disease which plagues Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia and is linked to a raft of social problems. As part of the plan, over the ...
Queensland tackles ear infections in indigenous communitiesBrisbane Times
Action to tackle Indigenous ear disease announcedMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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ABC Online
Indigenous fashion designers, talent to feature at Melbourne festival
ABC Online
The project started in Melbourne four years ago after founder Tina Waru ran a make-up class for young Indigenous people and they suggested adding fashion to the mix. Since then more than 700 people have taken part in workshops, mentoring programs ...
Cairns Indigenous art meets Melbourne Fashion FestivalArtsHub (subscription)

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ABC Message Stick
Indigenous art lifts spirits at Western Australian hospital
ABC Message Stick
The childhood memories of a Western Australian Indigenous artist are helping patients of a regional hospital feel more at ease while also promoting conversation. Local Yamaji artist Barbara Merritt drew on stories from her parents and grandparents for ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Cairns Indigenous art meets Melbourne Fashion Festival
ArtsHub (subscription)
Indigenous art works from Far North Queensland meet fashion in the upcoming Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) cultural showcase; ​part of the festival's strongest Indigenous program in its 20 year history. For the first time, Cairns ...

Daily Mail
Aboriginal man 'was racially discriminated against' on Virgin Australia flight
Daily Mail
'The woman asked the stewardess if she could sit in another seat cause she didn't want to sit next to me because I'm Aboriginal so the [steward] agreed with her and they told me not take it personal,' he said in Facebook post that has since been deleted.

Daily Mail
Aboriginal man 'was racially discriminated against' on Virgin Australia flight
Daily Mail
Mr Whyman's friend, Vickie, also lodged a complaint with the airline and was assured Virgin Australia was taking the allegations 'seriously'. Daily Mail Australia understands the woman asked to change seats because he had a solid build and they could ...

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HeritageDaily
Genetic study reveals 50 thousand years of independent history of Aboriginal Australian people
HeritageDaily
The first complete sequences of the Y chromosomes of Aboriginal Australian men have revealed a deep indigenous genetic history tracing all the way back to the initial settlement of the continent 50 thousand years ago, according to a study published in ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous body frustrated by Malcolm Turnbull's 'rhetoric' during tearful NITV interview
ABC Online
At one point during the interview the Prime Minister was moved to tears over a story of Indigenous separation, and the demise of traditional language. But the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples says it has been waiting for a meeting with ...
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull cries on TV, suggests referendum on indigenous peoplesStuff.co.nz
Malcolm Turnbull breaks down in tearful interview with Stan GrantThe Guardian
Malcolm Turnbull Cries During 'The Point' Interview With Stan GrantHuffington Post Australia
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Aboriginal Australian Y-Chromosomes Dated Back 50000 Years
Archaeology
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND—A team of scientists made up of researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and La Trobe University sequenced the Y-chromosomes of 13 Aboriginal Australian men, and found that their genetic history dates back ...

NBC 29 News
Students Bring Indigenous Australian Art to Charlottesville Runway
NBC 29 News
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., February 29, 2016 — In March, Australian Aboriginal culture will take center stage during a Charlottesville runway show featuring textiles made by indigenous artists and displayed in couture clothing designed by University of ...

Huffington Post Australia
Malcolm Turnbull Cries During 'The Point' Interview With Stan Grant
Huffington Post Australia
"The remote communities represent some of the biggest challenges in Indigenous affairs and I am completely committed to working with my colleagues but above all Indigenous Australians to resolve that, but I think it is important that we recognise ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
Australian PM breaks down in tears describing plight of Aborigines
Telegraph.co.uk
During the interview, he lamented the long history of mistreatment of Australia's Aboriginal population, saying the nation's first people have "suffered so much over so long". "Reconciling the nation with that history and righting those wrongs and ...
Malcolm Turnbull breaks down in tearful interview with Stan GrantThe Guardian
Malcolm Turnbull gets emotional over an Aboriginal lullabyThe Australian (subscription)
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull cries on TV, suggests referendum on indigenous peoplesStuff.co.nz
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