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The ABC doesn't need Andrew Bolt to debate Indigenous recognition - The Guardian (blog)


The Guardian (blog)

The ABC doesn't need Andrew Bolt to debate Indigenous recognition
The Guardian (blog)
It will be interesting to see (hello Senate estimates) precisely whose imprimatur at Screen Australia and the ABC ultimately deemed it a good idea to make this show, given Bolt's provocative assertion that “I am an Indigenous Australian” and his long ...
Andrew Bolt: My ABC documentary will show you can disagree and be civilSydney Morning Herald

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Andrew Bolt: Turnbull started a News Corp 'civil war' - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Bolt: Turnbull started a News Corp 'civil war'
Sydney Morning Herald
Conservative commentator and vocal ABC critic Andrew Bolt is set to star in a new ABC series about the recognition of indigenous Australians in the constitution. Bolt announced in a post on his blog today: "I am going to be very busy on a project for ...
Andrew Bolt corporation? Columnist to take part in ABC documentaryThe Guardian

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What do the Indigenous voices say on climate change? - SBS


SBS

What do the Indigenous voices say on climate change?
SBS
Like many nations, Australia faces hotter summers, more droughts, rising tides and a significant impact on its ecology. Larissa Baldwin, national coordinator of youth climate group Seed, says the country's Indigenous communities will bear the brunt ...

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Indigenous Referendum Council's makeup and process of selection questioned by ... - ABC Local


ABC Local

Indigenous Referendum Council's makeup and process of selection questioned by ...
ABC Local
He said there were some concerns locally there was little representation from Aboriginal people from the southern half of Australia. "There is obviously a deliberate choice in terms of people that Turnbull put onto his handpicked committee, basically ...
Domestic violence conference in Canberra told Indigenous women invisible in ...ABC Online
Open Sesame: the man who moved Australia into the StreetEquities.com

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Death by 'diseases of poverty': Health authorities urged to protect Aboriginal ... - SBS


SBS

Death by 'diseases of poverty': Health authorities urged to protect Aboriginal ...
SBS
... too many others in remote Aboriginal communities Kia died of a disease of poverty at an early age," deputy state coroner Hugh Dillon said on Monday. "How this occurred in contemporary Australia has been the underlying problem this inquiry has ...

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Guardian Australia appoints Stan Grant as Indigenous affairs editor - MuMbrella


MuMbrella

Guardian Australia appoints Stan Grant as Indigenous affairs editor
MuMbrella
Emily Wilson, editor at Guardian Australia, said in a statement: “”I'm so pleased that Stan Grant is joining us at Guardian Australia as our Indigenous affairs editor. After many years focusing on foreign affairs Stan has decided to turn his attention ...
Stan Grant: why, after years of foreign reporting, I'm now turning my focus on ...The Guardian

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Domestic violence conference in Canberra told Indigenous women invisible in ... - ABC Online


ABC Online

Domestic violence conference in Canberra told Indigenous women invisible in ...
ABC Online
More than 300 people are attending the three-day conference Stop Domestic Violence: Connecting the Dots, which is being hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) representatives ...
Open Sesame: the man who moved Australia into the StreetEquities.com

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Government contribution to native title rights development - The Australian


The Australian

Government contribution to native title rights development
The Australian
Senator Brandis said there had been moments of “shared joy” and “bitter division” between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians over what native title meant to “modern Australia”. “What is important is that we continue to work together,” he said.

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Grayson Perry regrets his comments about Aboriginal art, says fame has ruined ... - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Grayson Perry regrets his comments about Aboriginal art, says fame has ruined ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Grayson Perry says he regrets questioning whether Australian Aboriginal painting should be considered contemporary art. The Turner Prize-winning artist and flamboyant cross-dressing cultural critic caused a storm of protest in October with comments ...

Land rich but 'dirt poor' Indigenous groups get investment ready - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Land rich but 'dirt poor' Indigenous groups get investment ready
Sydney Morning Herald
Alongside Australian Indigenous Governance Institute chairwoman Robynne Quiggin, Mr Martin co-chaired a working group representing 20 native title groups set to embrace the voluntary set of governance and investment principles to help them shrug off ...

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica - Australian Geographic


Australian Geographic

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica
Australian Geographic
The National Museum of Australia's Encounters exhibition features 151 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects that were either taken or gifted during the first encounters between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia. Dr Shayne ...

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica - Australian Geographic


Australian Geographic

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica
Australian Geographic
The National Museum of Australia's Encounters exhibition features 151 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects that were either taken or gifted during the first encounters between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia. Dr Shayne ...

Aboriginal kids need more protection: Coroner - Sky News Australia


Sky News Australia

Aboriginal kids need more protection: Coroner
Sky News Australia
'Like too many others in remote Aboriginal communities Kia died of a disease of poverty at an early age,' deputy state coroner Hugh Dillon said on Monday. 'How this occurred in contemporary Australia has been the underlying problem this inquiry has ...

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Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica - Australian Geographic


Australian Geographic

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica
Australian Geographic
The National Museum of Australia's Encounters exhibition features 151 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects that were either taken or gifted during the first encounters between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia. Dr Shayne ...

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica - Australian Geographic


Australian Geographic

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica
Australian Geographic
The National Museum of Australia's Encounters exhibition features 151 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects that were either taken or gifted during the first encounters between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia. Dr Shayne ...

The sad fate of Aboriginal heritage in Western Australia - ArtsHub (subscription)


ArtsHub (subscription)

The sad fate of Aboriginal heritage in Western Australia
ArtsHub (subscription)
An Aboriginal Stone tool (chert knife), discovered in excavations at the Djadjiling rock shelter at a Pilbara mine site in Western Australia. Ho New. There is systemic discrimination against Aboriginal heritage in Western Australia. This does not come ...
Separate but unequal: the sad fate of Aboriginal heritage in Western AustraliaThe Conversation AU

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BMX rider in outback Queensland inspires other young Indigenous Australians - ABC Message Stick


ABC Message Stick

BMX rider in outback Queensland inspires other young Indigenous Australians
ABC Message Stick
A 10-year-old BMX rider living in outback Queensland has received praise for being a role model for other young Indigenous Australians. Chelsea McLeod lives in the small mining town of Glenden in outback north Queensland, and despite there being no ...

Government contribution to native title rights development - The Australian


The Australian

Government contribution to native title rights development
The Australian
Senator Brandis said there had been moments of “shared joy” and “bitter division” between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians over what native title meant to “modern Australia”. “What is important is that we continue to work together,” he said.

Open Sesame: the man who moved Australia into the Street - Equities.com


Open Sesame: the man who moved Australia into the Street
Equities.com
As owner of the then-fledgling multimedia production outfit Carbon Media, his concept was as bold as it was unique: a Down Under segment featuring Indigenous Australian actors to be included in the world's most successful and longest-running children's ...

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Separate but unequal: the sad fate of Aboriginal heritage in Western Australia - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

Separate but unequal: the sad fate of Aboriginal heritage in Western Australia
The Conversation AU
More than 3,000 Aboriginal sites have lost registration status as part of sweeping changes in classifications in the Aboriginal Heritage Register. Domes of Purnululu, Western Australia. Pic: David Denicolò ...

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