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Tony McAvoy: Appointed first Indigenous silk
SBS
Wiri man Tony McAvoy was appointed senior counsel on Thursday, making him the first ever Indigenous person in Australia to be appointed to the revered position. Tony McAvoy SC told NITV that his appointment was an "incredible honour" for him, his ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Giant killer lizards shared Australia with first Aborigines: UQ researchers
Sydney Morning Herald
Radiocarbon and uranium thorium testing showed the bone was about 50,000 years old, which coincided with the arrival of Australia's first Aboriginal inhabitants. "We can't tell if the bone is from a Komodo dragon — which once roamed Australia — or an ...
Giant killer lizard fossil shines new light on early AustraliansPhys.Org
Early Australians fought giant killer lizardsZee News
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ABC Online
Indigenous cultural views of the shark
ABC Online
They are creator beings, ancestors, totems. Their lifecycles reflect the seasons, the landscape and sea country. They are seen in the movement of the stars. The art, music and literature of Indigenous Australia tell very different stories about the shark.

ABC Online
Indigenous visit: Malcolm Turnbull may not continue with Tony Abbott's pledge ...
ABC Online
In his first expansive interview addressing Indigenous affairs, Mr Turnbull set out his approach to the portfolio, which was so passionately represented under Tony Abbott. Mr Abbott declared himself the prime minister for Indigenous Australians. Mr ...
Back to business on Indigenous affairs, advisory council says as PM grants ...The Guardian
Indigenous Advisory Council's future unknownSBS
Warren Mundine, indigenous adviser to PM, challenges Malcolm Turnbull not to ...The Australian
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Aboriginal artists strike a raw chord at Istanbul Biennial
ArtsHub (subscription)
What captures our interest in Istanbul Biennial this year is its inclusion of two Australian Indigenous artists with new commissions, and a suite of culturally provocative support works – the Maw and Dhangatji Mununggurr Maak Message Sticks (1935 ...

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Aboriginal artists strike a raw chord at Istanbul Biennial
ArtsHub (subscription)
What captures our interest in Istanbul Biennial this year is its inclusion of two Australian Indigenous artists with new commissions, and a suite of culturally provocative support works – the Maw and Dhangatji Mununggurr Maak Message Sticks (1935 ...

Sputnik International
Australia Highway May Destroy Aboriginal Site 'Older Than the Pyramids'
Sputnik International
An area significant to native Australians that dates back 5,000 years was taken off the list of Aboriginal heritage sites by local authorities deeming “no Aboriginal material” was detected there, despite the discovery of artifacts there decades ago ...

The Australian
Ice the big enemy for Aboriginal communities in NSW bush
The Australian
The sun sets over opal country as dozens of ambos, cops and fireys barrel into town from each of the neighbouring three states. Here for an annual conference of emergency services operating across the vast country spanning South Australia and ...

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ABC Online
'They will never come to Australia': Turnbull maintains tough stance on asylum ...
ABC Online
During his time as prime minister, the recently ousted Tony Abbott staunchly declared that he would be the prime minister for Indigenous affairs. While issuing a commitment to Indigenous Australians, Turnbull resisted applying the same rhetoric. 'I am ...
Malcolm Turnbull's new ministry: Australia's first female defence minister ...International Business Times AU
Giles welcomes domestic violence fundingThe West Australian
Drastic culture shift needed to stem family violence9news.com.au
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Sydney Morning Herald
Cricket News: Freeman lights flame in young Indigenous cricketers
Sydney Morning Herald
Natalie Plane is a promising young Australian bowler, but it was champion runner Cathy Freeman, not a cricketer, who was her major inspiration as a child. She was one of 15 young Aboriginal men and women cricketers in the nets at the MCG on Wednesday ...

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The Age
AFL indigenous round set to be renamed after Sir Doug Nicholls
The Age
The AFL looks set to honour Victoria's first Aboriginal state player, Sir Douglas Nicholls, in a rebranding next season of the Indigenous round. A recommendation to pay tribute to the highly decorated and respected footballer - the first Indigenous ...

The Guardian
Back to business on Indigenous affairs, advisory council says as PM grants ...
The Guardian
Council members were chosen by Abbott, and had been criticised for not being representative of the wider Indigenous community. Mundine told Guardian Australia that he was “very happy” that the council would get an opportunity to continue its work.
Indigenous Advisory Council chair Warren Mundine says Malcolm Turnbull should ...ABC Online
Warren Mundine, indigenous adviser to PM, challenges Malcolm Turnbull not to ...The Australian

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Tips on how to buy Indigenous art ethically
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For Franchesca Cubillo, Senior Advisor, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, National Gallery of Australia and Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Chair, she said going to the source was most important. A Larrakia, Bardi, Wardaman and Yanuwa woman from ...

Tips on how to buy Indigenous art ethically
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Only this week the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) proudly announced a partnership with Indigenous design studio Balarinji, to intertwine Indigenous artwork into the competition wear of the 2016 Australian Paralympic Team. As this landscape ...

Australian Geographic
Lost images of Australia's Freedom Ride
Australian Geographic
ONE HUNDRED UNSEEN photos of Australia's Freedom Ride – the now historic 1965 campaign protesting discrimination against indigenous Australians – have been discovered in the archives of the State Library of NSW. The Freedom Ride was a bus tour ...

Save The Children Australia
Danikka speaks passionately to The Guardian/UNICEF
Save The Children Australia
Yesterday, at The Guardian/UNICEF's panel in New York, Save the Children Australia's Youth Ambassador Danikka Calyon spoke passionately about including Indigenous young people when implementing the UN's Global Goals. More than 190 world ...

The Guardian
Indigenous site 'older than pyramids' in Perth freeway's path taken off ...
The Guardian
A Western Australian government advisory committee has deregistered an Aboriginal heritage site that is “older than the pyramids” and reversed its previous opposition to a proposed freeway which will overlap the site. The site is on the northern banks ...

The Guardian
Indigenous site 'older than pyramids' in Perth freeway's path taken off ...
The Guardian
A Western Australian government advisory committee has deregistered an Aboriginal heritage site that is “older than the pyramids” and reversed its previous opposition to a proposed freeway which will overlap the site. The site is on the northern banks ...

ABC Online
Indigenous Advisory Council chair Warren Mundine says Malcolm Turnbull should ...
ABC Online
The head of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council, Warren Mundine, has suggested Malcolm Turnbull spend his first week in an Indigenous community in western Sydney. Tony Abbott formed the advisory council when he was elected prime ...
Back to business on Indigenous affairs, advisory council says as PM grants ...The Guardian
Indigenous Advisory Council's future unknownSBS
Warren Mundine, indigenous adviser to PM, challenges Malcolm Turnbull not to ...The Australian

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The Daily Telegraph
Jobs and education the key to tackling Aboriginal suicide
The Daily Telegraph
A link not often considered is the poisonous message that governments are responsible for Aboriginal suicides — as they are, allegedly, for all problems facing Aboriginal Australians. Such messages only communicate to people: “You are powerless to ...