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Williams backs Indigenous participation to grow - ARU Rugby


Williams backs Indigenous participation to grow
ARU Rugby
The former Qantas Wallabies Forwards Coach can identify with the choices that young Indigenous players face with each code fighting for their natural talents. As a teenager, Williams had to decide whether to stay playing his first sport Rugby League ...

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Australia moves towards referendum on Aboriginal recognition - Yahoo7 News


Yahoo7 News

Australia moves towards referendum on Aboriginal recognition
Yahoo7 News
Sydney (AFP) - Australia moved closer to recognising Aboriginal people in its constitution Monday after talks with indigenous leaders, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said as he urged an end to the "echoing silence" in the founding document. Written more ...
Indigenous constitutional recognition: PM listening to Aboriginal representativesThe Australian
Indigenous referendum: Australians invited to join community conferences on ...ABC Online
Constitution: Australia may finally recognise AboriginesToowoomba Chronicle
Sydney Morning Herald -Echonetdaily
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Indigenous referendum: Australians invited to join community conferences on ... - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous referendum: Australians invited to join community conferences on ...
ABC Online
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says people will be invited to have their say on constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians in a series of community conferences starting later this year. Mr Abbott and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten hosted a joint ...
Australia moves towards referendum on Aboriginal recognitionYahoo7 News
Australia mulls vote on Aboriginal recognitionGulf Times
Record support for Indigenous recognition ahead of summitSydney Morning Herald
Northern Rivers Echo -The Australian Financial Review
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Darwin's Bagot Community hosts start of NAIDOC Week celebrating Indigenous ... - ABC Online


ABC Online

Darwin's Bagot Community hosts start of NAIDOC Week celebrating Indigenous ...
ABC Online
Traditional dance, soulful music and official ceremonies have kicked off NAIDOC week in the Top End at Darwin's Bagot community. The Larrakia and other Aboriginal people from a range of Top End communities gathered at the event to celebrate their ...

Darwin's Bagot Community hosts start of NAIDOC Week celebrating Indigenous ... - ABC Online


ABC Online

Darwin's Bagot Community hosts start of NAIDOC Week celebrating Indigenous ...
ABC Online
Traditional dance, soulful music and official ceremonies have kicked off NAIDOC week in the Top End at Darwin's Bagot community. The Larrakia and other Aboriginal people from a range of Top End communities gathered at the event to celebrate their ...

WA Indigenous art award winner explores Aboriginal identity and authenticity - ABC Online


ABC Online

WA Indigenous art award winner explores Aboriginal identity and authenticity
ABC Online
A Melbourne-based video artist has taken out the top prize at the prestigious Western Australia Indigenous Art Awards in Perth, which showcases unique and challenging art from Aboriginal artists across the country. Megan Cope won the night's top award ...
Megan Cope's 'Blaktism' video wins top indigenous art awardThe Australian
WA Indigenous Art Award: Megan Cope's The Blaktism questions authenticity ...Sydney Morning Herald
Megan Cope Wins 2015 Western Australian Indigenous Art AwardBLOUIN ARTINFO

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Indigenous constitutional recognition: PM listening to Aboriginal representatives - The Australian


The Australian

Indigenous constitutional recognition: PM listening to Aboriginal representatives
The Australian
Mr Wyatt said he was buoyed by poll results published this morning that showed 85 per cent support within the Australian community for indigenous constitutional recognition. He said he hoped to see common points of agreement emerge from today's meeting ...
Indigenous referendum: Australians invited to join community conferences on ...ABC Online
Record support for Indigenous recognition ahead of summitSydney Morning Herald
Australian political rivals unite for Aboriginal recognitionYahoo7 News
The Guardian -Business Insider Australia -SBS
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Celebrating and advocating during NAIDOC Week - ABC Local


ABC Local

Celebrating and advocating during NAIDOC Week
ABC Local
Around Australia this week, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are coming together to celebrate NAIDOC Week. NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, and began as far back as the 1920s during a time ...
Meet the Mob: Celebrating NAIDOC week with Professor Peter Radoll and Jill ...ABC Online
Sharing our storiesPort Macquarie News
Most Aussies want indigenous recognition: pollEchonetdaily
The Queensland Times -Crikey (registration) (blog)
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Celebrating and advocating during NAIDOC Week - ABC Online


ABC Online

Celebrating and advocating during NAIDOC Week
ABC Online
Years on, and NAIDOC Week in 2015 is a time for Indigenous Australians to come together and celebrate their culture. Indigenous man Raymond Kelly is a student at the University of Newcastle, and also a director of local Aboriginal organisation Awabakal.
Most Aussies want indigenous recognition: pollEchonetdaily
NAIDOC Week celebrates learning and respectMy Sunshine Coast (press release)
Celebrate #NAIDOC2015 with a long-read about loveCrikey (registration) (blog)

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Indigenous constitutional recognition: PM listening to Aboriginal representatives - The Australian


The Australian

Indigenous constitutional recognition: PM listening to Aboriginal representatives
The Australian
At a reception held last night at Kirribili house, the prime minister reiterated his determination to correct “the great silence in our Constitution” but said that while the mission was dedicated “uniquely to the people of Australia”, it must be ...
Indigenous referendum: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pushes ...ABC Online
Indigenous recognition: referendum failure would be 'catastrophic'The Guardian
Record support for Indigenous recognition ahead of summitSydney Morning Herald
Sky News Australia -SBS -Business Insider Australia
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Aboriginal girl Samara meets Frozen princess Queen Elsa - Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Aboriginal girl Samara meets Frozen princess Queen Elsa
Daily Mail
A young Aboriginal girl who was racially abused while dressed up as Elsa from Disney's Frozen has now met her favourite character at a themed high tea. In May Samara, 3, was waiting in line for a Disney event when a mother told her she could not dress ...
Dream comes true for young girl who was told princesses can't be blackMashable

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Megan Cope's 'Blaktism' video wins top indigenous art award - The Australian


The Australian

Megan Cope's 'Blaktism' video wins top indigenous art award
The Australian
Australia's richest indigenous art prize, established in 2008, is awarded every two years at the AGWA. The 14 finalists were selected this year from 118 artists. The finalists' exhibition, showing at AGWA until October 12, contains a dense blend of ...
WA Indigenous Art Award: Megan Cope's The Blaktism questions authenticity ...Sydney Morning Herald
Megan Cope Wins 2015 Western Australian Indigenous Art AwardBLOUIN ARTINFO

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Doctors: Mandatory alcohol rehab laws are discriminating against indigenous ... - Business Insider Australia


Business Insider Australia

Doctors: Mandatory alcohol rehab laws are discriminating against indigenous ...
Business Insider Australia
There's little evidence that the Northern Territory laws for mandatory alcohol rehabilitation are working, according to US and Australian experts writing in the Medical Journal of Australia. And they say the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act 2013 is ...

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In quotes: Indigenous constitutional recognition - ABC Online


ABC Online

In quotes: Indigenous constitutional recognition
ABC Online
This is a significant step forward for the country, the fact that everyday Australians, one Saturday, will go out to acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have always been here and that counts and that our cultures and our ...
Fairfax-Ipsos poll: 85pc of voters back indigenous recognitionThe Australian Financial Review
Celebrate #NAIDOC2015 with a long-read about loveCrikey (registration) (blog)

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In quotes: Indigenous constitutional recognition - ABC Online


ABC Online

In quotes: Indigenous constitutional recognition
ABC Online
This is a significant step forward for the country, the fact that everyday Australians, one Saturday, will go out to acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have always been here and that counts and that our cultures and our ...
Fairfax-Ipsos poll: 85pc of voters back indigenous recognitionThe Australian Financial Review
Celebrate #NAIDOC2015 with a long-read about loveCrikey (registration) (blog)

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Indigenous referendum: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pushes ... - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous referendum: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pushes ...
ABC Online
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples says it will push to change a clause in the constitution that allows race discrimination. Around 40 Indigenous leaders will meet with the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader in Sydney tomorrow, for ...

Indigenous referendum: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pushes ... - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous referendum: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pushes ...
ABC Online
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples says it will push to change a clause in the constitution that allows race discrimination. Indigenous leaders will meet with the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader in Sydney tomorrow, for talks on a ...

Indigenous recognition: referendum failure would be 'catastrophic' - The Guardian


The Guardian

Indigenous recognition: referendum failure would be 'catastrophic'
The Guardian
Aboriginal recognition campaigner Jackie Huggins believes it would be “catastrophic” if a referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the Australian constitution failed. About 40 leaders will meet with the prime minister, Tony Abbott, and the ...
In quotes: Indigenous constitutional recognitionABC Online
Liberals agitate for modest indigenous recognitionThe Australian
Here's why Indigenous recognition in Australia may not be as revolutionary as ...Business Insider Australia
The Age
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WA Indigenous Art Award: Megan Cope's The Blaktism questions authenticity ... - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

WA Indigenous Art Award: Megan Cope's The Blaktism questions authenticity ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne artist Megan Cope has won the prestigious 2015 Western Australian Indigenous Art Award, worth $50,000. "I'm really excited because, by selecting The Blaktism, the curators have set a precedent and taken a bit of a risk," Cope says of her ...

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