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WA Indigenous recognition bill receives bipartisan support
ABC Online
A bill recognising Indigenous people as Western Australia's first inhabitants and traditional custodians will receive bipartisan support. Indigenous Member for the Kimberley, Labor MP Josie Farrer, said she was nearly moved to tears after receiving a ...
Western Australia to recognize Aboriginals as first land owners: landmark bill ...GlobalPost

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ABC Online
WA Indigenous recognition bill receives bipartisan support
ABC Online
A bill recognising Indigenous people as Western Australia's first inhabitants and traditional custodians will receive bipartisan support. Indigenous Member for the Kimberley, Labor MP Josie Farrer, said she was nearly moved to tears after receiving a ...

theMusic
MCs Announced For National Indigenous Music Awards
theMusic
With the National Indigenous Music Awards fast approaching in Darwin, the MCs hosting the night's festivities have been announced — SBS and National Indigenous TV (NITV) presenter and journalist Malarndirri McCarthy along with cabaret comedian ...

The Guardian
Antony Hegarty condemns 'genocide' of indigenous peoples in Australia and US
The Guardian
Antony Hegarty has condemned the “genocide” of indigenous peoples in the US and Australia during an appearance at Dark Mofo festival in Tasmania, where she issued a powerful call to arms for action on Aboriginal rights and climate change. “There is ...
Antony & The Johnsons Singer Donates Dark Mofo Fee To WA Aboriginal CausetheMusic
Dark Mofo audience swoons over ...Sydney Morning Herald

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The Guardian
Antony Hegarty condemns 'genocide' of indigenous peoples in Australia and US
The Guardian
Antony Hegarty said in the US 'there are just giant spots of the country where the genocide was so complete … there are places I can barely step on the land because I just feel it's this freshly slaughtered country'. Photograph: Alejandro Garcia/EPA.
Dark Mofo audience swoons over ...Sydney Morning Herald
Antony & The Johnsons Singer Donates Dark Mofo Fee To WA Aboriginal CausetheMusic

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SBS
Pearson's 'zero voice' comments anger Indigenous leaders
SBS
These comments are inaccurate according to Les Malezer, Co-Chair of The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples which advocates at a national level for Indigenous Australians. "The fact is that there is a very good national representative body ...

Eden Magnet
Would you vote 'yes' or 'no' to constitutional recognition of indigenous ...
Eden Magnet
It would be nice if Australia came on line with other countries, and live in this century rather than the last century. Most countries have already acknowledged their indigenous peoples, and New Zealand is a great example to follow where there is a ...

Pro Bono Australia
Pipeline of Indigenous Talent Leads to Social Enterprise Success
Pro Bono Australia
Western Sydney has the largest percentage of Aboriginal youth unemployment in Australia, while nationally, the unemployment rate for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 18 per cent, three times the national unemployment rate of 6.1 ...

Pro Bono Australia
Pipeline of Indigenous Talent Leads to Social Enterprise Success
Pro Bono Australia
Western Sydney has the largest percentage of Aboriginal youth unemployment in Australia, while nationally, the unemployment rate for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 18 per cent, three times the national unemployment rate of 6.1 ...

Daily Life
Australia's most shameful statistics
Daily Life
I've been writing and reporting on the data about male violence and female poverty for years now. And every single article I've written on those topics included (or should have) the sentence "Aboriginal women are disproportionately represented in this ...

Gulf Times
Jeering of Aboriginal player awkward for Australian football
Gulf Times
Having a thick skin is a handy attribute for top Australian Rules footballers, but incessant jeering of one of the game's greatest Aboriginal players has become an embarrassing distraction for the country's richest sporting competition. Adam Goodes, a ...
Sport-Jeering of Aboriginal player awkward for Australian footballYahoo Canada Sports
Australian Football - Jeering of Aboriginal player awkward for Australian sportYahoo Eurosport UK

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Indigenous leaders reject Noel Pearson's call for new body
The Australian
Reconciliation Australia's co-chairman, Tom Calma, agreed that indigenous Australians were not represented in parliament as a population group, but said this could be addressed without constitutional change. A report he prepared as the country's ...

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The Australian
Plea to drive indigenous business
The Australian
“This reform would be part of a wider settlement that will empower our communities, provide us with control over our lands, and ensure we can use our land for economic development — just like everyone else in Australia.'' Cape York leader Noel Pearson ...

The Australian
Noel Pearson says government has work to do with indigenous
The Australian
The Cape York leader said indigenous leadership was strong and had the support of corporate Australia to pursue social and economic advancement, but government was falling short. “The government piece is still not right,” he said. He cited inaction ...

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Yahoo Eurosport UK
Australian Football - Jeering of Aboriginal player awkward for Australian sport
Yahoo Eurosport UK
But the booing of Goodes has alarmed anti-racism advocates and shone the spotlight on race relations in Australia. A prominent and outspoken community leader, Goodes has been forthright in discussing race in a country where indigenous people lag ...
Sport-Jeering of Aboriginal player awkward for Australian footballYahoo Canada Sports
Jeering of Aboriginal player awkward for Australian footballGulf Times
Adam Goodes isn't booed for the colour of his skin. He is booed for acting ...The Daily Telegraph (blog)

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Eurosport.com AU
Jeering of Aboriginal player awkward for Australian sport
Eurosport.com AU
But the booing of Goodes has alarmed anti-racism advocates and shone the spotlight on race relations in Australia. A prominent and outspoken community leader, Goodes has been forthright in discussing race in a country where indigenous people lag ...
Sport-Jeering of Aboriginal player awkward for Australian footballDaily Mail
Adam Goodes isn't booed for the colour of his skin. He is booed for acting ...The Daily Telegraph (blog)
Don't pretend - booing Goodes is a racial issuePerth Now

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Gulf Times
Sport-Jeering of Aboriginal player awkward for Australian football
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MELBOURNE, June 16 (Reuters) - Having a thick skin is a handy attribute for top Australian Rules footballers, but incessant jeering of one of the game's greatest Aboriginal players has become an embarrassing distraction for the country's richest ...
Jeering of Aboriginal player awkward for Australian footballGulf Times
Don't pretend - booing Goodes is a racial issuePerth Now
Adam Goodes isn't booed for the colour of his skin. He is booed for acting ...The Daily Telegraph (blog)

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Antony and the Johnsons support Aboriginal artists
ArtsHub (subscription)
Antony in the Western desert of Australia working on a project with elders from the Aboriginal Martu community in Parnngurr. Picture courtesy of Antony. Antony, best known as the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons, has announced that she ...

Good Food
Canberra's Indigenous gardener Adam Shipp reaps rewards at Greening Australia
Good Food
Adam Shipp has been working with Greening Australia in Aranda as the Indigenous restoration officer since 2012. He was born and raised in Canberra, spending all his school and working life here. His father is a Wiradjuri from central-west NSW; his ...

Good Food
Canberra's Indigenous gardener Adam Shipp reaps rewards at Greening Australia
Good Food
Adam Shipp has been working with Greening Australia in Aranda as the Indigenous restoration officer since 2012. He was born and raised in Canberra, spending all his school and working life here. His father is a Wiradjuri from central-west NSW; his ...