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Australian Times
Origins Festival highlights Indigenous Australia in London
Australian Times
To coincide with the British Museum putting its Indigenous Australian treasures on display, the venue will host the ancient music of the Torres Straight Islands' Zugubal Dancers and the festival's cinema highlights include showcasing the films made by ...

The Guardian (blog)
Book opens Pandora's box of sad tales but true of Indigenous experience
The Guardian (blog)
Observing and listening at close quarters was Barrie Dexter, the head of what was then the office in charge of implementing the commonwealth's new policies for Indigenous Australians. Dexter was also executive member, along with the brilliant economist ...

Dyson Heppell at home among Indigenous Australians
The Age
In 2011, at the end of his first AFL season, he was invited to go on a trip to the Tiwi Islands along with five teammates including Courtenay Dempsey. "It was a chance to get to know what was going on in those parts of indigenous Australia and a chance ...

ABC Online
Rugby sevens seen as a path to more Indigenous Wallabies at Test level
ABC Online
Wallabies hooker Saia Fainga'a believes rugby sevens can serve as a key pathway to see more Indigenous Australians play at the Test and Super Rugby level. Fainga'a, and his twin brother Anthony, are two of only 13 Indigenous Australians to have ...

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The Guardian
Qld indigenous group takes miners to court
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An indigenous group is prepared to take its fight to the High Court to stop an Indian coal giant from building a $16.5 billion mine on its traditional land. Adani's Carmichael mine, expected to export at least 50 million tonnes of coal each year, is ...
Aboriginal landowners throw fresh legal challenge to Adani Group's Carmichael ...Economic Times
Adani coal mine: Indigenous groups mount fresh legal challengeBrisbane Times
New legal challenge to Adani's Australian coal mine projectZee News
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Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous group takes mine fight global
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An indigenous group determined to stop an Indian coal giant building a $16.5 billion mine on their lands is taking their fight global. Adani's Carmichael mine, expected to export at least 50 million tonnes of coal a year, is slated for Queensland's ...
Adani coal mine: Indigenous groups mount fresh legal challengeBrisbane Times

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The Australian
Dreamtime turns to dust
The Australian
The Banyjima, Innawonga and Nyiyaparli people set up Gumala Aboriginal Corporation to negotiate the agreement, and today it is one of the wealthiest indigenous businesses in Australia, with assets of about $100 million. If ever there were an ...

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SBS
Indigenous rights chief 'concerned' budget cuts hindering reconciliation
SBS
The Indigenous social justice commissioner says he is worried that the aim of National Reconciliation Week to break down barriers between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians has been challenged by 2014 budget cuts to the Indigenous affairs ...
Holding referendum in May 2017 would be ideal, Indigenous Affairs Minister ...ABC Online
Australia developing first ever school curriculum for Indigenous languagesThe Guardian
Indigenous culture captures beauty on a world scaleSydney Morning Herald
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Australian Rugby in National Reconciliation Week
ARU Rugby
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is committed to expanding Participation in Indigenous communities and to use Rugby as a positive force to improve lives. Rugby is a game that builds character and is a truly inclusive sport that is suited to all ...

$1Million Donation to Expand Indigenous Football Program
Pro Bono Australia
Philanthropist couple, Stuart Giles and Cathie Reid are the founders of the Epic Pharmacy Group, one of Australia's largest suppliers of pharmaceutical and clinical services for the hospital, oncology and aged care sectors with an annual turnover ...

ABC Online
Field recordist honoured for recording of bird and Aboriginal songs
ABC Online
An 87-year-old field recordist has been honoured for his life's work preserving the songs of birdlife and capturing the sounds of Western Australia's Aboriginal communities. John Hutchinson has donated rare copies of his first field recordings and ...

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BuzzFeed News
Transgender Indigenous Australians Are In Desperate Need Of Help
BuzzFeed News
Rocking a plume of ruby red feathers on a chilly late-Autumn day, Starlady Nungari struts down the cracked pavements of inner-city Sydney in knee-high leather red boots, a blur of traffic behind her. Her ensemble so outrageously over the top that it is ...

BuzzFeed News
Transgender Indigenous Australians Are In Desperate Need Of Help
BuzzFeed News
Rocking a plume of ruby red feathers on a chilly late-Autumn day, Starlady Nungari struts down the cracked pavements of inner-city Sydney in knee-high leather red boots, a blur of traffic behind her. Her ensemble so outrageously over the top that it is ...

The Roar
Adam Goodes, Indigenous Round and Australia's racist underbelly
The Roar
Somehow, Adam Goodes has become one of the most polarising figures in the AFL. The 2014 Australian of the Year is revered for his work in, and for, the Indigenous community. Yet, it's these same accolades that seem to have garnered him an enemy ...
Helping to make a change: Magpie Tony ArmstrongThe Age

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The Guardian
Controversial Indigenous advancement strategy gets $100m funding boost
The Guardian
“The government is giving organisations extra financial security by locking in the grant funding for two or three years, which will enable providers to get on with the job of delivering positive outcomes for Indigenous communities,” Scullion said in a ...

The Guardian
Murrumu charged after driving with licence issued by his Indigenous nation
The Guardian
The Yidindji attorney general, Gaan-Yarra Yalmabara, told Guardian Australia that Murrumu had driven with Yidindji plates, registration and a licence that police do not recognise. His arrest was unlawful and breached two UN covenants on Indigenous ...

ABC Online
Holding referendum in May 2017 would be ideal, Indigenous Affairs Minister ...
ABC Online
The 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum would be the ideal day for a vote on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recognition in Australia's constitution, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says. The Minister said May 27, 2017, a half ...
Australia developing first ever school curriculum for Indigenous languagesThe Guardian
Indigenous culture captures beauty on a world scaleSydney Morning Herald
Why Aboriginal people need autonomy over their food supplyThe Conversation AU
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ABC Online
Dr Margo Smith awarded Order of Australia for promoting Aboriginal art and ...
Radio Australia
ELEANOR HALL: The Australian who runs the only museum in the United States dedicated to our Indigenous art was recognised today with an Order of Australia honour. Dr Margo Smith was awarded an AM for promoting Aboriginal art and culture in the USA.
American awarded Order of Australia for promoting Indigenous art and culture ...ABC Online
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ABC Online
American awarded Order of Australia for promoting Indigenous art and culture ...
ABC Online
She said Americans were not too familiar with Indigenous art. "People here are very interested, but I have to say that for first time museum-goers, unless they've been to Australia, they're not particularly knowledgeable about Indigenous Australians ...
Dr Margo Smith awarded Order of Australia for promoting Aboriginal art and ...Radio Australia
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ABC Online
American awarded Order of Australia for promoting Indigenous art and culture ...
ABC Online
She said Americans were not too familiar with Indigenous art. "People here are very interested, but I have to say that for first time museum-goers, unless they've been to Australia, they're not particularly knowledgeable about Indigenous Australians ...
Dr Margo Smith awarded Order of Australia for promoting Aboriginal art and ...Radio Australia

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