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British Museum indigenous exhibition earns royal approval
The Australian
Muriata, a traditional basket-maker from north Queensland, was among a group of indigenous artists, curators and community leaders who met the prince on Thursday night at the launch of the British Museum exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring ...

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The Australian
British Museum indigenous exhibition earns royal approval
The Australian
Muriata, a traditional basket-maker from north Queensland, was among a group of indigenous artists, curators and community leaders who met the prince on Thursday night at the launch of the British Museum exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring ...

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The Australian
Polarising forces threaten to derailbid for indigenous recognition
The Australian
The danger is that Australia faces a debacle in the campaign to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Constitution. The fear is that the indigenous referendum will suffer the same defeat as the republic referendum 15 years ago. This ...

The Australian
Aboriginal art in decline as critics and judges hold back
The Australian
No distinction between strains of Aboriginal identity can be drawn in polite discourse in Australia, and this complicates consideration of the relative strengths and merits of remote and urban indigenous art-making currents and their complex ...
The Australian children 24 times more likely to face jail than their peersSydney Morning Herald
Family harnesses power of social media to drive protests against forced ...ABC Online
Wollongong stages rally against forced closures of Aboriginal communitiesABC Local
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Aboriginal art in decline as critics and judges hold back
The Australian
No distinction between strains of Aboriginal identity can be drawn in polite discourse in Australia, and this complicates consideration of the relative strengths and merits of remote and urban indigenous art-making currents and their complex ...

The Australian
Aboriginal art in decline as critics and judges hold back
The Australian
No distinction between strains of Aboriginal identity can be drawn in polite discourse in Australia, and this complicates consideration of the relative strengths and merits of remote and urban indigenous art-making currents and their complex ...
Indigenous communities closure: West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says 'no ...ABC Online
The Australian children 24 times more likely to face jail than their peersSydney Morning Herald
Australians Protest Indigenous Community ClosuresteleSUR English
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ABC Online
Indigenous communities closure: West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says 'no ...
ABC Online
The West Australian Government has softened its language about its plan to close scores of remote Aboriginal communities. Last November, Premier Colin Barnett caused dismay when he said that between 100 and 150 communities would be forced to close.
The Australian children 24 times more likely to face jail than their peersSydney Morning Herald
Melbourne city centre blocked by protests over closure of Indigenous ...The Guardian
Colin Barnett pulls back on indigenous community closuresThe Australian
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ABC Online
Indigenous communities closure: West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says 'no ...
ABC Online
The West Australian Government has softened its language about its plan to close scores of remote Aboriginal communities. Last November, Premier Colin Barnett caused dismay when he said that between 100 and 150 communities would be forced to close.
Aboriginal art in decline as critics and judges hold backThe Australian
The Australian children 24 times more likely to face jail than their peersSydney Morning Herald
Melbourne city centre blocked by protests over closure of Indigenous ...The Guardian
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Radio Australia
Indigenous communities closure: West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says 'no ...
Radio Australia
The West Australian Government has softened its language about its plan to close scores of remote Aboriginal communities. Last November, Premier Colin Barnett caused dismay when he said that between 100 and 150 communities would be forced to close.
WA Premier Colin Barnett moves to reassure Indigenous people they won't be ...ABC Message Stick

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Radio Australia
Indigenous communities closure: West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says 'no ...
Radio Australia
The West Australian Government has softened its language about its plan to close scores of remote Aboriginal communities. Last November, Premier Colin Barnett caused dismay when he said that between 100 and 150 communities would be forced to close.
WA Premier Colin Barnett moves to reassure Indigenous people they won't be ...ABC Message Stick

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The Guardian
Thousands join protests against WA Indigenous community closures
The Guardian
Tens of thousands of Australians have taken part in protests throughout the country in a fight against the forced closure of Aboriginal communities in Western Australia, with some continuing into Friday night. Last November the Western Australian ...
Indigenous protest in Melbourne's CBDSky News Australia
Major headaches for commuters and footy fans as protesters vow to shut ...The Age
Thousands gather in Melbourne's CBD to protest against proposed WA remote ...ABC Online

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The Guardian
Thousands join protests against WA Indigenous community closures
The Guardian
Tens of thousands of Australians have taken part in protests throughout the country in a fight against the forced closure of Aboriginal communities in Western Australia, with some continuing into Friday night. Last November the Western Australian ...
Indigenous protest in Melbourne's CBDSky News Australia

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The Guardian
Melbourne's Flinders Street station shut down by protests over closure of ...
The Guardian
It has been six months since the federal government signed over funding responsibility for providing municipal and essential services to Western Australia's 274 remote Indigenous communities to the state government and four since the WA premier, Colin ...
Major headaches for commuters and footy fans as protesters vow to shut ...The Age
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The Guardian
Melbourne city centre blocked by protests over closure of Indigenous ...
The Guardian
Photograph: Lauren Pike/Kimberley Land Council Protesters gather in Broome for a #sosblakaustralia rally on 1 May 2015 against proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. Photograph: Lauren Pike/Kimberley Land Council.
Protesters will 'shut down' MelbourneNEWS.com.au
Major headaches for commuters and footy fans as protesters vow to shut ...The Age
Neil Mitchell takes on Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance protester3AW
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WA today
American activist arrested by police at WA Aboriginal rights demonstration
WA today
The demonstrators have been camped at the island since early March, opposed to West Australian Premier Colin Barnett's plans to close 150 of the state's 174 Aboriginal communities. Now their cause is being heard across the country and has gained ...

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ABC Local
Wollongong stages rally against forced closures of Aboriginal communities
ABC Local
Hundreds of people have gathered in Wollongong to lobby against the proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. The Barnett Government plans to stop funding services for up to 150 communities, after the Commonwealth ...
Melbourne city centre blocked by protests over closure of Indigenous ...The Guardian
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Sydney Morning Herald
British Museum exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation ...
Sydney Morning Herald
A delegation of Indigenous Australians, along with other dignitaries including Prince Charles (the exhibition's patron) and Australia's High Commissioner in Britain Alexander Downer, attended a reception at the museum's Indigenous Australia: Enduring ...
UK exhibition raises artefacts debateDaily Mail

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Sydney Morning Herald
British Museum exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation ...
Sydney Morning Herald
A delegation of Indigenous Australians, along with other dignitaries including Prince Charles (the exhibition's patron) and Australia's High Commissioner in Britain Alexander Downer, attended a reception at the museum's Indigenous Australia: Enduring ...
UK exhibition raises artefacts debateDaily Mail

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ABC Online
A history of indigenous activism
ABC Online
The Victorian Aborigines Advancement League is the oldest Aboriginal organisation in Australia. Now, the remarkable history of its activism has now come to light. Historian Richard Broome has gathered stories from former and current members and ...

The Australian
Prince Charles sure 'ranga' Harry happy on Australia trip
The Australian
Prince Charles on Thursday night that the indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation exhibition explored the “immense impact” of European settlement, and dealt with difficult and painful episodes in Australian history, including dispossession, social ...
Prince Harry ready to don budgie smugglersDaily Mail
Prince Charles Claims Prince Harry Is 'Threatening to Buy' a Banana Hammock ...People Magazine

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