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Pilger says 'Utopia' long overdue
SBS
Mr Pilger was Inspired by the struggle and achievemnets of Aboriginal people in Australia and said the film was long overdue. "In 2007 I was reminded that another [movie] was needed, and that was a response to one of the most savage attacks on ...

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Time to honour Aboriginal frontier warriors
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'Forgotten War' by Henry Reynolds Professor Tim Flannery of Macquarie University has expressed his 'sense of outrage' that the Australian War Memorial (AWM) refuses to honour Aboriginal warriors who fought and died defending their lands and their ...

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Time to honour Aboriginal frontier warriors
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Professor Tim Flannery of Macquarie University has expressed his 'sense of outrage' that the Australian War Memorial (AWM) refuses to honour Aboriginal warriors who fought and died defending their lands and their people against white invader settlers ...

Plans to recognise the first two Aboriginal people executed in Melbourne
ABC Local
As Australia Day approaches, Melbourne City Council is working on plans to commemorate two Aboriginal people, who were the first people executed in Victoria. In 1842, Tasmanian men Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner, convicted of murdering two ...

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The appalling state of indigenous ear health
6minutes (blog)
He has been called a 'trailblazer' in the world of medicine, but Australia's first indigenous surgeon says he is simply giving back to those communities that have long supported him. Kelvin Kong (pictured) speaks to 6minutes about his work. Were you ...

Indigenous Advocate Takes Top Job
Pro Bono Australia
Meehan will come to ANTaR from Oxfam Australia where he leads its Indigenous rights advocacy and policy. He will commence his role at ANTaR in May. According to ANTaR, Meehan was selected after a recruitment process that attracted a very strong field ...
TREATY - Change.org petition for Treaty - please sign and shareSydney Indymedia

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Indigenous Advocate Takes Top Job
Pro Bono Australia
Oxfam Policy Advisor Andrew Meehan has been appointed as National Director of ANTaR - a national advocacy organisation dedicated specifically to the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Meehan will come to ANTaR from Oxfam Australia ...
TREATY - Change.org petition for Treaty - please sign and shareSydney Indymedia

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Sydney Morning Herald
Outside pressure key to better life for Aborigines
Sydney Morning Herald
Veteran filmmaker John Pilger believes the lot for indigenous people will improve only after pressure from outside Australia. "My own sense is that the so-called problem of indigenous Australia, which is really a problem for non-indigenous Australia ...

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Outside pressure key to better life for Aborigines
Sydney Morning Herald
Veteran filmmaker John Pilger believes the lot for indigenous people will improve only after pressure from outside Australia. "My own sense is that the so-called problem of indigenous Australia, which is really a problem for non-indigenous Australia ...

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WGAR News: Congress to hold urgent meetings with members and supporters ...
Sydney Indymedia
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples is a national voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. As a company the Congress is owned and controlled by its membership and is independent of Government. Together we will be leaders ...

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Gudirr Gudirr, Marrugeku – review
The Guardian (blog)
Pigram's solo dance work is an articulate and thoroughly interrogated exploration of her politicised identity as an Aboriginal Australian of diverse cultural heritage. Working with Belgian choreographer Koen Augustijnen's "task-based" choreography, and ...
Gudirr Gudirr rarely loses its gripThe Australian
Aboriginal culture showcased in dance for changeSBS

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Major Aboriginal art exhibition for Auckland Art Gallery
National Business Review (subscription)
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is bringing the largest and most significant exhibition of contemporary Indigenous Australian art yet seen in New Zealand to Auckland in March. My Country showcases the breadth of recent work by Aboriginal and Torres ...

Major Aboriginal art exhibition for Auckland Art Gallery
National Business Review (subscription)
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is bringing the largest and most significant exhibition of contemporary Indigenous Australian art yet seen in New Zealand to Auckland in March. My Country showcases the breadth of recent work by Aboriginal and Torres ...

Outside pressure key to better life for Aborigines, says Pilger
Brisbane Times
"My own sense is that the so-called problem of indigenous Australia, which is really a problem for non-indigenous Australia, will only be resolved when there is enough pressure from outside the country," he says. This claim and others come from Utopia, ...

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Adam Goodes and the 'matter of choice'
The Australian
She chose not to be a victim, not to wallow in a past that saw nine of her 10 siblings taken from their parents; saw her removed at the age of five from her parents at Point Pearce, an indigenous town on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, 70km from ...

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Adam Goodes and the 'matter of choice'
The Australian
She chose not to be a victim, not to wallow in a past that saw nine of her 10 siblings taken from their parents; saw her removed at the age of five from her parents at Point Pearce, an indigenous town on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, 70km from ...

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Tim Flannery in call to honour Aborigines killed in land wars
Sydney Morning Herald
Tim Flannery, Australian of the Year in 2007, has expressed his ''personal sense of outrage'' that Aboriginal warriors who fought and died defending their lands and people against white settlers are ignored by the Australian War Memorial. In any other ...
Put indigenous warriors in war memorials: FlanneryThe Canberra Times

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Sydney Morning Herald
Tim Flannery in call to honour Aborigines killed in land wars
Sydney Morning Herald
Tim Flannery, Australian of the Year in 2007, has expressed his ''personal sense of outrage'' that Aboriginal warriors who fought and died defending their lands and people against white settlers are ignored by the Australian War Memorial. In any other ...
Is there place for aboriginal warriors in war memorials?WA today

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Freeman banks on support for islanders
The Australian
But Credit Suisse isn't alone, with Citigroup late last month unveiling a collaboration with Indigenous Business Australia and Supply Nation for a mentoring partnership for indigenous businesses. UBS supports the Nura Gili Centre for Indigenous ...

Freeman banks on support for islanders
The Australian
But Credit Suisse isn't alone, with Citigroup late last month unveiling a collaboration with Indigenous Business Australia and Supply Nation for a mentoring partnership for indigenous businesses. UBS supports the Nura Gili Centre for Indigenous ...