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Scullion defends review as NT traditional owners sound alarm on Northern ...
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Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion has rejected suggestions from Australia's largest Aboriginal land council that he is attacking Aboriginal land rights. Senator Scullion was accused by the Northern Land Council (NLC) of breaking an ...

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Australia's Abbott Plans Aboriginals Constitutional Acknowledgement in 2017
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A 1967 referendum with a 90.77-percent Yes vote has allowed for the unique status of Aboriginal people in Australia. However, the Aboriginal people remain unacknowledged by the Australian constitution. A protester demanding human rights for Australia's ...

The Canberra Times
Rachel Perkins speaks out on the need to stand up for Aboriginal Australians
The Canberra Times
The question Noel Pearson decisively asks: do you believe that it is important that indigenous Australians have a rightful place in this, their own nation? This is a question for you. My people know we want a rightful place in this nation and we have ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner numbers soar, ABS reportsThe Australian
UN call for review of Australia's mandatory sentencing laws has backing of ...ABC Online
Spending on targeted Indigenous services falling, says reportThe Guardian
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Charity Kindles boost reading skills of indigenous children
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“We'll be reaching out to Australia's top CEOs soon to see how we can get our digital library launched. We want young indigenous readers to be among the first to take advantage of the best technology available. We will get this done. It is simply a ...

Charity Kindles boost reading skills of indigenous children
The Australian
“We'll be reaching out to Australia's top CEOs soon to see how we can get our digital library launched. We want young indigenous readers to be among the first to take advantage of the best technology available. We will get this done. It is simply a ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Artist Ben Quilty confronts colonial denial with Aboriginal massacre site art ...
Sydney Morning Herald
In the beautiful southern highlands of NSW there is a glorious spectacle of nature called Fairy Bower Falls. It sounds magical, secluded and full of promise, as if it might be a tranquil sanctuary. One of Australia's most talented contemporary artists ...

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Australia PM Abbott wants indigenous referendum in 2017
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Australian PM Tony Abbott has vowed to "sweat blood" to secure constitutional recognition for indigenous people, saying he wants a referendum in 2017. But Mr Abbott said he would not rush with the date until he was confident the referendum would succeed.
Hindus to back indigenous recognition in Australia's referendumOye! Times
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is ready to "sweat blood" to achieve ...ABC Online
Tony Abbott continues to pussyfoot around Indigenous recognitionThe Guardian
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Australia PM Abbott wants referendum to recognize Aboriginal people in ...
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday that he hopes to hold a vote in May 2017 on changing the country's constitution to finally recognize Australia's indigenous people. The constitution currently does not recognize Aboriginal and ...

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Australia PM Abbott wants referendum to recognize Aboriginal people in ...
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday that he hopes to hold a vote in May 2017 on changing the country's constitution to finally recognize Australia's indigenous people. The constitution currently does not recognize Aboriginal and ...

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Australian PM Tony Abbott vows historic change to recognise Aborigines by 2017
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Mr Abbott, a staunch conservative and monarchist, has a strong commitment to social justice and has taken on the cause of improving the lot of Australia's Aborigines as a personal commitment. In September, he spent a week in a tent on a remote ...
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Australian PM Tony Abbott to 'sweat blood' for Aboriginal recognition
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This file photo taken on Nov 12, 2013, shows Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (centre) speaking with Aboriginal performers at the opening of the 44th Parliament in Canberra. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has declared himself ready to ...

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Australian PM backs Aboriginal recognition
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said that he was ready to "sweat blood" to hold a referendum in 2017 on constitutional recognition for indigenous people, according to Australian media reports. At a fundraising dinner for the RECOGNISE ...

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Australian PM backs Aboriginal recognition
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said that he was ready to "sweat blood" to hold a referendum in 2017 on constitutional recognition for indigenous people, according to Australian media reports. At a fundraising dinner for the RECOGNISE ...
Australian PM Tony Abbott vows historic change to recognise Aborigines by 2017Telegraph.co.uk
Tony Abbott vows to 'sweat blood' for Indigenous referendumThe Age
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Aboriginal leaders question motives behind PM Tony Abbott's push on Constitution
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At a meeting of Australia's largest Aboriginal Land Council in Kakadu National Park, Joe Morrison said the Prime Minister's push for a referendum on Constitutional recognition would be threatened by the Government's handling of Aboriginal affairs in ...

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Aboriginal leaders question motives behind PM Tony Abbott's push on Constitution
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At a meeting of Australia's largest Aboriginal Land Council in Kakadu National Park, Joe Morrison said the Prime Minister's push for a referendum on Constitutional recognition would be threatened by the Government's handling of Aboriginal affairs in ...

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Aboriginal leaders question motives behind PM Tony Abbott's push on Constitution
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At a meeting of Australia's largest Aboriginal Land Council in Kakadu National Park, Joe Morrison said the Prime Minister's push for a referendum on Constitutional recognition would be threatened by the Government's handling of Aboriginal affairs in ...

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BBC News
Australia PM Abbott wants indigenous referendum in 2017
BBC News
Australian PM Tony Abbott has vowed to "sweat blood" to secure constitutional recognition for indigenous people, saying he wants a referendum in 2017. But Mr Abbott said he would not rush with the date until he was confident the referendum would succeed.
Australia eyes indigenous recognition voteBBC News

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Don't aim too low on constitutional recognition of indigenous peoples, Kirstie ...
Sydney Morning Herald
One of indigenous Australia's elected leaders has expressed fears that Prime Minister Tony Abbott was "aiming too low" in his efforts to recognise the First Australians in the nation's founding document. Kirstie Parker, the co-chair of the National ...

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Australia's biggest native title claim filed in Queensland
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Australia's biggest native title claim - covering 14.6m ha (36m acres) of land and waters - has been lodged in a Brisbane court. The claim - filed on behalf of nine traditional owners - refers to much of the Cape York peninsula in the far-north of ...
Indigenous Groups Have Come Together To Make The Biggest Native Title ...Business Insider Australia
Huge native title claim lodged for Queensland's Cape York peninsulaThe Age
Cape York Land Council lodge native land claim for Queensland peninsulaDaily Mail

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Rundle: Warren Mundine's individual treaty idea a confused farrago
Crikey
One has to concede the whole indigenous issue has long been a farrago, but it seems that it's only when the dreamers encounter someone saying something which doesn't help their various noble causes that it's noticed. by Norman Hanscombe on Dec 12, ...