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Did legalised slavery exist in Australia? - ABC Online


Did legalised slavery exist in Australia?
ABC Online
For almost a century, tens of thousands of Indigenous Australians were forced to work for pastoral stations, missions and government reserves for little more than pocket money. Some have called it legalised slavery and are now fighting to recoup stolen ...

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Taleena Simon becomes first Aboriginal woman to sign professional terms in ... - TheSportsCampus.com


Taleena Simon becomes first Aboriginal woman to sign professional terms in ...
TheSportsCampus.com
Taleena Simon has become the first Aboriginal woman to receive a full time professional contract in Australia's Sevens program. Hailing from Redfern in Sydney's Inner West, Simon said she was excited to now be a professional athlete. “It's a dream come ...

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TALEENA SIMON BECOMES FIRST ABORIGINAL WOMAN TO SIGN ... - ARU Rugby


TALEENA SIMON BECOMES FIRST ABORIGINAL WOMAN TO SIGN ...
ARU Rugby
Taleena Simon has become the first Aboriginal woman to receive a full time professional contract in Australia's Sevens program. Hailing from Redfern in Sydney's Inner West, Simon said she was excited to now be a professional athlete. “It's a dream come ...

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Aboriginal leaders reject call to halt English lessons - The Australian


Aboriginal leaders reject call to halt English lessons
The Australian
He told The Australian that Aboriginal children should learn to read but questioned the language in which they should be taught, what version of English or if it should be in their own language. “We get so caught up in a narrow understanding of what it ...

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Aboriginal leaders reject call to halt English lessons - The Australian


Aboriginal leaders reject call to halt English lessons
The Australian
He told The Australian that Aboriginal children should learn to read but questioned the language in which they should be taught, what version of English or if it should be in their own language. “We get so caught up in a narrow understanding of what it ...

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Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ... - ABC Message Stick


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Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ...
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Ms Liddle is concerned that proceeding with a referendum to recognise Aboriginal people in the constitution will set back the campaign for a treaty with Indigenous Australia. The Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres ...
Honouring Indigenous servicemenABC Online
Veterans push PM for Indigenous war memorialSBS
Plenty of pride for Port Adelaide's planPort Adelaide
ARU Rugby -Echonetdaily -ABC Local
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Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ... - ABC Message Stick


Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ...
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The Recognise campaign calls for a referendum and for all Australians to back constitutional change. It's backed by the Federal Government, Opposition and the Greens, as well the AFL and Cricket Australia. However, there are members of the Indigenous ...

Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ... - ABC Message Stick


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Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ...
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Ms Liddle is concerned that proceeding with a referendum to recognise Aboriginal people in the constitution will set back the campaign for a treaty with Indigenous Australia. The Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres ...
Honouring Indigenous servicemenABC Online
Indigenous Australians in wartime: it's time to tell the whole storyThe Guardian
Veterans push PM for Indigenous war memorialSBS
West Coast Sentinel -GlobalPost
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Indigenous campaign builds against constitutional recognition - ABC Local


Indigenous campaign builds against constitutional recognition
ABC Local
The Indigenous community is split over a campaign to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Constitution. The Recognise campaign calls for a referendum and for all Australians to back constitutional change. It's backed by the ...

Indigenous campaign builds against constitutional recognition - ABC Local


Indigenous campaign builds against constitutional recognition
ABC Local
The Indigenous community is split over a campaign to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Constitution. The Recognise campaign calls for a referendum and for all Australians to back constitutional change. It's backed by the ...

Marron farm generates work for Aboriginal community - ABC Online


Marron farm generates work for Aboriginal community
ABC Online
A south west Western Australia marron farm has established itself as both a training body and an employer for local Noongar people. Ngalang Boodja Aboriginal Council Corporation. set up the commercial farm in Collie in 2008, in partnership with Premier ...

Honouring Indigenous servicemen - ABC Online


SBS

Honouring Indigenous servicemen
ABC Online
This year's NAIDOC theme, Serving Country: Centenary and Beyond, honours all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have fought in defence of Australia from the frontier wars through to present day. "There are records that Aboriginal ...
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Indigenous Australians in wartime: it's time to tell the whole storyThe Guardian
Remembering indigenous servicemenWest Coast Sentinel
SBS -Pro Bono Australia
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Honouring Indigenous servicemen - ABC Online


SBS

Honouring Indigenous servicemen
ABC Online
This year's NAIDOC theme, Serving Country: Centenary and Beyond, honours all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have fought in defence of Australia from the frontier wars through to present day. "There are records that Aboriginal ...
Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ...ABC Message Stick
Indigenous Australians in wartime: it's time to tell the whole storyThe Guardian
Veterans push PM for Indigenous war memorialSBS
West Coast Sentinel -GlobalPost
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Budget cuts will lead to early Indigenous smoking deaths, ex-race ... - ABC Online


Budget cuts will lead to early Indigenous smoking deaths, ex-race ...
ABC Online
In 2010, Mr Calma became the national coordinator of the Tackling Indigenous Smoking program, with teams of six around the country running anti-smoking programs targeting Indigenous Australians. "In Darwin, we've got a situation where one of our major ...

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Five Indigenous female writers who should be on school reading lists - The Guardian (blog)


The Guardian (blog)

Five Indigenous female writers who should be on school reading lists
The Guardian (blog)
Janke's work is pretty much my idea of the 'great Australian novel'. It covers the geography from Sydney to Cairns and the Torres Strait, and manages to be a love story, crime novel, legal lesson, and a comment on contemporary Indigenous Australians ...

Repaying our debt to Aboriginal soldiers - ABC Message Stick


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Repaying our debt to Aboriginal soldiers
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There are inspiring stories of the courage and sacrifice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians across the globe, from the Zulu plains of South Africa, to the trenches of Belgium and France, to the dugouts that stood between Rommel's ...
Honouring Indigenous servicemenABC Online
Veterans push PM for Indigenous war memorialSBS
Plenty of pride for Port Adelaide's planPort Adelaide
ARU Rugby -Echonetdaily -ABC Local
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John Kinsella - soldier, wrestler and Aboriginal elder - ABC Online


ABC Online

John Kinsella - soldier, wrestler and Aboriginal elder
ABC Online
Not many people can lay claim to serving their country at war and at two Olympics, but John Kinsella represented Australia at Mexico and Munich before volunteering for Vietnam. Mr Kinsella is the special guest of Blacktown City Council's NAIDOC week ...

NAIDOC Week across Australia | Photos - Newcastle Herald


NAIDOC Week across Australia | Photos
Newcastle Herald
NEWCASTLE: An Aboriginal Australian flag flies at the NAIDOC week rally at Civic Park. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers/Newcastle Herald. ALBURY-WODONGA: NAIDOC committee member Ruth Davys, of Thurgoona, helps her daughter Tacoola Ruth-Davys, ...

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NAIDOC Week across Australia | Photos - Illawarra Mercury


NAIDOC Week across Australia | Photos
Illawarra Mercury
NEWCASTLE: An Aboriginal Australian flag flies at the NAIDOC week rally at Civic Park. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers/Newcastle Herald. ALBURY-WODONGA: NAIDOC committee member Ruth Davys, of Thurgoona, helps her daughter Tacoola Ruth-Davys, ...

Cuts to Indigenous anti-smoking programs will contribute to early deaths of ... - ABC Online


Cuts to Indigenous anti-smoking programs will contribute to early deaths of ...
ABC Online
Anti-smoking programs for non-Indigenous Australians have achieved great success in the last 70 years, with rates dropping to one in five for men and less for women. By contrast, around half all Aboriginal adults smoke. Tom Calma is warning that cuts ...

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