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Damien Hooper Promises Not To Wear Aboriginal Flag Entering Ring Again
TripleM Sydney (blog)
Damien Hooper wears a T-shirt bearing the Aboriginal flag (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev). He did it for his people, but Australian boxer Damien Hooper has promised not to repeat his entry to the ring with the Aboriginal flag proudly emblazoned across his ...

Sapphires sparkle in feel-good movie
The Age
Inspired by a true story, it's also a proudly Australian story and follows four young Aboriginal women, who in 1968 are flown to the war-zones of South Vietnam to perform for American troops. Directed by Wayne Blair, it's filled with an infectious ...

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Sapphires sparkle in feel-good movie
Sydney Morning Herald
Inspired by a true story, it's also a proudly Australian story and follows four young Aboriginal women, who in 1968 are flown to the war-zones of South Vietnam to perform for American troops. Directed by Wayne Blair, it's filled with an infectious ...

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Political Games
ABC Online
Indigenous Australian boxer, Damian Hooper was forced to apologise after wearing a t-shirt featuring the Aboriginal flag into his first round bout, in lieu of his official uniform. Richard Waterhouse is an Emeritus Professor in History and an Authority ...

Indigenous worker numbers skyrocket in mining
ABC Online
The number of Indigenous people working on major mining projects in Western Australia has skyrocketed over the past five years. In the resource-rich Pilbara region, big companies like Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Chevron and Fortescue Metals are keen to ...

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The Dartmouth
New Hood exhibit will display Australian Aboriginal art
The Dartmouth
“Crossing Cultures,” an Australian Aboriginal art exhibit featuring works from 15 Aboriginal communities, will open at the Hood Museum on Sept. 15. Jenny Che / The Dartmouth Staff. By Matthew Mc Nierney, The Dartmouth Staff. Published on Tuesday, July ...

Olympics overreact to Aboriginal T-shift: boxing officials
ABC Online
The Australian Olympic Committee had reported the apparent breach of Olympic protocol to the IOC, and the Indigenous boxer has agreed not to wear the shirt again. But boxing officials say it was an overreaction. Emily Bourke has the latest. EMILY ...

Sky News Australia
Hooper escapes flag punishment
Sky News Australia
Australian boxer Damien Hooper has escaped censure from the International Olympic Committee after wearing a tee-shirt emblazoned with the Aboriginal flag into the ring for his opening bout in the light-heavyweight division on Monday. The 20-year-old ...

Could northern Australia become a food bowl for Asia?
Radio Australia
... skills and infrastructure, and indigenous issues. And, importantly, a lack of knowledge of suitable farming methods. Bob Lawn is Professor of Tropical Crop Sciences at James Cook University. LAWN: In relation to the issue of whether Northern ...

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Radio Australia
Boxer Hooper apologises for Aboriginal shirt
Radio Australia
Cathy Freeman carried the Australian flag and the Aboriginal flag after she won gold at the Sydney Olympics. The Aboriginal flag was flown at a number of locations during the 2000 Games after the IOC waived its rule against flags of nations not competing.

Brisbane Times
'I take my hat off to him': Mundine backs Hooper's flag stance
Brisbane Times
Australian boxer Damian Hooper has caused a stir with an Aboriginal flag T-shirt while South Korean fencer Shin A-Lam was shattered after an upset in the semi final. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. Australian boxing medal hope Damien ...

NEWS.com.au
Australian boxer Damien Hooper warned not to wear Aboriginal flag t-shirt
NEWS.com.au
Damien Hooper (L) of Australia is dressed in a T-shirt bearing the Aboriginal colours as he arrives for his first round Light-heavyweight (81kg) match of the London 2012 Olymipic Games against Marcus Browne of the USA on July 30, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Jack ...

Australian boxer Damien Hooper warned not to wear Aboriginal flag t-shirt
Courier Mail
Hooper, an Indigenous Australian from northern Queensland, marked his Games debut by wearing a black T-shirt bearing the Aboriginal flag as he arrived for his impressive opening fight win against American Marcus Browne. It went against Australian team ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Australian boxer Damien Hooper warned not to wear Aboriginal flag t-shirt
Herald Sun
Damien Hooper (L) of Australia is dressed in a T-shirt bearing the Aboriginal colours as he arrives for his first round Light-heavyweight (81kg) match of the London 2012 Olymipic Games against Marcus Browne of the USA on July 30, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Jack ...
Victorious boxer faces sanction over Aboriginal flag T-shirtSydney Morning Herald
Boxer Hooper apologises for Aboriginal shirtRadio Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald
Mundine backs Hooper's flag stance
Sydney Morning Herald
Mundine, who has held world titles in three weight classes, applauded Hooper's controversial attire and said indigenous athletes should not have to recognise the Australian flag while the Union Jack remained a feature of it. Controversial ... Damien ...

Mundine backs Hooper's flag stance
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian boxing medal hope Damien Hooper "did the right thing" in defying team protocol to wear an Aboriginal flag T-shirt into the ring at the London Olympics, former world champion Anthony Mundine says. Hooper was reported to the International ...

Aboriginal sex abuse 'hidden'
The West Australian
"We have to treat sexual abuse of Aboriginal children as a very serious human rights issue in Australia," Dr McGlade said. "We have to stop normalising it and recognise our historical past where this abuse was part of the frontier, part of the history ...

WA today
Victorious boxer faces sanction over Aboriginal flag T-shirt
WA today
Hooper, whose mother is an indigenous Australian, said he was proud of his heritage and credited it with the 13-11 points win over Browne. "I'm Aboriginal, I'm representing my culture not only my country, but all my people as well," he said. "I'm very ...

Aussie boxer sparks Aboriginal t-shirt controversy
Illawarra Mercury
A thrilling come-from-behind victory has given Damien Hooper the confidence to believe he can win Australia's first gold medal in boxing - but his win over American Marcus Browne will be overshadowed by the T-shirt the Queenslander wore into the ring.

Australian boxer Damien Hooper warned not to wear Aboriginal flag t-shirt
Herald Sun
Hooper, an Indigenous Australian from northern Queensland, marked his Games debut by wearing a black T-shirt bearing the Aboriginal flag as he arrived for his impressive opening fight win against American Marcus Browne. It went against Australian team ...