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Yolngu sign language to be preserved in world-first document - ABC News

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 8:23pm
Yolngu sign language to be preserved in world-first document  ABC News

It's been used for thousands of years as a way to hunt without scaring your prey, or to recognise cultural silences — now the ancient art of Yolngu sign language ...

Of bunyips and other beasts: living memories of long-extinct creatures in art and stories - The Conversation AU

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 7:12pm
Of bunyips and other beasts: living memories of long-extinct creatures in art and stories  The Conversation AU

It is plausible to suppose that human memories of long-extinct creatures today underpin many stories we have generally regarded as fiction.

The remarkable women of Yungngora who saved their town - The West Australian

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 6:03pm
The remarkable women of Yungngora who saved their town  The West Australian

The transformation of Yungngora into a peaceful and safe community is thanks to a group of local indigenous women.

Poverty as a moral question: do we have the collective will to end it? - The Guardian

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 6:00pm
Poverty as a moral question: do we have the collective will to end it?  The Guardian

How did we get here, and why does Australia, allegedly the land of the fair go, fail to make progress on lifting the bottom 10% out of poverty? Gay Alcorn.

Why strangers are paying Australian women's debts - BBC News

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 3:06pm
Why strangers are paying Australian women's debts  BBC News

Aboriginal women are being disproportionately jailed due to an "unjust" law, campaigners say.

Space Agency in Adelaide to get satellite research centre - NEWS.com.au

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 2:30pm
Space Agency in Adelaide to get satellite research centre  NEWS.com.au

Adelaide's mission to become a “Space City” will have a boost today from an announcement that it will be the home of smart satellites.

A guide to Bluesfest: 14 acts not to miss - Northern Star

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 2:00pm
A guide to Bluesfest: 14 acts not to miss  Northern Star

THE 30th Bluesfest will host more than 200 performers, here's just a taste of what's in store.

Third Sydney A-League team could bear name of Indigenous nation - Sydney Morning Herald

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 1:59pm
Third Sydney A-League team could bear name of Indigenous nation  Sydney Morning Herald

The 12th team to enter the A-League could become the first to tie its identity to an Aboriginal nation with the Macarthur-South West Sydney expansion team ...

Third Sydney A-League team could bear name of Indigenous nation - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 1:59pm
Third Sydney A-League team could bear name of Indigenous nation  The Sydney Morning Herald

A shortlist of potential names for the A-League's third team from Sydney reveal potential tributes to the region's heritage.

Palm Sunday rally says "yes" to refugees - Honi Soit

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 11:14am
Palm Sunday rally says "yes" to refugees  Honi Soit

Cries of “no racism, no fear, refugees are welcome here” rang through Belmore Park and Parramatta Road on Sunday afternoon, as the annual Palm Sunday ...

Federal Election 2019: Three candidates pull out of race - Herald Sun

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 7:00am
Federal Election 2019: Three candidates pull out of race  Herald Sun

Scott Morrison experienced an awkward moment on the campaign trail today during his first walkabout.

Clinic opens in remote NT community amid funding concerns - ABC News

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 4:32am
Clinic opens in remote NT community amid funding concerns  ABC News

A remote NT Indigenous community has celebrated the opening of a brand new clinic, but its manager says it is not receiving enough ongoing funding to provide ...

Native Australian bird attacks and kills owner - Yahoo News

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 4:05am
Native Australian bird attacks and kills owner  Yahoo News

It is understood a cassowary attacked the man with its 'dagger like' claws after he fell over.

Ngarigo: Australia's people of the snow – a photo essay - The Guardian

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 3:54am
Ngarigo: Australia's people of the snow – a photo essay  The Guardian

Development has been approved for this barren paddock in the Snowy Mountains. But Indigenous people say it could contain burial sites.

Cassowary kills suspected breeder in Florida - ABC News

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 2:52am
Cassowary kills suspected breeder in Florida  ABC News

Authorities in Florida believe the 75-year-old was attacked after falling over close to one of the native Australian birds, which are regarded as the world's most ...

Large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea kills its owner - TVNZ

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 1:07am
Large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea kills its owner  TVNZ

Cassowaries are similar to emus and stand up to 1.8 metres tall and weigh up to 60 kilograms.

Inside the fight to contain Australia's greatest pest, the cane toad - The Canberra Times

Sun, 2019/04/14 - 1:00am
Inside the fight to contain Australia's greatest pest, the cane toad  The Canberra Times

The name is positively exotic. Rhinella Marina. A Greek actress perhaps? Or a Latin philosopher? You couldn't be further from the truth. It is in fact ... dru...

'They were back to being black': The land withheld from returning Indigenous soldiers - ABC News

Sat, 2019/04/13 - 7:15pm
'They were back to being black': The land withheld from returning Indigenous soldiers  ABC News

Indigenous soldiers returning home from the horrors of World War I were plunged headlong into another long-running battle.

'They were back to being black': The land withheld from returning Indigenous soldiers - ABC News

Sat, 2019/04/13 - 7:15pm
'They were back to being black': The land withheld from returning Indigenous soldiers  ABC News

Indigenous soldiers returning home from the horrors of World War I were plunged headlong into another long-running battle.

Free flu shot for over six million Aussies - Bega District News

Sat, 2019/04/13 - 2:05pm
Free flu shot for over six million Aussies  Bega District News

More than six million flu shots will be free for Australians aged over 65, indigenous people, pregnant women and those at a greater medical risk of contractin...

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