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Bennelong's grave: how history betrayed Australia's first diplomat - The Guardian

Sun, 2018/11/18 - 5:00pm

The Guardian

Bennelong's grave: how history betrayed Australia's first diplomat
The Guardian
Indeed, for almost a century until 2011, its precise location had eluded Australia – not unlike the true legacy of Bennelong, who has, in death, been straightjacketed as the subject of a black-white colonial morality tale: the Indigenous man straddling ...

Aboriginal groups beg NSW to back down on adoption changes - The Guardian

Sun, 2018/11/18 - 8:00am
Aboriginal groups beg NSW to back down on adoption changes  The Guardian

Aboriginal organisations, legal groups and thousands of community members are pleading with the New South Wales government to abandon its controversial ...

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Sun, 2018/11/18 - 7:22am

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Sky News host Warren Mundine says not all Aboriginal people hate mining, as thousands of Indigenous people all over the country work in the sector. It comes as a debate rages in Western Australia over gas extraction, with some Indigenous people opposed ...

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Aboriginal peak bodies push for new approach to Closing the Gap strategy - NT News

Sun, 2018/11/18 - 6:49am

NT News

Aboriginal peak bodies push for new approach to Closing the Gap strategy
NT News
They failed to receive a response to their initial letter, sent in early October, from any government except for the Northern Territory. National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation chief executive Pat Turner said they understood that ...

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Woollarawarre Bennelong burial site to be preserved after Government's $3m purchase - ABC News

Sun, 2018/11/18 - 4:03am

The Guardian

Woollarawarre Bennelong burial site to be preserved after Government's $3m purchase
ABC News
Woollarawarre Bennelong travelled to England as Indigenous Australia's first ambassador; He died in 1813 and was buried under an orchard belonging to brewer James Squire; The site was identified in 2011 and the property has now been purchased by the ...
Bennelong's burial site to be turned into public memorialThe Guardian

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Bennelong's burial site to be turned into public memorial - The Guardian

Sun, 2018/11/18 - 2:38am

The Guardian

Bennelong's burial site to be turned into public memorial
The Guardian
A committee of Indigenous elders along with state, federal and local MPs are committed to transforming the home into a memorial to honour Bennelong. It will also encompass a museum commemorating the impact of European invasion on Sydney's ...

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Martu students fly 1500km to boarding school for valuable vocational education - ABC Message Stick

Sat, 2018/11/17 - 11:05pm

ABC Message Stick

Martu students fly 1500km to boarding school for valuable vocational education
ABC Message Stick
The tiny remote Aboriginal community of Parnngurr lies 370km east of Newman in Western Australia, on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert. About 140 self-described "bush people" live there, mostly Martu Indigenous families, although the community swells ...

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Hall of Fame a natural home for Michael Gordon, one of our best - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sat, 2018/11/17 - 1:45am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Hall of Fame a natural home for Michael Gordon, one of our best
The Sydney Morning Herald
Among the truths he sought to relate, often causing discomfort for political leaders, were those relating to the marginalised: in particular, Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers. His approach was to submerge himself in the subject, and to write ...

School's in, the work's hard and hopes are sky high - The Australian

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 1:02pm

The Australian

School's in, the work's hard and hopes are sky high
The Australian
It's not an unusual dream for a teenage girl, but Dannelle, 16, and her peers at Yirara College, Australia's largest all-indigenous boarding school, are anything but ordinary. Dannelle is from the remote indigenous community of Elliott, 770km north of ...

Australian democracy: People speak, but will leaders listen? - The Canberra Times

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 1:01pm

The Canberra Times

Australian democracy: People speak, but will leaders listen?
The Canberra Times
Trust has been on the decline across the world and Australia is no exception - the repeated failures of our leaders to bridge the partisan divide and find solutions to energy policy, housing affordability, climate change and indigenous recognition only ...

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An Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' would strengthen Australia's democracy: Stan Grant - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 8:00am
An Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' would strengthen Australia's democracy: Stan Grant  The Sydney Morning Herald

The Indigenous journalist said the innovation, coming at a time of uncertainty for democracies, fused western and Indigenous tradition.

An Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' would strengthen Australia's democracy: Stan Grant - The Canberra Times

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 7:32am

The Canberra Times

An Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' would strengthen Australia's democracy: Stan Grant
The Canberra Times
A constitutionally-enshrined Indigenous "Voice to Parliament" would strengthen Australia's democracy in a time of global uncertainty, journalist Stan Grant has declared, suggesting it was a profound expression of confidence in the country's political ...

An Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' would strengthen Australia's democracy: Stan Grant - WAtoday

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 7:30am

WAtoday

An Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' would strengthen Australia's democracy: Stan Grant
WAtoday
A constitutionally-enshrined Indigenous "Voice to Parliament" would strengthen Australia's democracy in a time of global uncertainty, journalist Stan Grant has declared, suggesting it was a profound expression of confidence in the country's political ...

An Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' would strengthen Australia's democracy: Stan Grant - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 7:30am

The Sydney Morning Herald

An Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' would strengthen Australia's democracy: Stan Grant
The Sydney Morning Herald
A constitutionally-enshrined Indigenous "Voice to Parliament" would strengthen Australia's democracy in a time of global uncertainty, journalist Stan Grant has declared, suggesting it was a profound expression of confidence in the country's political ...
Uluru Statement is a plea for indigenous to be heard: Stan GrantThe Australian

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A new weekly Indigenous music chart has launched - SBS

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 6:07am

SBS

A new weekly Indigenous music chart has launched
SBS
Australian music history was made on Friday when the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA) launched the nation's very first Indigenous Music Chart through a partnership with Radio Monitor and the SGC Group. Executive Director of NIMA, Mark Smith, ...
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NIMA Launches Australia-First National Indigenous Music Charts - Katherine Times

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 5:06am

Katherine Times

NIMA Launches Australia-First National Indigenous Music Charts
Katherine Times
The best of the best Indigenous music can now be heard in one place with the launch of Australia's very first Indigenous music chart. Compiled weekly, the charts will create a list of the most-heard Indigenous songs across Australian radio. Commercial ...

NIMA Launches Australia-First National Indigenous Music Charts - Katherine Times

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 5:06am

Katherine Times

NIMA Launches Australia-First National Indigenous Music Charts
Katherine Times
The best of the best Indigenous music can now be heard in one place with the launch of Australia's very first Indigenous music chart. Compiled weekly, the charts will create a list of the most-heard Indigenous songs across Australian radio. Commercial ...

John Moriarty Foundation expands program to produce professional ... - ABC News

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 4:22am

ABC News

John Moriarty Foundation expands program to produce professional ...
ABC News
Despite huge participation numbers of junior Indigenous footballers, few reach football's professional ranks. With plans for 12 new training sites, the John ...
Australian football news: Indigenous football program, FFA ...Fox Sports
Huge boost for John Moriarty FootballFTBL Australia

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Preventing violence against Indigenous women needs to be on the national agenda - SBS

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 3:22am

SBS

Preventing violence against Indigenous women needs to be on the national agenda
SBS
The physical, verbal, sexual and emotional abuse that Indigenous women suffer is often more severe than non-Indigenous women and it receives far less public attention. In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women report experiencing ...

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The National Indigenous Music Awards has launched Australia's first Indigenous music chart - The Industry Observer

Fri, 2018/11/16 - 1:54am

The Industry Observer

The National Indigenous Music Awards has launched Australia's first Indigenous music chart
The Industry Observer
The National Indigenous Music Awards have made Australian music history today, partnering with Radio Monitor and the SGC Group to launch Australia's first Indigenous music chart. Designed to help bring the works of Indigenous musicians to the forefront ...

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