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The brutal legacy of Sister Kate's, a children's home with a mission to 'breed out the black' - ABC News

Sat, 2018/07/28 - 10:17pm

ABC News

The brutal legacy of Sister Kate's, a children's home with a mission to 'breed out the black'
ABC News
Of course, no days were ordinary in 1933 if you were Aboriginal and living under the reign of Western Australia's notorious Chief Protector of Aborigines, A.O. Neville. If you were Aboriginal, you lived in perpetual fear of this moment; your guard ...

Piers Akerman: PM Malcolm Turnbull's Tennant Creek trip will do nothing to help - Daily Telegraph

Sat, 2018/07/28 - 1:06pm

Daily Telegraph

Piers Akerman: PM Malcolm Turnbull's Tennant Creek trip will do nothing to help
Daily Telegraph
I say so-called because members of this community self-identify. To some they are First Australians, to others they are members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and many of them now distinguish themselves as “proud” members of ...

Disturbing new map of shows the locations of hundreds of Aboriginal massacres - NEWS.com.au

Sat, 2018/07/28 - 6:11am

NEWS.com.au

Disturbing new map of shows the locations of hundreds of Aboriginal massacres
NEWS.com.au
Today, a disturbing new map has revealed the terrifying scale and brutality of the 250 mass killings which took place in every Australian state apart from Western Australia and claimed the lives of some 6200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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AFL is the dominant Australian sport – but can it stay on top? - The Age

Fri, 2018/07/27 - 2:10pm

The Age

AFL is the dominant Australian sport – but can it stay on top?
The Age
While not usually recorded in the Australian Football League's annual calendar of self-congratulation, this game provides the most vivid illustration from the code's formative years of why the country's indigenous game became a religion in Melbourne.

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Australia's violent past documented in Indigenous massacre map - SBS

Fri, 2018/07/27 - 10:53am

SBS

Australia's violent past documented in Indigenous massacre map
SBS
Uncle Max Harrison says the project was a good thing for Indigenous Australians. “I feel that it should come out, I feel that it should be known and shown, the settlement of this country,” he said. It's another chance to uncover more of Australia's ...
Evidence of 250 massacres of Indigenous Australians mappedThe Guardian
Map of Indigenous massacres grows to include more sites of violence across AustraliaABC News
Colonial Frontier Massacres Map - Centre For 21st Century HumanitiesCentre For 21st Century Humanities

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Trevor Noah Went On Triple J To Not-Really Apologise For His Offensive Indigenous Joke - Junkee

Fri, 2018/07/27 - 2:11am

Junkee

Trevor Noah Went On Triple J To Not-Really Apologise For His Offensive Indigenous Joke
Junkee
I am so disgusted and appalled by the comments by @Trevornoah and his attempted humour that denigrates Aboriginal women I hope Australians boycott his shows in #Brisbane #Sydney #Melbourne #Perth #Australia That kind of 'humour' is not funny and ...

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Morning mail: Facebook shares plunge on slow growth after Cambridge Analytica scandal - The Guardian

Thu, 2018/07/26 - 8:53pm

The Guardian

Morning mail: Facebook shares plunge on slow growth after Cambridge Analytica scandal
The Guardian
There have been as many as 500 massacres of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, and mass killings occurred well into the 20th century, researchers have said. The evidence is released today by the University of Newcastle as part ...

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Evidence of 250 massacres of Indigenous Australians mapped - The Guardian

Thu, 2018/07/26 - 6:01pm

The Guardian

Evidence of 250 massacres of Indigenous Australians mapped
The Guardian
There have been as many as 500 massacres of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. And mass killings occurred well into the middle of the 20th century, researchers have said. The disturbing revelations were released by the ...
Map of Indigenous massacres grows to include more sites of violence across AustraliaABC News
Frontier massacres map lists 250 sitesThe Australian
Colonial massacres to pass 500 mark: study9news.com.au

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Syphilis: How deadly disease has spread in Australia - BBC News

Thu, 2018/07/26 - 2:42pm

BBC News

Syphilis: How deadly disease has spread in Australia
BBC News
Less than a decade ago, doctors in Australia believed they were close to eliminating syphilis from remote indigenous communities - the centre of national efforts to fight the disease. Since then, however, the sexually transmitted infection has grown ...

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Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko: book review - The Australian

Thu, 2018/07/26 - 2:00pm

The Australian

Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko: book review
The Australian
Australian indigenous literature is a paradox, even an oxymoron. The growing number of works that have appeared under its banner form a canon of sorts — they win prizes and large audiences of readers, attract critical acclaim and academic interest ...
Melissa Lucashenko: Too Much Lip was a frightening book to writeThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Trevor Noah refuses to apologise for joke about Indigenous women, says there was no intent to offend - ABC News

Thu, 2018/07/26 - 7:19am

ABC News

Trevor Noah refuses to apologise for joke about Indigenous women, says there was no intent to offend
ABC News
Speaking on triple j's Drive program, the South African said it was "completely" understandable that Indigenous women in Australia would have found the comments, from a stand-up special, offensive. Earlier this week, prominent Indigenous Australians ...

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Evidence of 250 massacres of Indigenous Australians mapped - The Guardian

Thu, 2018/07/26 - 7:00am
Evidence of 250 massacres of Indigenous Australians mapped  The Guardian

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were killed until at least 1930, often with police sanction, researchers say.

Evidence of 250 massacres of Indigenous Australians mapped | Australia news - The Guardian

Thu, 2018/07/26 - 7:00am
Evidence of 250 massacres of Indigenous Australians mapped | Australia news  The Guardian

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were killed until at least 1930, often with police sanction, researchers say.

Evidence of 250 massacres of Indigenous Australians mapped - The Guardian

Thu, 2018/07/26 - 7:00am
Evidence of 250 massacres of Indigenous Australians mapped  The Guardian

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were killed until at least 1930, often with police sanction, researchers say.

Indigenous chef Clayton Donovan brings Bush Tucker Roadshow to North West - Moree Champion

Thu, 2018/07/26 - 2:11am

Moree Champion

Indigenous chef Clayton Donovan brings Bush Tucker Roadshow to North West
Moree Champion
Clayton is Australia's only indigenous hatted chef and the star of ABC television's Wild Kitchen. He uses native ingredients like wattleseed, pepperberry and lemon myrtle to bring the mouth-watering and unmistakeable flavours of the Australian bush to ...

Culture is Inclusion for Indigenous People with Disability - Pro Bono Australia

Wed, 2018/07/25 - 9:07pm

Pro Bono Australia

Culture is Inclusion for Indigenous People with Disability
Pro Bono Australia
Compared to non-Indigenous Australians, disability in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities was found to be twice as prevalent, more complex in terms of co-occurring disabilities, and compressed within a shorter life expectancy. Statistical ...

Our numbers on the rise, says demographer - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2018/07/25 - 8:53am

National Indigenous Times

Our numbers on the rise, says demographer
National Indigenous Times
Australia's Indigenous population is expected to hit one million in four or five years' time, and over two million by the middle of the century, a leading demographer said. Dr Tom Wilson, of Charles Darwin University, said the number of Aboriginal and ...

Challenging myths about Indigenous Australia through dance - The Canberra Times

Wed, 2018/07/25 - 8:04am

The Canberra Times

Challenging myths about Indigenous Australia through dance
The Canberra Times
Dark Emu. Bangarra Dance Theatre. Choreographers: Stephen Page, Yolande Brown and Daniel Riley and the dancers. Composer: Stephen Francis. Dramaturg: Alana Valentine. Original book by Bruce Pascoe. Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre, ...

Local markets turning the tide against fake Indigenous art - 9news.com.au

Wed, 2018/07/25 - 5:11am

9news.com.au

Local markets turning the tide against fake Indigenous art
9news.com.au
Ignatius Taylor is an Indigenous artist who represented Martumili Artists at the fair. Based in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, he made a submission to the Federal Government Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs about the hurt the sale of ...
Ten classics of Indigenous designArchitecture and Design

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Oyster farming milestone for remote Aboriginal community, as 80000 baby oysters touch down - ABC News

Wed, 2018/07/25 - 5:06am

ABC News

Oyster farming milestone for remote Aboriginal community, as 80000 baby oysters touch down
ABC News
... potentially you'll be able to buy locally farmed oysters, that are a native species, taste great and they're only a day away from Darwin," he said. "Also, the thing about northern Australia is there's great potential to produce oysters for the ...

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