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Jemma Astley in Aboriginal XI commemorative squad marking 150th anniversary of the first Aboriginal team that toured ... - Port Stephens Examiner

Sun, 2018/05/27 - 11:57pm

Port Stephens Examiner

Jemma Astley in Aboriginal XI commemorative squad marking 150th anniversary of the first Aboriginal team that toured ...
Port Stephens Examiner
Port Stephens cricketer Jemma Astley is no stranger to representing her country. But being selected to represent Australia, and her Indigenous heritage, on a commemorative tour to England next month will be an extra special moment in her sporting career.

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Jemma Astley in Aboriginal XI commemorative squad marking 150th anniversary of the first Aboriginal team that toured ... - Port Stephens Examiner

Sun, 2018/05/27 - 11:57pm

Port Stephens Examiner

Jemma Astley in Aboriginal XI commemorative squad marking 150th anniversary of the first Aboriginal team that toured ...
Port Stephens Examiner
Port Stephens cricketer Jemma Astley is no stranger to representing her country. But being selected to represent Australia, and her Indigenous heritage, on a commemorative tour to England next month will be an extra special moment in her sporting career.

Bundjalung man wins national Indigenous Arts Award - Northern Star

Sun, 2018/05/27 - 8:13pm

Northern Star

Bundjalung man wins national Indigenous Arts Award
Northern Star
BUNDJALUNG, Wiradjuri and Ni-Vanuatu man Thomas E.S. Kelly has been named the recipient of The Dreaming Award (for emerging artists aged 18-26 years) at the National Indigenous Arts Awards. The awards, organised by Australia Council for the Arts, ...

The violent collectors who gathered Indigenous artefacts for the Queensland Museum - The Conversation AU

Sun, 2018/05/27 - 8:04pm

The Conversation AU

The violent collectors who gathered Indigenous artefacts for the Queensland Museum
The Conversation AU
Europeans collected a huge number of Aboriginal artefacts during the colonisation of Australia. These include weapons, bags, toys, clothing, canoes, tools, ceremonial items, and ancestral human remains. Many institutions that hold these items are ...

Noel Pearson calls for a 'declaration' celebrating all Australians, one year on from Uluru statement - ABC Message Stick

Sun, 2018/05/27 - 7:31pm

ABC Message Stick

Noel Pearson calls for a 'declaration' celebrating all Australians, one year on from Uluru statement
ABC Message Stick
Cape York lawyer Noel Pearson says there is still a "window" to develop a constitutionally-enshrined voice representing Indigenous Australians, one year on from the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Renewed push for indigenous recognitionYahoo News
Plans to revive Aboriginal voice: PearsonSBS

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History's flame burns afresh as National Reconciliation Week seeks to create a bond between all Tasmanians - The Mercury

Sun, 2018/05/27 - 2:10pm

The Mercury

History's flame burns afresh as National Reconciliation Week seeks to create a bond between all Tasmanians
The Mercury
Other events this week will include breakfasts across the state, addressed by Mick Gooda, an indigenous Australian of the Gangulu people in northern Queensland. In 2009, Mr Gooda was appointed the Australian Human Rights Commission's Aboriginal and ...

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Opinion: Constitutional change for indigenous recognition a matter for all Australians - Courier Mail

Sun, 2018/05/27 - 11:04am

Courier Mail

Opinion: Constitutional change for indigenous recognition a matter for all Australians
Courier Mail
It can now be revealed that a Senate Question on Notice from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet states: “There were no face-to-face consultations with non-indigenous Australians.” White Australians could provide their views on a “digital ...

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Artists recognised at 2018 National Indigenous Arts Awards - SBS

Sun, 2018/05/27 - 9:12am

SBS

Artists recognised at 2018 National Indigenous Arts Awards
SBS
The National Indigenous Arts Awards are organised by The Australia Council. The Council founded the Red Ochre Award in 1993 and later expanded it to become the National Indigenous Arts Awards. Chair of the Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Victorian Labor drops Aust Day debate - 9news.com.au

Sun, 2018/05/27 - 4:37am

The Northern Daily Leader

Victorian Labor drops Aust Day debate
9news.com.au
The Australia Day motion, which said "the date of 26 January 1788 is offensive to indigenous people" was withdrawn before the second day of the conference began. This was only publicly confirmed before proceedings ended with a vote to defer debates on ...
Call to elect Vic Labor Indigenous MPThe Northern Daily Leader

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Respect drives Michael Walters' journey with Fremantle Dockers ahead of AFL's Indigenous Round - PerthNow

Sat, 2018/05/26 - 4:01pm

PerthNow

Respect drives Michael Walters' journey with Fremantle Dockers ahead of AFL's Indigenous Round
PerthNow
IT has been a long, emotional journey since the Krakouer brothers first carved up the paddock, but Michael Walters believes mainstream Australia has finally embraced the wonderful complexities of his indigenous culture. On the eve of the AFL's Sir Doug ...

A matter of trust: Businessman's involvement with an Aboriginal trust - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sat, 2018/05/26 - 2:15pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

A matter of trust: Businessman's involvement with an Aboriginal trust
The Sydney Morning Herald
How does a white Perth businessman recently discharged from bankruptcy and told by Australia's corporate watchdog he is to be banned from managing companies end up responsible for a multi-million-dollar Aboriginal charitable trust? That is one of the ...

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Community in crisis: The fight to protect indigenous children from abuse and neglect - Daily Telegraph

Sat, 2018/05/26 - 12:05pm

Community in crisis: The fight to protect indigenous children from abuse and neglect
Daily Telegraph
But point-of-sale prohibition doesn't address Central Australia's estimated 4000 problem drinkers, who are chronically dependent and remain free to drink in the town's bars. Boffa is extremely reluctant to criticise the Aboriginal constituency, but ...

Community in crisis: The fight to protect indigenous children from abuse and neglect - The Cairns Post

Sat, 2018/05/26 - 12:00pm

Community in crisis: The fight to protect indigenous children from abuse and neglect
The Cairns Post
Alice Springs is at Australia's spiritual heart: the creation point in our landscape, where raw earth blends seamlessly with the cosmic, and even diehard atheists confess to sacred encounters with the almighty red rock. Now that heart is broken. There ...

Canberra showcases Australia's rich Indigenous history and prepares for Reconciliation Week - ArtsHub

Sat, 2018/05/26 - 11:48am

ArtsHub

Canberra showcases Australia's rich Indigenous history and prepares for Reconciliation Week
ArtsHub
As Canberra prepares for Australia's first Reconciliation Day public holiday on 28 May 2018, Canberra's attractions showcase their rich and cultural indigenous offerings year-round – some of which are among the largest collections of Australian ...
After the apology to the stolen generations – a photo essay ...The Guardian
Australia marks 20-year anniversary of Sorry Day | SBS NewsSBS

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Australia Gets Big Flu Vaccine Boost As Stocks Run Low - ten daily

Sat, 2018/05/26 - 4:11am

ten daily

Australia Gets Big Flu Vaccine Boost As Stocks Run Low
ten daily
Australia has avoided a shortage of flu vaccines after the federal government announced 800,000 extra doses would be available for the looming flu season. The boost to national flu vaccine stockpiles comes as NSW, Victoria and the ACT faced a shortfall ...

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After the apology to the stolen generations – a photo essay - The Guardian

Fri, 2018/05/25 - 10:49pm

The Guardian

After the apology to the stolen generations – a photo essay
The Guardian
Ten years ago the then Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, made an official apology to all Indigenous Australians, and in particular to the stolen generations, for past governments' mistreatment and wrongdoings to Australian's Indigenous populations ...

A year on, the key goal of Uluru statement remains elusive - The Guardian

Fri, 2018/05/25 - 10:18pm

The Guardian

A year on, the key goal of Uluru statement remains elusive
The Guardian
The statement is a proposal of constitutional reform that would establish a constitutionally enshrined First Nations representative body to advise parliament on policy affecting Indigenous peoples and commit Australia to a process of truth-telling of ...

A journey into 'hell on earth' - ABC Online

Fri, 2018/05/25 - 7:14pm

ABC Online

A journey into 'hell on earth'
ABC Online
Over 100 years, the Moore River Native Settlement became notorious as a camp where Aboriginal people from across Western Australia were sent — often against their will and often as young children — for "integration" into western society. Kevin Barron ...

Family's rise from the sorry place: Ken and Ben Wyatt's proud return - The Australian

Fri, 2018/05/25 - 2:30pm

The Australian

Family's rise from the sorry place: Ken and Ben Wyatt's proud return
The Australian
To mark both events, an extraordinary ceremony has been held at Moore River, or Mogumber, with Australia's first Aboriginal federal minister, Ken Wyatt, and his nephew Ben Wyatt, Australia's first Aboriginal state treasurer, standing side by side ...

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Turning tables on our cringe kitsch - The Australian

Fri, 2018/05/25 - 2:11pm

The Australian

Turning tables on our cringe kitsch
The Australian
Of course he never did hit rock bottom. Rather, his career soared and countless accolades followed. To this day, Albert is driven to shed light on the glaring and ongoing oppression of indigenous people, and their inequality with non-indigenous ...

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