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Indigenous treaty back on NT's agenda - The Australian

Fri, 2018/05/04 - 2:13pm

The Australian

Indigenous treaty back on NT's agenda
The Australian
A draft agreement paving the way for treaties with Aboriginal groups in the Northern Territory would commit the Gunner government to recognising that Australia was improperly settled and its First Peoples need recompense for “deep injustice (and ...

'They call us Australians': Vanuatu descendants of Indigenous Australians search for long lost family - ABC News

Fri, 2018/05/04 - 7:00am
'They call us Australians': Vanuatu descendants of Indigenous Australians search for long lost family  ABC News

A small group of men from Vanuatu with Aboriginal ancestry have travelled to Australia on a mission to reconnect with their long lost family, and to push for better ...

Descendants of Indigenous WWI Light Horse soldiers honour their ancestors - J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service

Fri, 2018/05/04 - 6:03am

J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service

Descendants of Indigenous WWI Light Horse soldiers honour their ancestors
J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service
... Peter Allen- National Co-ordinator of the Centenary of Anzac Jewish Program & individual sponsors Deirdre Bear, Sylvia Leeser, Roland Gridiger and Nick Schoulal. The Rona Tranby Trust was established in 1991, from a bequest in the will of Thomas ...

In New Caledonia, Macron confronts the past and prepares the future - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2018/05/04 - 3:29am

Business Insider

In New Caledonia, Macron confronts the past and prepares the future
The Sydney Morning Herald
It's unlikely that Macron will buy into that statement, although he can be expected to defend the spirit of the Noumea Accord in ongoing discussions between local parties. Meanwhile, another group of independence supporters is watching the preparation ...
No harm done as Australia responds to Macron's 'delicious' faux pasBusiness Insider

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Indigenous group launches nation's first private carbon trading fund - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2018/05/04 - 1:07am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Indigenous group launches nation's first private carbon trading fund
The Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal Carbon Fund general manager Rowan Foley said the creation of the private carbon credit trading fund gave the market an option other than standard offsets. It would allow companies buying Australian carbon credit units to make an impact ...

Land clearing laws pass Qld parliament - Katherine Times

Thu, 2018/05/03 - 10:02pm

Katherine Times

Land clearing laws pass Qld parliament
Katherine Times
The Turnbull government is seeking to use indigenous land rights and the Great Barrier Reef to block the laws. "These laws are Terra Nullius 2.0, they are effectively taking the rights of indigenous Australians off them again and we will do whatever we ...
NewsGoondiwindi Argus
Tightening of Queensland's land-clearing laws prompts farmers' fears for future generationsABC Local

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Land clearing laws pass Qld parliament - Katherine Times

Thu, 2018/05/03 - 10:02pm

Katherine Times

Land clearing laws pass Qld parliament
Katherine Times
The Turnbull government is seeking to use indigenous land rights and the Great Barrier Reef to block the laws. "These laws are Terra Nullius 2.0, they are effectively taking the rights of indigenous Australians off them again and we will do whatever we ...

The Dreamtime, science and narratives of Indigenous Australia - The Conversation AU

Thu, 2018/05/03 - 8:21pm

The Conversation AU

The Dreamtime, science and narratives of Indigenous Australia
The Conversation AU
Six years later, after heavy rain, Bowler was riding his motorbike around the lake and again found human remains, this time of a man. From an Indigenous perspective, it was not that Jim Bowler discovered these ancient people but that they found him ...

The indigenous cricketers honouring Australia's 1868 'heroes' - BBC News

Thu, 2018/05/03 - 4:56pm

BBC News

The indigenous cricketers honouring Australia's 1868 'heroes'
BBC News
When cricketer Nick Boland walks out on to The Oval in London next month he will be wearing the Aboriginal flag on his sleeve and the name of another player on his back. That player, Grongarrong, was a batsman in Australia's first international ...

Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia review: The trials, tribulations - and pride - The Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2018/05/03 - 2:15pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia review: The trials, tribulations - and pride
The Sydney Morning Herald
Growing up Aboriginal in Australia Ed., Anita Heiss Black Inc., $29.99. In the wake of the controversial segment on Channel Seven's morning show, Sunrise, when a panel of all-white "experts" advocated for the return of child-removal policies echoing ...

Land clearing laws pass Qld parliament - 9news.com.au

Thu, 2018/05/03 - 12:43pm

Land clearing laws pass Qld parliament
9news.com.au
Environmentalists say the laws are a good start, but have been relentless in their campaign to bring attention to deforestation in Queensland, where it is higher than the rest of Australia combined. The Turnbull government is seeking to use indigenous ...

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The story behind the 2018 Indigenous guernsey - Adelaide Crows

Thu, 2018/05/03 - 8:33am

Adelaide Crows

The story behind the 2018 Indigenous guernsey
Adelaide Crows
The circles on the outer (navy, red and gold) symbolise and acknowledge those Indigenous communities from around Australia from which the Indigenous players originated from and that they are connected to, whilst the connecting lines (navy, red and gold ...

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A DNA test says you've got Indigenous Australian ancestry. Now what? - The Conversation AU

Thu, 2018/05/03 - 3:15am

The Conversation AU

A DNA test says you've got Indigenous Australian ancestry. Now what?
The Conversation AU
As Regina Ganter notes, the “in-between” status of these “half-steps” is not well-recognised contemporary policy and discourse – which tends to frame Aboriginality as an either/or identity. Although Noble and Bennett's research participants discovered ...

Macron ends Australia tour with indigenous dance - The Australian

Thu, 2018/05/03 - 2:28am

The Australian

Macron ends Australia tour with indigenous dance
The Australian
Mr Macron toured an Aboriginal-themed Biennale exhibition at Sydney's Carriageworks venue with Malcolm Turnbull, the last of several public appearances by the two men on a visit which also included military-themed events. Mr Macron's tour marks the ...
Macron gets a taste of indigenous artYahoo News
Emmanuel Macron signs pact targeting cyber warfare, looks to forge closer ties with AustraliaABC Online
Macron heading to Australia to boost defense ties, raise French profileReuters

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Marcia Langton's Welcome to Country reveals secret Australian destinations - The Weekly Review

Thu, 2018/05/03 - 2:10am

The Weekly Review

Marcia Langton's Welcome to Country reveals secret Australian destinations
The Weekly Review
They're the visually stunning and culturally rich holiday spots in our own backyard, but respected academic and author Marcia Langton says Indigenous tourist destinations in Australia have mostly been kept secret by those few in the know. Langton's new ...

University job comes down to problem solving - The Sydney Morning Herald

Wed, 2018/05/02 - 11:30pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

University job comes down to problem solving
The Sydney Morning Herald
“And if we start improving those outcomes and improving white Australians' understanding of indigenous culture, that's when the gaps will start to close,” he says. Meanwhile, however, all policy dialogue assumes there is a trade-off between culture and ...

More than 200 Indigenous women in business meet for Australian-first conference - ABC Local

Wed, 2018/05/02 - 8:47pm

ABC Local

More than 200 Indigenous women in business meet for Australian-first conference
ABC Local
Cherissima Blackman, who established Ngardu Cultural Heritage Tours to run tours of the Great Barrier Reef, said she had faced challenges both within her community and outside of it while developing her business. She gained permission from her ...

Dementia higher among Mid North Coast Indigenous - Coffs Coast Advocate

Wed, 2018/05/02 - 7:03pm

Coffs Coast Advocate

Dementia higher among Mid North Coast Indigenous
Coffs Coast Advocate
While the North Coast has high rates of diagnosis across all sections of the community, research projects in recent years point to a spike along the Mid North Coast in the Indigenous population. In 2012, Professor Troy Broe of Neuroscience Research ...

The politics of childhood: is Australia finally able to grow up? - The Guardian

Wed, 2018/05/02 - 6:00pm

The Guardian

The politics of childhood: is Australia finally able to grow up?
The Guardian
An infantilised view of Indigenous Australians as permanently without any potential to become “civilised” damns them to sub-human status and to violence aimed at eradicating the population – what we now call genocide. However, the view that Aboriginal ...

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10000 native plants to feature at 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale - ArtsHub

Wed, 2018/05/02 - 2:04pm

ArtsHub

10000 native plants to feature at 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
ArtsHub
The selected contributors for the 2018 Australian Pavilion are: Wave Hill Walk-Off Pavilions (Bower Studio, University of Melbourne) | Weave Youth and Community Services (Collins and Turner, Sydney) | Grassland Common: Linking Ecology and Architecture ...

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