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Grounded: Fringe's first family hub in Victoria Square - The Adelaide Review

Thu, 2018/01/11 - 4:24am

The Adelaide Review

Grounded: Fringe's first family hub in Victoria Square
The Adelaide Review
Called Grounded, David Sefton's pop-up precinct will run for 10 days, opening on Friday, February 16, and is a collaboration between the former Adelaide Festival artistic director, the youth-orientated artistic organisation Carclew and producers Insite ...

$500m meant for Indigenous services was spent elsewhere by NT government - The Guardian

Thu, 2018/01/11 - 4:20am

The Guardian

$500m meant for Indigenous services was spent elsewhere by NT government
The Guardian
In its submission, Yothu Yindi analysed billions of dollars in GST revenue apportioned to the NT through the Commonwealth Grants Commission (CGC), and found that about half a billion dollars assessed for Indigenous services in 2015-16 was spent ...

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Australian lamb ad takes on political correctness - The Australian

Thu, 2018/01/11 - 1:10am

The Australian

Australian lamb ad takes on political correctness
The Australian
... Buddha and Moses, sitting around a dinner table, offended various religious groups. Members of the Indian community voiced their anger at the “insensitive” depiction of Hindu God, Ganesha, who was depicted eating meat despite him being a vegetarian ...
'Going vegan': Australia's latest lamb ad doesn't quite cut it with viewersThe Guardian

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Indigenous woman sacked after making racial discrimination complaint - The Sydney Morning Herald

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 10:58pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Indigenous woman sacked after making racial discrimination complaint
The Sydney Morning Herald
A Queensland Indigenous woman sacked two days after filing an official complaint about racism is taking a government-funded domestic violence organisation to the workplace watchdog. Case manager Samantha Cooper had worked for the Centre Against ...
Woman, 25, fired TWO DAYS after filing complaint about racial discrimination when a co-worker told her she was ...Daily Mail
QLD Indigenous woman says she was fired after complaining about racial discriminationInternational Business Times AU

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The path to fame for young cricket star D'Arcy Short is a road less travelled - Courier Mail

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 8:51pm

Courier Mail

The path to fame for young cricket star D'Arcy Short is a road less travelled
Courier Mail
THERE has never been an Australian cricket story quite like D'Arcy Short. And the most vivid chapters are yet to be written. Of course the fact that he is indigenous means so much because in 140 years of Test cricket Australian has only had one male ...

BC Indigenous teen model to walk in major Australian fashion show - Surrey Now-Leader

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 7:27pm

Surrey Now-Leader

BC Indigenous teen model to walk in major Australian fashion show
Surrey Now-Leader
Kamloops student Jada Raphael—who grew up in Spences Bridge and Ashcroft, and is a member of the Cook's Ferry Band—will soon be flying to Melbourne, Australia to take part in the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival as an Indigenous model ...

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Not all doctors agree my patient deserved his kidney transplant. They're wrong - ABC Online

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 7:02pm

ABC Online

Not all doctors agree my patient deserved his kidney transplant. They're wrong
ABC Online
Just before Christmas 2016, a 68-year old man received a kidney transplant, one of 1091 Australians that year. However, as an Aboriginal Australian, he was one of only six over the age of 65 to receive a kidney transplant in the past 20 years. In fact ...

Charities warn Australia's foreign donation laws will strangle advocacy - The Guardian

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 5:00pm

The Guardian

Charities warn Australia's foreign donation laws will strangle advocacy
The Guardian
Charities argue they are already heavily regulated by the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission. A spokesman for the Pew Charitable Trusts, Paul Sheridan, said the new rules would prevent Pew from using international donations to pay for ...

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In a PC world, don't dare criticise what you can't understand - The Australian

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 1:01pm

In a PC world, don't dare criticise what you can't understand
The Australian
Yet they are. Judges have become politicians in robes and, like the police and other unelected authorities, selectively administer the law according to their prejudices. Then there's South Australia's initiative to commit $4.4 million to commence ...

Maori artist brings Australia's colonial history to life in 25-metre video installation - SBS

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 11:33am

SBS

Maori artist brings Australia's colonial history to life in 25-metre video installation
SBS
"And say yes Indigenous people are strong and yes we are still here." Reihana has used audio-visual technology to animate the wallpaper and bring the invented narratives to life. The Indigenous groups portrayed in the video work bring forth visual ...

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Invasion Day events around Australia - Green Left Weekly

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 7:43am

Green Left Weekly

Invasion Day events around Australia
Green Left Weekly
This year marks 230 years since British military forces invaded Gadigal land and declared British rule over this continent. One hundred and fifty years later a group of Aboriginal men and women met in the Australia Hall in Sydney to declare January 26 ...

Mark Latham launches dystopian Save Australia Day ads - SBS

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 7:32am

SBS

Mark Latham launches dystopian Save Australia Day ads
SBS
Former federal Labor leader Mark Latham has launched a bizarre "Save Australia Day" ad campaign in Sydney supported by Indigenous Alice Springs councillor Jacinta Price. The campaign includes television, radio and social media advertisements depicting ...
Latham launches Save Australia Day adsNEWS.com.au
Latham predicts 'Big Brother' future if Australia Day is moved - 9News9news.com.au
'They have anger management issues': Indigenous councillor says 'offended' activists pushing to change the date of ...Daily Mail
NT News
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Latham launches Save Australia Day ads - SBS

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 7:08am

9news.com.au

Latham launches Save Australia Day ads
SBS
Former federal Labor leader Mark Latham has launched a bizarre "Save Australia Day" ad campaign in Sydney supported by indigenous Alice Springs councillor Jacinta Price. The campaign includes television, radio and social media advertisements depicting ...
Latham predicts 'Big Brother' future if Australia Day is moved9news.com.au
Alice Springs town councillor Jacinta Price joins Mark Latham on Australia Day crusadeNT News
'They have anger management issues': Indigenous councillor says 'offended' activists pushing to change the date of ...Daily Mail

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Australian Indigenous stars to face NZ Maori - FourFourTwo Australia

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 5:34am

FourFourTwo Australia

Australian Indigenous stars to face NZ Maori
FourFourTwo Australia
Two Australian Indigenous representative teams featuring 18 men and 18 women from around the country will travel to Auckland New Zealand to play a football tour from Sunday, 14 January 2018 to 21 January 2018. The Trans-Tasman Football Series 2018 ...

2017 was a 'Dismal' Year for Human Rights in Australia - Pro Bono Australia

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 4:32am

Pro Bono Australia

2017 was a 'Dismal' Year for Human Rights in Australia
Pro Bono Australia
2017 was a “dismal” year for human rights in Australia, according to a report card which found the country significantly lagged behind in areas including disability rights, Indigenous rights and the rights of refugees and people seeking asylum. The ...

Latham launches Save Australia Day ads - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 3:40am

Latham launches Save Australia Day ads
NEWS.com.au
The politician-turned-pundit says the campaign is being rolled out ahead of January 26 to combat a push to move Australia Day, given that many Aboriginal people consider the date to be "invasion day". Ms Price said she was proud of the campaign and ...

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Latham predicts 'Big Brother' future if Australia Day is moved - 9news.com.au

Wed, 2018/01/10 - 3:36am

NT News

Latham predicts 'Big Brother' future if Australia Day is moved
9news.com.au
Controversial former Labor leader Mark Latham has launched a "Save Australia Day" campaign to combat the alleged threat to move the national holiday from January 26. Several local councils across Australia have scrapped Australia Day celebrations ...
Alice Springs town councillor Jacinta Price joins Mark Latham on Australia Day crusadeNT News
Latham launches Save Australia Day adsNEWS.com.au

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Today I Discovered: Australian Raptors Spread Fire To Catch Prey - Lifehacker Australia

Tue, 2018/01/09 - 11:06pm

Lifehacker Australia

Today I Discovered: Australian Raptors Spread Fire To Catch Prey
Lifehacker Australia
Waipuldanya also discusses a similar use of fire by Indigenous Australians, even suggesting that it is possible the trick was learnt from the birds. Others suggest this behaviour may be accidental, that the raptors merely pick smouldering sticks up in ...

Audio: Lessons from indigenous peoples about coping with climate change, plus the call of the night parrot - Mongabay.com

Tue, 2018/01/09 - 9:56pm

Mongabay.com

Audio: Lessons from indigenous peoples about coping with climate change, plus the call of the night parrot
Mongabay.com
Happy new year to all our listeners out there! On our first episode of 2018, we speak with the author of a book about the resilience of indigenous peoples in the face of climate change, and we'll hear some recordings of the elusive night parrot in ...

Google News

Burn, Baby, Burn: Australian Birds Steal Fire to Smoke Out Prey - Live Science

Tue, 2018/01/09 - 4:49pm

Live Science

Burn, Baby, Burn: Australian Birds Steal Fire to Smoke Out Prey
Live Science
But in Australia, some fire-foraging birds are also fire starters. Three species of raptors — predatory birds with sharp beaks and talons, and keen eyesight — are widely known not only for lurking on the fringes of fires but also for snatching up ...

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