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Coalition urged to regulate Indigenous hunting of endangered animals - The Guardian

Tue, 2016/10/11 - 8:36am

The Guardian

Coalition urged to regulate Indigenous hunting of endangered animals
The Guardian
The Turnbull government is considering greater regulation of Indigenous Australians' hunting of dugongs and sea turtles. Malcolm Turnbull has asked the environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, to investigate serious complaints that vulnerable and ...

One Nation senator Brian Burston calls for a new 'patriotic broadcasting corporation' - The Age

Tue, 2016/10/11 - 8:10am

The Age

One Nation senator Brian Burston calls for a new 'patriotic broadcasting corporation'
The Age
Other taxpayer-funded media – SBS and NITV – serve immigrants and indigenous Australians. "All three broadcasters are biased against mainstream Australia. They distort Australian political culture and support aggressive political multiculturalism.".
One Nation senator blames violent crime on refugees, calls for ABC to be scrappedSBS

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One Nation senator Brian Burston calls for a new 'patriotic broadcasting corporation' - The Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2016/10/11 - 8:10am

The Sydney Morning Herald

One Nation senator Brian Burston calls for a new 'patriotic broadcasting corporation'
The Sydney Morning Herald
Other taxpayer-funded media – SBS and NITV – serve immigrants and indigenous Australians. "All three broadcasters are biased against mainstream Australia. They distort Australian political culture and support aggressive political multiculturalism.".
Senator blames violent crime on refugeesYahoo7 News

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Australian Senate joins push to repatriate Indigenous artefacts from British Museum - The Guardian

Tue, 2016/10/11 - 5:37am

The Guardian

Australian Senate joins push to repatriate Indigenous artefacts from British Museum
The Guardian
On Tuesday, Kelly sat in the public gallery while the Senate voted for a motion to support the repatriation of the shield and spears to Australia and the ownership of the Gweagal people. He won the support of the New South Wales parliament last month.

LIVE BLOG Last Updated 10.52am AEST PoliticsNow: live coverage from Canberra, Senate, House of Reps - The Australian

Mon, 2016/10/10 - 11:48pm

The Australian

LIVE BLOG Last Updated 10.52am AEST PoliticsNow: live coverage from Canberra, Senate, House of Reps
The Australian
Chris Bowen warned the push for a plebiscite was sabotaging efforts to recognise indigenous Australians in the constitution which, unlike same-sex marriage, actually requires a popular vote. “We don't have the capacity to do a marriage equality ...
Plebiscite D-Day Approaches As Barnaby Joyce Says Where's The InsultHuffington Post Australia

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Ice use 'becoming intergenerational' in Indigenous communities, conference in Adelaide to hear - ABC Online

Mon, 2016/10/10 - 7:50pm

ABC Online

Ice use 'becoming intergenerational' in Indigenous communities, conference in Adelaide to hear
ABC Online
The use of the methamphetamine drug ice has become intergenerational in many Indigenous communities, according to the director of South Australia's Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council. Scott Wilson will be part of the National Indigenous Drug and ...

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Former Miss Universe Renae Ayris said she's been spat on by Indigenous Australians in Perth - Daily Mail

Mon, 2016/10/10 - 5:28am

Daily Mail

Former Miss Universe Renae Ayris said she's been spat on by Indigenous Australians in Perth
Daily Mail
Former Miss Universe Australia Renae Ayris has said her contact with Aboriginal people 'hasn't been pleasant' as she's been verbally abused and spat on in the past. The 26-year-old, who will appear on an SBS program to debunk the stereotypes ...
I was spat on by indigenous people in Perth: Renae AyrisThe West Australian

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I was spat on by indigenous people in Perth: Renae Ayris - The West Australian

Mon, 2016/10/10 - 1:07am

The West Australian

I was spat on by indigenous people in Perth: Renae Ayris
The West Australian
The 26-year-old said she wasn't educated about Aboriginal history and culture at school so thought this was the perfect opportunity to learn. “I don't think it's talked about enough at the moment or has been for years,” she said. “I know all my friends ...

David Oldfield, former One Nation hardman, to lead celebrity First Contact - WAtoday

Sun, 2016/10/09 - 10:45pm

David Oldfield, former One Nation hardman, to lead celebrity First Contact
WAtoday
Former One Nation hardman David Oldfield will have a close encounter with indigenous Australia when SBS brings a celebrity version of its Logie-winning show First Contact to air in November. Oldfield is widely seen as a warrior of the hard right, and ...

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David Oldfield, former One Nation hardman, to lead celebrity First Contact - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sun, 2016/10/09 - 10:42pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Oldfield, former One Nation hardman, to lead celebrity First Contact
The Sydney Morning Herald
Former One Nation hardman David Oldfield will have a close encounter with indigenous Australia when SBS brings a celebrity version of its Logie-winning show First Contact to air in November. Oldfield is widely seen as a warrior of the hard right, and ...

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Intestacy Rules for Indigenous Australians - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

Sun, 2016/10/09 - 10:18pm

Intestacy Rules for Indigenous Australians
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
The high rate of intestacy among Indigenous Australians, and the fact that existing intestacy law did not reflect Indigenous relationships and traditions, made the introduction of the amendments to the Succession Act a necessity. The necessity has been ...

Australia must act now to prevent a new Stolen Generation tragedy - The Guardian

Fri, 2016/10/07 - 11:38pm

The Guardian

Australia must act now to prevent a new Stolen Generation tragedy
The Guardian
In February 2008, the then prime minister Kevin Rudd addressed the national parliament and the Australian people to apologise to every person and Indigenous family devastated by the forced removal of children. We know them as the Stolen Generations.

Not Just For Laughs: How Australian Satirists Are Undermining White Supremacist Patriarchy - New Matilda

Fri, 2016/10/07 - 5:50pm

New Matilda

Not Just For Laughs: How Australian Satirists Are Undermining White Supremacist Patriarchy
New Matilda
In a conversation about constitutional recognition, Pickering's character adopts the breezy ignorance of white Australia about Aboriginal affairs. “So, we just put in an acknowledgement [of Indigenous Australians in the constitution]and that seems easy ...

Welfare over culture: indigenous children have a right to safety - The Australian

Fri, 2016/10/07 - 1:02pm

Welfare over culture: indigenous children have a right to safety
The Australian
Similar assertions have been made by the Aboriginal industry in response to the escalating crisis in indigenous child welfare. Such arguments risk perpetuating the gaps in social outcomes between the most disadvantaged indigenous Australians and other ...

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Rare Menang artefacts return to Albany after 180 years - ABC Message Stick

Fri, 2016/10/07 - 5:38am

ABC Message Stick

Rare Menang artefacts return to Albany after 180 years
ABC Message Stick
After two years of negotiations between the Albany Heritage Reference Group Aboriginal Corporation (AHRGAC), Western Australian Museum and British Museum, the collection will be displayed at WA Museum Albany from November until April.

WA real estate agent resigns after Australia Day fireworks debacle telling woman to get the f**k out of the country ... - Yahoo7 News

Thu, 2016/10/06 - 11:12pm

Yahoo7 News

WA real estate agent resigns after Australia Day fireworks debacle telling woman to get the f**k out of the country ...
Yahoo7 News
The annual celebrations had been cancelled in Fremantle, Western Australia in August because it was found to be insensitive to Indigenous Australians. Some of the Indigenous population of Australia view this anniversary as Invasion Day. Stuart Endersby ...

'Get the f--k out of this country': Perth estate agent quits over fireworks rant - WAtoday

Thu, 2016/10/06 - 11:10pm

WAtoday

'Get the f--k out of this country': Perth estate agent quits over fireworks rant
WAtoday
"The 26th marks a massive and ongoing genocide of our indigenous people and by Harcourts promoting this you are doing much damage to your reputation and and the lives of our fellow indigenous Australians. Many Perth residents have seen this and your ...

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Winnunga chief says Inanna's Aboriginal housing tenders should have gone to an Indigenous group - The Canberra Times

Thu, 2016/10/06 - 1:04pm

The Canberra Times

Winnunga chief says Inanna's Aboriginal housing tenders should have gone to an Indigenous group
The Canberra Times
Toora Women's Inc and EveryMan Australia won the tender to manage the clients and properties left in the lurch by Inanna's sudden closure last month. Julie Tongs criticised the ACT Government's decision to hand Inanna's contracts to two non-Indigenous ...

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9 things Indigenous arts workers wish you knew - ArtsHub (subscription)

Thu, 2016/10/06 - 5:31am

ArtsHub (subscription)

9 things Indigenous arts workers wish you knew
ArtsHub (subscription)
... Aboriginal Australia. CAAMA brings economic benefits, mental wellbeing and cultural sustainability to Indigenous communities across Central Australia. ... Fear of getting it wrong is a key reason producers fail to program Indigenous arts. So we ...

Were Indigenous Australians the world's first bakers? - SBS

Thu, 2016/10/06 - 2:34am

SBS

Were Indigenous Australians the world's first bakers?
SBS
“That puts Australian baking way beyond anything that's ever happened anywhere else in the world,” says author Bruce Pascoe. He's talking about 36,000-year-old grindstones discovered in New South Wales, used by Aboriginal Australians to turn seeds into ...

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