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Australian singer Thelma Plum invades Australia's 'discovery' debate; Facebook post thrashes 'racist c----' - International Business Times AU

Thu, 2016/03/31 - 7:28am

International Business Times AU

Australian singer Thelma Plum invades Australia's 'discovery' debate; Facebook post thrashes 'racist c----'
International Business Times AU
Indigenous Australian singer Thelma Plum has challenged radio host Alan Jones to a duel and it has turned pretty nasty. Plum has blasted Jones and Channel Seven's “Sunrise” after the program failed to include an indigenous person in its live discussion ...
Thelma Plum slams Sunrise as racists over James Cook invasion debateSydney Morning Herald
Thelma Plum Hands It To Alan Jones And Sunrise Over "Racist" SegmentMusic Feeds

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Ipswich to host forum on wellbeing for Indigenous people - The Queensland Times

Thu, 2016/03/31 - 5:14am

The Queensland Times

Ipswich to host forum on wellbeing for Indigenous people
The Queensland Times
IPSWICH will be among a handful of Queensland cities to host a community forum on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The forum will be hosted by the Queensland Mental Health Commission as it develops a ...

Why Australia lies to itself about its Indigenous history - The Age

Thu, 2016/03/31 - 5:09am

The Age

Why Australia lies to itself about its Indigenous history
The Age
This week it's a guide on "Indigenous Terminology" from the University of New South Wales. As documents go, it's resoundingly minor: an advisory list, likely to be read by very few people, that "clarifies appropriate language" on Indigenous history and ...

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'Sunrise, you're a bunch of racist c**ts': Singer Thelma Plum slams Sunrise - NEWS.com.au

Thu, 2016/03/31 - 5:08am

NEWS.com.au

'Sunrise, you're a bunch of racist c**ts': Singer Thelma Plum slams Sunrise
NEWS.com.au
She pointed fans towards the clip of the segment that aired on the show before continuing. “@sunriseon7 I think you're a bunch of racist c**ts and you should 100% be ashamed of yourselves adding to the issue of thinking Aboriginal people don't have a ...
Thelma Plum slams Sunrise as racists over James Cook invasion debateSydney Morning Herald
Thelma Plum Hands It To Alan Jones And Sunrise Over "Racist" SegmentMusic Feeds

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Why Australia lies to itself about its Indigenous history - The Age

Thu, 2016/03/31 - 4:24am

The Age

Why Australia lies to itself about its Indigenous history
The Age
This week it's a guide on "Indigenous Terminology" from the University of New South Wales. As documents go, it's resoundingly minor: an advisory list, likely to be read by very few people, that "clarifies appropriate language" on Indigenous history and ...
UNSW defends Indigenous guidelines amidst claims of 'whitewashing'ABC Online
White Australia has a black history - and Indigenous Australians like me had our country invaded not 'discovered'The Independent
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BBC News -The Guardian (blog) -UQ News
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Indigenous icon John Moriarty inspires Australian soccer's first indigenous week - The Advertiser

Thu, 2016/03/31 - 3:02am

The Advertiser

Indigenous icon John Moriarty inspires Australian soccer's first indigenous week
The Advertiser
Football Federation Australia and Professional Footballers Australia on Tuesday announced the new A-League initiative after Moriarty became the first indigenous player to represent the Socceroos. Moriarty is also hoping the celebration will inspire ...

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Indigenous football to be showcased in November - Australian FourFourTwo

Thu, 2016/03/31 - 12:44am

Australian FourFourTwo

Indigenous football to be showcased in November
Australian FourFourTwo
Five tiers of indigenous football will be on display in November with the launch of the Naitonal Indigenous Championships as part of Football Federation Australia's National Indigenous Week. The event will be held between November 3 and November 5, ...

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White Australia has a black history - and Indigenous Australians like me had our country invaded not 'discovered' - The Independent

Wed, 2016/03/30 - 12:43pm

The Independent

White Australia has a black history - and Indigenous Australians like me had our country invaded not 'discovered'
The Independent
'White Australia has a black history'. That slogan is decades old, and its meaning hints at white Australia's long-standing reluctance to meaningfully acknowledge Aboriginal people and perspectives in the telling of our national history. Earlier this ...

Queensland Premier praised for 'invasion' stance in Australian history for Indigenous people - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/03/30 - 10:54am

ABC Online

Queensland Premier praised for 'invasion' stance in Australian history for Indigenous people
ABC Online
Aboriginal academic Sam Watson has labelled Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk as courageous for saying Australia was invaded rather than settled. Queensland University of Technology guidelines say it is incorrect to say Captain Cook ...
Kyle tees off about 'bulls***' university guidelines around indigenous historyNEWS.com.au
It's not 'politically correct' to say Australia was invaded, it's historyThe Guardian (blog)
Australian history at UQUQ News
Daily Mail -Telegraph.co.uk -BBC News
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UNSW defends Indigenous guidelines amidst claims of 'whitewashing' - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/03/30 - 6:35am

ABC Online

UNSW defends Indigenous guidelines amidst claims of 'whitewashing'
ABC Online
Commercial radio hosts and the Daily Telegraph criticised the new guidelines drawn up by the university, calling them "rubbish" and claiming that UNSW was "rewriting the history books to state Cook 'invaded' Australia." But UNSW has said its Indigenous ...
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It's not 'politically correct' to say Australia was invaded, it's historyThe Guardian (blog)
Australian history at UQUQ News
9news.com.au -Telegraph.co.uk -BBC News
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It's not 'politically correct' to say Australia was invaded, it's history - The Guardian (blog)

Wed, 2016/03/30 - 3:38am

The Guardian (blog)

It's not 'politically correct' to say Australia was invaded, it's history
The Guardian (blog)
So, the arbiters of political correctness gone mad have apparently decided we need a quick top-up lesson on Australian Indigenous history. Or something. It's not quite clear what, precisely, they think. “University of NSW students told to refer to ...
Model Jesinta Campbell agrees with students that Australia was 'invaded' by BritishDaily Mail
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Australia was invadedBrisbane Times
University tells students Britain 'invaded' AustraliaBBC News
Telegraph.co.uk -SBS -dailytelegraph.com.au
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Indigenous artefacts found on Sydney site - Yahoo7 News

Wed, 2016/03/30 - 1:54am

Indigenous artefacts found on Sydney site
Yahoo7 News
Darug Elder Uncle Des Dyer said some of the artefacts, including spear heads and cutting tools, appeared to show trade and contact with indigenous people in the Hunter Valley. "Each area has its own stones," he told ABC Radio. "And on our song-lines ...

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Model Jesinta Campbell agrees with students that Australia was 'invaded' by British - Daily Mail

Wed, 2016/03/30 - 12:20am

Daily Mail

Model Jesinta Campbell agrees with students that Australia was 'invaded' by British
Daily Mail
Model Jesinta Campbell has argued that Australia was 'invaded' by the British while radio host Kyle Sandilands has accused university 'w***ers' of trying to to 'rewrite history' as debate rages over teaching guidelines on Indigenous terminology ...
University tells students Britain 'invaded' AustraliaBBC News
Australia 'invaded' not 'settled,' UNSW guidelines saySBS
Was Australia 'settled' or 'invaded'?dailytelegraph.com.au
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Kyle tees off about 'bulls***' university guidelines around indigenous history - NEWS.com.au

Tue, 2016/03/29 - 9:20pm

NEWS.com.au

Kyle tees off about 'bulls***' university guidelines around indigenous history
NEWS.com.au
The breakfast host was reacting to guidelines enforced last year by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) around indigenous terminology. The Diversity Toolkit defines what is an appropriate language to use around Australian indigenous history, and ...
University students taught to say Australia was invaded by Captain CookDaily Mail
University of NSW students told to refer to Australia as 'invaded'9news.com.au

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Call to halt Sydney light rail after massive Indigenous artefact find - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2016/03/29 - 6:18pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Call to halt Sydney light rail after massive Indigenous artefact find
Sydney Morning Herald
"The role of an elder is to pass down to people things about our culture - but how can I when I can't take people to places where they learn it?" The Transport spokesman said: "The social value of the site to the local Aboriginal community is very high ...
Thousands of Aboriginal Artifacts Uncovered in AustraliaArchaeology
Aboriginal ochre fingerprinting helping researchers trace ancient Indigenous trade routesABC Online
Indigenous artefacts found at Sydney siteSky News Australia

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Uni students told to refer to rewriting of Australian history - The Australian (subscription) (blog)

Tue, 2016/03/29 - 1:00pm

Uni students told to refer to rewriting of Australian history
The Australian (subscription) (blog)
They are also told it is offensive to suggest James Cook “discovered” Australia and inappropriate to say indigenous people have lived here for 40,000 years. Instead, they should say “since the beginning of the Dreamings”. A report in The Daily ...

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Invasion of the history rewriters - dailytelegraph.com.au

Tue, 2016/03/29 - 11:03am

dailytelegraph.com.au

Invasion of the history rewriters
dailytelegraph.com.au
They are also told it is offensive to suggest James Cook “discovered” Australia and inappropriate to say the indigenous people have lived here for 40,000 years. Instead, they should say “since the beginning of the Dreamings”. A so-called Diversity ...
University students taught to say Australia was invaded by Captain Cook instead discoveredDaily Mail

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Future stars at the heart of Indigenous Football Week - Football Australia

Tue, 2016/03/29 - 12:56am

Football Australia

Future stars at the heart of Indigenous Football Week
Football Australia
In an Australian football first, a group of young Indigenous footballers from remote parts of the Northern Territory will walk out with the Caltex Socceroos at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Allianz Stadium in Sydney tonight to mark the launch of ...
Socceroos give $90k to indigenous footballninemsn

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Calls for British Museum to surrender Indigenous Gweagal shield - ABC Online

Mon, 2016/03/28 - 10:43pm

ABC Online

Calls for British Museum to surrender Indigenous Gweagal shield
ABC Online
... the shores of Australia under any circumstances whatsoever without express permission from the elders of the Gweagal tribe." When the shield was placed on display in Canberra last year, the head of the National Museum's Indigenous Reference Group, ...

Indigenous Referendum Council to miss deadline - The Australian (subscription)

Mon, 2016/03/28 - 1:01pm

The Australian (subscription)

Indigenous Referendum Council to miss deadline
The Australian (subscription)
Secret documents reveal the body responsible for managing Australia's next steps towards recognising indigenous people in the Constitution has missed its own deadlines and privately concede it may need more time, prompting Malcolm Turnbull and Bill ...

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