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Malcolm Turnbull Cries During 'The Point' Interview With Stan Grant - Huffington Post Australia

Mon, 2016/02/29 - 3:17pm

Huffington Post Australia

Malcolm Turnbull Cries During 'The Point' Interview With Stan Grant
Huffington Post Australia
"The remote communities represent some of the biggest challenges in Indigenous affairs and I am completely committed to working with my colleagues but above all Indigenous Australians to resolve that, but I think it is important that we recognise ...

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Malcolm Turnbull moved to tears as he reflects on lullaby during Indigenous Affairs policy interview - ABC Online

Mon, 2016/02/29 - 1:47pm

ABC Online

Malcolm Turnbull moved to tears as he reflects on lullaby during Indigenous Affairs policy interview
ABC Online
NITV's new current affairs program The Point aired a lengthy and wide-ranging interview with Malcolm Turnbull on his approach to Indigenous policy. The Prime Minister spoke about the over-representation of Indigenous Australians in jail as a "crisis", ...

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Malcolm Turnbull moved to tears as he reflects on lullaby during Indigenous Affairs policy interview - ABC Online

Mon, 2016/02/29 - 1:45pm

ABC Online

Malcolm Turnbull moved to tears as he reflects on lullaby during Indigenous Affairs policy interview
ABC Online
NITV's new current affairs program The Point aired a lengthy and wide-ranging interview with Malcolm Turnbull on his approach to Indigenous policy. The Prime Minister spoke about the over-representation of Indigenous Australians in jail as a "crisis", ...
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull cries on TV, suggests referendum on indigenous peoplesStuff.co.nz
Malcolm Turnbull breaks down in tearful interview with Stan GrantThe Guardian
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull cries during TV interview with Stan GrantSydney Morning Herald
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Malcolm Turnbull breaks down in tearful interview with Stan Grant - The Guardian

Mon, 2016/02/29 - 9:25am

The Guardian

Malcolm Turnbull breaks down in tearful interview with Stan Grant
The Guardian
The prime minister broke down during his interview with NITV host and Guardian Australia's Indigenous affairs editor, Stan Grant, when recalling a lullaby sung in the Ngunnawal language. “The thing that's so sad is to imagine that mother singing that ...
Stan Grant's view on Australia is too black and whiteHerald Sun
Stan Grant: Turnbull's tears and empathy must now be turned into actionSBS

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Welcome to Country app lets you explore indigenous Australia - PC Authority

Mon, 2016/02/29 - 3:51am

PC Authority

Welcome to Country app lets you explore indigenous Australia
PC Authority
Right now, as NITV reports, the app only features 40 nations, but the plan is to have the app eventually list the whole 500 or so nations that existed before white settlement. "What I want people to learn, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, is to ...
NITV reveals 2016 schedule and new look brandInside Film

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'At Least 50000 Years': DNA Study Confirms Indigenous Australian History - Gizmodo Australia

Sun, 2016/02/28 - 11:46pm

The West Australian

'At Least 50000 Years': DNA Study Confirms Indigenous Australian History
Gizmodo Australia
The first complete sequences of the Y chromosomes of Aboriginal Australian men have revealed a deep Indigenous genetic history tracing all the way back to the initial settlement of the continent 50,000 years ago, according to Australian research. The ...
Indigenous marketing starts with listening - The West AustralianThe West Australian

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Indigenous marketing starts with listening - The West Australian - The West Australian

Sun, 2016/02/28 - 10:05pm

The West Australian

Indigenous marketing starts with listening - The West Australian
The West Australian
He said indigenous Australians did not respond well to “a black face selling a white message”. He pointed to smoking rates as an example. While the general population had dropped from 50 per cent down to about 14 per cent over the past 40 years, ...
40th anniversary of first National Aboriginal Country and Western Festival in CanberraABC Message Stick
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Conference – Black led, Black ownedThe Stringer

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Victoria begins talks about Australia's first-ever treaty with Indigenous people - The Age

Fri, 2016/02/26 - 1:50pm

The Age

Victoria begins talks about Australia's first-ever treaty with Indigenous people
The Age
Talks are beginning into the formation of Australia's first-ever treaty with Indigenous people after a Victorian government forum brought together hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to discuss self-determination. The historic meeting ...
Victorian Government to begin talks with First Nations on Australia's first Indigenous treatyABC Online
The Victorian Government will enter talks to draft Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal peopleABC Message Stick
Victoria to begin treaty talksThe New Daily

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Victorian Government to begin talks with First Nations on Australia's first Indigenous treaty - ABC Online

Fri, 2016/02/26 - 2:40am

ABC Online

Victorian Government to begin talks with First Nations on Australia's first Indigenous treaty
ABC Online
The treaty would be a legal document over Aboriginal affairs and services and addressing past injustices. It would be the first such agreement in Australia and follow similar arrangements with First Peoples in Canada, the US and New Zealand. Victoria's ...

During the class, students visited the Kluge-Ruhe Collection and held video calls with some of the artists to learn ... - University of Virginia

Thu, 2016/02/25 - 9:50pm

University of Virginia

During the class, students visited the Kluge-Ruhe Collection and held video calls with some of the artists to learn ...
University of Virginia
Artists hailed from four northern Australia arts centers: Babbarra Women's Centre, Injalak Arts and Crafts, Erub Erwer Meta and Merrepen Arts. Each is a community hub for some of Australia's most remote indigenous populations, often providing services ...

Aboriginal Australian Sequencing Study Points to 55K Years of Genetic History - GenomeWeb

Thu, 2016/02/25 - 5:09pm

Phys.Org

Aboriginal Australian Sequencing Study Points to 55K Years of Genetic History
GenomeWeb
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A sequencing study of Y chromosomes from Aboriginal Australians suggests that today's indigenous people are genetically connected to the people who settled the continent 50,000 years ago, challenging a previous assumption ...
Aboriginal genes unchangedThe Australian (subscription) (blog)
Genetics reveal 50000 years of independent history of aboriginal Australian peoplePhys.Org
Aboriginal Australians were among the 'first out of Africa', study suggestsRedOrbit

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Dennis Jensen's 'noble savage' comments about Aboriginal communities residents 'unhelpful', Nigel Scullion says - ABC Online

Thu, 2016/02/25 - 5:03am

ABC Online

Dennis Jensen's 'noble savage' comments about Aboriginal communities residents 'unhelpful', Nigel Scullion says
ABC Online
"Does the Minister support the comments by the Member for Tangney, Mr Jensen, who describes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as 'noble savages' and says government services shouldn't be provided to remote communities because, and I ...
'Stuck in an era long before this one': Ken Wyatt criticises fellow Liberal's 'noble savage' commentsSBS
'Noble savage' comments unhelpful:Scullion9news.com.au

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Josh Muir's Latest Work Tells Important Story In Indigenous Australian History - Huffington Post Australia

Thu, 2016/02/25 - 3:46am

Huffington Post Australia

Josh Muir's Latest Work Tells Important Story In Indigenous Australian History
Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous artist Josh Muir's latest work will see escaped convict William Buckley resurrected in sculpture form as part of the bi-annual Lorne Sculpture Biennale happening in March. Buckley lived with the Wathaurong people for a number of years and ...

Indigenous Australians and Canadians 'destroyed by same colonialism' - The Guardian

Wed, 2016/02/24 - 8:00pm

The Guardian

Indigenous Australians and Canadians 'destroyed by same colonialism'
The Guardian
Aboriginal peoples in Canada were grappling with record numbers of their children being placed in the child welfare system and a huge over-representation in the criminal justice system – the same issues that faced Australia, said Jonathan Rudin, head ...

Indigenous literacy program catches Cuba's eye - SBS

Wed, 2016/02/24 - 9:37am

SBS

Indigenous literacy program catches Cuba's eye
SBS
“In our communities, it can be anywhere from 45 to 65 per cent of Aboriginal people who have low literacy levels, but in the general population it's 14 per cent. So it's not just an issue that concerns Indigenous peoples in Australia, it belongs to ...

Turnbull under pressure to condemn MP over 'noble savage' speech on Indigenous communities - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/02/24 - 6:17am

ABC Online

Turnbull under pressure to condemn MP over 'noble savage' speech on Indigenous communities
ABC Online
Mr Jensen, a West Australian MP, said he endorsed that position and did not think there should be specific policies singling out Indigenous Australians. "In essence, if the noble savage lifestyle, à la Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the same one often ...
Liberal MP Concedes 'British Australia Invaded', Then Demands End To Funding Black 'Lifestyle Choices'New Matilda
Liberal MP Dennis Jensen called remote Indigenous communities 'noble savages'Daily Mail

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Indigenous Australia: it's too late to redecorate; we need to demolish the crib - The Guardian

Wed, 2016/02/24 - 5:04am

The Guardian

Indigenous Australia: it's too late to redecorate; we need to demolish the crib
The Guardian
People don't see that it not only affects our Indigenous people but also Australia as a whole. I mean sure, we will keep breaking down the doors while matters get thrown out the window but does this country really need to keep acting like the house isn ...

Amnesty Report Blasts Australia's Detention Of Aboriginal People And Asylum Seekers - New Matilda

Wed, 2016/02/24 - 2:35am

New Matilda

Amnesty Report Blasts Australia's Detention Of Aboriginal People And Asylum Seekers
New Matilda
Australia has come in for a drubbing in Amnesty International's annual human rights report, with treatment of Aboriginal people and asylum seekers in particular being singled out for condemnation. The extremely high rate at which Indigenous people are ...
Human rights under threat from government brutality around the world, Amnesty International reportsNEWS.com.au
'Shameful': Australia must lift game on human rights, Amnesty saysSBS

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Dennis Jensen says 'noble savages' in Indigenous communities don't need funding - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/02/24 - 12:55am

ABC Online

Dennis Jensen says 'noble savages' in Indigenous communities don't need funding
ABC Online
Mr Jensen, a West Australian MP, said he endorsed that position and did not think there should be specific policies singling out Indigenous Australians. "In essence, if the 'noble savage' lifestyle, à la Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the same one often ...
Liberal MP Dennis Jensen called remote Indigenous communities 'noble savages'Daily Mail
Dennis Jensen's Speech: The Full Transcript, In All Its Ranting GloryNew Matilda

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Liberal MP Concedes 'British Australia Invaded', Then Demands End To Funding Black 'Lifestyle Choices' - New Matilda

Tue, 2016/02/23 - 11:50pm

New Matilda

Liberal MP Concedes 'British Australia Invaded', Then Demands End To Funding Black 'Lifestyle Choices'
New Matilda
“I put it to the members of this place that the taxpayers of Australia should not be funding lifestyle choices. Yes, I agree with the former Prime Minister, the member for Warringah, when he refers to Indigenous Australians' choice to live in remote ...

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