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Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation is a challenge to review - The Conversation AU

Sun, 2015/04/26 - 8:17pm

The Conversation AU

Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation is a challenge to review
The Conversation AU
Reviewing Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation, which opened last week at London's British Museum, is a challenge. Sponsored by BP, the collaborative exhibition draws on Australian Aboriginal objects and artefacts, many of which were taken from ...
Indigenous Australians mark Anzac DaySBS
British Museum curator hits back at criticism of Indigenous Australia exhibitionSydney Morning Herald
Exhibition explores Indigenous Australia's enduring historyCCTV
Londonist -Green Left Weekly -Crikey (blog)
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Indigenous Australians mark Anzac Day - SBS

Sat, 2015/04/25 - 3:17pm

SBS

Indigenous Australians mark Anzac Day
SBS
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have fought for Australia in every war since Federation in 1901. Pastor Ray Minniecon started the Coloured Diggers March nine years ago to fight for the recognition of the role of Indigenous diggers. He ...

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British Museum curator hits back at criticism of Indigenous Australia exhibition - Sydney Morning Herald

Sat, 2015/04/25 - 3:50am

Sydney Morning Herald

British Museum curator hits back at criticism of Indigenous Australia exhibition
Sydney Morning Herald
For curator Gaye Sculthorpe​, a key moment in the British Museum's important new exhibition Indigenous Australia: enduring civilisation comes right at the end, where we can watch a film of Abe Muriata​ from Cardwell, Queensland, splitting canes to make ...

Listen to Noel Pearson, Marcia Langton on indigenous recognition - The Australian

Fri, 2015/04/24 - 2:27pm

The Australian

Listen to Noel Pearson, Marcia Langton on indigenous recognition
The Australian
The Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians, which I was privileged to co-chair alongside my wise friend Patrick Dodson, the father of reconciliation, focused on the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

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ABC's 8MMM Aboriginal Radio breaks new ground - The Australian

Fri, 2015/04/24 - 2:03pm

The Australian

ABC's 8MMM Aboriginal Radio breaks new ground
The Australian
8MMM claims to be Australia's first indigenous narrative comedy. As bold as it is groundbreaking, it gleefully cuts through the politically correct pieties that often envelop indigenous affairs as it tracks the daily dramas of a chronically underfunded ...

Indigenous tribe demands Dja Dja Wurrung bark exhibits on display at British ... - Yahoo7 News

Fri, 2015/04/24 - 1:34pm

Yahoo7 News

Indigenous tribe demands Dja Dja Wurrung bark exhibits on display at British ...
Yahoo7 News
Debate over ownership of the Dja Dja Wurrung etchings has raged for years, but as the British Museum opened its blockbuster Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation exhibition in London this week, it has been re-ignited. The British Museum said the ...
British Museum's Controversial Aboriginal Australian Show Draws Fireartnet News

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Undeclared frontier wars march on Anzac Day - Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2015/04/24 - 1:33pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Undeclared frontier wars march on Anzac Day
Sydney Morning Herald
A small group of Indigenous Australians will march in Canberra on Saturday to remember the Indigenous people killed during the undeclared Frontier Wars. The march was organised by Sovereign Union, an Indigenous organisation that advocates for the ...
Protesters try to mark 'frontier wars'NEWS.com.au

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Australian Aboriginal Communities Under Threat of Closure Take Their Case to ... - VICE News

Fri, 2015/04/24 - 11:56am

VICE News

Australian Aboriginal Communities Under Threat of Closure Take Their Case to ...
VICE News
Over 150 Aboriginal communities in Australia could be forced to shutdown as the government has cut off services to their land. Now community leaders have taken their fight to the United Nations, calling for the UN rapporteur on indigenous rights to ...
Indigenous Australians thank Māori for supportRadio New Zealand

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Indigenous tribe demands Dja Dja Wurrung bark exhibits on display at British ... - ABC Online

Fri, 2015/04/24 - 10:49am

ABC Online

Indigenous tribe demands Dja Dja Wurrung bark exhibits on display at British ...
ABC Online
Debate over ownership of the Dja Dja Wurrung etchings has raged for years, but as the British Museum opened its blockbuster Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation exhibition in London this week, it has been re-ignited. The British Museum said the ...
British Museum's Controversial Aboriginal Australian Show Draws Fireartnet News

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Kidman's sale marks second wave of South Australian colonisation - The Conversation AU

Fri, 2015/04/24 - 5:34am

The Conversation AU

Kidman's sale marks second wave of South Australian colonisation
The Conversation AU
From the time when Sidney Kidman first cohabitated the bush with Billy the Aboriginal to the adjistment of stock in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara-Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in 2014, Kidman's history has been interwoven with Indigenous Australia. Not ...

Indigenous Australians thank Māori for support - Radio New Zealand

Thu, 2015/04/23 - 10:07pm

Radio New Zealand

Indigenous Australians thank Māori for support
Radio New Zealand
Support from Māori has been noted by Aboriginal media organisations such as the National Indigenous Radio Service, as well as a Noongar leader, Michelle Nelson-Cox, who is chairperson of the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia. "If there's ...

Director of Indigenous Strategy and Governance - Pro Bono Australia

Thu, 2015/04/23 - 8:53pm

Director of Indigenous Strategy and Governance
Pro Bono Australia
... an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team, responsible for the strategic development, stakeholder engagement and project management of the range of Indigenous programs delivered in urban, regional and remote communities across Australia.

New song penned to celebrate Indigenous diggers - Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2015/04/23 - 1:32pm

Sydney Morning Herald

New song penned to celebrate Indigenous diggers
Sydney Morning Herald
A song recognising the contribution of Indigenous Australian soldiers to past and present war efforts has been revealed at a special ceremony in Canberra. On Every Anzac Day was commissioned by the Australian War Memorial, and written and produced by ...
World War One's forgotten Anzacs: The Indigenous ArmyBBC News
Opinion: Indigenous soldiers faced terrible discrimination after returning ...Courier Mail
Stage show Black Diggers reveals the forgotten story of Indigenous soldiers in ...Herald Sun
Brisbane Times -NEWS.com.au
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New song penned to celebrate Indigenous diggers - The Age

Thu, 2015/04/23 - 1:31pm

BBC News

New song penned to celebrate Indigenous diggers
The Age
A song recognising the contribution of Indigenous Australian soldiers to past and present war efforts has been revealed at a special ceremony in Canberra. On Every Anzac Day was commissioned by the Australian War Memorial, and written and produced by ...
World War One's forgotten Anzacs: The Indigenous ArmyBBC News
Opinion: Indigenous soldiers faced terrible discrimination after returning ...Courier Mail
Stage show Black Diggers reveals the forgotten story of Indigenous soldiers in ...Herald Sun
Sydney Morning Herald -Brisbane Times
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Indigenous recognition in Tasmanian constitution may go to committee - ABC Online

Thu, 2015/04/23 - 11:07am

ABC Online

Indigenous recognition in Tasmanian constitution may go to committee
ABC Online
"They lead the way with land rights legislation in the 1990s and Tasmania remains the only state in Australia to compensate the Stolen Generation," he said. "Now it's time for Tasmania to once again take the lead by returning land or setting aside ...

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Australian-Chinese sniper was a hero at Gallipoli in WWI - The Japan Times

Thu, 2015/04/23 - 8:05am

The Japan Times

Australian-Chinese sniper was a hero at Gallipoli in WWI
The Japan Times
Under Australia's 1909 Defence Act, “those who are not substantially of European origin or descent” were blocked from active service. But some from minority backgrounds, including indigenous Australians, still stepped forward, trying multiple times ...
Chinese-Australian sniper Billy Sing shot dead 200 during Gallipoli campaignSouth China Morning Post (subscription)

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ACT Government signs agreement to improve health, education services for ... - ABC Online

Thu, 2015/04/23 - 7:55am

ABC Online

ACT Government signs agreement to improve health, education services for ...
ABC Online
The ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Agreement 2015-18 also aims to reduce the incarceration rates of Indigenous people, increase school retention rates and foster better relationships between the Government, the public service and the ...

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Anzac Day 2015: Australia's first Indigenous Returned Services League club set ... - ABC Online

Thu, 2015/04/23 - 7:24am

ABC Online

Anzac Day 2015: Australia's first Indigenous Returned Services League club set ...
ABC Online
He hoped the new club house, an old canteen donated by the Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council, would not only be a hub for welfare support to veterans but a way to encourage the community's younger residents to sign up for careers in the Australian ...

British Museum exhibition an 'injustice' against Indigenous Australians - Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2015/04/23 - 6:33am

Sydney Morning Herald

British Museum exhibition an 'injustice' against Indigenous Australians
Sydney Morning Herald
A controversial exhibition of Indigenous Australian art and artefacts at the British Museum has been described by a critic as feeling like "yet another injustice" against Aboriginal people. The exhibition, which has an Indigenous curator, Gaye ...
Indigenous Australia exhibition at the British Museum is insider activism at ...The Conversation UK
Critic slams visitors to indigenous showThe Australian
Evicting Indigenous Australians from their homelands is a declaration of warThe Guardian
Aboriginal Art Directory News -Center for Research on Globalization -9news.com.au
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Adventures in Australia: journeys of discovery to Indigenous Australian sites - The Guardian

Thu, 2015/04/23 - 6:21am

The Guardian

Adventures in Australia: journeys of discovery to Indigenous Australian sites
The Guardian
What Australians call the Red Centre is both a rusty wilderness, slap-bang in the middle of the country – and much else besides. Not least in colour: the dirty green of scrub that survives on 30 days rainfall a year, the unbroken blue of an outback day ...

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