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Australia Day in Sydney 2015: 'Biggest and most ambitious Australia Day ever ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2015/01/15 - 6:35am

Sydney Morning Herald

Australia Day in Sydney 2015: 'Biggest and most ambitious Australia Day ever ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Before a performance by children from the NSW Public Schools Aboriginal Dance Ensemble, Australia Day Council of NSW chairman Angelos Frangopoulos revealed a packed schedule of Sydney Harbour races, Aboriginal ceremonies, concerts, sports ...
Sydney sets the stage for Australia DayTravel Weekly (blog)
5 Australia Day Celebrations In Sydney You Cannot MissBusiness Review Australia

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National Indigenous Times to keep publishing while in administration - The Guardian

Thu, 2015/01/15 - 5:06am

The Guardian

National Indigenous Times to keep publishing while in administration
The Guardian
“The paper is staffed and owned by Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and we are proud of the dedicated team of predominantly Indigenous Australian writers and columnists who contribute to the publication,” the NIT site says. “It does not, and ...

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Indigenous leader's plea to celebrate Australia Day - The West Australian

Wed, 2015/01/14 - 6:22pm

The West Australian

Indigenous leader's plea to celebrate Australia Day
The West Australian
Mr Isaacs also says Australia Day is not the occasion for further apologies for past wrongs, but a chance for all people to share their diversity of cultures and to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional owners of ...

Millions needed to make gardens grow - The Australian

Wed, 2015/01/14 - 1:04pm

The Australian

Millions needed to make gardens grow
The Australian
A NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisation that works to ensure thousands of Aboriginal children in remote communities can eat fresh fruit and vegetables is succeeding — where governments have failed for decades — in closing Australia's indigenous health gap.

Cate Blanchett depends on indigenous Australian Emu oil for her skin - IBNLive

Wed, 2015/01/14 - 12:10pm

India Today

Cate Blanchett depends on indigenous Australian Emu oil for her skin
IBNLive
Los Angeles: Actress Cate Blanchett, 45, says she swears by the power of Emu oil for keeping her skin in check. "I tend to use really basic creams, and I like to put an oil on, like an emu oil from Australia. It's from the Emu (bird) and it's really ...
Cate Blanchett denies emu oil comment after it stirs up controversyIndia Today
Cate Blanchett trusts Emu oil for skinindiatvnews.com (press release) (blog)

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1932: Australia Day adopted in NSW only to be reversed to Anniversary Day by the - Camden Haven Courier

Wed, 2015/01/14 - 4:24am

1932: Australia Day adopted in NSW only to be reversed to Anniversary Day by the
Camden Haven Courier
2000: The first Aboriginal woman to be awarded the Order of Australia (1976) and recipient of the Australian of the Year award in 1984, Lowitja O'Donoghue, delivered the Australia Day address and called for reconciliation between white and Indigenous ...

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Making fire in indigenous arts - Daily Review

Wed, 2015/01/14 - 4:17am

Daily Review

Making fire in indigenous arts
Daily Review
In 1977 the late Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri painted his magisterial Warlugulong that is “arguably the most important indigenous work in the National Gallery of Australia's collection.” In 2010 then National Gallery director Ron Radford said of ...

Indigenous face of Australia a big hit with Wikipedia - The Australian (blog)

Tue, 2015/01/13 - 1:08pm

Daily Mail

Indigenous face of Australia a big hit with Wikipedia
The Australian (blog)
That month, Tony Abbott announced cuts in programs intended to benefit the indigenous population. What was big national news in Australia was not, however, an international scandal. Another possible explanation is that the journal Science had published ...
The missing links that made top hits on Wikipedia a total mysteryThe Times (subscription)

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WA crackdown on fine defaulters a broken promise, says Indigenous group - The Guardian

Tue, 2015/01/13 - 6:03am

The Guardian

WA crackdown on fine defaulters a broken promise, says Indigenous group
The Guardian
A plan by the West Australian government to increase jail time or cut welfare payments for people who default on a court fine is draconian and contradicts the promise of the premier, Colin Barnett, to reduce Indigenous incarceration rates, the chairman ...

Wikipedia mystery: Why was 'indigenous Australian' most popular page? - The Australian (blog)

Tue, 2015/01/13 - 1:54am

Wikipedia mystery: Why was 'indigenous Australian' most popular page?
The Australian (blog)
That month Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced cuts in programmes intended to benefit the indigenous population. What was big national news in Australia was not, however, an international scandal. Inkl aims to be Spotify of online news. Another ...
The missing links that made top hits on Wikipedia a total mysteryThe Times (subscription)

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Azealia Banks slams 'notoriously racist' Australia for 'cultural fetishism' - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2015/01/13 - 12:21am

Sydney Morning Herald

Azealia Banks slams 'notoriously racist' Australia for 'cultural fetishism'
Sydney Morning Herald
More importantly, black performance and art in Australia has a context independent of the United States thanks to our indigenous people. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu making our top 10 albums, and others like Kev Carmody, Archie Roach and Christine Anu ...

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Indigenous trauma course: University of Wollongong teams up with Harvard - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2015/01/13 - 12:10am

Sydney Morning Herald

Indigenous trauma course: University of Wollongong teams up with Harvard
Sydney Morning Herald
The program recognises the role trauma plays among indigenous Australians and was developed as part of an official partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard. Aboriginal health specialist Debra Hocking, who will run ...

APY chief quits after governance challenges - The Australian

Mon, 2015/01/12 - 1:01pm

APY chief quits after governance challenges
The Australian
... Lands' eight-member executive that governs a region of more than 100,000sq km in the state's northwest, agreed last week to step down after 10 years in the role, following a meeting in Adelaide with South Australia's Aboriginal Affairs Minister ...

Indigenous trauma course: University of Wollongong teams up with Harvard - Brisbane Times

Mon, 2015/01/12 - 8:33am

Brisbane Times

Indigenous trauma course: University of Wollongong teams up with Harvard
Brisbane Times
The program recognises the role trauma plays among indigenous Australians and was developed as part of an official partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard. Aboriginal health specialist Debra Hocking, who will run ...

Canberra magistrate frees Indigenous 'trespasser' and queries charge - The Guardian

Mon, 2015/01/12 - 6:32am

The Guardian

Canberra magistrate frees Indigenous 'trespasser' and queries charge
The Guardian
An Australian Capital Territory magistrate has strongly questioned a decision by prosecutors to pursue a trespass-related charge against an outspoken Indigenous campaigner after a dispute over the public housing property he was using for his embassy.

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MSS Security indigenous employment success - PRWire (press release)

Mon, 2015/01/12 - 1:18am

MSS Security indigenous employment success
PRWire (press release)
Prior to its relationship with Karlka, MSS Security had three Indigenous employees in Western Australia and in excess of 16 Indigenous Security Officers, Aviation Protection Officers, and Aboriginal Liaison Officers in metropolitan, regional, and Fly ...

Proud people without name or stories - Perth Now

Sun, 2015/01/11 - 4:08pm

Perth Now

Proud people without name or stories
Perth Now
And the search is on to identify thousands more in its vast archive, estimated to hold about 100,000 photos of Aboriginal West Australians, donated mostly by non-Aboriginals over the past 125 years. Many of the pictures bear no information about who or ...

Vandals deface Australia Day plaque for anti-racism hero Adam Goodes - The Canberra Times

Sun, 2015/01/11 - 12:33pm

The Canberra Times

Vandals deface Australia Day plaque for anti-racism hero Adam Goodes
The Canberra Times
Goodes, a Sydney Swans star who has been awarded two Brownlow medals and claimed two premierships, is considered a role model for young indigenous Australians and budding footballers. But it has been his staunch fight against racism, after he ...

Chief Minister to consider indigenous university funded by Indian family for ACT - The Canberra Times

Sat, 2015/01/10 - 1:35pm

Chief Minister to consider indigenous university funded by Indian family for ACT
The Canberra Times
Representatives of a wealthy philanthropic Indian family will meet the ACT government in coming weeks to discuss plans to build a university for indigenous and disadvantaged Australians. Arun and Harikumar Kumar Pallathadka, brothers from Kerala State ...

Slump in recommended indigenous sites receiving heritage listing - The Australian

Fri, 2015/01/09 - 9:20pm

The Australian

Slump in recommended indigenous sites receiving heritage listing
The Australian
He said the proposed amendments did not oblige the head of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs to “communicate with any Aboriginal people” and lacked any of the provisions for public consultation required by the Australian Heritage Council. Mr Collier ...

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