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Australian literature's legacies of cultural appropriation
The Conversation AU
Non-Indigenous Australian writers face a dilemma. On the one hand, they can risk writing about Aboriginal people and culture and getting it wrong. On the other, they can avoid writing about Aboriginal culture and characters, but by doing so, erase ...

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Aboriginal Children's Commissioner April Lawrie ready for 'challenging conversations'
The Advertiser
Ms Lawrie, a Mirning woman whose family hails from the far west coast Nullarbor region, said she was ready “to have challenging conversations” in order to not just close the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children but prevent it from ...

NEWS.com.au (blog)
Australian man gives up advertising career to live with indigenous Indonesian tribes
NEWS.com.au (blog)
The ancestors of the indigenous Mentawai people are believed to have first migrated to the region somewhere between 2000 — 500 BCE, whereas the first colonialists are stated in early documentation by John Crisp (who landed on the islands in 1792) to ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Herald subscribers devoted to the city's treasures - old and new
The Sydney Morning Herald
“It's superb, the discussion that it has about the settlement of Sydney, the acknowledgement of Indigenous Australia and the interaction between white and Aboriginal Australia,” he said. Another modern beauty on Haddow's list was brand new The Beehive, ...

The Advertiser
South Australia's first Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People April Lawrie sets out her priorities
The Advertiser
She will be responsible for advocating to improve the health, education, safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people. A Mirning woman whose family hails from the far west coast Nullarbor region, Ms Lawrie told The Advertiser she was ...

ABC News
Sydney Anglicans back down on proposal to ban Indigenous smoking ceremonies
ABC News
The Rev Dr John Harris, the author of One Blood, 200 Years of Aboriginal Encounter with Christianity, a seminal work on the relationship between indigenous people and the Australian church, said people often misunderstood the nature and meaning of ...

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Sydney Anglicans back down on proposal to ban Indigenous smoking ceremonies
ABC News
Dr Scott said it was also important to recognise that participating in events such as smoking ceremonies was "a gift that is, at times, offered to non-indigenous Australians". "We don't have to accept it. But when someone offers you a gift and insight ...

Yahoo News
'We failed them': Australia apologises to child sex abuse victims
Yahoo News
Some senior members of the church in Australia have been prosecuted in relation to the abuse. - Power of apology -. The Australian government has previously issued formal apologies for the mistreatment of Aboriginal Australians, for forced adoptions ...

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Broadsheet
The Feminist Writers Festival Is Coming to Sydney for the First Time
Broadsheet
“I think non-Indigenous Australia is starting to look a bit more fully at the impact of colonisation and the ongoing and longstanding impact on all Australians' lives of being a settler country,” says Anderson. This session will explore the challenges ...

Geelong Advertiser
Eye Gallery maintains mantra, Capricorn Power a finalist, Lorne hosting Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference
Geelong Advertiser
THIS year's Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference is being hosted by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation at Lorne, home of the Gadubanud people. Conference participants will connect, share and hear from a range of tourism and related ...

Geelong Advertiser
Eye Gallery maintains mantra, Capricorn Power a finalist, Lorne hosting Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference
Geelong Advertiser
THIS year's Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference is being hosted by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation at Lorne, home of the Gadubanud people. Conference participants will connect, share and hear from a range of tourism and related ...

ABC News
NRL player Angus Crichton wants to make learning about Indigenous Australia more accessible
ABC News
It's an experience that has now inspired him use his footballing platform to educate Australians about a shared Indigenous history. "These two boys are Yolngu boys from Lake Evella and obviously English is their second language," Crichton said. "They ...

New Matilda
There Are Some Upsides To A Minority Government. Bob Katter Isn't One Of Them
New Matilda
Yes folks, the Australian Government is now partially at the mercy of a man who claims to be Aboriginal (with no Aboriginal heritage); who once swore there were almost no homosexuals living in North Queensland; who believes that it's “racist” to refer ...

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The Guardian
'Backlash': Northern Territory alcohol floor price divides community
The Guardian
The Territory has the highest per-capita rate of alcohol consumption in Australia, one of the highest in the world, and the highest rate of hospitalisations due to alcohol misuse. The statistics are worrying for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.

The Conversation AU
Australia's native rhododendrons hide in the high mountain forests
The Conversation AU
Australia now has a well-documented and genetically diverse collection of native rhododendron plants thriving in the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden. We plan to expand this work, ensuring the preservation and public display of rhododendron and many ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Royal Tour, Day 5: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry visit Hyde Park for Invictus Games
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Earlier, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have kicked off day five of their royal tour of Australia at Sydney's Hyde Park where they attended the opening of the revamped ANZAC Memorial. The royal couple laid a wreath at the front of the refurbished 1930s ...
Harry and Meghan visit Dubbo on day two of Australian tourThe Sydney Morning Herald
In Pictures: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tour AustraliaThe Straits Times
Meghan's subtle ANZAC tributeGladstone Observer
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ABC News
What does 'sorry' actually mean? Hopes that Scott Morrison's apology will be a template for institutions
ABC News
"We apologise for the laws and policies of successive parliaments and governments, that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians," Mr Rudd said. "We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres ...

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Joe Hildebrand writes: How a republican became a royalist
NEWS.com.au
But don't call it the ice capital of Australia: “Nah, that's Wellington,” they say with a dry flick of the head to the town 50 kilometres down the road. The point is they're funny bastards here. The only problem is that recently they haven't had too ...
Royal tour: Meghan wins hearts and minds of AustraliansDaily Telegraph
In Pictures: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tour AustraliaThe Straits Times
Harry and Meghan visit Dubbo on day two of Australian tourThe Sydney Morning Herald
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Clare Northern Argus
Australians on the Western Front: Australian citizens only when in the trenches
Clare Northern Argus
About 1000 Indigenous soldiers volunteered for the First World War despite Australia's Defence Act excluding Aboriginal men from military service. Although a May 1917 regulation enabled men with one white parent to enlist, most of the Indigenous ...

Clare Northern Argus
Australians on the Western Front: Australian citizens only when in the trenches
Clare Northern Argus
About 1000 Indigenous soldiers volunteered for the First World War despite Australia's Defence Act excluding Aboriginal men from military service. Although a May 1917 regulation enabled men with one white parent to enlist, most of the Indigenous ...