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Aboriginal and African rangers swap stories in fight to protect endangered wildlife - ABC Message Stick


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Aboriginal and African rangers swap stories in fight to protect endangered wildlife
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These are the difficult questions African wildlife ranger Joseph Kotoke contemplated as he weighed up the differences between his job back home and the challenges faced by Aboriginal rangers in Australia. "I'm really scared of snakes, I'd prefer ...

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Aboriginal and African rangers swap stories in fight to protect endangered wildlife - ABC Message Stick


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Aboriginal and African rangers swap stories in fight to protect endangered wildlife
ABC Message Stick
These are the difficult questions African wildlife ranger Joseph Kotoke contemplated as he weighed up the differences between his job back home and the challenges faced by Aboriginal rangers in Australia. "I'm really scared of snakes, I'd prefer ...

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Poisonous snakes and gun-toting poachers are par for the course for wildlife rangers - ABC News


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Poisonous snakes and gun-toting poachers are par for the course for wildlife rangers
ABC News
These are the difficult questions African wildlife ranger Joseph Kotoke contemplated as he weighed up the differences between his job back home and the challenges faced by Aboriginal rangers in Australia. "I'm really scared of snakes, I'd prefer ...

WA government red tape blocks progress for award-winning irrigation system at Mowanjum Aboriginal Station - ABC News


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WA government red tape blocks progress for award-winning irrigation system at Mowanjum Aboriginal Station
ABC News
An Aboriginal community in Western Australia's Kimberley region has said attempts to make its cattle station profitable and create jobs are being stymied by state government red tape. The Mowanjum Aboriginal Corporation near Derby was recognised for ...

Bourke acts to keep Aboriginal young people out of prison - The Australian


The Australian

Bourke acts to keep Aboriginal young people out of prison
The Australian
In March the Australian Law Reform Commission singled out justice reinvestment as a key strategy to reduce the nation's shameful rates of indigenous incarceration. Its inquiry was led by Aboriginal judge Matthew Myers. University of Canberra chancellor ...

Mat Trinca, 54, director of the National Museum of Australia: Q&A - The Australian


The Australian

Mat Trinca, 54, director of the National Museum of Australia: Q&A
The Australian
From the permanent Australian collections, I love the Kimberley spear points made from glass and broken ceramic insulators from bush telegraph poles. They are an emblematic object for this country's history, joining non-indigenous Australians to the ...

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Sydney events this week: Colour run, Festival of You and more - NT News


NT News

Sydney events this week: Colour run, Festival of You and more
NT News
Carriageworks has curated a showcase of more than 30 artists to celebrate the culture of southeastern Aboriginal Australia. The exhibit includes weaving, literature, ceramics, carving, photographer, painting, shellwork and textiles. It's happening ...

Freda Glynn, indigenous pioneer, a complex, elusive woman - The Australian


Freda Glynn, indigenous pioneer, a complex, elusive woman
The Australian
Freda Glynn is best known as one of the co-founders of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association, an organisation launched in 1980 that enabled indigenous radio, music, video and filmmaking to develop and brought them into the spotlight. When ...

Freda Glynn, indigenous pioneer, a complex, elusive woman - The Australian


Freda Glynn, indigenous pioneer, a complex, elusive woman
The Australian
Freda Glynn is best known as one of the co-founders of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association, an organisation launched in 1980 that enabled indigenous radio, music, video and filmmaking to develop and brought them into the spotlight. When ...

Author Ashley Mallett's new book tells how a group of Aboriginal boys survived and thrived at St Francis boys' home - The Advertiser


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Author Ashley Mallett's new book tells how a group of Aboriginal boys survived and thrived at St Francis boys' home
The Advertiser
That was in 2012 and Mallett had just finished his book on the 1868 tour of England by an Aboriginal cricket team called The Black Lords of Summer. The new book has been a labour of love and has taken Mallett all over Australia trying to track down the ...

One thing you can bet on as Opera House and Racing NSW face off - The Canberra Times


The Canberra Times

One thing you can bet on as Opera House and Racing NSW face off
The Canberra Times
The fact we paid for it out of our own pockets, rather than via taxes, is one of the many reasons Australians feel ownership over it, and protective about what gets projected onto its 1,056,006 white tiles. For many, not just Aboriginal Australians ...

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Doggett has tools to build rare legacy - cricket.com.au


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Doggett has tools to build rare legacy
cricket.com.au
While more than 600 men and women have worn the national uniform in Test cricket, only two of Indigenous Australian heritage – Faith Thomas and Jason Gillespie, both also fast bowlers – are among that number. Doggett, who along with his brother ...

Doggett has tools to build rare legacy - cricket.com.au


cricket.com.au

Doggett has tools to build rare legacy
cricket.com.au
While more than 600 men and women have worn the national uniform in Test cricket, only two of Indigenous Australian heritage – Faith Thomas and Jason Gillespie, both also fast bowlers – are among that number. Doggett, who along with his brother ...

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Scott Morrison promises to get Indigenous council input on Tony Abbott's education overhaul proposal - ABC News


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Scott Morrison promises to get Indigenous council input on Tony Abbott's education overhaul proposal
ABC News
The Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council has received a commitment from Scott Morrison that Tony Abbott's proposal to overhaul the Indigenous education system would first be put to the Indigenous council for consultation. Mr Morrison met with ...

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Scott Morrison promises to get Indigenous council input on Tony Abbott's education overhaul proposal - ABC News


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Scott Morrison promises to get Indigenous council input on Tony Abbott's education overhaul proposal
ABC News
The Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council has received a commitment from Scott Morrison that Tony Abbott's proposal to overhaul the Indigenous education system would first be put to the Indigenous council for consultation. Mr Morrison met with ...
Morrison plays down work for dole worriesBrinkwire (press release)

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Meghan and Harry: Here's what the Duke and Duchess will be up to in Australia - ABC News


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Meghan and Harry: Here's what the Duke and Duchess will be up to in Australia
ABC News
... public during a walk to Government House, the official residence of Victorian Governor Linda Dessau, where they'll meet young Victorian leaders; Stopping at a social enterprise cafe which provides leadership and training for young Indigenous ...
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's Australia Tour: Dates, Cities & DetailsNow To Love
Meghan and Harry's Australian tour itinerary has been released9Travel
Palace releases Prince Harry and Meghan's full royal Australian itineraryStarts at 60

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Meghan and Harry: Here's what the Duke and Duchess will be up to in Australia - ABC News


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Meghan and Harry: Here's what the Duke and Duchess will be up to in Australia
ABC News
... public during a walk to Government House, the official residence of Victorian Governor Linda Dessau, where they'll meet young Victorian leaders; Stopping at a social enterprise cafe which provides leadership and training for young Indigenous ...
Harry and Meghan's Australia tour unveiledThe Australian
Harry & Meghan's Aussie Itinerary Is Here Ft. Koalas, Sports, And… Trams?Pedestrian TV (satire) (blog)
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Royal Tour itinerary: Full details of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga revealedMirror.co.uk

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Documentary sheds light on robbing of Indigenous remains 'in the name of science' - ABC Local


ABC Local

Documentary sheds light on robbing of Indigenous remains 'in the name of science'
ABC Local
Grave robbing is the notorious practice of raiding burial grounds for items to sell on the black market. It's not the label typically applied to archaeologists, who often encounter ransacked graves themselves during expeditions. The Australian ...

Documentary sheds light on robbing of Indigenous remains 'in the name of science' - ABC Local


ABC Local

Documentary sheds light on robbing of Indigenous remains 'in the name of science'
ABC Local
Grave robbing is the notorious practice of raiding burial grounds for items to sell on the black market. It's not the label typically applied to archaeologists, who often encounter ransacked graves themselves during expeditions. The Australian ...

Moving Australia Day raises passions - Echonetdaily


Moving Australia Day raises passions
Echonetdaily
Yes, Indigenous Australians suffered some hardships in this period as did many convicts and early settlers themselves. (Recall too, that the British were slaughtering the Scots in horrendous bloody battles far worse than anything the Indigenous ...

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