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Townsville Bulletin
Palm Island celebrates survival but not the arrival of the First Fleet
Townsville Bulletin
PALM Island Aboriginal Council Mayor Alf Lacey is happy to join a conversation about a day to celebrate the achievements of the First Australians but don't ask him to celebrate the arrival of the First Fleet. “What you are asking is for the conquered ...

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The Australian
One day we'll all be equal: Australia Day?
The Australian
We also have NAIDOC Week, which is held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Add that to Sorry Day, Reconciliation Day, Mabo Day and the various other ...
Have your new Aboriginal day, but make it very positive, mmmkay?Illawarra Mercury

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The Australian
PM told an constitutional 'voice' must be priority
The Australian
It accuses politicians of having “generated confusion within the Australian public” on the role of a voice when it took centre place in last year's Uluru Statement from the Heart as the only form of constitutional recognition that would satisfy ...

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The Australian
Byron Shire 'shuns local Aboriginal groups'
The Australian
Some Aboriginal groups in the Byron Shire on the NSW north coast, whose council has voted to move Australia Day celebrations from January 26 to 25, have not been fully consulted on the move. The Australian understands the Arakwal Aboriginal ...

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The Australian
Byron Shire 'shuns local Aboriginal groups'
The Australian
Some Aboriginal groups in the Byron Shire on the NSW north coast, whose council has voted to move Australia Day celebrations from January 26 to 25, have not been fully consulted on the move. The Australian understands the Arakwal Aboriginal ...

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The Cairns Post
Morrison needs to start a conversation, but not like this
The Canberra Times
Was it too much to hope that Prime Minister Scott Morrison's call for a new day to recognise Indigenous Australians would open the door to a mature and respectful debate about the day, and Australia Day, in the community? It would seem so. On Monday ...
Far North indigenous leaders say Scott Morrison's celebration idea will need support from the Aboriginal communityThe Cairns Post
Australian PM Proposes Date to Recognize Indigenous PeopleteleSUR tv HTTPS (press release) (blog)
Australia's True Colours Are Red, White, And Racist. No-One Should Stand For It.New Matilda
4BC -New Zealand Herald
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The Australian
Griggs breaks ranks for top indigenous job
The Australian
Solving the problem of crisis-level residential overcrowding is one of the most pressing issues in remote indigenous Australia. Tony Abbott streamlined indigenous affairs in 2014, moving the various elements of the portfolio into the Department of ...

Herald Sun
Prime Minister's Another day and another mistake
Herald Sun
SCOTT Morrison is already backing off his mad plan to save Australia Day by creating yet another national day to “celebrate” Aborigines. No wonder. How could the PM suggest something so divisive and useless that within 24 hours he was playing it down?

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Herald Sun
Prime Minister's Another day and another mistake
Herald Sun
Yet Morrison thinks such deliberate offence-taking over Australia Day can be bought off by creating a separate day for Aborigines, “to recognise the achievements of indigenous Australia, the oldest living culture in the world”. But how would that stop ...

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SBS
Day to recognise Indigenous Australians 'too costly': business groups
SBS
Business groups say creating another public holiday could cost the Australian economy $3 billion after the prime minister suggested a special day to recognise Indigenous Australians. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive James ...

SBS
Day to recognise Indigenous Australians 'too costly': business groups
SBS
Business groups say creating another public holiday could cost the Australian economy $3 billion after the prime minister suggested a special day to recognise Indigenous Australians. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive James ...

Scott Morrison claims Indigenous voice to parliament would be a third chamber  The Guardian

Prime minister tells Radio National Uluru proposal 'really is' a third chamber and must be rejected.

Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point  The Conversation AU

An alternative holiday for Indigenous people doesn't address the arguments against celebrating nationhood on a day that causes offence to some citizens.

Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point  The Conversation AU

An alternative holiday for Indigenous people doesn't address the arguments against celebrating nationhood on a day that causes offence to some citizens.

Aboriginal man Daniel Love allowed to stay in Australia after deportation threat  ABC News

An Aboriginal man who was facing deportation to Papua New Guinea is released from immigration detention and has his Australian visa reinstated, his lawyers ...

Day to recognise Indigenous Australians 'too costly': business groups  SBS News

A business group says creating a public holiday to recognise Indigenous Australians could be costly, but the finance minister says it's "early days".

Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point  The Conversation AU

An alternative holiday for Indigenous people doesn't address the arguments against celebrating nationhood on a day that causes offence to some citizens.

Mirage News
Reaffirmed Commitment to Partnering for Good Health and Wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Mirage News
Australia's peak bodies for Indigenous health and specialist medicine have reaffirmed their commitment to working with the Australian Government as partners in reducing the current gap in health outcomes and life expectancy between Aboriginal and ...

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NEWS.com.au
PM rejects indigenous voice to parliament
NEWS.com.au
Mr Morrison also back-pedalled on his idea for a new national day to celebrate indigenous people and culture. He floated the proposal this week and reignited debate on keeping the Australia Day public holiday on January 26. "I haven't said it's a ...
Nation in two minds over extra indigenous holidayThe Australian
Scott Morrison's indigenous day proposal has divided MPs and the countryDaily Telegraph
Morrison back-pedals on Indigenous DayNews Mail
Courier Mail -InDaily
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ABC News
Tony Abbott's first visit to the NT as Indigenous envoy 'a photo opportunity', NT minister says
ABC News
The Northern Territory's Aboriginal Affairs Minister says he is "offended and disgusted" that former prime minister Tony Abbott failed to meet with him on his first trip to the NT as the Indigenous affairs envoy, labelling the visit an excuse to "get ...