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Legal limbo: What happens if you find human bones in your garden?
ABC News
It has since been revealed by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), that the bones were around 750-years-old, male and of Aboriginal ancestry. This discovery set into motion an almost year-long dispute concerning where the remains would be ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
HIV on the rise in straight Australian men, Kirby Institute report
The Sydney Morning Herald
HIV diagnoses among Indigenous Australians have also increased in the past five years from 26 to 31 new cases in 2017; 1.6 times the rate among the non-Indigenous Australian population (4.6 versus 2.8 per 100,000 population). Associate Professor James ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
HIV on the rise in straight Australian men, Kirby Institute report
The Sydney Morning Herald
Associate Professor James Ward, head of Aboriginal Health Infectious Diseases, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) said several small HIV outbreaks among rural and remote Aboriginal communities had put “enormous strain” ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
How an Indigenous community inspired a law firm to fight for change
The Sydney Morning Herald
Just over a decade ago the remote community of Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia reached a crisis point. In the years 2005 to 2006 its people attended 50 funerals, including 13 suicides. Most of the deaths were alcohol related. "We knew things had to ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
How an Indigenous community inspired a law firm to fight for change
The Sydney Morning Herald
Just over a decade ago the remote community of Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia reached a crisis point. In the years 2005 to 2006 its people attended 50 funerals, including 13 suicides. Most of the deaths were alcohol related. "We knew things had to ...

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New Matilda
So Much Like Home: From Palestine To Central Australia
New Matilda
It was an extraordinary statement, given that Aboriginal Australians comprise less than 3 per cent of the population of one of world's wealthiest countries. How is it that a nation that has built so much for so many can provide so little for so few? It ...

ABC Local
Budj Bim aerial seed bombing could see return of the tiger quoll
ABC Local
It is tipped to join the likes of Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef as Australia's 20th UNESCO World Heritage site early next year, becoming the only Australian site listed solely for its Indigenous cultural value. So a bit of spring rejuvenation ...

ABC Local
Budj Bim aerial seed bombing could see return of the tiger quoll
ABC Local
It is tipped to join the likes of Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef as Australia's 20th UNESCO World Heritage site early next year, becoming the only Australian site listed solely for its Indigenous cultural value. So a bit of spring rejuvenation ...

Menzies, Ned and the Don: Mormons baptise prominent Australians after death
The Sydney Morning Herald
Mormons have posthumously 'baptised' prominent Australians, including former prime ministers Robert Menzies and John Curtin, bushranger Ned Kelly, cricketer Don Bradman and well-known Indigenous people. The Mormon practice of baptising the dead ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Menzies, Ned and the Don: Mormons baptise prominent Australians after death
The Sydney Morning Herald
Mormons have posthumously 'baptised' prominent Australians, including former prime ministers Robert Menzies and John Curtin, bushranger Ned Kelly, cricketer Don Bradman and well-known Indigenous people. The Mormon practice of baptising the dead ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Menzies, Ned and the Don: Mormons baptise prominent Australians after death
The Sydney Morning Herald
Mormons have posthumously 'baptised' prominent Australians, including former prime ministers Robert Menzies and John Curtin, bushranger Ned Kelly, cricketer Don Bradman and well-known Indigenous people. The Mormon practice of baptising the dead ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
'It's gone against the grain': How Elefant Traks changed the sound of Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous rapper Jimblah's 2013 album Phoenix was acclaimed for its ruminations on the Aboriginal experience in modern Australia. "We definitely have a lot of enthusiasm for artists who are unashamedly political, and confident to talk about the issues ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal children should not endure the struggles their parents did
The Sydney Morning Herald
South Africans, together with many others in the world, recognise the plight of Indigenous Australians and stand in solidarity with them, says Sello Hatang, the head of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. "We as South Africans cannot just claim our own freedom.

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal children should not endure the struggles their parents did
The Sydney Morning Herald
South Africans, together with many others in the world, recognise the plight of Indigenous Australians and stand in solidarity with them, says Sello Hatang, the head of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. "We as South Africans cannot just claim our own freedom.

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal children should not endure the struggles their parents did
The Sydney Morning Herald
South Africans, together with many others in the world, recognise the plight of Indigenous Australians and stand in solidarity with them, says Sello Hatang, the head of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. "We as South Africans cannot just claim our own freedom.

and more »

The Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal children should not endure the struggles their parents did
The Sydney Morning Herald
South Africans, together with many others in the world, recognise the plight of Indigenous Australians and stand in solidarity with them, says Sello Hatang, the head of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. "We as South Africans cannot just claim our own freedom.

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Anger, sadness, shame: Stories by Indigenous Australians hit home  The Sydney Morning Herald

Adam Goodes and Deborah Cheetham tell their stories in Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, a new anthology that aims to break down stereotypes.

Anger, sadness, shame: Stories by Indigenous Australians hit home  The Sydney Morning Herald

Adam Goodes and Deborah Cheetham tell their stories in Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, a new anthology that aims to break down stereotypes.

Ancient Origins
Aboriginal Australians Lived in Desert Interior 10000 Years Earlier Than Thought
Ancient Origins
New evidence shows that Aboriginal Australians have lived inland in Western Australia for more than 50,000 years. That's 10,000 years earlier than previously known for Australian deserts. The finding comes from archaeological work performed at the ...

ABC News
Indigenous villagers concerned about town water source after approval of granite quarry
ABC News
The Indigenous village of Roelands, in Western Australia's South West, is a special place for the handful of people who live there. From the early 1940s it was used as a mission for stolen generations children. Roelands CEO Les Wallam was just four ...