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The Sydney Morning Herald
Real estate boss Janusz Hooker and the weight of a famous name
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hooker says he had no plan B and went “walkabout”: “I drove across country and lived with an Indigenous family in the Kimberleys for three months, which was quite an extraordinary experience.” He maintains a keen interest in Indigenous Australia ...

The Conversation AU
Outrage over schoolgirl refusing to stand for anthem shows rise of aggressive nationalism
The Conversation AU
According to Nielsen and her parents, her refusal was intended as a gesture of solidarity with Indigenous Australians, whom she felt were marginalised and disrespected by a song that glorifies white Australia in its declaration that we “are young and ...

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New Matilda
Aboriginal Leaders Make Statements From The Heart. Liberal Leaders Make Statements From White Supremacy.
New Matilda
Reading the words of Aboriginal and Liberal leaders side by side, it's hard to deny that white supremacy has long been at the helm of Australian government. In May 2017, over 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders gathered at the First ...

Wellington Times
Cancer rates across Australia mapped: search for your postcode here
Wellington Times
“For Indigenous populations in general, cancer survival is poor. Lower average socioeconomic status is part of that,” said Professor English. “You tend to have people being diagnosed at much more advanced stages of cancer and Indigenous Australians ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Your weekend: our guide to what's on
The Sydney Morning Herald
FILM Ranger to Ranger follows Indigenous Australian rangers and Indigenous musician Dan Sultan, as they travel to Kenya and exchange knowledge, culture and music with Maasai community rangers. Following the documentary, Massai ranger Joseph ...

August Margaret River Mail
Cancer rates across Australia mapped: search for your postcode here
August Margaret River Mail
“For Indigenous populations in general, cancer survival is poor. Lower average socioeconomic status is part of that,” said Professor English. “You tend to have people being diagnosed at much more advanced stages of cancer and Indigenous Australians ...

Avon Valley Advocate
Cancer rates across Australia mapped: search for your postcode here
Avon Valley Advocate
“For Indigenous populations in general, cancer survival is poor. Lower average socioeconomic status is part of that,” said Professor English. “You tend to have people being diagnosed at much more advanced stages of cancer and Indigenous Australians ...
Valley's cancer mortality rate explainedGrafton Daily Examiner

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Avon Valley Advocate
Cancer rates across Australia mapped: search for your postcode here
Avon Valley Advocate
“For Indigenous populations in general, cancer survival is poor. Lower average socioeconomic status is part of that,” said Professor English. “You tend to have people being diagnosed at much more advanced stages of cancer and Indigenous Australians ...

The Australian
Voyages of discovery changed the world forever
The Australian
Cook was a man of the Enlightenment but his interactions with Aboriginal Australians, Maori and Pacific Islanders were not always enlightened. This clash of cultures should be front and centre of any account of Cook's expeditions. He did not strictly ...

The Australian
Voyages of discovery changed the world forever
The Australian
Cook was a man of the Enlightenment but his interactions with Aboriginal Australians, Maori and Pacific Islanders were not always enlightened. This clash of cultures should be front and centre of any account of Cook's expeditions. He did not strictly ...

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The Australian
The Missing Man, by Peter Rees: RAAF war pilot grounded by prejudice
The Australian
But Waters got through the rigorous training and in late 1944 became the “first and only known indigenous Australian” to fly RAAF fighter aircraft. Returning home after completing this training, Waters and his brother George, who had joined the army ...

The Australian
The Fierce Country: Stephen Orr on Australia's unsettled heart
The Australian
Those stories begin with conflict between European and Aboriginal Australians. The first cluster ranges from lieutenant governor George Arthur's “Black Line” of 1830 in Van Diemen's Land, a failed roundup of Aborigines that nevertheless did not long ...

The Canberra Times
Call for an 'Abbott-proof fence'
The Canberra Times
Recently when delivering some wood for the perpetual camp-fire at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy I asked one of the caretakers if they were expecting a visit from Tony Abbott, in his role of the government's Indigenous affairs envoy. The reply was an ...

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The Australian
Armed with history
The Australian
The former journalist says he sees himself as part of a new group of Australian artists using their voices to speak out about injustices against the Aboriginal community. “We have the ability as indigenous people to vocally express and articulate where ...

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The Australian
Armed with history
The Australian
For Rennie, weaponry serves as an important political and symbolic vessel for questioning the treatment of indigenous Australians, past and present. The former journalist says he sees himself as part of a new group of Australian artists using their ...

The Australian
Traditional owners join with Downer in Century mine deal
The Australian
National Aboriginal leader Warren Mundine, the independent chairman of the board governing the Downer-Waanyi joint venture, is hopeful the latest model will deliver benefits for all and become the blueprint for business in Australia's north. “This idea ...

The Australian
Chris Drage: the life, and tragic death, of a lost boy
The Australian
As a kid he was cheery and cheeky, growing into a champion athlete and a skilful junior footballer who could hold his own against much older boys and dreamt of following his indigenous heroes into the AFL. Yet by the time he was a teenager, Chris had ...

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The Australian
30 years, 30 great Australians
The Australian
The beginning of reconciliation with our Aboriginal communities is a process that will help lead to an Australia that is equitably diverse. Cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths but it could not be said we are a truly mature country while ...

The Australian
30 years, 30 great Australians
The Australian
The beginning of reconciliation with our Aboriginal communities is a process that will help lead to an Australia that is equitably diverse. Cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths but it could not be said we are a truly mature country while ...

The New Daily
Anthem controversy: Little Harper Nielsen's plea for empathy shamed those who lack it most
The New Daily
She achieved something most adults do not care to even attempt, at least as regards the fate of Aboriginal Australia. She made an effort to understand and to share the feelings of others from whom she differed. Even worse, in the hard, pitiless eyes of ...