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Noel Pearson calls for a 'declaration' celebrating all Australians, one year on from Uluru statement
ABC Message Stick
Cape York lawyer Noel Pearson says there is still a "window" to develop a constitutionally-enshrined voice representing Indigenous Australians, one year on from the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Renewed push for indigenous recognitionYahoo News
Plans to revive Aboriginal voice: PearsonSBS

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Plans to revive Aboriginal voice: Pearson
Yahoo News
He said a declaration to run alongside the constitution would "define a mutual agreement of who we are as Australians" in three parts: indigenous, British institutions and multiculturalism. "The opportunity to achieve proper recognition is the one ...
Renewed push for indigenous recognitionDaily Mail

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The Mercury
History's flame burns afresh as National Reconciliation Week seeks to create a bond between all Tasmanians
The Mercury
Other events this week will include breakfasts across the state, addressed by Mick Gooda, an indigenous Australian of the Gangulu people in northern Queensland. In 2009, Mr Gooda was appointed the Australian Human Rights Commission's Aboriginal and ...

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The Mercury
History's flame burns afresh as National Reconciliation Week seeks to create a bond between all Tasmanians
The Mercury
Other events this week will include breakfasts across the state, addressed by Mick Gooda, an indigenous Australian of the Gangulu people in northern Queensland. In 2009, Mr Gooda was appointed the Australian Human Rights Commission's Aboriginal and ...

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The Canberra Times
If fighting spirit is best we offer young then we are truly astray
The Canberra Times
... then surely through the National Capital Authority it can provide The Lobby building to be developed as a memorial to the Aboriginal tent embassy. The embassy is an important part of Australia's history, and to my mind has a place similar to that ...

Courier Mail
Opinion: Constitutional change for indigenous recognition a matter for all Australians
Courier Mail
It can now be revealed that a Senate Question on Notice from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet states: “There were no face-to-face consultations with non-indigenous Australians.” White Australians could provide their views on a “digital ...

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Courier Mail
Opinion: Constitutional change for indigenous recognition a matter for all Australians
Courier Mail
It can now be revealed that a Senate Question on Notice from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet states: “There were no face-to-face consultations with non-indigenous Australians.” White Australians could provide their views on a “digital ...

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SBS
Artists recognised at 2018 National Indigenous Arts Awards
SBS
The National Indigenous Arts Awards are organised by The Australia Council. The Council founded the Red Ochre Award in 1993 and later expanded it to become the National Indigenous Arts Awards. Chair of the Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

SBS
Artists recognised at 2018 National Indigenous Arts Awards
SBS
The National Indigenous Arts Awards are organised by The Australia Council. The Council founded the Red Ochre Award in 1993 and later expanded it to become the National Indigenous Arts Awards. Chair of the Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

ABC Message Stick
Tasmanian Aboriginal culture celebrated in Reconciliation Week
ABC Message Stick
Tasmania's Aboriginal culture will be celebrated this week, as the state formally recognises National Reconciliation Week for the first time. Reconciliation Week will be marked with events across the state, with the public invited to On Country days at ...

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The Guardian
Australia's doctors elect GP president to 'send a message' to Greg Hunt
The Guardian
“I'm aware of the variability in health services in rural and regional Australia and the access issues confronting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and the need to ensure there are more quality aged care packages to help elderly people to remain ...

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The Northern Daily Leader
Victorian Labor drops Aust Day debate
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The Australia Day motion, which said "the date of 26 January 1788 is offensive to indigenous people" was withdrawn before the second day of the conference began. This was only publicly confirmed before proceedings ended with a vote to defer debates on ...
Call to elect Vic Labor Indigenous MPThe Northern Daily Leader

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ABC Local
Growing Up Aboriginal
ABC Local
What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? The award-winning author Anita Heiss has compiled an anthology which showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories from Indigenous Australians in order to answer that question. The book is ...
After the apology to the stolen generations – a photo essay ...The Guardian
Canberra showcases Australia's rich Indigenous history and prepares for Reconciliation WeekArtsHub
Australia marks 20-year anniversary of Sorry Day | SBS NewsSBS
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PerthNow
Respect drives Michael Walters' journey with Fremantle Dockers ahead of AFL's Indigenous Round
PerthNow
IT has been a long, emotional journey since the Krakouer brothers first carved up the paddock, but Michael Walters believes mainstream Australia has finally embraced the wonderful complexities of his indigenous culture. On the eve of the AFL's Sir Doug ...

PerthNow
Respect drives Michael Walters' journey with Fremantle Dockers ahead of AFL's Indigenous Round
PerthNow
IT has been a long, emotional journey since the Krakouer brothers first carved up the paddock, but Michael Walters believes mainstream Australia has finally embraced the wonderful complexities of his indigenous culture. On the eve of the AFL's Sir Doug ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
A matter of trust: Businessman's involvement with an Aboriginal trust
The Sydney Morning Herald
How does a white Perth businessman recently discharged from bankruptcy and told by Australia's corporate watchdog he is to be banned from managing companies end up responsible for a multi-million-dollar Aboriginal charitable trust? That is one of the ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
A matter of trust: Businessman's involvement with an Aboriginal trust
The Sydney Morning Herald
How does a white Perth businessman recently discharged from bankruptcy and told by Australia's corporate watchdog he is to be banned from managing companies end up responsible for a multi-million-dollar Aboriginal charitable trust? That is one of the ...

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Community in crisis: The fight to protect indigenous children from abuse and neglect
Daily Telegraph
But point-of-sale prohibition doesn't address Central Australia's estimated 4000 problem drinkers, who are chronically dependent and remain free to drink in the town's bars. Boffa is extremely reluctant to criticise the Aboriginal constituency, but ...

Community in crisis: The fight to protect indigenous children from abuse and neglect
Daily Telegraph
But point-of-sale prohibition doesn't address Central Australia's estimated 4000 problem drinkers, who are chronically dependent and remain free to drink in the town's bars. Boffa is extremely reluctant to criticise the Aboriginal constituency, but ...

Community in crisis: The fight to protect indigenous children from abuse and neglect
The Cairns Post
Alice Springs is at Australia's spiritual heart: the creation point in our landscape, where raw earth blends seamlessly with the cosmic, and even diehard atheists confess to sacred encounters with the almighty red rock. Now that heart is broken. There ...