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The Guardian
Victorian Labor conference to consider changing Australia Day date
The Australian
The urgency motion says that celebrating the day that marks the arrival of the First Fleet is offensive to indigenous Australians. “The date of Australia Day be moved as the date of 26 January 1788 is offensive to indigenous people,” the urgency motion ...
Morning mail: Victorian ALP to debate moving Australia DayThe Guardian
Victorian Labour debating to change Australia Day to May 9Mixdown

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Pursuit
It's time to 'big note' Indigenous health leaders
Pursuit
Indigenous leadership is also demonstrated more formally in Australia. Pat Anderson AO from the Lowitja Institute and June Oscar AO, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, are both examples of strong leadership - giving ...

Pursuit
It's time to 'big note' Indigenous health leaders
Pursuit
Indigenous leadership is also demonstrated more formally in Australia. Pat Anderson AO from the Lowitja Institute and June Oscar AO, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, are both examples of strong leadership - giving ...

SpiceNews
Australia's oldest Indigenous tourism business welcomes new GM
SpiceNews
A female Traditional Owner will be at the helm of one of Australia's oldest Aboriginal tourism businesses following the appointment of Djabugay descendant Shirley Hollingsworth as Tjapukai General Manager. Tjapukai Board Chair Michael Nemarich ...

SpiceNews
Australia's oldest Indigenous tourism business welcomes new GM
SpiceNews
A female Traditional Owner will be at the helm of one of Australia's oldest Aboriginal tourism businesses following the appointment of Djabugay descendant Shirley Hollingsworth as Tjapukai General Manager. Tjapukai Board Chair Michael Nemarich ...

Western Advocate
Giants will sport Indigenous jersey for match against Demons
Western Advocate
“The three flags in the middle of the jumper are the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and the Australian flags, representing all people that make up Australia,” he said. “The footprints are paying respect to the elders gone before us and also ...

Western Advocate
Giants will sport Indigenous jersey for match against Demons
Western Advocate
“The three flags in the middle of the jumper are the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and the Australian flags, representing all people that make up Australia,” he said. “The footprints are paying respect to the elders gone before us and also ...

Crikey
The 'new' scheme to prevent Indigenous deaths in custody
Crikey
Police in Western Australia will now be required to notify Aboriginal legal service solicitors whenever an Indigenous person is detained after the state government finally committed to a new program this week that is designed to stop deaths in custody ...

Crikey
The 'new' scheme to prevent Indigenous deaths in custody
Crikey
Police in Western Australia will now be required to notify Aboriginal legal service solicitors whenever an Indigenous person is detained after the state government finally committed to a new program this week that is designed to stop deaths in custody ...

Grafton Daily Examiner
Still striving for reconciliation
Grafton Daily Examiner
WE have all probably heard of the term "reconciliation" in relation to the relationship between Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people. But what does it really mean for Aboriginal people and what does "Reconciliation Australia" do? The Oxford ...

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Grafton Daily Examiner
Still striving for reconciliation
Grafton Daily Examiner
WE have all probably heard of the term "reconciliation" in relation to the relationship between Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people. But what does it really mean for Aboriginal people and what does "Reconciliation Australia" do? The Oxford ...

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ABC Online
Evidence of ancient feast unearthed near Pilbara mining site
ABC Online
Archaeologists have uncovered a treasure trove of ancient artefacts — including evidence of a kangaroo cook-up — inside a remote cave in the far north-west of Australia. The site in Western Australia's Pilbara region is being leased by mining giant ...

The Guardian
Morning mail: Australia Day plan, Yulia Skripal speaks, longest cat-proof fence
The Guardian
Party sources have confirmed there is discussion behind the scenes about drafting an Australia Day motion for the ALP national conference on the basis that 26 January is, as the Victorian resolution notes, “offensive to Indigenous people”. It says ...

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ABC Online
'It's not a great birthday present': Australians aren't using the DIY bowel cancer test sent out to 50-year-olds
ABC Online
Some of the lowest home-screening participation rates in Australia are in the Indigenous and non-English speaking communities, and Professor McCaffery believes the complexity of the test instructions could be in part to blame. "I think what we need to ...

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The Guardian
Cape York traditional owners call for land-clearing halt to protect burial sites
The Guardian
Harris's lawyer David Kempton told Guardian Australia “those allegations are denied and we have no further comment”. In a statement in response to questions, Queensland's Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships said it ...

The Guardian
Victorian Labor to debate plan to move Australia Day to 9 May
The Guardian
Party sources have confirmed there is discussion behind the scenes about drafting an Australia Day motion for the ALP national conference on the basis that 26 January is, as the Victorian resolution notes, “offensive to Indigenous people”. The ...

The Australian
Hanson-Young sails into trouble over what makes Australia Day
The Australian
“The Liberal government is waging a culture war against not only the ABC, but both the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in our community who speak out against the divisive commemoration of the colonialism that caused the 200 years of displacement ...

The Australian
Minions denigrate penetrating legacy of the West
The Australian
Monash University has a Centre of Southeast Asian Studies and Charles Sturt University the school of indigenous Australian studies where the intention is to provide opportunities to build “social, human and economic identity for indigenous peoples ...

ABC Local
Your travel guide to Australia's best indigenous sites
ABC Local
How do you avoid the typical tourist traps and see the some of the best kept secrets that trace back more than 60,000 years? University of Melbourne's Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies Professor Marcia Langton has written a travel book Welcome to ...

Herald Sun
Victorian Labor Party to consider Australia Day date change
Herald Sun
A vote on changing Australia Day's date, which is described in the draft motion circulated last night as “offensive to indigenous people”, and the push to close offshore detention centres will cause a headache for federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten ...

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