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The first indigenous travel guide - ABC Online


ABC Online

The first indigenous travel guide
ABC Online
Most people have heard of Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, but there are hundreds of other indigenous travel destinations around Australia. Marcia Langton's book Welcome to Country lists hundreds of the best destinations, from art galleries to National ...

'Alarmingly low' oil supplies may prompt more drilling in Great Australian Bight, minister warns - ABC Online


ABC Online

'Alarmingly low' oil supplies may prompt more drilling in Great Australian Bight, minister warns
ABC Online
In his address to the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association's (APPEA) annual conference in Adelaide on Tuesday, Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan said the Bight could play a vital role in bolstering Australia's domestic oil ...
KI mayor travels to Norway to fight Bight oil drillingThe Islander

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'Never be captive of your birth' - The Australian


The Australian

'Never be captive of your birth'
The Australian
Warren Mundine is a refreshingly honest and forthright Australian leader who will not be restrained by convention. I have specifically engaged with him in his role as chair of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, a government and industry ...

Why Captain Cook remains a contested national symbol - ArtsHub


ArtsHub

Why Captain Cook remains a contested national symbol
ArtsHub
These include the development of digital heritage resources and exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum, National Library, AIATSIS and the National Museum of Australia, as well as support for training “Indigenous cultural heritage professionals in ...

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Why Captain Cook remains a contested national symbol - ArtsHub


ArtsHub

Why Captain Cook remains a contested national symbol
ArtsHub
These include the development of digital heritage resources and exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum, National Library, AIATSIS and the National Museum of Australia, as well as support for training “Indigenous cultural heritage professionals in ...
James Cook: There can be a balance struck in our historyThe Age
Asia Minute: Captain Cook's Shadow Lingers over Australia's BudgetHawaiipublicradio

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Two Queensland mountains to be renamed to rid them of racist connotations - ABC Online


ABC Online

Two Queensland mountains to be renamed to rid them of racist connotations
ABC Online
They were concerned the mountains' names had possible links to the Jim Crow racial segregation laws in the United States and a police officer named Frederick Wheeler, who was involved in Aboriginal massacres in the 1860s and 70s. Mount Jim Crow and ...

Indigenous communities are reworking urban planning, but planners need to accept their history - Architecture and Design


Architecture and Design

Indigenous communities are reworking urban planning, but planners need to accept their history
Architecture and Design
Nearly 80 percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia live in urban areas but cities often exclude and marginalise them. Urban planning and policy have been central to this, and the harms can be seen in key moments and ...
Every child has the right to be safe. Will you speak up with me?The Guardian

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Indigenous communities are reworking urban planning, but planners need to accept their history - Architecture and Design


Architecture and Design

Indigenous communities are reworking urban planning, but planners need to accept their history
Architecture and Design
Nearly 80 percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia live in urban areas but cities often exclude and marginalise them. Urban planning and policy have been central to this, and the harms can be seen in key moments and ...
Every child has the right to be safe. Will you speak up with me?The Guardian

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How the Bible helped shape Australian culture - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

How the Bible helped shape Australian culture
The Conversation AU
All of which stood in stark contrast to Indigenous Australian culture. As a cultural force, the Bible was a central point of reference for Christians and atheists alike, particularly in the 19th century. It was associated with civilisation ...

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Book Extract: So much still pending - The Adelaide Review


The Adelaide Review

Book Extract: So much still pending
The Adelaide Review
What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? Acclaimed singer Deborah Cheetham is one of a number of prominent Indigenous people to answer that question for the new Black Inc. anthology Growing up Aboriginal in Australia (edited by Anita Heiss), ...

Naplan tests are vital: here are five reasons why - The Guardian


The Guardian

Naplan tests are vital: here are five reasons why
The Guardian
The states and territories are responsible for running school education in Australia. Different states and territories take different approaches. In theory, this means jurisdictions can learn from each other. But this requires accurate comparisons that ...
Five things we wouldn't know without NAPLANABC Online

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Indigenous women's textiles headed for world stage with Paris exhibition - Radio Australia


Radio Australia

Indigenous women's textiles headed for world stage with Paris exhibition
Radio Australia
The Bábbarra Women's Centre is one of a number of remote Indigenous art centres drawing attention beyond Australia and Ms Marawarr said she was looking forward to sharing stories of her home to audiences far removed from it. "To tell a story when the ...

Indigenous women's textiles headed for world stage with Paris exhibition - Radio Australia


Radio Australia

Indigenous women's textiles headed for world stage with Paris exhibition
Radio Australia
The Bábbarra Women's Centre is one of a number of remote Indigenous art centres drawing attention beyond Australia and Ms Marawarr said she was looking forward to sharing stories of her home to audiences far removed from it. "To tell a story when the ...

Indigenous-grown rosella plant in hot demand as tea-drinkers embrace healthy bush food - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous-grown rosella plant in hot demand as tea-drinkers embrace healthy bush food
ABC Online
Chef and native food supplier Andrew Fielke will distribute Food Ladder's first shipment of dried rosella to cafes around Adelaide. He said there was strong demand for Australian-grown rosella. "The great thing is we will be able to promote this as ...

Indigenous women's textiles headed for world stage with Paris exhibition - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous women's textiles headed for world stage with Paris exhibition
ABC Online
The Bábbarra Women's Centre is one of a number of remote Indigenous art centres drawing attention beyond Australia and Ms Marawarr said she was looking forward to sharing stories of her home to audiences far removed from it. "To tell a story when the ...

'National disgrace': cost of housing driving up child poverty rates - The Guardian


The Guardian

'National disgrace': cost of housing driving up child poverty rates
The Guardian
Overcrowding has increased by 88%. The report also finds Indigenous Australians are 10 times more likely to experience homelessness, and the number of older Australians (aged 55 to 74) experiencing homelessness has grown 55% in the decade to 2016.
About 8200 will be 'sleeping rough' tonightThe Australian

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Koojay Corroboree marks two milestones in Aboriginal history - Daily Telegraph


Daily Telegraph

Koojay Corroboree marks two milestones in Aboriginal history
Daily Telegraph
The referendum paved the way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be counted in the census while the 1992 Mabo decision by the High Court of Australia recognised Aboriginal native title of the lands of Australia. The theme for #NRW2018 ...

Koojay Corroboree marks two milestones in Aboriginal history - Daily Telegraph


Daily Telegraph

Koojay Corroboree marks two milestones in Aboriginal history
Daily Telegraph
The referendum paved the way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be counted in the census while the 1992 Mabo decision by the High Court of Australia recognised Aboriginal native title of the lands of Australia. The theme for #NRW2018 ...

Australia's stolen wages: one woman's quest for compensation - The Conversation UK


The Conversation UK

Australia's stolen wages: one woman's quest for compensation
The Conversation UK
Bigali Hanlon is a Yindjibarndi woman born in 1940 at Mulga Downs in Western Australia. At the age of six, she was taken from her mother and sent to live in a church-run hostel for “fair-skinned” indigenous children. She lived there until she was 13 ...

Australia's stolen wages: one woman's quest for compensation - The Conversation UK


The Conversation UK

Australia's stolen wages: one woman's quest for compensation
The Conversation UK
Bigali Hanlon is a Yindjibarndi woman born in 1940 at Mulga Downs in Western Australia. At the age of six, she was taken from her mother and sent to live in a church-run hostel for “fair-skinned” indigenous children. She lived there until she was 13 ...

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