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The Australian
Indigenous children no safer from abuse than a decade ago
The Australian
Children living in remote Aboriginal communities in South Australia's far north are no safer from sexual abuse than they were a decade ago, with Premier Steven Marshall warning there is no silver bullet for the “very significant” issues. Ten years ago ...

The Australian
Indigenous children no safer from abuse than a decade ago
The Australian
Children living in remote Aboriginal communities in South Australia's far north are no safer from sexual abuse than they were a decade ago, with Premier Steven Marshall warning there is no silver bullet for the “very significant” issues. Ten years ago ...

Reuters
New Captain Cook monument plan for Botany Bay divides opinion
BBC News
Australia's plans for a new monument to mark the arrival of colonists have divided opinion. The A$50m (£36.2m/US$68.9m) plans are for Botany Bay in Sydney, the spot where British explorer Captain James Cook first landed in 1770. Australia Treasurer ...
Australia plans Captain Cook monument for anniversary of colonial landingReuters
Australia plans monument to mark anniversary of 1770 landing by British explorer James CookThe Japan Times

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The Australian Financial Review
Judge to end bitter battle of James Price Point
The Australian Financial Review
A bitter dispute that forced Australians to consider if Indigenous rights, environmental protections and economic development can co-exist will end this week when a Federal Court judge personally delivers a judgment in a remote West Australian ...

The Australian Financial Review
Judge to end bitter battle of James Price Point
The Australian Financial Review
A bitter dispute that forced Australians to consider if Indigenous rights, environmental protections and economic development can co-exist will end this week when a Federal Court judge personally delivers a judgment in a remote West Australian ...

Reuters
Australia plans Captain Cook monument for anniversary of colonial landing
Reuters
The feature is to be built at the Botany Bay landing site where crew members of the British ship Endeavour first met Aboriginal people, changing the course of the nation's history, in time for the 250th anniversary, in 2020. Not everyone is happy about ...

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cricket.com.au
Stamp of approval for 1868 tourists
cricket.com.au
The First Cricket Tour: 150 Years stamp will be released on May 1 and features 10 Aboriginal members of the original 1868 playing squad, as well as captain Charles Lawrence, an English professional who coached and mentored the Aboriginal players, and ...

Courier Mail
Editorial: Proposal by Yugambeh elder Ted Williams to rename landmarks such as Burleigh Heads does not foster ...
Courier Mail
Our glorious beaches, hinterland rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, dramatic ranges and colourful Outback come together to present Queensland as one of the most desirable places on earth to live and visit. Instead, what we got was a politically ...

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NT News
Win for dialysis patients in Northern Territory
NT News
Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt will unveil the new plan today which will offer new support to Australia's most dialysis dependent sector — indigenous Territorians. The Territory's Indigenous Affairs Minister CLP senator Nigel Scullion hailed ...

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NT News
Win for dialysis patients in Northern Territory
NT News
Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt will unveil the new plan today which will offer new support to Australia's most dialysis dependent sector — indigenous Territorians. The Territory's Indigenous Affairs Minister CLP senator Nigel Scullion hailed ...

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SBS
Captain Cook monument centrepiece of Kurnell plan
SBS
A leading historian is optimistic plans for a new monument at the Kurnell landing site of Captain James Cook will spark an honest national conversation about the shared history of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The aquatic monument will be ...
Sydney to get new $3m Captain Cook memorial in 'inclusive project'The Guardian

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Courier Mail
Traditional Aboriginal name changes proposed for Gold Coast landmarks
Courier Mail
In the Northern Territory, Ayers Rock was co-named Uluru in 1993, with the European name having largely disappeared from use in the past decade. Dean Gould from Destination Gold Coast said Burleigh had great resonance as a tourism gem, but there were ...

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ABC Online
Port Botany site's $50 million redevelopment, including James Cook statue, set to transform historic site
ABC Online
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the revamp of Sydney's historical Port Botany site, the place of the first encounter between Europeans and Indigenous Australians, will allow the country to "celebrate, understand and interpret" the "momentous place ...
Captain Cook monument centrepiece of Kurnell planSBS
Sydney to get new Captain Cook memorial as part of $50m revampThe Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney to get new $3m Captain Cook memorial in 'inclusive project'The Guardian

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney to get new Captain Cook memorial as part of $50m revamp
The Sydney Morning Herald
A new memorial to Captain Cook will be built at Botany Bay as part of a $50 million redevelopment of the site where the British explorer and his crew first set foot on Australian soil. The memorial will commemorate Cook's encounter with Indigenous ...
Sydney to get new $3m Captain Cook memorial in 'inclusive project'The Guardian
Cook monument centrepiece of Kurnell planSBS
Scott Morrison to announce upgrade to Captain James Cook memorial in Sydney's Botany Bay9news.com.au

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney to get new Captain Cook memorial as part of $50m revamp
The Sydney Morning Herald
A new memorial to Captain Cook will be built at Botany Bay as part of a $50 million redevelopment of the site where the British explorer and his crew first set foot on Australian soil. The memorial will commemorate Cook's encounter with Indigenous ...

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Radio Australia
Australian Ninja Warrior star Jack Wilson signs on to help fight chronic Indigenous obesity
Radio Australia
The foundation, established in 2009 by world marathon champion Rob de Castella, has had 75 graduates finish a major international marathon, including New York, Boston and Tokyo. "When I was 21 years old I was in full steam ahead of my partying, junk ...

Radio Australia
Australian Ninja Warrior star Jack Wilson signs on to help fight chronic Indigenous obesity
Radio Australia
The foundation, established in 2009 by world marathon champion Rob de Castella, has had 75 graduates finish a major international marathon, including New York, Boston and Tokyo. "When I was 21 years old I was in full steam ahead of my partying, junk ...

The Guardian
Sydney to get new $3m Captain Cook memorial in 'inclusive project'
The Guardian
... has announced that a new $3m memorial to Captain Cook will be built at Sydney's Botany Bay, as part of a “very inclusive project” to commemorate the site of European colonisers' first arrival on Australian soil. The statue will be part of a broader ...
Scott Morrison to announce upgrade to Captain James Cook memorial in Sydney's Botany Bay9news.com.au

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ABC Online
Australian Ninja Warrior star Jack Wilson signs on to help fight chronic Indigenous obesity
ABC Online
Reality television star Jack Wilson is helping a regional New South Wales Indigenous co-operative to arrest soaring rates of obesity in its members. Originally from Mount Isa and now living in Bondi, Wilson shot to stardom in July on Australian Ninja ...

ABC Online
Australian Ninja Warrior star Jack Wilson signs on to help fight chronic Indigenous obesity
ABC Online
Reality television star Jack Wilson is helping a regional New South Wales Indigenous co-operative to arrest soaring rates of obesity in its members. Originally from Mount Isa and now living in Bondi, Wilson shot to stardom in July on Australian Ninja ...