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ABC Online
Damien Hirst's latest artworks 'done exactly like my people's story ...
ABC Online
Indigenous artists from central Australia claim the latest works by Damien Hirst, one of the world's richest artists, strongly resemble their paintings, including those by the late grandmother of desert art Emily Kngwarreye. Hirst says his inspiration ...

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ABC Online
Damien Hirst's latest artworks 'done exactly like my people's story', Indigenous artist claims
ABC Online
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then artists from central Australia should be feeling fantastic about Damien Hirst's latest works — but instead they're experiencing a mixture of hurt and bewilderment. The community of Utopia near Alice ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
Surprising root of 250 Aboriginal languages discovered
Telegraph.co.uk
Researchers in Australia have discovered that the country's 250 Aboriginal languages – which vary widely - all derived from one source: a 12,000-year-old tongue that existed in a small part of northern Australia. Following years of debate about the ...
All Aussie languages have common sourceKhaleej Times

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The Australian
Bail overhaul 'needed to cope with indigenous prison rates'
The Australian
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT chief executive Les Turner believes bail laws unduly harshly affect indigenous people, and reform is overdue. He said it could be particularly devastating for families when Aboriginal women were held on remand for long ...

The Australian
Bail overhaul 'needed to cope with indigenous prison rates'
The Australian
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT chief executive Les Turner believes bail laws unduly harshly affect indigenous people, and reform is overdue. He said it could be particularly devastating for families when Aboriginal women were held on remand for long ...

Recommendations to reduce disproportionate Indigenous ...  Law Council of Australia

Radio Australia
Indigenous Affairs Minister 'appalled' by NT sex abuse allegation
Radio Australia
The Federal Minister for Northern Australia, Matt Canavan, said he had been in discussions with his Northern Territory counterparts about the Ali Curung allegation. "I've spoken to ministerial colleagues in the Northern Territory about the shocking ...

ABC Online
Indigenous Affairs Minister 'appalled' by NT sex abuse allegation
ABC Online
The Federal Minister for Northern Australia, Matt Canavan, said he had been in discussions with his Northern Territory counterparts about the Ali Curung allegation. "I've spoken to ministerial colleagues in the Northern Territory about the shocking ...

The Guardian
Victoria introduces to parliament 'history-making' Indigenous voice legislation
The Guardian
The federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has promised to establish the body in legislation if his party wins government, to give voters a chance to see how it would work before putting the proposal to a referendum. Federal joint parliamentary committee ...

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The Guardian
Victoria introduces to parliament 'history-making' Indigenous voice legislation
The Guardian
The federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has promised to establish the body in legislation if his party wins government, to give voters a chance to see how it would work before putting the proposal to a referendum. Federal joint parliamentary committee ...

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Time Out
NGV's two-part Colony exhibition is a magical and unflinching look at Australia's past
Time Out
In a time when hashtags, triggers, phobias and offended parties are popping up like peanut allergies in every corner, when backlash whips back and forth like a cut snake across the continent faster than the news cycle can handle, an exhibition ...

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Time Out
NGV's two-part Colony exhibition is a magical and unflinching look at Australia's past
Time Out
In a time when hashtags, triggers, phobias and offended parties are popping up like peanut allergies in every corner, when backlash whips back and forth like a cut snake across the continent faster than the news cycle can handle, an exhibition ...

ABC Online
Ngangkari healers: 60000 years of traditional Aboriginal methods make headway in medical clinics
ABC Online
While she was a university lecturer, Ms Panzironi identified a gap in literature on Australian Aboriginal healing. She said the most comparable form of alternative medicine to Ngangkari healing was reiki, a Japanese technique for stress reduction ...

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The New Daily
Inquiry wants justice system overhaul to address Indigenous incarceration
The New Daily
Commonwealth, state and territory governments must overhaul the justice system to reduce the massive over-representation of Indigenous people in jail, a major inquiry has found. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) inquiry, led by federal court ...

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The New Daily
Inquiry wants justice system overhaul to address Indigenous incarceration
The New Daily
Commonwealth, state and territory governments must overhaul the justice system to reduce the massive over-representation of Indigenous people in jail, a major inquiry has found. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) inquiry, led by federal court ...

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Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis'
The Australian
Australia has reached "crisis point" when it comes to the rate of indigenous people being sent to jail - especially women, lawyers say. Federal and state governments are facing calls for urgent action as the latest statistics show Aboriginal and Torres ...

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Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis'
NEWS.com.au
Federal and state governments are facing calls for urgent action as the latest statistics show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders continue to be "alarmingly" over-represented in prison. In a report tabled in federal parliament on Wednesday, the ...

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Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis'
NEWS.com.au
Federal and state governments are facing calls for urgent action as the latest statistics show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders continue to be "alarmingly" over-represented in prison. In a report tabled in federal parliament on Wednesday, the ...

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9news.com.au
Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis' - 9News
9news.com.au
Australia has reached "crisis point" when it comes to the rate of indigenous people being sent to jail - especially women, lawyers say. Federal and state governments are facing calls for urgent action as the latest statistics show Aboriginal and Torres ...

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9news.com.au
Calls for change amid indigenous 'crisis' - 9News
9news.com.au
Australia has reached "crisis point" when it comes to the rate of indigenous people being sent to jail - especially women, lawyers say. Federal and state governments are facing calls for urgent action as the latest statistics show Aboriginal and Torres ...

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