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The Age
Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' an idea worth revisiting
The Age
There is consensus that the lot of Australia's First Peoples will not significantly improve unless they are at the centre of policy formulation and execution. There is therefore merit in the notion, generated last year at the Uluru convention for a ...
Australia former PM talks about indigenous abusesAljazeera.com
Shorten goads Turnbull into indigenous conflictThe Australian
What good was the apology to Stolen Generations with limited reparations, more kids taken?ABC Online
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The Australian
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The Australian
This was interpreted by some as a show of interest in the leadership role, although Mr O'Dowd told The Australian yesterday his comments were made in jest and that he will not be putting his hand up for a vacancy that does not exist. But just in case ...

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The Conversation AU
In Harley Windsor, Australia has its first Indigenous Winter Olympian – why has it taken so long?
The Conversation AU
Jamaica will again compete in Pyeongchang. Its first involvement in the 1988 Calgary Olympics was mythologised in the film Cool Runnings, which (inaccurately) portrayed its participation as somewhat comedic. The country has since participated at ...

Aljazeera.com
Australia former PM talks about indigenous abuses
Aljazeera.com
The man who apologised to indigenous people in Australia for the mistreatment they suffered for centuries, has been speaking to Al Jazeera. Ten years ago, Kevin Rudd, Australia's then-prime minister, apologised in parliament to generations of ...

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Aljazeera.com
Australia former PM talks about indigenous abuses
Aljazeera.com
The man who apologised to indigenous people in Australia for the mistreatment they suffered for centuries, has been speaking to Al Jazeera. Ten years ago, Kevin Rudd, Australia's then-prime minister, apologised in parliament to generations of ...

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The Guardian
Revealed: how Australian spies filmed Indigenous activists during the cold war
The Guardian
While researching a film on other Indigenous activists, multi-award winning filmmaker and scriptwriter Morgan came across the Asio footage of Peckham and Bandler, publicly released under the 50-year rule, in the National Archives of Australia. Asio ...

The Guardian
Revealed: how Australian spies filmed Indigenous activists during the cold war
The Guardian
While researching a film on other Indigenous activists, multi-award winning filmmaker and scriptwriter Morgan came across the Asio footage of Peckham and Bandler, publicly released under the 50-year rule, in the National Archives of Australia. Asio ...

The Guardian
WA study finds 89% of children in detention have severe cognitive impairment
The Guardian
It is the highest rate of FASD in a prison environment anywhere in the world. Only two of the children had been diagnosed prior to the study. The study, conducted by the Telethon Institute, assessed a representative sample of 99 young people aged ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Inner West Council debates Australia Day celebrations
The Sydney Morning Herald
But as the Greens motion appeared destined for defeat, Cr Kiat attempted to temper his proposal, amending the motion so that it required council to consult the community on the question of whether it should cease holding its Australia Day event on ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Inner West Council debates Australia Day celebrations
The Sydney Morning Herald
Greens Cr Rose Porteous said the issue fell within the council's remit because ratepayer funds were used to cover the costs of the Australia Day events. She said it made “no sense” to hold Australia Day, even in a commemorative form, on January 26, as ...

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HuffPost
Rudd urges Turnbull to heed Uluru Statement call
The Australian
Kevin Rudd has pleaded with Malcolm Turnbull to reconsider his dismissal of constitutional recognition proposals, declaring that last year's Uluru Statement From the Heart represented the “considered voice” of indigenous Australia. Comparing it to ...
What good was the apology to Stolen Generations with limited reparations, more kids taken?ABC Online
Australia Marks 10 Years Since Apology To Indigenous PeoplesHuffPost
Ten years on from the national apology to the Stolen GenerationsEternity News
9news.com.au -The West Australian -The Guardian
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The Guardian
Shorten goads Turnbull into indigenous conflict
The Australian
Since the cabinet decision to reject the proposal, the idea has been propagated widely that Turnbull betrayed the indigenous peoples, violated public opinion and had exposed himself to Labor's pursuit of the “voice”. The reality lay elsewhere. There ...
What good was the apology to Stolen Generations with limited reparations, more kids taken?ABC Online
Ten years on from the national apology to the Stolen GenerationsEternity News
PM, Shorten duel over indigenous voice9news.com.au
The Guardian -Herald Sun -HuffPost
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The buck for the Closing the Gap program stops here
The Australian
This year also marks 10 years since the Australian government started a partnership with the private sector through the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation to meet the huge demand from indigenous families for secondary school scholarships at ...

The Guardian
Shorten goads Turnbull into indigenous conflict
The Australian
Since the cabinet decision to reject the proposal, the idea has been propagated widely that Turnbull betrayed the indigenous peoples, violated public opinion and had exposed himself to Labor's pursuit of the “voice”. The reality lay elsewhere. There ...
Stolen generations apology anniversary sparks call for children in care targetsThe Guardian
10 years since apology for 'stolen' Aboriginal childrenAljazeera.com
PM, Shorten duel over indigenous voice9news.com.au
BBC News -The West Australian
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First indigenous Winter Olympian Harley Windsor's date with destiny arrives
The Australian
Just after midday, Harley Windsor will make history when he becomes the first indigenous Australian to compete at the Winter Olympic Games. Figure skater Windsor and his Russian-born partner Katia Alexandrovskaya will glide on to the ice in Gangneung ...

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The Australian Financial Review
Closing the Gap Indigenous policy has been a decade of disappointment
The Australian Financial Review
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hailed this year's Closing the Gap annual report card on ending the gulf in health, education and economic outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians as the most promising result since 2011. His declaration ...
Rudd's apology, 10 years on: the elusive hope of a 'breakthrough moment'The Guardian
Three reasons why the gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aren't closingThe Conversation AU
Stan Grant: The Indigenous truth we don't hear — we can close the ...ABC Online
Deutsche Welle -The Australian -NEWS.com.au -Closing the Gap - Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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The Australian Financial Review
Closing the Gap Indigenous policy has been a decade of disappointment
The Australian Financial Review
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hailed this year's Closing the Gap annual report card on ending the gulf in health, education and economic outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians as the most promising result since 2011. His declaration ...
Three reasons why the gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aren't closingThe Conversation AU
Prominent Indigenous Australians urge Government not to abandon existing Closing the Gap targetsABC Online
Ken Wyatt says MPs could legislate Indigenous voice to parliamentThe Guardian
The Australian -SBS -The Age -Closing the Gap - Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Aljazeera.com
10 years since apology for 'stolen' Aboriginal children
Aljazeera.com
On February 13, 2008, the country's then prime minister formally apologised to generations of Aboriginal children who had been "stolen" from their families by the state in an attempt to integrate them into "white Australia". Kevin Rudd also launched ...
Today marks 10 years since former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's historic apology to the Stolen GenerationHerald Sun
Stolen generations apology anniversary sparks call for children in care targetsThe Guardian
A decade after Kevin Rudd's apology, indigenous policy still a sorry messThe Australian
Daily Mail -9news.com.au
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Community Newspaper Group
Investing in Aboriginal art ensures Dreamtime lives on, says OzBid Auctions head of art
Community Newspaper Group
According to OzBid Auctions head of art Giovanna Fragomeli, investing in Aboriginal art goes a long way to ensuring Dreamtime stories live on in Australian culture. “I believe that Australians should all own a piece of Aboriginal art,” Ms Fragomeli ...

SBS
Sydney's Inner West Council to consider Australia Day change
SBS
"I'm proposing that we consult with the local Aboriginal community about how the nature of Council' January 26 events can further evolve to recognise the history of Indigenous Australia," he added. Mr Byrne noted Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has ...
Sydney council to consider Aust Day changeNEWS.com.au

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