Feed aggregator

Indigenous funding: so little to show for $33bn
The Australian
Abolishing Australia — there are days when this seems an attractive option. All the governments falling apart — what an idea, and how very appealing, especially when the business activity statements forms are due. Seriously though, Onus-Williams says ...

Indigenous funding: so little to show for $33bn
The Australian
Abolishing Australia — there are days when this seems an attractive option. All the governments falling apart — what an idea, and how very appealing, especially when the business activity statements forms are due. Seriously though, Onus-Williams says ...

The Australian
Labor MP quits over 'yesterday's ideas' for Aboriginal problems
The Australian
Scott McConnell, who was raised with Aboriginal people in Central Australia and who won more than 75 per cent of the two-party-preferred vote in a 2016 battle against the then community services minister, Aboriginal woman Bess Price, will not recontest ...

The Australian
Labor MP quits over 'yesterday's ideas' for Aboriginal problems
The Australian
Scott McConnell, who was raised with Aboriginal people in Central Australia and who won more than 75 per cent of the two-party-preferred vote in a 2016 battle against the then community services minister, Aboriginal woman Bess Price, will not recontest ...

Broadsheet
The Story Behind the Work That Went Viral on Australia Day
Broadsheet
“Australia Day affects me. I did it purely for myself, and I didn't expect other people to take notice.” A quick trawl through her Instagram account shows a fascination with the imagery of European folklore and witchcraft. Demons, mermaids, horned ...

Daily Telegraph
D'Arcy Short poised for Australian T20 debut | Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
D'ARCY Short will become only the fourth Indigenous man to play cricket for Australia in a debut that ranks as one of the most anticipated in recent seasons. Test great Mark Waugh has already compared Short to captain David Warner, and there is a ...

and more »

The Sydney Morning Herald
Common sense lives here: Cory Bernardi mansplains childbirth
The Sydney Morning Herald
On nearly every register of health, Aboriginal people have worse outcomes and are much more susceptible to chronic disease than non-Aboriginal Australians. Ask any health practitioner and they will tell you a great challenge is getting Aboriginal ...

and more »

Launch of WA Aboriginal Leadership Institute to bring together emerging leaders
Community Newspaper Group
A NEW organisation to bring together emerging Aboriginal leaders was launched this week by WA Governor Kerry Sanderson with a ceremony at Government House. Indigenous women Robyn Smith Walley and 2016 Aboriginal Western Australian of the Year Rishelle ...

Green Left Weekly
Indigenous activists: 'Australian nationalism is dangerous'
Green Left Weekly
On January 24, Victorian Liberal opposition leader Matthew Guy said “unpatriotic councils” that do not use January 26 to celebrate would be sacked. He was specifically threatening the Moreland, Darebin and Yarra councils, which have shifted ...

The Guardian
More Indigenous students in school until year 12, ABS says
The Guardian
​Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are staying in school longer but Australia's Indigenous retention rate remains well below that of other students. On Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released new school statistics showing the ...
Indigenous students stick to study: reportYahoo7 News

all 3 news articles »

The Guardian
More Indigenous students in school until year 12, ABS says
The Guardian
​Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are staying in school longer but Australia's Indigenous retention rate remains well below that of other students. On Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released new school statistics showing the ...
Indigenous students stick to study: reportSBS

all 3 news articles »

The Australian
Labor pledges to fly Aboriginal flag permanently on Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Australian
“We should all be proud of 60,000 years of indigenous history here,” he said in a statement. “Flying the Aboriginal flag on the great arch that defines Sydney around the world is an appropriate expression of that pride.” Talking to Jones on his 2GB ...
Alan Jones slams Luke Foley's plan to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour BrideDaily Telegraph
Push to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour BridgeNEWS.com.au
Foley to give Aboriginal flag equal status if elected Premier9news.com.au
Ten Eyewitness News -The New Daily
all 11 news articles »

The Australian
Labor pledges to fly Aboriginal flag permanently on Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Australian
“We should all be proud of 60,000 years of indigenous history here,” he said in a statement. “Flying the Aboriginal flag on the great arch that defines Sydney around the world is an appropriate expression of that pride.” Talking to Jones on his 2GB ...
Alan Jones slams Luke Foley's plan to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour BrideDaily Telegraph
Aboriginal flag to permanently fly on the Sydney Harbour Bridge if Labor electedTen Eyewitness News
Foley to give Aboriginal flag equal status if elected Premier9news.com.au
NEWS.com.au
all 8 news articles »

Indigenous footballers create history in New Zealand on clash of cultures tour
South Coast Register
A NUMBER of Shoalhaven top footballers have just returned from New Zealand, where they created history as part of the inaugural clash of cultures trans-Tasman football series tour. Wreck Bay trio Lewis Archibald (Yuin Sharks), Tyrone Nye-Williams ...

SBS
Melbourne council 'bans staff from saying Australia Day'
SBS
All staff are asked to use the words 'January 26 public holiday' rather than 'Australia Day public holiday' when notifying clients or customers of the opening hours of their service or centre on this day." Multicultural Affairs Minister Alan Tudge said ...
Yarra City Council tells staff to stop referring to Australia DayBrisbane Times

all 2 news articles »

Daily Telegraph
Alan Jones slams Luke Foley's plan to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour Bride
Daily Telegraph
You're gone. It's the first time I've seen a death notice on the front page of the paper,” Jones said on 2GB. Luke Foley today announced Labor would fly the Aboriginal flag on the harbour bridge every day. Picture: Tim Hunter. Broadcaster Alan Jones ...
Foley to give Aboriginal flag equal status if elected Premier9news.com.au
Push to fly Aboriginal flag on bridgeThe West Australian

all 4 news articles »

The Australian
Aboriginal bodies handed power to cut record wave of state wards
The Australian
The national peak body for Aboriginal children, SNAICC, is calling on all states and territories to adopt an Aboriginal family-led decision-making program to give vulnerable families a greater say when welfare authorities become involved in their ...
Hearts on the line in WA education strikeSBS

all 2 news articles »

The Australian
Aboriginal bodies handed power to cut record wave of state wards
The Australian
The national peak body for Aboriginal children, SNAICC, is calling on all states and territories to adopt an Aboriginal family-led decision-making program to give vulnerable families a greater say when welfare authorities become involved in their ...

and more »

Daily Telegraph
Luke Foley wants Aboriginal flag next to national flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge every day
Daily Telegraph
With just over a year until polling day, Mr Foley told The Daily Telegraph in an exclusive interview: “I think there is unfinished business when it comes to our relationship with Australia's first people. NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley is shaping his ...
Luke Foley recruits Paul Keating's help as he unfurls flag planNEWS.com.au

all 4 news articles »

Daily Telegraph
Luke Foley wants Aboriginal flag next to national flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge every day
Daily Telegraph
With just over a year until polling day, Mr Foley told The Daily Telegraph in an exclusive interview: “I think there is unfinished business when it comes to our relationship with Australia's first people. NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley is shaping his ...

and more »