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The Cairns Post
Australia Day critics wrong to perpetuate Invasion Day myth
The Cairns Post
Writing for WA Today, academic Sherry Sufi pointed out this week that if the UN saw white settlement of Australia as an invasion, Aborigines would have no claims to Native Title because of “right of conquest” laws. “Had Australia actually been invaded ...

SBS
Who are the Australian of the Year award nominees?
SBS
Australian of the Year finalist Bo Remenyi received the NT's state award for her lifesaving work. AAP. "Seeing women in leadership roles and competing internationally is important. It gives them the sense that anything is possible," she told AAP. Four ...
Quantum physics scientist named 'Australian of Year'Yahoo7 News
Turnbull praises Australian award nomineesRiverine Herald

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ABC Online
Government accused of 'hiding the truth' after ignoring questions on Indigenous affairs
ABC Online
The department is responsible for most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander government programs, and the majority of its 2,300 staff are focussed on Indigenous affairs. The department took about 100 questions on non-Indigenous issues, of which about ...

ABC Online
Government accused of 'hiding the truth' after ignoring questions on Indigenous affairs
ABC Online
The department is responsible for most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander government programs, and the majority of its 2,300 staff are focussed on Indigenous affairs. The department took about 100 questions on non-Indigenous issues, of which about ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
'About the future and the past': NSW Labor to ink treaty with Indigenous Australians
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Treaties are a practical way for New South Wales to deepen Aboriginal participation in the economy and community." Treaties were established early in other British colonial outposts such as New Zealand, Canada and the United States. Legal battles over ...
NSW Labor wants treaty with AboriginalsSBS

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The Guardian
'About the future and the past': NSW Labor to ink treaty with Indigenous Australians
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Treaties are a practical way for New South Wales to deepen Aboriginal participation in the economy and community." Treaties were established early in other British colonial outposts such as New Zealand, Canada and the United States. Legal battles over ...
Massacres and protest: Australia Day's undeniable history | Australia ...The Guardian
My grandfather protested against Australia Day in 1938. We'll never ...ABC Online
Australia Day? We've got bigger fish to fry - National Indigenous TimesNational Indigenous Times
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The Canberra Times
ACT prison system nation's most expensive: Productivity Commission report
The Canberra Times
The report also serves as a fresh reminder of the ACT's high rate of Indigenous imprisonment, despite the relatively small total prison population in Canberra, an issue reflected across the country, with indigenous Australians 11.4 times more likely to ...

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Re-enactment pageant sparked 'day of mourning' protest
NEWS.com.au
After 150,000 spectators watched the official parade pass along George St, Ferguson and Cooper led about 100 Aborigines on a march to Australian Hall function centre on Elizabeth St, Surry Hills. They launched a manifesto, Aborigines Claim Citizen ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Give thanks for our states, they make us Australian
The Sydney Morning Herald
NSW sits on the Australian average at 215. Victoria has Australia's lowest imprisonment rate: 140 per 100,000, a distinction it shares with Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory. Indigenous Australians are far more likely than others to be ...

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Daily Telegraph
The Aboriginal kids boxing with the 'Guv' David Hurley
Daily Telegraph
The Tribal Warrior program was launched by local Koori elder Shane Phillips and Redfern's police commander Luke Freudenstein in 2009 to empower and provide purpose to the area's youth. And it has worked. Mr Hurley at an Australia Day lunch in Sydney ...

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Herald Sun
Victorian Opposition promise new laws, if elected, to force councils to recognise Australia Day
Herald Sun
Opposition scrutiny of government spokesman Tim Smith said: “Last year the Premier sat by and failed to condemn the councils that opposed Australia Day, now's his chance to finally stand up to the Greens.” Opposition local government spokesman David ...

Push to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney icon
NEWS.com.au
Kamilaroi woman Cheree Toka has spent the past year campaigning to have the flag raised permanently on the landmark following her first Harbour Bridge climb, which she described as both scary and extremely disappointing. The 27-year-old says the first ...

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NT leader calls on Aboriginals to forgive
NEWS.com.au
Speaking at a debate about Australia Day at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney on Wednesday, Ms Price recalled the 1928 Coniston massacre in the Northern Territory in which 60 indigenous people were killed - some of them her family. The ...

The Australian
Push to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney icon
The Australian
"If it's so important to put up then why not just leave it up there?" She has collected more than 64,000 signatures on a Change.org petition and many supporters are shocked that the flag is taken down, she said. Ms Toka wants to discuss the matter with ...

The Australian
Push to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney icon
The Australian
"If it's so important to put up then why not just leave it up there?" She has collected more than 64,000 signatures on a Change.org petition and many supporters are shocked that the flag is taken down, she said. Ms Toka wants to discuss the matter with ...

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Warwick Daily News
Indigenous elder says celebrations miss the wicket
Warwick Daily News
In Sam's view Australia Day should be an inclusive celebration that commemorates the traditional owners of a continent that was once divided into hundreds of small nations belonging to Indigenous families and clan groups. Local Indigenous woman Sharman ...

ABC Online
Kalgoorlie firefighters pelted with bricks and rocks on the job
ABC Online
Firefighters in Western Australia's Goldfields will no longer attend fires at an Aboriginal community without a police escort after being pelted with bricks and rocks while on a job. Officers from Kalgoorlie Fire Station were responding to a fire at ...

WAtoday
The world events that shaped West Australians the most
WAtoday
It's a yes! Australia's yes vote to allow same-sex marriage has been voted one of the most historic moments. Photo: Anna Kucera. The events that made Australians most proud of their country were the same-sex marriage vote and the Sydney Olympics, while ...

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ArtsHub
Border Mail letters: Isn't it time we did better for our First Nations people?
The Border Mail
Frankly I am tired of waiting for our government, at all levels, to really listen to the voices of Indigenous Australians. And I am deeply disappointed with the current federal government's response to a wide range of Indigenous issues, but ...
First Nations performing arts profiled on global stageArtsHub

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The West Australian
Change the date talks urged
The West Australian
The issue of celebrating the arrival of the First Fleet of British ships in New South Wales in 1788 is a contentious subject with the day associated with picnics at the beach and fireworks in the modern era but also the start of British colonisation ...

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