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Close Encounters
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Fez Fa'anana is himself an Australian of Samoan descent and Close Encounters now also includes Dale Woodbridge-Brown, an Aboriginal man who went through 'Blakflip,' the Circus Oz mentoring program designed to develop young Aboriginal performers and ...

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ABC Online
Sydney's Australia Day celebrations should be moved, says independent MP Alex Greenwich
ABC Online
He said an Indigenous ceremony at Barangaroo would be an important part of Sydney's official celebrations on January 26. Ms Anu, a presenter on ABC Radio Sydney who has Torres Strait Islander heritage, said she wanted the conversation about what the ...

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ABC Online
Sydney's Australia Day celebrations should be moved, says independent MP Alex Greenwich
ABC Online
He said an Indigenous ceremony at Barangaroo would be an important part of Sydney's official celebrations on January 26. Ms Anu, a presenter on ABC Radio Sydney who has Torres Strait Islander heritage, said she wanted the conversation about what the ...

Latrobe Valley Express
Ready to record Aboriginal voices
Latrobe Valley Express
The Bairnsdale-born songwriter moved from Lake Tyers to Morwell when he was five, then hitchhiked to Adelaide in 1979 where the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music equipped him with the basics of reggae and led him to co-found No Fixed Address. The ...

4BC
Amanda Vanstone hits back at 'change the date' movement
4BC
Former Liberal Senator Amanda Vanstone has criticised calls to change the date of Australia Day, saying we need to look forward not backward. Ms Vanstone tells Mark Levy Australia Day is about celebrating the nation rather than celebrating the arrival ...

4BC
Amanda Vanstone hits back at 'change the date' movement
4BC
Former Liberal Senator Amanda Vanstone has criticised calls to change the date of Australia Day, saying we need to look forward not backward. Ms Vanstone tells Mark Levy Australia Day is about celebrating the nation rather than celebrating the arrival ...

Turnbull seeks indigenous policy refresh
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Turnbull seeks indigenous policy refresh. The first COAG meeting for 2018 will seek to improve cooperation on indigenous health, education and employment. Paul Osborne, AAP Senior Political Writer. Australian Associated PressJanuary 15, 201811:01am ...

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The Australian
Australia Day: Greens leader Richard Di Natale steps up campaign to change date
The Australian
“By throwing our support behind the community groups and local councillors doing the hard yards on the ground, we want to kick start a national conversation about the legacy of January 26th and what a more inclusive Australia Day looks like as part of ...

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The Australian
Australia Day: Greens leader Richard Di Natale steps up campaign to change date
The Australian
Indigenous leaders have been pushing for the change in recent years, arguing January 26 marks the date the First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove in 1788, marking the beginning of British colonisation. However, the move has been opposed by many, including ...
Di Natale: Greens will push Australia Day date change in 2018SBS
Greens back change the date campaign97.3 Coast FM
Greens plan major new Australia Day date change campaignBrisbane Times
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SBS (blog)
'I look forward to celebrating it': Joyce remains firm on Australia Day date
SBS (blog)
Many Indigenous leaders have been pushing for the change for years. January 26 marks the date the First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove in 1788 and the beginning of British colonisation in Australia. The Turnbull government is strongly opposed to moves to ...

The Conversation AU
Indigenous ranger programs are working in Queensland – they should be expanded
The Conversation AU
Impacts include mining, cattle and weeds, which then impacts on our flora and fauna. Our strong and diverse presence on country presents an opportunity to work with Indigenous biocultural knowledge systems and Western science. Participants for the ...

The Conversation AU
Indigenous ranger programs are working in Queensland – they should be expanded
The Conversation AU
Impacts include mining, cattle and weeds, which then impacts on our flora and fauna. Our strong and diverse presence on country presents an opportunity to work with Indigenous biocultural knowledge systems and Western science. Participants for the ...

The Conversation AU
The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body
The Conversation AU
Four stars in the night sky have been formally recognised by their Australian Aboriginal names. The names include three from the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory and one from the Boorong people of western Victoria. The Wardaman star names are ...

The Conversation AU
The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body
The Conversation AU
Four stars in the night sky have been formally recognised by their Australian Aboriginal names. The names include three from the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory and one from the Boorong people of western Victoria. The Wardaman star names are ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Greens plan major new Australia Day date change campaign
The Sydney Morning Herald
The federal government encourages citizenship ceremonies to be held on either Australia Day or Australian Citizenship Day, in September. The issue gained further public prominence after the ABC's youth radio broadcaster Triple J announced it was moving ...

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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Mental health care “grossly underfunded”: AMA
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Indigenous adults are 2.7 times as likely as non-Indigenous adults to suffer these levels of distress. General practitioners manage mental health problems for Indigenous Australians at 1.3 times the rate for other Australians, and mental health-related ...

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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Mental health care “grossly underfunded”: AMA
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Indigenous adults are 2.7 times as likely as non-Indigenous adults to suffer these levels of distress. General practitioners manage mental health problems for Indigenous Australians at 1.3 times the rate for other Australians, and mental health-related ...

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The Border Mail
Sport unites on national day as community and police come together
The Border Mail
UNITED: Albury Chief Inspector Kim Sorensen believes Australia Day will be a peaceful affair on the border. He believes the Border is an example of inclusiveness where Indigenous Australians play an important role in Australia Day ceremonies. As ...

The Border Mail
Sport unites on national day as community and police come together
The Border Mail
UNITED: Albury Chief Inspector Kim Sorensen believes Australia Day will be a peaceful affair on the border. He believes the Border is an example of inclusiveness where Indigenous Australians play an important role in Australia Day ceremonies. As ...

PerthNow
Tennis legend Pat Cash reveals why he won't be celebrating Australia Day
PerthNow
“As an Australian who brought two Davis Cups home, representing my country, January 26 is not a day of celebration for me. People who really look into it would question that. “That is not going to be a celebration for me, it's like an Invasion Day ...
Why Pat Cash won't be celebrating Australia Day: Tennis legend says he was 'reduced to tears and embarrassed' after ...Daily Mail

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