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The Conversation AU (blog)
Noble horses and 'black monsters': the politics of colonial compassion
The Conversation AU (blog)
Recent research by Lyndall Ryan documents the sites where thousands of Aboriginal people and tens of settlers were killed in south-east Australia. During the 1840s, Hamilton began to produce less sympathetic images, including many drawings and prints ...

Aust under microscope ahead of UN spot
SBS
"During Australia's last review, in 2009, committee members raised concerns about the Australian government's policies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights, its cruel treatment of people seeking asylum, its use of national security ...

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The Guardian
Report on Australia's human rights record to be scrutinised by UN committee
The Guardian
Australia's human rights record will be critically assessed by a panel ofexperts this week, with controversial asylum policies and persistent indigenous issues highlighted as areas of significant concern. As Australia prepares to join the UN's powerful ...
Aust under microscope ahead of UN spotSBS

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NEWS.com.au
New wave of indigenous issues in visual art at ACE Open exhibitions as part of Tarnanthi Festival
NEWS.com.au
As former director of the South Australian Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, Saunders' works reflect her role in the Hindmarsh Island bridge affair (Women's Business 2000 and Lore vs. Law 2000) and ongoing political observations (Redfern Speech … and ...

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NEWS.com.au
New wave of indigenous issues in visual art at ACE Open exhibitions as part of Tarnanthi Festival
NEWS.com.au
As former director of the South Australian Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, Saunders' works reflect her role in the Hindmarsh Island bridge affair (Women's Business 2000 and Lore vs. Law 2000) and ongoing political observations (Redfern Speech … and ...

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Rugby.com.au
One Percenters: Indigenous jersey honours family legacy
Rugby.com.au
Rugby was a constant part of his life when he returned to Australia, with Peter and his late brother Paul growing up with the game at Sydney's Northern Suburbs. Cecil Ramalli in his later years. Photo: Supplied A product of his time, Cecil was ...

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Huffington Post Australia
Family Of Namatjira Recover Copyright After 30 Year Battle
Huffington Post Australia
Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest indigenous painter and the first to work in the western tradition. He is best known for his watercolour paintings of the outback and created about 2000 artworks ...

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Huffington Post Australia (blog)
Family Of Namatjira Recover Copyright After 30 Year Battle
Huffington Post Australia (blog)
Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest indigenous painter and the first to work in the western tradition. He is best known for his watercolour paintings of the outback and created about 2000 artworks ...

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One Percenters: Indigenous jersey honours family legacy
Rugby.com.au
Rugby was a constant part of his life when he returned to Australia, with Peter and his late brother Paul growing up with the game at Sydney's Northern Suburbs. Cecil Ramalli in his later years. Photo: Supplied A product of his time, Cecil was ...

SBS
Albert Namatjira's family recover copyright of his work
SBS
Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest indigenous painter and the first to work in the western tradition. He is best known for his watercolour paintings of the outback and created about 2000 artworks ...

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SBS
Albert Namatjira's family recover copyright of his work
SBS
Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest indigenous painter and the first to work in the western tradition. He is best known for his watercolour paintings of the outback and created about 2000 artworks ...

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Voice of America
Australian State Enacts Landmark Laws to Revive Aboriginal Languages
Voice of America
In Australia, a drive is on to restore the identity and culture of the country's native, non-European peoples. New South Wales is the first state to pass laws to recognize and revive indigenous languages. Dozens of languages and dialects are thought to ...

Voice of America
Australian State Enacts Landmark Laws to Revive Aboriginal Languages
Voice of America
In Australia, a drive is on to restore the identity and culture of the country's native, non-European peoples. New South Wales is the first state to pass laws to recognize and revive indigenous languages. Dozens of languages and dialects are thought to ...

Namatjira copyright returns to family
SBS
Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest indigenous painter and the first to work in the western tradition. He is best known for his watercolour paintings of the outback and created about 2000 artworks ...

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Namatjira copyright returns to family
SBS
Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest indigenous painter and the first to work in the western tradition. He is best known for his watercolour paintings of the outback and created about 2000 artworks ...

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The West Australian
Pilbara school kids are staying on long after the bell - and it promises to pay off in the future
The West Australian
Since 1997, it has spread across Australia, providing tutoring and mentoring support to Aboriginal students at 33 sites in WA, the Northern Territory, NSW and South Australia. It now has three main programs: Follow the Dream/Partnerships for Success in ...

ABC Online
Indigenous artists from APY Lands use ancient techniques to create new rock art
ABC Online
A group of Indigenous artists from the remote APY Lands in the far north of South Australia have been using ancient techniques to create brand new work. They are using ochre to paint stories on rocks, then taking photos of it which they can sell. It is ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Copyright restored to poor family of Australian Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira
Telegraph.co.uk
The impoverished family of Australia's most famous Aboriginal artist, Albert Namatjira, has been given copyright to his works after years of fruitless campaigning triggered the intervention of a philanthropist. Namatjira's vibrant water colours are ...
Copyright restored to Albert Namatjira family in AustraliaDeutsche Welle

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Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
Council offers to dump Australia Day ceremonies
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
The move was in response to a failed Greens proposal to allow an indigenous advisory committee to decide "how or if council should engage with this day (January 26)". That proposal had the potential to see Australia Day celebrations dumped, following ...
'Why would immigrants have an Aboriginal attachment?': Sunrise co-host Andrew O'Keefe slams Sydney council's plan ...Daily Mail

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ABC Online
Memories fade, but Aboriginal elders on mission to identify historic Noonkanbah protestors
ABC Online
The pioneers of the Aboriginal land rights movement in the Kimberley are working off a faded photograph to try to identify people who took part in the Noonkanbah land rights protests, which galvanised Indigenous resistance in the region almost 40 years ...