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Reuters
Copyright restored to poor family of Australian Aboriginal artist
Reuters
An undated photo released on October 14, 2017 shows family members watching Australia's most famous Aboriginal artist, Albert Namatjira, sitting on a rock as he paints. Pastor S.O. Gross-courtesy of the Strehlow Research Centre/Handout via REUTERS.

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Daily Telegraph
Kurtley Beale the driving force behind Wallabies' ground-breaking indigenous jersey
Daily Telegraph
Both national songs are sung with verses in English and in indigenous languages, and regardless of their backgrounds, players and fans belt it all out with pride. Australia doesn't have a multilingual anthem but next week in Brisbane, the Wallabies ...

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Daily Telegraph
Kurtley Beale the driving force behind Wallabies' ground-breaking indigenous jersey
Daily Telegraph
Both national songs are sung with verses in English and in indigenous languages, and regardless of their backgrounds, players and fans belt it all out with pride. Australia doesn't have a multilingual anthem but next week in Brisbane, the Wallabies ...

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ABC Online
Meningococcal outbreak worries families in Central Australia
ABC Online
Grandmother of three Vanessa Smith isn't taking any chances with her 12-month-old grandson Mattio, or her six-year-old granddaughter Rexena. "You would rather get the injection now than have them in Alice Springs Hospital waking up with limbs missing ...

ABC Online
Indigenous turtle nesting camp inspires next generation of marine leaders
ABC Online
Rangers from the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation run what they describe as one of Australia's most remote turtle nesting camps, based 60 kilometres east of the Northern Territory border on Gunnamulla beach. They record species types, ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous turtle nesting camp inspires next generation of marine leaders
ABC Online
Rangers from the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation run what they describe as one of Australia's most remote turtle nesting camps, based 60 kilometres east of the Northern Territory border on Gunnamulla beach. They record species types, ...

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Sky & Telescope
Aboriginal Australians Observed Red Giant Stars' Variability
Sky & Telescope
Australian Aborigines probably observed the cyclical changes in the brightness of pulsating red giant stars such as Antares, Betelgeuse, and Aldebaran. They integrated their observations into their oral traditions — cultural narratives that served as ...

The Australian
Namatjira landscapes: copyright breakthrough opens way for wider audience
The Australian
(This new body represents the interests of the artist's descendants and their broader community in central Australia.) Namatjira, the first indigenous painter to work in a western tradition, died in 1959 in tragic circumstances, and is still arguably ...

The Australian
Namatjira landscapes: copyright breakthrough opens way for wider audience
The Australian
(This new body represents the interests of the artist's descendants and their broader community in central Australia.) Namatjira, the first indigenous painter to work in a western tradition, died in 1959 in tragic circumstances, and is still arguably ...

ABC Online
Indigenous students from NT granted Aladdin wish thanks to generous teacher
ABC Online
A group of Indigenous students from a remote part of the Northern Territory has had a close encounter with the bright lights of Melbourne's theatre scene, and it is due to the generosity of their teacher, and her friends. Sue Davidson paid over $3,500 ...

Griffith News (press release)
AEL awards recognise remarkable alumni
Griffith News (press release)
Born in Cloncurry and a descendent of the Waanyi people, Gordon is one of the leading Australian artists of his generation and is known for politically charged work that explores the intersections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures.

The Canberra Times
The Seven Sisters songline: the precious lessons behind a bawdy tale
The Canberra Times
Traditional owners gather at Cave Hill with National Museum of Australia staff. Photo: Wolter Peeters. Today, Douglas speaks of Tjukurpa, a term that refers to the creation period and its echoes in the present, in terms of religion, law and identity ...

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The Australian
Troubled Cape York school's results plunge
The Australian
Aurukun, 2400km north of Brisbane, was a proving site for Direct Instruction teaching of indigenous children. Good to Great Schools Australia, which operates Mr Pearson's Cape York Aboriginal Academy, ran the program in partnership with the state ...

Restoring the art of the deal
The Australian
But it is especially important that this justice has been restored for a man who bridged — at times uncomfortably and ultimately tragically — a gulf between indigenous and non-indigenous Australia in the 1950s, just as he straddled the divide between ...

The Australian
Troubled Cape York school's results plunge
The Australian
Aurukun, 2400km north of Brisbane, was a proving site for Direct Instruction teaching of indigenous children. Good to Great Schools Australia, which operates Mr Pearson's Cape York Aboriginal Academy, ran the program in partnership with the state ...

The Mercury
Hobart City Council ready to say it's time to move Australia Day
The Mercury
In April, the council agreed to review its events on January 26, with the priority to consider changing the date of the Australia Day citizenship ceremony in Hobart. The review suggested the council could provide event support for the Tasmanian ...

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Further native title law changes planned
The Australian
Native title ministers meeting in Canberra on Friday discussed a range of issues relating to the system and agreed to pursue changes to section 31 of the act in consultation with indigenous communities and industry. The consultation process will ...

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ABC Online
Aboriginal satirical film Never Stop Riding inspired by stockmen and spaghetti westerns
ABC Online
The film provides a glimpse of some of the personalities of those who live in South Australia's remote APY Lands. It's got all the elements of a classic, from 'wanted' signs and a hostile standoff to a shootout. Mr Mungkari said the community had a lot ...
Aboriginal art fair links artists with buyersInDaily
Stan Grant compares Indigenous cultural sites to the Sistine ChapelThe Guardian

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The West Australian
Focus on breast cancer awareness
The West Australian
In light of the upcoming event, Cancer Australia have announced the release of a video, Lots To Live For, which aims to increase early detection of breast cancer and improve survival, particularly in indigenous and Torres Strait Island women. Cancer ...

The West Australian
'Tackle problems before they get bigger'
The West Australian
Dion Meredith was Kalgoorlie- Boulder's first and, to date, only Aboriginal councillor, and he remains as passionate about the issues facing the town today as he was in 1997 when he ran. When he returned to his hometown from Geelong last November, Dion ...

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