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Decision on City of Cockburn's Australia Day activities still in the air
Community Newspaper Group
A motion put forward by Councillor Chamonix Terblanche for the City to continue its Australia Day events was lost, with councillors voting 5-4 to wait for an Aboriginal Reference Group Consultation Report to be received in November. Cr Terblanche, who ...

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ACT to hold Australia's first Reconciliation Day holiday next May
The RiotACT
The introduction of a Reconciliation Day public holiday marks the first time in Australia that an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander focused public holiday has been established. The move follows the passing of the Holidays (Reconciliation Day ...
Reconciliation Day is a fair swap for Family and Community DayThe Canberra Times

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Recognition for a life less than ordinary
The Sydney Morning Herald
Next week Noel Tovey, Australia's first male ballet dancer of Indigenous heritage, will be inducted into the Australian Dance Awards Hall of Fame – one award it's surprising the legendary performer hasn't already notched up. The pioneering dancer ...

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SBS
Crazy sh*t: name of Melbourne winery has people in hysterics
SBS
Their website claims that the words mean 'black swan' in the local Aboriginal dialect – Wurundjeri. NITV's enquires to the Wurundjeri Tribe Land Council confirmed that the words Goona Warra do in fact mean what Celeste and her friends thought. “It ...

Noosa News
Noosa set to bid for acclaimed Aboriginal art works
Noosa News
She said the people of Noosa will love these artworks ranging from $80 upwards created by some Australia's most popular Indigenous talents. "Our auction in Noosa on Sunday 24th September at Sofitel Resort in Hastings St will be featuring rising star ...

Noosa News
Noosa set to bid for acclaimed Aboriginal art works
Noosa News
She said the people of Noosa will love these artworks ranging from $80 upwards created by some Australia's most popular Indigenous talents. "Our auction in Noosa on Sunday 24th September at Sofitel Resort in Hastings St will be featuring rising star ...

The Canberra Times
Reconciliation Day is a fair swap for Family and Community Day
The Canberra Times
Canberra's first Reconciliation Day will fall on Monday, May 28, 2018, 51 years after the historic referendum that amended the constitution to allow the Federal Government to pass laws relating to indigenous Australians. The historic vote, supported by ...

The Canberra Times
Reconciliation Day is a fair swap for Family and Community Day
The Canberra Times
Canberra's first Reconciliation Day will fall on Monday, May 28, 2018, 51 years after the historic referendum that amended the constitution to allow the Federal Government to pass laws relating to indigenous Australians. The historic vote, supported by ...

Telstra To Recognise Indigenous Australia
Smart Office
Telstra's Chief Customer Officer, Gordon Ballantyne, said the telco has a long and proud commitment to Indigenous Australians, and acknowledging the Traditional Owners of where stores are located is an important part of supporting reconciliation.

Gudirr, Gudirr: a courageous exploration of indigenous identity
Brisbane Times
Pigram, whose solo show Gudirr, Gudirr will soon be seen in Canberra, has a mixed heritage, as do many inhabitants of Broome, a pearling town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Both Pigram's parents are Yawuru people, traditional custodians ...

Recognition for a life less than ordinary
Brisbane Times
Next week Noel Tovey, Australia's first male ballet dancer of Indigenous heritage, will be inducted into the Australian Dance Awards Hall of Fame – one award it's surprising the legendary performer hasn't already notched up. The pioneering dancer ...

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The Australian
Songlines exhibition to bring Seven Sisters story alive
The Australian
The Canberra exhibition marks the culmination of seven years' work by curators, scholars and elders and artists from remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory to preserve this ancient oral story ...

The Australian
'Genuine surprise' at delay to set up Koori court
The Australian
The NSW District Court's year-old recommendation for the creation of an indigenous court has not been acted on by the state government, adding to incarceration problems facing indigenous Australians, the state's opposition spokesman for justice says.

The Australian
Non-jail rehab programs key to cut incarceration: IPA's Bushnell
The Australian
Governments should consider moving indigenous Australians in regional areas who commit crimes to larger towns and cities to undertake non-prison punishments to cut back on soaring incarceration rates, according to a report by the Institute of Public ...

The Australian
Non-jail rehab programs key to cut incarceration: IPA's Bushnell
The Australian
Governments should consider moving indigenous Australians in regional areas who commit crimes to larger towns and cities to undertake non-prison punishments to cut back on soaring incarceration rates, according to a report by the Institute of Public ...

Preston ready to help kick off school holidays at mixed indigenous and cultural event at Palm Beach
Herald Sun
Since retiring, he has become one of Australia's most influential sporting ambassadors who works tirelessly in the community running programs that focus on improving the wellbeing and health for those in need across urban, regional and remote regions ...

The Border Mail
Albury conference learns value of Indigenous Art Code
The Border Mail
A CAMPAIGNER against the sale of inauthentic Indigenous-style art products says regional councils have a role in stopping the practice. Gabrielle Sullivan, of Indigenous Art Code, visited the Border on Thursday and encouraged contributions to a federal ...

SBS
Third Melbourne Council votes to ditch Australia Day celebrations
SBS
He was one of two Aboriginal Elders who opened with opposing remarks, one supporting and the other against January 26 celebrations. "How dare you actually take away Australia Day?" Mr Hunter said. "We are all Australians here. To take those things ...
Melbourne's Moreland City Council votes to scrap Australia Day celebrationsABC Online
'Like celebrating the Nazi Holocaust': Backlash as Moreland City Council dumps Australia DayThe Age
Another town scraps Australia Day, drawing government ireYahoo7 News
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Beacon Explorers' Jabiru adventure
EducationHQ Australia
George says the school's focus on authentic experiences is particularly important when it comes to learning about Australian Indigenous culture. Beaconhills wants to provide students with real Indigenous perspectives – “not to have the one-off 'let's ...

The Canberra Times
Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters at the National Museum of Australia
The Canberra Times
As curators of their country and holders of their country's stories, the Aboriginal artists and traditional owners made up the museum's community curatorium, which directed the Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters exhibition – a major output of the ...
Tracking the Seven Sisters: An epic songlines narrative brought to life at the National MuseumABC Online

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