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Courier Mail
History can't be reduced to 'us' and 'them'
Courier Mail
She has not publicly condemned, as have others with indigenous heritage, the extremists who spray-painted the words “change the date” and “no pride in genocide” on Cook's statue, the former harking back to a campaign to can Australia's national day ...

Courier Mail
Townsville's Mayor says Robert Towns statue is least of the city's concerns
Courier Mail
In Sydney, a statue of Captain James Cook has been at the centre of a debate on whether the plaque stating he discovered Australia should be changed to acknowledge indigenous Australians. Cr Hill said she had not received any direct complaints about ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Census 2016: Indigenous population in NSW and Victoria doubles
The Sydney Morning Herald
The number of Aboriginal Australians living in NSW and Victoria has doubled since 2001.

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Census 2016: Indigenous population in NSW and Victoria doubles
The Sydney Morning Herald
The number of Aboriginal Australians living in NSW and Victoria has doubled since 2001, figures released by the Bureau of Statistics show, far outpacing the growth in the non-Indigenous population of both states. In NSW, the number of Aboriginal and ...

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The West Australian
Child ear disease a crisis: specialist
The West Australian
In his published report, Dr Lannigan said Australia's indigenous population had the highest rate of chronic ear disease of any indigenous people on the planet, mainly because of socio-economic factors. He has been visiting the Goldfields region for ...

ABC Online
Northern Territory commits to changing racist place names
ABC Online
"You wouldn't for a minute have a statue of an enemy, yet Aboriginal people are constantly being told to get over it." Dr Richards said he believed Australians in general had a problem with facing up to colonial history. "At this stage, people are ...
NT government pushes to rename racist place names after Queensland's moveSBS

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BuzzFeed News
The Australian Government Accidentally Listed A $3.8m Indigenous Grant To Australia Day
BuzzFeed News
The Indigenous Advancement Strategy fund was allocated $4.9 billion over four years in the 2015-2016 budget to support a range of programs aimed at improving life for Indigenous Australians across the areas of employment, education, health and culture.

The West Australian
Pilbara Aboriginal tourism ready, waiting for global exposure
The West Australian
Australia's North West Tourism chief executive Glen Chidlow spoke of the campaign to “soften” the perception of the Pilbara, by promoting the outstanding tourism opportunities, in particular the Karijini, Murujuga and Millstream national parks ...

The West Australian
Pilbara Aboriginal tourism ready, waiting for global exposure
The West Australian
Australia's North West Tourism chief executive Glen Chidlow spoke of the campaign to “soften” the perception of the Pilbara, by promoting the outstanding tourism opportunities, in particular the Karijini, Murujuga and Millstream national parks ...

Loop PNG
Barras draw with Australian Indigenous
Loop PNG
The Hebou PNG Barramundis fought their way to a draw against the Australian Indigenous side at the Peter Burge Oval in Brisbane, Australia, yesterday. The hosts took the bat first finishing at 5/278, mostly thanks to an unbeaten 124 runs from opener ...
Sport: PNG cricketers fight back to earn tie v Australian IndigenousRadio New Zealand

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The Australian
Indigenous teachings without British, western history a 'capitulation' to the Left: Abbott
The Australian
“It's a history of which all Australians should be proud and I imagine most children would be thrilled to learn more about the indigenous history of their local area and our nation.” Education Minister Simon Birmingham said yesterday Senator Scullion's ...

The Australian
Indigenous teachings without British, western history a 'capitulation' to the Left: Abbott
The Australian
“It's a history of which all Australians should be proud and I imagine most children would be thrilled to learn more about the indigenous history of their local area and our nation.” Education Minister Simon Birmingham said yesterday Senator Scullion's ...

NEWS.com.au
Wattle group argues first day of Spring should replace January 26
NEWS.com.au
Local councils in Fremantle, Hobart and Melbourne have abandoned Australia Day ceremonies on January 26, arguing the date marking the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet is offensive to indigenous Australians who see it as “Invasion Day”. The Federal ...

The Conversation AU
Lasers and dung beetles: the 2017 Eureka Prizes celebrate the best of Australian science
The Conversation AU
Professor Alan Cooper from the University of Adelaide's Australian Centre for Ancient DNA was awarded the UNSW Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research. Working with the South Australian Museum and Aboriginal families and ...
Universities share the gongs at EurekasThe Australian (blog)

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The Conversation AU
Lasers and dung beetles: the 2017 Eureka Prizes celebrate the best of Australian science
The Conversation AU
Working with the South Australian Museum and Aboriginal families and communities, The Aboriginal Heritage Project uses DNA from hair samples to construct a map of Indigenous Australia prior to colonisation. In March, he wrote a piece detailing the DNA ...
Universities share the gongs at EurekasThe Australian (blog)

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The Cairns Post
Keep Cook statues but build new monuments to Australia's black history
The Cairns Post
Captain Cook's diaries reveal conflict had broken out between indigenous inhabitants and Captain Cook's man after they landed in 1770 at what would later become Cooktown. Aboriginal men took umbrage at the Europeans taking turtles for food, and lit ...

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The Cairns Post
Keep Cook statues but build new monuments to Australia's black history
The Cairns Post
Captain Cook's diaries reveal conflict had broken out between indigenous inhabitants and Captain Cook's man after they landed in 1770 at what would later become Cooktown. Aboriginal men took umbrage at the Europeans taking turtles for food, and lit ...

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The Australian
Bipartisan support for Scullion's pre-Cook history lessons
The Australian
“As a former educator, and as someone involved in the reconciliation movement for 20 years, schools and the curriculum are crucial vehicles for the teaching of Aboriginal studies, heritage and language,” she told The Australian. The indications of ...

The Australian
Maitland Brown bust bears scars of when row came to a head
The Australian
While the US controversy over historic statues has been “hyped up” in Australia, Professor Gregory says journalist Stan Grant was right to object to the wording of the Cook statue. “I fully understand that for Aboriginal people, many of these statues ...

The Australian
Bipartisan support for Scullion's pre-Cook history lessons
The Australian
As revealed by The Australian, the Northern Territory senator has commissioned the University of Melbourne to develop new teaching materials under the leadership of prominent indigenous academic Marcia Langton. Senator Scullion hopes to present a ...