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Aboriginal culture at centre of journey
The West Australian
Fiona McLennan so firmly believes Aboriginal culture should be taught by indigenous elders as part of the Australian school curriculum she has embarked on an open-ended journey to further the cause. The Margaret River woman and her nine-year-old son, ...

The Advertiser
Alec Antic: Councils should stick to the basics and not get involved in issues like “Invasion Day”
The Advertiser
Problems such as domestic violence, unemployment, alcoholism, and poor health in our indigenous communities are not aided by opportunistic raids from local government bodies, and do little more than cast a shadow on our national psyche. ... This week I ...

SBS
Remote work-for-the dole program, 'stark reminder racism still endures': ACTU boss
SBS
But Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion backs his controversial program. “The CDP was getting job seekers off welfare and into work and breaking the cycle of welfare dependency in remote areas of Australia,” he said in a media release. In ...
Sally McManus ratchets up campaign against 'racist' work-for-the-dole programThe Sydney Morning Herald
Work for dole scheme racist: union chiefSky News Australia
Remote work-for-the-dole scheme is racist, ACTU head Sally McManus saysThe Guardian

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Daily Mail
'They're not patriots, they're racists': Indigenous singer Dan Sultan claims people who don't understand why ...
Daily Mail
He's the Indigenous musician who has previously supported changing Australia Day from its current date of January 26. And Dan Sultan has weighed in on the debate yet again, telling Junkee that people who don't understand why Aboriginal Australians ...

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ABC Online
Proposed charter and Indigenous assimilation pamphlets among recovered documents in SA
ABC Online
South Australia Parliament Research Library director Dr John Weste explained he felt a little like that recently when he was sorting through a pile of uncatalogued and very undistinguished looking documents. "One of them was the sort of thing with a ...

The Guardian
'Not mischief': Scullion explains Joyce's words on Indigenous voice in parliament
The Guardian
Earlier, the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, had refused to commit to supporting the council's recommendation or to being a driving voice for its support among the Australian people. His comments – made to the media after a warmly-received speech at ...
Q&A debate on indigenous future - The AustralianThe Australian

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The Australian
Same-sex marriage: Religions protected in private members' bill
The Australian
The draft legislation will remove existing restrictions to allow “two people” to marry, regardless of their sex or gender, according to News Corp Australia. It reports the bill will extend religious freedoms to all religious ministers, while service ...

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ABC Local
From prison to university: Live-in program for Indigenous students changing lives
ABC Local
"We would love every residential college in Australia to pick up this program," Mrs Webber said. "So we can change overnight the whole graduation and retention rates of [Indigenous students] in Australia." Mr Johns hopes to start a Masters degree at ...

VOA Learning English
Crocodile Industry Hopes to Boost Australia Aboriginal Communities
VOA Learning English
A new report says the crocodile industry in Australia's Northern Territory is worth more than four times the previous estimate of $80 million. Officials hope the findings will be meaningful to poorer aboriginal communities that might develop a ...

The Australian
Q&A debate on indigenous future
The Australian
Mr Pearson said the country had never formally recognised the existence of original Australian languages. The 2012 expert panel on indigenous constitutional recognition suggested it should happen but the polling at the time “was quite negative about it ...

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The Australian
Q&A debate on indigenous future
The Australian
Mr Pearson said the country had never formally recognised the existence of original Australian languages. The 2012 expert panel on indigenous constitutional recognition suggested it should happen but the polling at the time “was quite negative about it ...
Sally McManus ratchets up campaign against 'racist' work-for-the-dole programThe Sydney Morning Herald
PM praised for speaking Aboriginal dialectYahoo7 News

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The Advertiser
Nick Ryan: Crowning glory of a simple republic
The Advertiser
We could refine the position into something more profound and instead of just an administrative figurehead, we could appoint suitably respected and learned indigenous Australians to the position of Nation's Elder. It's a long overdue constitutional ...

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Sky News Australia
Indigenous referendum 'ambitious': Shorten
Sky News Australia
Having led the failed 1999 republic referendum campaign, Mr Turnbull warned that Australians are 'constitutionally conservative', with just eight out of 44 successful since federation. But Mr Shorten said 'Aboriginal Australians do not need a balanda ...
Labor backs indigenous voice referendumThe Australian
Indigenous recognition: Turnbull refuses to commit to referendum council's proposalThe Guardian
Garma festival: Turnbull, Shorten criticised for 'empty platitudes' over Indigenous recognitionABC Online
Independent Australia -NEWS.com.au
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Yahoo7 News
PM praised for speaking Aboriginal dialect
Yahoo7 News
Prominent Aboriginal Australian Noel Pearson said Australia has never recognised the existence of Indigenous languages. "We must first formally recognise the existence of these languages and provide support for their preservation and continuation and ...

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Yahoo7 News
PM praised for speaking Aboriginal dialect
Yahoo7 News
Prominent Aboriginal Australian Noel Pearson said Australia has never recognised the existence of Indigenous languages. "We must first formally recognise the existence of these languages and provide support for their preservation and continuation and ...

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PM praised for speaking Aboriginal dialect
9news.com.au
Prominent Aboriginal Australian Noel Pearson said Australia has never recognised the existence of Indigenous languages. "We must first formally recognise the existence of these languages and provide support for their preservation and continuation and ...

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The Australian
ABC's Michelle Guthrie joins indigenous call
The Australian
“The ABC has the means to communicate to the whole of Australia what Noel Pearson eloquently called 'the dreams and passions of more than a thousand indigenous delegates and tens of thousands of communities' [who contributed to the Uluru Statement]” ...

The Australian
ABC's Michelle Guthrie joins indigenous call
The Australian
“The ABC has the means to communicate to the whole of Australia what Noel Pearson eloquently called 'the dreams and passions of more than a thousand indigenous delegates and tens of thousands of communities' [who contributed to the Uluru Statement]” ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Sally McManus ratchets up campaign against 'racist' work-for-the-dole program
The Sydney Morning Herald
A $1.5 billion work-for-the-dole program that overwhelmingly targets Indigenous communities has been labelled racist by Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus, with the prominent unionist arguing the government's policy denies ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
MIFF 2017: The Song Keepers is a remarkable tale of culture surviving and thriving
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Song Keepers is a remarkable and enormously enjoyable documentary about a rather improbable concert tour. In 2015, the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir went to Germany, to sing the hymns that had been brought to this country in the 19th ...

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