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Melbourne CBD standstill: Rally for Elijah Doughty halts peak-hour traffic, trams
The Age
Melbourne's CBD was brought to a standstill on Friday night by protesters rallying over the death of Indigenous teenager Elijah Doughty in Western Australia. Traffic and trams were brought to a halt by protesters, who staged a peaceful sit-in in the ...
Justice for Elijah DoughtyGreen Left Weekly
Elijah Doughty: Melbourne brought to standstill as protesters march against sentenceABC Online
Hundreds rally in Melbourne to protest after Elijah Doughty court outcomeThe West Australian

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Melbourne CBD standstill: Rally for Elijah Doughty halts peak-hour traffic, trams
The Age
Melbourne's CBD was brought to a standstill on Friday night by protesters rallying over the death of Indigenous teenager Elijah Doughty in Western Australia. Traffic and trams were brought to a halt by protesters, who staged a peaceful sit-in in the ...

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Perth Now
Diggers and Dealers conference cancel Aboriginal ceremony
Perth Now
It is a sensitive time in Kalgoorlie after a 56-year-old man who ran down and killed 14-year-old Aboriginal boy Elijah Doughty was acquitted of manslaughter in the WA Supreme Court and was instead jailed for three years for dangerous driving causing death.

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Green Left Weekly
Vale Yami Lester: Aboriginal activist, elder and anti-nuclear campaigner
Green Left Weekly
As a young man Lester joined the Aboriginal Advancement League in Adelaide, fighting to gain recognition of the human cost of the British nuclear tests in South Australia, and an acknowledgement of the 1800 Aboriginal people affected. His campaign for ...

Inside Film
You Are Here: “Our culture and heritage is still alive; it has never died and it never will die.”
Inside Film
The initiative was launched last year in the lead up to the proposed referendum on constitutional recognition, and aimed to showcase stories about the place of Indigenous Australians today. Connection to Country will screen on NITV on August 6. Mowarin ...

Inside Film
You Are Here: “Our culture and heritage is still alive; it has never died and it never will die.”
Inside Film
Adult illiteracy among Indigenous Australians – 45-65 per cent of Aboriginal Australians are functionally illiterate in English – was something Glynn tells IF she wanted to explore for some years, whether in drama or documentary, with the aims of ...

What happens when two singing cultures meet?
ABC Online
In the obscure churches of remote Central Australia, a 140-year musical legacy of ancient Aboriginal languages, German sacred poetry and baroque music is being preserved by four generations of song women. The Song Keepers tells the unknown story of ...

We want truth: Aboriginal man's family
The Australian
The family and supporters of an Aboriginal man who died in custody have marched to NSW parliament demanding a date be set for an inquest into the incident and the release of CCTV footage. David Dungay, a 26-year-old diabetic, died in December 2015 at ...

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ArtsHub (subscription) (blog)
Giving voice to creation songs
ArtsHub (subscription) (blog)
Sung into Being gives notable focus to renowned artist Rover Joolama Thomas, Moon added. 'Thomas was one of the first Indigenous Australian artists acquired for the Holmes à Court Collection. He forged new conventions in Aboriginal art and created new ...

ArtsHub (subscription) (blog)
Giving voice to creation songs
ArtsHub (subscription) (blog)
Sung into Being gives notable focus to renowned artist Rover Joolama Thomas, Moon added. 'Thomas was one of the first Indigenous Australian artists acquired for the Holmes à Court Collection. He forged new conventions in Aboriginal art and created new ...

The Australian
Labor state conference to debate Australia Day change
The Australian
The conference, being held in Townsville on Friday and Saturday, will debate a motion from a Brisbane ALP branch to change the date of Australia Day to be respectful of the feelings of some indigenous Australians who are opposed to having it on January ...

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Community Newspaper Group
Strength of identity in Yirra Yaakin's Sista Girl at Subiaco Arts Centre
Community Newspaper Group
YIRRA Yaakin (Stand Tall in Noongar language) is renowned for its long history of sharing Aboriginal stories. Now, for the first time, the Subiaco theatre company showcases a new cultural perspective with an Italian-Australian voice interwoven in the ...

Green Left Weekly
Justice for Elijah Doughty
Green Left Weekly
On July 21, a Western Australian Supreme Court jury found the man accused of chasing and killing Aboriginal teen Elijah Doughty with his car was not guilty of manslaughter. It is the latest demonstration that the legal system is failing Aboriginal ...

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Huffington Post Australia
It's Time For Victoria To Lead A Victorious Charge Towards An Australian Republic
Huffington Post Australia
We led the birth of Australian democracy at the Eureka Stockade. We led the way on the eight-hour day and the minimum wage. We led the anti-conscription effort in World War One. We are leading the way on establishing a treaty with Aboriginal communities.

Broadsheet
On Now: Koskela's First Indigenous Group Show
Broadsheet
After numerous successful collaborations and product development, this winter the Australian design house is exhibiting Walma / Moon Rise, its first Indigenous group art show in the Koskela Gallery, with 24 contemporary works by 15 Indigenous ...

On Now: Koskela's First Indigenous Group Show
Broadsheet
After numerous successful collaborations and product development, this winter the Australian design house is exhibiting Walma / Moon Rise, its first Indigenous group art show in the Koskela Gallery, with 24 contemporary works by 15 Indigenous ...

ABC Online
Dr G Yunupingu's death highlights gap in Indigenous life expectancy
ABC Online
The death this week of the wonderful singer Dr G Yunipingu at the age of just 46 from long-term illness, brings home once again the disparity in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. On average, it's 10 years and in ...
Australia's most successful indigenous musician has diedThe Economist (blog)

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The Cairns Post
Indigenous census responses reveal attitudes towards racism
The Cairns Post
Evidence of how “unracist” and culturally senstive Australia is can be found in a lot of places. There are “indigenous only” sporting teams, Murri Courts, exclusive hunting and fishing rights, native title, and exclusive-use computer rooms at universities.

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The Cairns Post
Indigenous census responses reveal attitudes towards racism
The Cairns Post
Evidence of how “unracist” and culturally senstive Australia is can be found in a lot of places. There are “indigenous only” sporting teams, Murri Courts, exclusive hunting and fishing rights, native title, and exclusive-use computer rooms at universities.

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Uluru statement puts constitutional recognition within reach
The Australian
Not until the regional dialogues began, however, were indigenous Australians asked, collectively, what recognition means to them. If Australia is serious about recognition, this is the threshold question. Constitutional change that is not regarded as ...