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Kakadu archaeological discovery proves First Australians arrived at least 65000 years ago
NEWS.com.au
NEW proof has been found showing Aboriginal people lived in Australia up to 18,000 years earlier than once thought, at the same time now-extinct species of giant animals roamed the land. A team of archaeologists have uncovered a treasure trove of ...

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Kakadu find confirms earliest Australian occupation
UQ News
Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 65,000 years – much longer than the 47,000 years believed by some archaeologists. The discovery, by a team of archaeologists and dating specialists led by Associate Professor Chris Clarkson from The ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal archaeological discovery in Kakadu rewrites the history of Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
Jabiru, Northern Territory: Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for a minimum of 65,000 years, a team of archaeologists has established - 18,000 years longer than had been proved previously and at least 5000 years longer than had been speculated ...
Indigenous rock shelter in Top End pushes Australia's human history back to 65000 yearsABC Online
Buried tools and pigments tell a new history of humans in Australia for 65000 yearsThe Conversation AU
Indigenous Australians lived alongside giant kangaroos and wombats9news.com.au
Huffington Post Australia -National Geographic Australia -UQ News -Science
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ABC Online
Indigenous rock shelter in Top End pushes Australia's human history back to 65000 years
ABC Online
Dr Clarkson said the agreement was one of the strongest agreements ever negotiated in Australia between traditional owners and archaeology teams. "Aboriginal involvement, Aboriginal permission, Aboriginal rights over the excavation itself are very ...
Aboriginal archaeological discovery in Kakadu rewrites the history of AustraliaThe Sydney Morning Herald
University of Wollongong researchers dig up new details about first AustraliansIllawarra Mercury
Australian dig finds evidence of Aboriginal habitation up to 80000 years agoThe Guardian
The Conversation AU -The Australian -Cosmos
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ABC Online
Indigenous rock shelter in Top End pushes Australia's human history back to 65000 years
ABC Online
Dr Clarkson said the agreement was one of the strongest agreements ever negotiated in Australia between traditional owners and archaeology teams. "Aboriginal involvement, Aboriginal permission, Aboriginal rights over the excavation itself are very ...
Australian dig finds evidence of Aboriginal habitation up to 80000 years agoThe Guardian

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Illawarra Mercury
University of Wollongong researchers dig up new details about first Australians
Illawarra Mercury
Associate Professor Chris Clarkson, an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow from the University of Queensland led the expedition, which also included ARC and UOW researchers Professor Zenobia Jacobs, Associate Professor Ben Marwick, ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal archaeological discovery in Kakadu rewrites the history of Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
Jabiru, Northern Territory: Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for a minimum of 65,000 years, a team of archaeologists has established - 18,000 years longer than had been proved previously and at least 5000 years longer than had been speculated ...
Australian dig finds evidence of Aboriginal habitation up to 80000 years agoThe Guardian
Aborigines in Australia longer than previously thought: studyYahoo7 News
Aborigines came here 20000 years before megafauna vanishedThe Australian
The Conversation AU -9news.com.au -Science Magazine
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The Guardian
Australian dig finds evidence of Aboriginal habitation up to 80000 years ago
The Guardian
The findings on about 11,000 artefacts from Kakadu national park, published on Thursday in the Nature journal, prove Indigenous people have been in Australia for far longer than the much-contested estimates of between 47,000 and 60,000 years, the ...
First Australians arrived even earlier9news.com.au

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The Advocate
Burnie City Council explores displaying the Aboriginal flag on Australia Day
The Advocate
Alderman voted on Monday to have the council's Australia Day Special Committee consider the matter rather than make the decision themselves. Mayor Anita Dow said this was because the committee “on the council's behalf” coordinates Australia Day events ...

The Canberra Times
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spends $50000 on art
The Canberra Times
The paintings, etchings, and photography - including some by leading Aboriginal Australian artists - are on display in key entertainment and work areas within the diplomatic buildings including Australia House in London and the Australian Consulate ...

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The Advertiser
Opposition Leader Steven Marshall would move Aboriginal affairs into premier's department as part of a broader ...
The Advertiser
OPPOSITION Leader Steven Marshall will move Aboriginal Affairs into the premier's department if he wins the state election in March as part of a broader public service shake-up which he says will restore ministerial accountability to SA while cutting ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous suicide inquest 'a mockery to Aboriginal people' MP Josie Farrer says
ABC Online
"I feel that this inquest is a mockery to Aboriginal people, it's not going the way it should," she wrote in a letter to WA Attorney-General John Quigley. Ms Farrer, whose staff attended the hearing earlier this week, said evidence from community ...

ABC Online
Indigenous suicide inquest 'a mockery to Aboriginal people' MP Josie Farrer says
ABC Online
"I feel that this inquest is a mockery to Aboriginal people, it's not going the way it should," she wrote in a letter to WA Attorney-General John Quigley. Ms Farrer, whose staff attended the hearing earlier this week, said evidence from community ...

Sky News Australia
Local councils push for new date for Aust Day
Sky News Australia
Hobart City Lord Mayor Sue Hickey, who led the push for change, believes Australia Day shouldn't be on a date that many indigenous people regard as 'Invasion Day' because it marks the arrival of the First Fleet from England in 1788. The push for change ...

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Local councils push for new Aust Day date
SBS
Huge protests by indigenous Australians and their supporters were held on Australia Day this year amid growing calls to change the date. But the federal government opposes any change to Australia Day. Government frontbencher James McGrath previously ...

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Pro Bono Australia
Philanthropy Gets Behind Connecting Aboriginal Children With Extended Families
Pro Bono Australia
VACCA CEO Professor Muriel Bamblett said Aboriginal children could stay in multiple placements for extended periods causing them to lose connection to family, community, culture and country. “Where there is family violence, abuse or neglect of children ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Activist Sarain Carson-Fox on finding hope for troubled indigenous communities
The Sydney Morning Herald
In Australia to launch her indigenous rights documentary series Rise, which starts screening on SBS Viceland next month, the livewire 29-year-old is also speaking about being "young and black" at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay on the ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Activist Sarain Carson-Fox on finding hope for troubled indigenous communities
The Sydney Morning Herald
In Australia to launch her indigenous rights documentary series Rise, which starts screening on SBS Viceland next month, the livewire 29-year-old is also speaking about being "young and black" at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay on the ...

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Spatial Source
4 maps uncovering Aboriginal history and culture
Spatial Source
Aboriginal place names are familiar to most Australians, however there are many that people would not be aware of. Item names like Waratah and Kangaroo are familiar over the world, but place names like Wollongong (sounds of the sea), Wagga Wagga ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarships announcedAustralian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)
Indigenous incarceration: push to end jailing for fines and introduce automatic paroleThe Guardian
Aboriginal Communities Continue Treaty Calls Following Referendum Council ReportBuzzFeed News

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Spatial Source
4 maps uncovering Aboriginal history and culture
Spatial Source
Aboriginal place names are familiar to most Australians, however there are many that people would not be aware of. Item names like Waratah and Kangaroo are familiar over the world, but place names like Wollongong (sounds of the sea), Wagga Wagga ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarships announcedAustralian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)
Indigenous incarceration: push to end jailing for fines and introduce automatic paroleThe Guardian
Aboriginal Communities Continue Treaty Calls Following Referendum Council ReportBuzzFeed News

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