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ABC Online
Why Indigenous languages matter
ABC Online
There was a brief transfer of cultural knowledge immediately after first contact - and the exchanging of personal names between the naval officers of the ships of the First Fleet and the leaders of the Gadigal clan. Languages were actively denied to ...

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ABC Online
In a strange uncanny Australia, how do we know we belong?
ABC Online
Picnic at Hanging Rock and Palace of Memories are each a meditation on what scholars Ken Gelder and Jane Jacobs have dubbed "Uncanny Australia". In their book published in the late 1990s, they posed questions about how "Aboriginal sacredness ...

ABC Online
In a strange uncanny Australia, how do we know we belong?
ABC Online
This grand building once announced Australia to the world, drawing international guests to an exhibition of this emerging nation. The exhibition contained many Indigenous artefacts, specifically weapons and shields. Soon after the palace burned to the ...

Perth Now
When the Sky Fell – Legacies of the 1967 Referendum at PICA
Perth Now
The result is a diverse series exploring the legacy of the referendum which is often held up as a landmark moment in Indigenous rights in Australia. Perth-based artist Sharyn Egan's work, The Nullians, is featuring in the exhibition. She has spent the ...

Reuters
Australia's Aborigines deliver PM a roadmap to constitutional recognition
Reuters
Australia's constitution currently makes no reference to the indigenous population and aboriginal leaders have struggled for generations to gain recognition for past injustices since European colonization in the 1700s. The government only issued a ...
PM handed final report on Indigenous recognitionSBS
Indigenous recognition: Representative body must be 'frank and fearless', Law Council saysABC Online
Turnbull to receive ultimatum on indigenous recognitionThe Australian
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Australia's Aborigines deliver PM a roadmap to constitutional recognition
Daily Mail
MELBOURNE, June 30 (Reuters) - Australia's aboriginal leaders delivered a report to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday recommending the indigenous population be recognised in the constitution as the country's first people, with a history dating ...

The Guardian
Indigenous constitutional recognition faces tough battle post Uluru
The Guardian
The Referendum Council handed its final report to the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and the opposition leader, Bill Shorten, on Friday afternoon but the real battle will begin weeks later when its authors must convince the Australian public, both ...
Referendum Council to give political leaders ultimatum on indigenous constitutional recognitionNEWS.com.au
Australia's Aborigines deliver PM a roadmap to constitutional recognitionReuters

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The Guardian
Indigenous constitutional recognition faces tough battle post Uluru
The Guardian
The Uluru statement contained a contention and two proposals: that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people never ceded sovereignty over what is now Australia; that Indigenous people should be given a constitutionally enshrined voice to parliament ...
PM handed final report on Indigenous recognitionSBS
Indigenous recognition: Representative body must be 'frank and fearless', Law Council saysABC Online
Turnbull to receive ultimatum on indigenous recognitionThe Australian
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Courier Mail
Indigenous Real Estate Investment Trust acquires its sixth asset with the purchase of a Mackay shopping centre
Courier Mail
Canberra-based I-REIT was launched in October 2013 to provide indigenous investors the opportunity to invest in an actively managed commercial property fund in partnership with Indigenous Business Australia and other indigenous organisations.

The Guardian
College made millions by tricking Indigenous people, court finds
The Guardian
A vocational training college made tens of millions of dollars by tricking disadvantaged and Indigenous communities into signing up to expensive diploma courses, a court has found. Unique International College used a misleading and unlawful scheme to ...
Sydney college found guilty of scamming students into accepting costly loansABC Online

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The Guardian
College made millions by tricking Indigenous people, court finds
The Guardian
A vocational training college made tens of millions of dollars by tricking disadvantaged and Indigenous communities into signing up to expensive diploma courses, a court has found. Unique International College used a misleading and unlawful scheme to ...

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The Advertiser
Adelaide uni and top chef team to research native foods and create a sustainable industry
The Advertiser
The deal is expected to turn Australian food culture into a sustainable industry. It will benefit indigenous communities and make the most of their traditional knowledge, said. Professor Andy Lowe, director of food innovation at the University of ...
Building a native food industry in AustraliaNewsMaker (press release)

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Huffington Post Australia
Now Even The UN Is Worried About Housing Affordability In Australia
Huffington Post Australia
The Committee urged Australia to develop "a comprehensive national housing strategy" that focuses specifically on youth, domestic violence victims, asylum seekers and Indigenous people, as well as increasing investments in affordable and social housing ...

Newcastle Herald
ADVERTISING FEATURE: Celebration of culture
Newcastle Herald
NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Local community celebrations are encouraged and often organised by communities, government ...
Celebrating First Australians this NAIDOC WeekMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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SBS
PM handed final report on Indigenous recognition
SBS
The prime minister and opposition leader are set to receive the final report suggesting a pathway to recognising indigenous Australians in the constitution. The Referendum Council, a group set up in 2015 to advise Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten on a ...
Indigenous recognition: Representative body must be 'frank and fearless', Law Council saysABC Online
Turnbull to receive ultimatum on indigenous recognitionThe Australian
Referendum Council to give political leaders ultimatum on indigenous constitutional recognitionNEWS.com.au

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The Conversation AU
Friday essay: how the Men's Painting Room at Papunya transformed Australian art
The Conversation AU
The 220 early Papunya boards held at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory are the most extensive collection of paintings from the critical juncture when contemporary Aboriginal art first emerged. When examined as a group they provide ...

ABC Online
Indigenous recognition: Representative body must be 'frank and fearless', Law Council says
ABC Online
Any new Indigenous body giving advice to Federal Parliament must be set up to be "frank and fearless", the Law Council of Australia says. The government-appointed Referendum Council will deliver a major report today, recommending its preferred ...
Turnbull to receive ultimatum on indigenous recognitionThe Australian

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Turnbull to receive ultimatum on indigenous recognition
The Australian
Mr Turnbull and Mr Shorten have consistently said any referendum question must have the support of indigenous Australia, and Referendum Council co-chairman Mark Leibler has said he would not support recommending a course of action “unless it's got ...

Turnbull to receive ultimatum on indigenous recognition
The Australian
Mr Turnbull and Mr Shorten have consistently said any referendum question must have the support of indigenous Australia, and Referendum Council co-chairman Mark Leibler has said he would not support recommending a course of action “unless it's got ...

The Guardian
It's a long walk for Indigenous justice. That's why I'm crossing Australia one step at a time
The Guardian
I started this journey walking from Perth to find the truth and find a new way for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Australia. For the past 50 years our people have been fighting for rights, but it's like it has just gone down the drain too many ...