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The Australian
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The Australian
“It is in fact recognising the reality that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lived on this continent long before settlement and that Australia's history should be reflected in that statement within the Constitution,” Mr Wyatt said. Labor ...

The Australian
PoliticsNow: Rolling news, video, analysis from Canberra
The Australian
2 HOURS AGO | 8.50am Indigenous body 'overreach'. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has rejected indigenous leaders' calls for a body to provide a “voice” to parliament, suggesting the idea was “overreach” and wouldn't be accepted by the Australian ...

Nationals reject indigenous proposal
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A convention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in central Australia last week recommended enshrining in the constitution an advisory body to give indigenous people a say on laws and policies that impact them. Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce said ...

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The Australian
Stamp of approval for Australia's indigenous leaders
The Australian
Mr Calma, a Kungarakan man from the Iwaidja tribe in Darwin, is being celebrated today alongside two other distinguished indigenous leaders — Lowitja O'Donoghue and Galarrwuy Yunupingu — in this year's Australia Post Legends stamp series. The series ...

The Australian
Cultural insult rocked Yulara indigenous summit
The Australian
The statement disposed of the elements that had been of least interest to indigenous Australia in the lead-up to the convention: the minimalism of a few words of acknowledgment, and the fixing of two references to race. Neither of these things, so ...
Indigenous leaders call for representative body and treaties process after Uluru conventionABC Online
A historic reminder of Indigenous injustice in AustraliaThe Age
We should not rush into a referendum, says Australia's first Indigenous ministerSBS
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The Age
2017 Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles a family affair for Summer and her siblings
The Age
Summer being carried by her friend, Zac (left) and dad, Mark after winning the Women's Open title at the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles at Bells Beach. Photo: Justin McManus. The youngest surfer is nine and the oldest is 62 and they have come ...

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Courier Mail
Acts of Faith cut through racism
Courier Mail
Fifty years ago yesterday, Faith Bandler's activism helped bring about recognition for Aboriginal people in the landmark referendum of May 27, 1967, when 90.77 per cent of Australians voted to override racist state laws. At last Aboriginal people would ...

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The Age
The AFLPA's Indigenous map: One country, one game, many cultures
The Age
The AFLPA's indigenous player map for 2017. Photo: AFLPA. That is the image of Indigenous football in Australia. It is the quintessential look. Red dirt. Blue sky. Smiling face. But it is only one look. It's become cliched and for many Indigenous ...

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1967 referendum: indigenous leaders' views
The Australian
"It was a high watermark in the relationship between Aboriginal and mainstream Australia ... (but) the powers that be used those amendments from 1967 to oppress us even further" - Referendum Council co-chair Pat Anderson. "It's gone forward but the ...
What did 1967 referendum achieve? - 9news.com.au9news.com.au

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1967 referendum: indigenous leaders' views - 9news.com.au
9news.com.au
A look at what leaders and politicians think of the historic 1967 referendum that recognised Aboriginal Australians in the census.
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What did 1967 referendum achieve?
9news.com.au
On May 27, more than 90 per cent of Australians voted to include Aboriginal people in the Census and allow the Commonwealth to create laws for them. Prior to the poll, most aspects of Aboriginal peoples' lives were controlled by state governments, and ...

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Timeline of Australia indigenous politics
9news.com.au
1770 - The east coast of Australia is claimed for Britain based on the doctrine of "terra nullius", meaning that no one is considered to have owned the land. 1788 - The First Fleet arrives and a convict colony is established at Sydney Cove on January 26.

What did 1967 referendum achieve?
9news.com.au
On May 27, more than 90 per cent of Australians voted to include Aboriginal people in the Census and allow the Commonwealth to create laws for them. Prior to the poll, most aspects of Aboriginal peoples' lives were controlled by state governments, and ...

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ABC Online
Surfers take on Bells Beach in bid to dispel myth Indigenous people don't surf
ABC Online
Some of the country's best Indigenous surfers have converged on Victoria's famous Bells Beach for the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles. In its sixth year at Bells Beach, the titles is as much a cultural event as it is a showcase of the depth of ...

ABC Online
Surfers take on Bells Beach in bid to dispel myth Indigenous people don't surf
ABC Online
Some of the country's best Indigenous surfers have converged on Victoria's famous Bells Beach for the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles. In its sixth year at Bells Beach, the titles is as much a cultural event as it is a showcase of the depth of ...

SBS
Aboriginal Australia's rejection of constitutional recognition raises questions over Recognise campaign
SBS
Aboriginal Australia's rejection of constitutional recognition in favour of an elected parliamentary advisory body and a treaty has raised serious questions over the future of the Recognise campaign. A major rebranding may be needed for the ...
Indigenous leaders call for treaty in Aboriginal reformThe Australian
'We were never Australians back then': From being counted to being heardABC Online
Culturally inclusive recruitment processes key to closing the gap for indigenous workersNEWS.com.au
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The Sydney Morning Herald
'We do have an ancient history in Australia as well': NESA flags HSC changes
The Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal Australians have been recognised in the constitution for 50 years, but they have been largely invisible in school syllabuses. For the first time next year, HSC students will learn about pre-1788 Aboriginal history in the same way they are ...

The Australian
PM challenged to deliver indigenous voice, treaty
The Australian
Indigenous leaders called for a referendum to be put to the Australian people to provide “constitutional reforms to empower our people and take a rightful place in our own country”. The Uluru Statement from the Heart was being proclaimed as a ...
A historic reminder of Indigenous injustice in AustraliaThe Age
Culturally inclusive recruitment processes key to closing the gap for indigenous workersNEWS.com.au
'We were never Australians back then': From being counted to being heardABC Online
The Conversation AU -Wollondilly Advertiser -The Guardian
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The Age
A historic reminder of Indigenous injustice in Australia
The Age
As we mark the 50th anniversary of the referendum that gave the Commonwealth the power to make laws for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders and finally recognised them in the census, the plight of Australia's Indigenous people remains perhaps the ...
'We were never Australians back then': From being counted to being heardABC Online
PM challenged to deliver indigenous voice, treatyThe Australian
Culturally inclusive recruitment processes key to closing the gap for indigenous workersNEWS.com.au
Wollondilly Advertiser -The Conversation AU -The Guardian
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STORY: AMOS AIKMAN | PRODUCER: OLIVIA CAISLEY | VIDEO: JAMES TINDALE
The Australian
Historical records said little about Aborigines at the various conferences and conventions that preceded federation. The resulting Australian Constitution of 1901 mentioned Aboriginal people only twice, on both occasions in ways that came to be viewed ...