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The Guardian
Justice reinvestment to be trialled in ACT to reduce Indigenous incarceration rate
The Guardian
The Australian Capital Territory has announced a 12-month justice reinvestment trial program in an effort to reduce rates of Indigenous incarceration, which are the third highest per capita in the country, after Western Australia and the Northern ...

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The Guardian
Justice reinvestment to be trialled in ACT to reduce Indigenous incarceration rate
The Guardian
The Australian Capital Territory has announced a 12-month justice reinvestment trial program in an effort to reduce rates of Indigenous incarceration, which are the third highest per capita in the country, after Western Australia and the Northern ...

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Forbes Advocate
Anthem update should occur regularly, says Bowman MP
Forbes Advocate
He said the lyrics should reflect the current Australian way of life, sense of reward for effort, larrikinism and resilience and include something about indigenous Australia. Bowman MP Mr Laming has already run into opposition, with north Queensland ...

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The Conversation AU
Australian politics explainer: the Mabo decision and native title
The Conversation AU
Adding to the panic, Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett claimed that Australian backyards were under threat from Aboriginal land claims – he has since admitted he was wrong. The decision has remained important to Indigenous communities throughout Australia ...

The Advertiser
Anzac Day being betrayed by RSL itself
The Advertiser
Why did the Canberra parade have Aboriginal veterans march together under an Aboriginal flag, rather than with their units under an Australian one? Why did Adelaide's dawn service start with a Welcome to Country — in fact a welcome to “stolen” land ...
Yassmin Abdel-Magied shows what's up with ABCThe Australian

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Herald Sun
Anzac Day betrayed by RSL itself
Herald Sun
Why did the Canberra parade have Aboriginal veterans march together under an Aboriginal flag, rather than with their units under an Australian one? Why did Adelaide's dawn service start with a Welcome to Country — in fact a welcome to “stolen” land ...
Yassmin Abdel-Magied shows what's up with ABCThe Australian
Lisa Oldfield blasts ABC presenter for being a 'b---' for Anzac Day post9news.com.au
Hysteria over Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Anzac Day post cannot be separated from racismThe Sydney Morning Herald
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ABC Message Stick
Children's book about friendship and a crucial moment in Australian history
ABC Message Stick
Fifty years ago two young girls - one Aboriginal, the other from a white Australian family - met at school in Adelaide. Against the backdrop of the 1967 referendum to count Aboriginal Australians in the census, their friendship blossomed. Now, a ...

Sky News Australia
Australia needs a more modern anthem: MP
Sky News Australia
Mr Laming suggested a third verse reflecting indigenous Australians, multiculturalism and how Australia is geopolitically positioned. 'Let's actually sit down and say what truly makes us unique,' he said. 'I just think we're a different nation and ...
Should we change our national anthem? Comment below.NEWS.com.au

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The Australian
Anzac Day: Aboriginal activist tweaks 23rd Psalm to 'shadow of invasion'
The Australian
“Being born Aboriginal is political in this country. I am interested in truth-telling. I am interested in celebrating and remembering all of Australia's history, not shining a spotlight on just one part of it. Why should I apologise?” South Australian ...
Elder's Anzac speech 'too political'The Advertiser

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ABC Online
On Anzac Day, we need to recognise the role of Aboriginal diggers
ABC Online
By all accounts that wasn't uncommon in 1914, when young Australian boys were impatient and eager to fight and the Army was willing to look the other way. Like all Aboriginal men, this boy was legally exempt from military service. This was meant to be ...

ABC Online
Anzac Day: How it came to occupy a sacred place in Australians' hearts
ABC Online
According to the chest-beating nationalism that accompanied and justified this imperial jostling, war was the truest test of the character of men and nations. Australians felt especially keenly their lack of bloody initiation (the frontier wars with ...
Canberra parade marks indigenous serviceNEWS.com.au
Anzac Day Dawn Service guideThe Australian

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ABC Online
Indigenous diggers from outback Queensland remembered with sounds of a didgeridoo
ABC Online
This year the company teamed up with Indigenous leaders to recognise Indigenous involvement in Australia's wars. "It became evident when we were doing tours of local areas, including Normanton and Karumba, that maybe it is time we do show that there ...

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NEWS.com.au
Anzac heroes 'received just one third pay'
NEWS.com.au
Australian War Memorial records and photographs show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander diggers served in every battle since the 1901 federation, from the Boer War to current conflicts. Indigenous Affairs minister Nigel Scullion today said the ...
Anzac Day: Indigenous soldiers thought 'when we got back we'd be treated differently'ABC Online
Indigenous soldiers commemorate Anzac Day on Mt AinslieThe Canberra Times
Reshaping Digital Innovation for Indigenous Communities | PBAPro Bono Australia

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NEWS.com.au
Anzac heroes 'received just one third pay'
NEWS.com.au
Australian War Memorial records and photographs show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander diggers served in every battle since the 1901 federation, from the Boer War to current conflicts. Indigenous Affairs minister Nigel Scullion today said the ...
Anzac Day: Indigenous soldiers thought 'when we got back we'd be treated differently'ABC Online
Indigenous soldiers commemorate Anzac Day on Mt AinslieThe Canberra Times
Reshaping Digital Innovation for Indigenous CommunitiesPro Bono Australia

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The Advertiser
Elder's Anzac speech 'too political'
The Advertiser
In addition, the journalist and activist said a relative on his return to Australia after fighting at Gallipoli had been “returned to slavery”. She also changed the words of the 23 Psalm to include the phrase “walk through the valley of invasion.” Bill ...

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SBS
Canberra parade marks indigenous service
SBS
Indigenous remembrances bookended the national Anzac Day service in Canberra. For the first time, indigenous diggers led the parade in front of the Australian War Memorial with members carrying the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. And after ...

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SBS
Canberra parade marks indigenous service
SBS
Indigenous remembrances bookended the national Anzac Day service in Canberra. For the first time, indigenous diggers led the parade in front of the Australian War Memorial with members carrying the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. And after ...

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Huffington Post Australia
Canberra parade marks indigenous service
The Australian
Indigenous remembrances bookended the national Anzac Day service in Canberra. For the first time, indigenous diggers led the parade in front of the Australian War Memorial with members carrying the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. And after ...
ANZAC Day Marches Draw Massive Crowds Across AustraliaHuffington Post Australia
Is Anzac Day relevant to kids? That depends on how it's taughtThe Guardian

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Huffington Post Australia
Canberra parade marks indigenous service
NEWS.com.au
Indigenous remembrances bookended the national Anzac Day service in Canberra. For the first time, indigenous diggers led the parade in front of the Australian War Memorial with members carrying the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. And after ...
ANZAC Day Marches Draw Massive Crowds Across AustraliaHuffington Post Australia

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The West Australian
Rainbow stuns crowd at Pilbara dawn service
The West Australian
The service was follow by an introduction by RSL President Val Middleton. “On this day we recall those who in the great tragedy of war, gave their lives for Australia and for the freedom of mankind, and those who sleep in unknown resting places in many ...

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