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Turnbull hands over Indigenous land
Blue Mountains Gazette
One of Australia's longest-running native title claims has been settled after almost 40 years, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull officially handing back an area of land near Darwin to its traditional owners. Mr Turnbull broke from election ...

The Guardian
'Ration days again': cashless welfare card ignites shame
The Guardian
Miller, a Nauo man, is a member of the Aboriginal community council in Koonibba, a remote town of about 200 people in outback South Australia. Its population is included in the total for Ceduna, a seaside town 43km away on the west coast of the Eyre ...

Pro Bono Australia
Championing Courageous Leadership
Pro Bono Australia
Robin McClellan is the CEO of Leadership Western Australia, an independent, not-for-profit organisation that brings together leaders from different sectors to inspire and enhance exemplary leadership. She is this .... We've done a pilot program and we ...

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The Guardian
Family Rules: Indigenous family of 10 strong women star in refreshing new reality series
The Guardian
When it comes to Indigenous families in Australia, negative stereotypes abound: parents being indifferent to their children; chronic welfare dependency. But in Family Rules they're blown aside to make room for something more positive and refreshing: an ...

The Guardian
Family Rules: Indigenous family of 10 strong women star in refreshing new reality series
The Guardian
... section of the Aboriginal community that, through hard work and a focus on education, is moving into a middle-class life. As intellectual debate continues about what it means to be Aboriginal in contemporary Australia, here is a television program ...

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More work needed on human rights
Lawyers Weekly
“Indeed, this year we have seen serious human rights violations in respect of the treatment of people seeking asylum, unprecedented national security measures, an ongoing crisis in protecting the rights of Indigenous Australians, a failure to realise ...

NT News
Andrea showing the way forward
NT News
It was in the South Australian capital where she completed high school, university and the first stage of her career. “I did a degree in Aboriginal affairs and public administration because I felt I needed to understand ... the history and the journey ...

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NT News
Andrea showing the way forward
NT News
It was in the South Australian capital where she completed high school, university and the first stage of her career. “I did a degree in Aboriginal affairs and public administration because I felt I needed to understand ... the history and the journey ...

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Illawarra Mercury
Treaty Grounds of Waitangi: Visiting New Zealand's most important national monument
Illawarra Mercury
The rock is a sacred site for Indigenous Australians and one with which their non-Indigenous compatriots can also spiritually identity – even if some of the latter still persist in climbing over it – and, at the same time, Waitangi itself represents a ...

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The Age
Malcolm Turnbull must step up
The Age
Mr Turnbull should stop boasting about trivial successes, and start addressing the issues that vitally affect us all ("Turnbull must seize the moment and right the wrongs for Aboriginal Australians", January 1). Apologists continue to defend his ...

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Daily Mail
Right wing group calls Indigenous band Dispossessed reverse racists for burning flag
Daily Mail
A right-wing political group called on 'patriots' to gather at an Indigenous band's show after the band said it would burn the Australian flag at its Melbourne gig on Saturday night. Neil Erikson spoke out on behalf of the Australian Settlers Rebellion ...

SBS
Remembering Auriel Andrew: A woman as powerful as her voice
SBS
Her name will go down in history and not just because of her talent. She was the first Aboriginal woman to perform on Australian television, she received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM), she recorded 'Brown Skin Baby' with Bob Randall and sang ...

SBS
Remembering Auriel Andrew: A woman as powerful as her voice
SBS
Her name will go down in history and not just because of her talent. She was the first Aboriginal woman to perform on Australian television, she received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM), she recorded 'Brown Skin Baby' with Bob Randall and sang ...

Sky News Australia
Ex-bikie Martin has indigenous claim revoked
Sky News Australia
Ex-Rebels bikie member Shane Martin, deported to New Zealand under section 501 of the immigration act, has been dealt a blow in his bid to return to australia, with an Aboriginal group revoking his claim to indigenous heritage. Shane Martin has been ...
Deported dad of AFL star Dustin Martin rejected by indigenous support groupDaily Mail

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Sky News Australia
Ex-bikie Martin has indigenous claim revoked
Sky News Australia
Ex-Rebels bikie member Shane Martin, deported to New Zealand under section 501 of the immigration act, has been dealt a blow in his bid to return to australia, with an Aboriginal group revoking his claim to indigenous heritage. Shane Martin has been ...
Deported dad of AFL star Dustin Martin rejected by indigenous support groupDaily Mail

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Illawarra Mercury
Treaty Grounds of Waitangi: Visiting New Zealand's most important national monument
Illawarra Mercury
The rock is a sacred site for Indigenous Australians and one with which their non-Indigenous compatriots can also spiritually identity – even if some of the latter still persist in climbing over it – and, at the same time, Waitangi itself represents a ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Story of Australia's People review: Geoffrey Blainey's conservative populism
The Sydney Morning Herald
In the first widely praised volume, The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia, Blainey updates his 1975 classic, Triumph of the Nomads, reassessing his past views of Australia's Indigenous and early British history. He has a change of heart on key aspects ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Story of Australia's People review: Geoffrey Blainey's conservative populism
The Sydney Morning Herald
As for contemporary indigenous Australians, Blainey almost gleefully points out that "while assimilation is an unfashionable word, it goes on and on". Four out of 10 Aboriginal people own their own homes, while "large numbers" belong to the teaching ...

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Courier Mail
Off the Record: Our holiday hopes for a better South Australia
Courier Mail
My wish for South Australia in 2017 is that fewer families will experience financial stress and more individuals and households will get financially fit. Financial stress can detract from every aspect of life – from personal relationships and health to ...

The Stringer
Australia's Mason-Dixie Line – Black peoples should flee Western Australia and the Northern Territory
The Stringer
Half of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicides occur in Western Australia and the Northern Territory despite the fact that these jurisdictions between them are home to only 160,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Queensland ...

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