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Aboriginal woman's brutal slaying sheds light on Australia's continuing racial divide
Chicago Tribune
When the British claimed Australia in the 1700s, they did so by declaring it "terra nullius" — owned by no one — ignoring the fact that Aboriginal people had lived there for at least 50,000 years. Forced off the land by colonists and exposed to new ...

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The Australian
False promise of indigenous 'treaty' could derail recognition
The Australian
Constitutional recognition of indigenous people has come to this point. After years of talk and tears, it has never seemed more desperately vulnerable. Ironically, its greatest threat comes from the Left. Moves by states such as Victoria and South ...

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Mashable
Police 'failed' Aboriginal woman
NEWS.com.au
As Australia was finally allowed to see the CCTV of the 22 year-old's final hours for the first time, Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan acted within hours to try and prevent a similar tragedy in a WA police station again. He issued a mandate that unless ...
Footage of 'inhumane' treatment of jailed Aboriginal woman rattles AustraliaMashable
Ms Dhu inquest: Coroner criticises 'inhumane' WA police treatment before death in custodyABC Online
Shocking footage of Ms Dhu released as family fights onWAtoday
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Mashable
Footage of 'inhumane' treatment of jailed Aboriginal woman rattles Australia
Mashable
A coronial inquest released CCTV footage of 22-year-old Julieka Dhu's time in lock-up before her death in police custody on Friday. The Indigenous Yamatji woman passed away in August 2014, but her family requested for the footage to be made public.

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Mashable
Footage of 'inhumane' treatment of jailed Aboriginal woman rattles Australia
Mashable
A coronial inquest released CCTV footage of 22-year-old Julieka Dhu's time in lock-up before her death in police custody on Friday. The Indigenous Yamatji woman passed away in August 2014, but her family requested for the footage to be made public.

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Yahoo Sports
Aboriginal woman's slaying exposes Australia's racial divide
Yahoo Sports
When the British claimed Australia in the 1700s, they did so by declaring it "terra nullius" — owned by no one — ignoring the fact that Aboriginal people had lived there for at least 50,000 years. Forced off the land by colonists and exposed to new ...

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BBC News
Ms Dhu inquest: Coroner criticises 'inhumane' WA police treatment before death in custody
ABC Online
The West Australian coroner has delivered a damning assessment of the treatment of an Aboriginal woman who died in custody, labelling police behaviour "inhumane" and saying her life could have been saved if doctors had properly diagnosed her.
'Ms Dhu' inquest: Aboriginal woman's treatment 'inhumane'BBC News

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SBS
The untold story of the ancient Aboriginal bone ornament that upended historical record
SBS
Archaeological evidence suggests that people got to Australia 50 to 60,000 years ago, but the bone tools dated back 20,000 only, leaving a 40,000 year gap. “There was this interesting idea that they [Aboriginal people] had lost the knowledge of how to ...

SBS
The untold story of the ancient Aboriginal bone ornament that upended historical record
SBS
Despite being unearthed almost 25 years ago, Australia's oldest-known piece of Indigenous jewelry is finally shining under the spotlight - and making history. The 13cm-long kangaroo bone point was excavated in the Kimberly region of northern Australia ...

Jakarta Post
Aboriginal woman's slaying exposes Australia's racial divide
Jakarta Post
Aboriginal woman's slaying exposes Australia's racial divide The family of Lynette Daley walks along Ten Mile Beach after visiting the site where she died near Yamba, Australia, Aug. 15, 2016. The brutal death of Daley, an Aboriginal woman, and the ...

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Jakarta Post
Aboriginal woman's slaying exposes Australia's racial divide
Jakarta Post
Aboriginal woman's slaying exposes Australia's racial divide The family of Lynette Daley walks along Ten Mile Beach after visiting the site where she died near Yamba, Australia, Aug. 15, 2016. The brutal death of Daley, an Aboriginal woman, and the ...

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ABC Local
'Why have we got to keep paying the price?': the family of Ms Dhu awaits coronial findings
ABC Local
SARAH DINGLE: The West Australian coroner is about to hand down her findings into the death in custody of an Aboriginal woman more than two years ago. Twenty-two-year-old Ms Dhu died from septicaemia and pneumonia, three days after she was locked ...
Woman's final moments caught on CCTVNEWS.com.au
Ms Dhu coronial inquest: CCTV footage showing 'inhumane' treatment to be releasedABC Online
Ms Dhu endured 'inhumane treatment' by police before death in custody – coronerThe Guardian

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ABC Online
'Why have we got to keep paying the price?': the family of Ms Dhu awaits coronial findings
ABC Local
SARAH DINGLE: The West Australian coroner is about to hand down her findings into the death in custody of an Aboriginal woman more than two years ago. Twenty-two-year-old Ms Dhu died from septicaemia and pneumonia, three days after she was locked ...
Family of Ms Dhu hoping for justiceSky News Australia
Shocking footage of Ms Dhu will be released by coronerBrisbane Times
Ms Dhu endured 'inhumane treatment' by police before death in custody – coronerThe Guardian

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ABC Online
Ms Dhu coronial inquest: CCTV footage showing 'inhumane' treatment to be released
ABC Online
The West Australian coroner has ruled the treatment of Aboriginal woman Ms Dhu by police officers was "unprofessional and inhumane" prior to her death, and has agreed to release CCTV footage of her last hours in custody. Coroner Ros Fogliani also ruled ...
Twitter reacts to CCTV footage of 'inhumane' treatment of Julieka Dhu before her deathMashable

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Natalie returns home for Aussie Christmas
dailytelegraph.com.au
Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia is swapping snow for sun this Christmas, jetting into Australia for the festive season. The 41-year-old ... Picture: Australia Media / Brian Roberts The petite beauty wasn't too much of a diva to handle her own luggage ...

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ABC Online
Noel Pearson complains to CCC over Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy audit release
ABC Online
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson says he will lodge a complaint with Queensland's corruption watchdog over the release of an audit into his Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy. The Academy, led by an independent board and chaired by Noel Pearson, ...

ABC Online
Noel Pearson complains to CCC over Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy audit release
ABC Online
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson says he will lodge a complaint with Queensland's corruption watchdog over the release of an audit into his Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy. The Academy, led by an independent board and chaired by Noel Pearson, ...

SBS
'Australians need to see this footage', Ms Dhu's family await coroner's findings
SBS
CEO of the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Dennis Eggington urged the coroner to consider the family of Ms Dhu and their need for closure. "Ms Dhu's death is a grave and cruel injustice. The Aboriginal Legal Service is here to support the ...
Family of Ms Dhu hoping for justiceSky News Australia

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The Australian
Indigenous treaties 'just playing games with words'
The Australian
This assessment, from constitutional lawyers Greg Craven and Anne Twomey, comes after moves toward state-based treaties with Aboriginal communities emerged in Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Professor Craven, vice-chancellor of ...

The Australian
Indigenous treaties 'just playing games with words'
The Australian
This assessment, from constitutional lawyers Greg Craven and Anne Twomey, comes after moves toward state-based treaties with Aboriginal communities emerged in Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Professor Craven, vice-chancellor of ...