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ABC Online
Remote work-for-the-dole scheme 'devastating Indigenous communities'
ABC Online
ANU researcher and co-author Dr Kirrily Jordan said financial penalties were being applied unfairly and an example of this could be found in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in Western Australia. "The rental arrears across the whole lands, across 12 communities ...

ABC Online
Remote work-for-the-dole scheme 'devastating Indigenous communities'
ABC Online
The scheme applies to about 34,000 people, mostly Indigenous, across Australia and was introduced by Mr Scullion in July last year. CDP increased the number of work hours required for welfare payments to 25 per week, for at least 46 weeks a year.

WAtoday
Turnbull government warns Fremantle council to move back its Australia day celebrations
WAtoday
"I haven't met an Aboriginal person who didn't support the decision and the Aboriginal elders spoke to thousands of people in their families and they didn't agree with the fireworks on Australia Day. "It's a clarification of history, because ...
'Freo council needs to pull its head in'Perth Now
Australia Day: government could block Fremantle from moving citizenship ceremonyThe Guardian

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The New Daily
Government threat to Freo's Australia Day plan
The New Daily
City of Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettit has previously argued the Australia Day celebrations had negative connotations for Aboriginal people, marking “the start of much of their dispossession”. Mr Morton, who is the Liberal Member for Tangney, said it was ...
Turnbull government warns Fremantle council to move back its Australia day celebrationsWAtoday
'Freo council needs to pull its head in'Perth Now
Australia Day: government could block Fremantle from moving citizenship ceremonyThe Guardian

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Wayside Chapel in Bondi defends destroying Aboriginal mural; Threat of boycott raised over 'insult'
Radio Australia
... Beliefs:ALL Australia:NSW:Bondi 2026 Australia:NSW:ALL wayside, chapel, bondi, mural, aboriginal, indigenous, removed, painted ABC By Michelle Brown Sydney's Wayside Chapel says a mural depicting well-known Aboriginal activists was painted over ...

ABC Online
Turnbull government warns Fremantle council to move back its Australia day celebrations
The Sydney Morning Herald
"I haven't met an Aboriginal person who didn't support the decision and the Aboriginal elders spoke to thousands of people in their families and they didn't agree with the fireworks on Australia Day. "It's a clarification of history, because ...
Fremantle Australia Day fireworks: Federal Government threatens to revoke supportABC Online

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Turnbull government warns Fremantle council to move back its Australia day celebrations
The Sydney Morning Herald
"I want a reconciled council, and when we focus on issues confronting our Indigenous Australians we should focus on those issues that will make a difference to their lives, like Aboriginal incarceration, health, alcoholism, and employment." Earlier in ...

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Turnbull government warns Fremantle council to move back its Australia day celebrations
WAtoday
"I want a reconciled council, and when we focus on issues confronting our Indigenous Australians we should focus on those issues that will make a difference to their lives, like Aboriginal incarceration, health, alcoholism, and employment." Earlier in ...

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ArtsHub (subscription)
Terra nullis for Indigenous mural
ArtsHub (subscription)
The mural was commissioned by the Uniting Church in 2013 and painted by Aboriginal artist Paul Davis and English-born artist Etienne Cohen in tribute to five Aboriginal rights activists, including Eddie Mabo and Charles Perkins. It was situated on the ...

SBS
Offensive 'white Christmas' display sparks calls for Golliwog boycott in Australia
SBS
He wants to see the opinions and feelings of Aboriginal Australians valued, and is saddened by the fact that certain people “still perpetuate this myth that [the Golliwog] is a harmless little doll, and portray us as being overly sensitive because we ...
'Golliwog' collector slams decision to pull dollByron Shire News
Toowoomba accused by activists of being Australia's most racist city after chemist shop displayNew Zealand Herald

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SBS
Offensive 'white Christmas' display sparks calls for Golliwog boycott in Australia
SBS
A prominent Indigenous author, filmmaker and academic is calling for Australians to boycott stores that sell Golliwog dolls, after a recent display of the toys at a Toowoomba chemist sparked outrage. A photo of the controversial dolls placed underneath ...
'It's the most racist city in Australia'NEWS.com.au

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Huffington Post Australia
Treat Your Eyes With Australia's Most Mesmerising Indigenous Art
Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Australia is the oldest living culture on earth, so you can imagine the art it bears is as sacred as it is significant. Stories from the Dreamtime are at the centre of existence for Aboriginal people, and through art, language, dance and ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
'We're moving backwards': Women of the Year finalist Linda Burney on Aboriginal affairs
The Sydney Morning Herald
The state of Aboriginal affairs in Australia and what feels to be a moving backwards towards a much more paternalistic approach. And I'm very engaged in the Recognise movement, which is not just about Aboriginal people, it's about all Australians. I'm ...

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The Conversation AU
Look up: how policy gaps and failure blind us to what's going on in Indigenous affairs
The Conversation AU
Under the program in 2015-16, 146,000 financial penalties were applied to 34,000 participants, compared to 104,000 penalties applied to 750,000 job-active participants in non-remote Australia. At a 33:1 comparative rate, poor Indigenous Australians are ...

'We're moving backwards': Women of the Year finalist Linda Burney on Aboriginal affairs
The Age
The state of Aboriginal affairs in Australia and what feels to be a moving backwards towards a much more paternalistic approach. And I'm very engaged in the Recognise movement, which is not just about Aboriginal people, it's about all Australians. I'm ...

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Perth Now
Aboriginal job targets set for WA
Perth Now
Child protection minister Andrea Mitchell said the government consulted with WA's 274 remote Aboriginal communities about reforming services and education and economic opportunities were major themes. Regional development minister Terry Redman ...

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The Guardian
First Contact: when Indigenous Australia becomes entertainment, everyone loses
The Guardian
... by Indigenous writers and commentators on social media and beyond, and the nub of the critique is this: First Contact exploits the suffering and disadvantage of vulnerable First Nations people to manufacture white Australia “feels”. It's that ...
Meet Eight Prominent Indigenous Australians In SBS's First Contact VR ExperienceGizmodo Australia
Trapped in Australia's 'invisible prison'dailytelegraph.com.au
SBS's 'First Contact' Sent Well-Known Aussies Into Aboriginal Australia. Here's What They LearnedHuffington Post Australia
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SBS
Indigenous Australia bears the brunt of the HIV epidemic
SBS
SBS World News Radio: Rates of HIV transmission amongst Indigenous Australians continue to rise, with new figures showing the rate of HIV notification among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is now more than double the non-Indigenous rate.

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SBS
Indigenous Australia bears the brunt of the HIV epidemic
SBS
SBS World News Radio: Rates of HIV transmission amongst Indigenous Australians continue to rise, with new figures showing the rate of HIV notification among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is now more than double the non-Indigenous rate.

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Aboriginal employment targets for WA
The West Australian
Aboriginal employment targets in the public sector have been announced for regional areas of Western Australia and are expected to create several hundred jobs. The mandatory targets are regionally specific, depending on the Indigenous population of ...

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