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Infamous MLA Australia Day ad script leaked
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The obtained copy of the script, titled The First First Fleet, details the “arrival of the first fleet Terra Australia, late January, 58,000 B.C. (ish).” BuzzFeed goes on to say that The Monkeys has apparently found it difficult to cast the Aboriginal ...

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'I can't believe this is who we are'
The Mercury
Those are the words indigenous journalist Stan Grant used to call attention to a version of Australia he says has lost its way. Grant was delivering a speech on Wednesday night in Sydney after winning GQ Magazine's Agenda Setter of the Year. He said ...

NEWS.com.au
'I can't believe this is who we are'
NEWS.com.au
“Indigenous youth make up half of juvenile incarceration rates. Indigenous Australians die 10 years earlier. And I can't believe that this is who we are — in a country as wealthy, as prosperous, in a country that's allowed me to pursue my dreams ...

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Courier Mail
'I can't believe this is who we are'
Courier Mail
Those are the words indigenous journalist Stan Grant used to call attention to a version of Australia he says has lost its way. Grant was delivering a speech on Wednesday night in Sydney after winning GQ Magazine's Agenda Setter of the Year. He said ...

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ABC Online
Aboriginal health: Indigenous medical graduate wants to bring skills home to Derby
ABC Online
A young Aboriginal medical graduate hopes to return to her home in a remote part of Western Australia to become the town's first Indigenous doctor. In a record for the University of Western Australia, six Aboriginal medical students will graduate this ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal health: Indigenous medical graduate wants to bring skills home to Derby
ABC Online
A young Aboriginal medical graduate hopes to return to her home in a remote part of Western Australia to become the town's first Indigenous doctor. In a record for the University of Western Australia, six Aboriginal medical students will graduate this ...

MuMbrella
MLA to push on with Australia Day ad despite Aboriginal unrease after leak of 'early draft' of script
MuMbrella
It's the first united celebration of Australia”. Two Aboriginal characters called Ian and Stewart bring their canoes to the shore and step onto land. One says, “Cracking spot. Let's fire up the barbie.” The Indigenous characters then decide to have a ...
Infamous MLA Australia Day ad script leakedAdNews

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MuMbrella
MLA to push on with Australia Day ad despite Aboriginal unrease after leak of 'early draft' of script
MuMbrella
It's the first united celebration of Australia”. Two Aboriginal characters called Ian and Stewart bring their canoes to the shore and step onto land. One says, “Cracking spot. Let's fire up the barbie.” The Indigenous characters then decide to have a ...
Infamous MLA Australia Day ad script leakedAdNews

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ABC Online
Indigenous leader Andrea Mason named Australian Businesswoman of the Year
ABC Online
Indigenous leader Andrea Mason, who runs an organisation helping more than 3,000 women in a remote part of the Northern Territory, has been named the Australian Businesswoman of the Year. Ms Mason is the chief executive of the Ngaanyatjarra ...

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The Conversation AU
The red professor and the white anting that continues to this day
The Conversation AU
Rose (1915-1991) migrated to Australia in 1937 to conduct anthropological fieldwork in a classical Aboriginal society. Born in London and educated at Cambridge, he was inspired by zoologist and anthropologist Alfred Cort Haddon, who in the late 19th ...

Indigenous Australians' wellbeing 'stagnating or worsening', Productivity Commission report reveals
Radio Australia
The commission's Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report says despite some positive trends, the plight of Indigenous Australians has "stagnated or worsened" in critical areas of wellbeing. Among the findings, the national Indigenous imprisonment rate ...

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Indigenous Australians' wellbeing 'stagnating or worsening', Productivity Commission report reveals
ABC Online
Despite the disturbing assessment, a number of case studies have been highlighted where good governance is contributing to the success of Indigenous organisations. These include the Waitja Tjutangku Palyapayi Aboriginal Corporation in Central Australia ...
'Lift the bonnet' on Indigenous spending, Productivity Commission urgesThe Australian Financial Review
Indigenous disadvantage getting worse in mental health and incarcerationThe Guardian
Productivity Commission slams lack of policy evaluation as Indigenous incarceration soarsThe Sydney Morning Herald

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ABC Online
Indigenous Australians' wellbeing 'stagnating or worsening', Productivity Commission report reveals
ABC Online
Indigenous Australians are becoming more disadvantaged, with alarming increases in imprisonment rates, mental health problems and self harm, according to a damning Productivity Commission report released today.
'Lift the bonnet' on Indigenous spending, Productivity Commission urgesThe Australian Financial Review
Indigenous disadvantage getting worse in mental health and incarcerationThe Guardian
Productivity Commission slams lack of policy evaluation as Indigenous incarceration soarsThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Courier Mail
Gallery captures arts and mines
Courier Mail
AFFECTIONATELY known as the “Big Australian”, BHP Billiton is investing big in Aboriginal art, with a whopping $17.5 million sponsorship of the Art Gallery of South Australia's Tarnanthi festival. In one of Australia's biggest corporate sponsorships ...

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Courier Mail
Gallery captures arts and mines
Courier Mail
In one of Australia's biggest corporate sponsorships for art, the world's largest mining company has given AGSA the money to present the national indigenous visual arts festival annually for the next five years. Like the festival it staged for the ...

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The Advertiser
Gallery captures arts and mines
The Advertiser
AFFECTIONATELY known as the “Big Australian”, BHP Billiton is investing big in Aboriginal art, with a whopping $17.5 million sponsorship of the Art Gallery of South Australia's Tarnanthi festival. In one of Australia's biggest corporate sponsorships ...
BHP Billiton puts up $17.5m to support indigenous art festivalsThe Australian

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The Advertiser
Gallery captures arts and mines
The Advertiser
In one of Australia's biggest corporate sponsorships for art, the world's largest mining company has given AGSA the money to present the national indigenous visual arts festival annually for the next five years. Like the festival it staged for the ...
BHP Billiton puts up $17.5m to support indigenous art festivalsThe Australian

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Gallery captures arts and mines
dailytelegraph.com.au
In one of Australia's biggest corporate sponsorships for art, the world's largest mining company has given AGSA the money to present the national indigenous visual arts festival annually for the next five years. Like the festival it staged for the ...
TARNANTHI returnsAboriginal Art Directory News

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The Australian
BHP Billiton puts up $17.5m to support indigenous art festivals
The Australian
South Australian governments may have been slow to celebrate indigenous art, but today Premier Jay Weatherill will reveal he has brokered a deal in which resources giant BHP Billiton will spend $17.5 million on three Aboriginal art festivals across the ...

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The Australian
US activist Carole Johnson recalls role in Aboriginal dance
The Australian
“There is a tremendous amount of racism Australia doesn't recognise. There was and there is still. It's not overt and it's not too bad, although I had much less trouble than the Aboriginal people. But it was exciting to meet up with Aboriginal people ...

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