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The Canberra Times
Meet Aboriginal activist Millie Ingram: the "little black girl" who stood up for herself
The Canberra Times
"We all contributed to making Australia what it is, including us Aboriginals, despite what anybody says. Now we've all got to make things better." She smiles suddenly – the shy smile of a teenager, not a great-grandmother – and stands, collecting my ...

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The Tech Portal
KPMG encourages economic growth and entrepreneurship in Indigenous Australia
The Tech Portal
KPMG, the global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services has recently launched a series of proposals aimed at encouraging the economic growth of the Australian Indigenous community. Developed in conjunction with ...

The Australian
Sidelined to centre stage for Daintree guardians
The Australian
But even then, the Yalanji had to strike 15 indigenous land-use agreements in one of Australia's most complicated land carve-ups that led to legislative amendments last year for the clan to take ownership of the famed national park. Yalanji traditional ...

The Australian
Sidelined to centre stage for Daintree guardians
The Australian
But even then, the Yalanji had to strike 15 indigenous land-use agreements in one of Australia's most complicated land carve-ups that led to legislative amendments last year for the clan to take ownership of the famed national park. Yalanji traditional ...

The Australian
Remains of 13 Aboriginals will be returned to Australia
The Australian
There are believed to be thousands more Aboriginal remains in Britain — and some in Australian state museums — yet to be returned to their communities. This week Advisory Committee for Indigenous Repatriation co-chair Ned David and Mr Sumner joined ...
Aboriginal remains to return from UKSky News Australia
Indigenous remains returned to AustraliaArtsHub (subscription)
WA Aboriginal remains to return from UKThe West Australian

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The Australian
Bill Leak cartoon reviewed for 'racial hatred'
The Australian
In the eruption of public debate over Leak's cartoon, Mr Soutphommasane was quoted saying: “Our society shouldn't endorse racial stereotyping of Aboriginal Australians or any other racial or ethnic group.” The Race Discrimination Commissioner was ...

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The Australian
Bill Leak cartoon reviewed for 'racial hatred'
The Australian
A series of cartoons illustrate hateful and derogatory material specifically relating to indigenous Australians, their relationships with their children, alcoholism and domestic violence.” Ms Dinnison cites section 18C, which makes an act unlawful if ...

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Courier Mail
Plebiscite debate continues to dominate
Courier Mail
“We did not need a plebiscite when we changed the laws to permit Aboriginal Australians to marry non-Aboriginal Australians, to allow what was once decried as 'mixed-race marriages' – just to put this in context. “We did not have a plebiscite when we ...

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WA Aboriginal remains to return from UK
The West Australian
Friday's ceremony at Australia House involved the signing over of remains from Birmingham and Brighton and Cambridge University to the Whadjuk community in Perth and the Ngarrindjeri people in South Australia. Major Sumner, of the Ngarrindjeri, told ...
Virtual reality tells Indigenous story in London as bones set to return to AustraliaThe Sydney Morning Herald
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Huffington Post Australia
B2M Is Indigenous Australia's Answer To The Backstreet Boys
Huffington Post Australia
Just like the Backstreet Boys or Boys2Men, Tiwi Islands group B2M create insanely catchy pop and r'n'b songs. Yet their lyrics aren't about romance. As lead singer Jeffrey 'Yellow' Simon says, "There are too many love songs in the world already ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Virtual reality tells Indigenous story in London as bones set to return to Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
London: As old, stolen bodies return to Australia, Britain is being repaid in virtual reality. In a neat coincidence this week, London's film festival was treated to a cutting-edge, VR demonstration of the story-telling-power of Indigenous culture ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Virtual reality tells Indigenous story in London as bones set to return to Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
London: As old, stolen bodies return to Australia, Britain is being repaid in virtual reality. In a neat coincidence this week, London's film festival was treated to a cutting-edge, VR demonstration of the story-telling-power of Indigenous culture ...
Indigenous remains returned to AustraliaArtsHub (subscription)

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Superannuation policy should be reformed to promote the economic wellbeing of indigenous Australia, argues KPMG ...
Financial Standard
The professional services company said indigenous Australians face unique issues when participating in Australia's compulsory retirement savings regime, including low levels of financial and language literacy, the onerous administration requirements of ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Indigenous remains returned to Australia
ArtsHub (subscription)
The ancestral remains will be returned to members of the Advisory Committee for Indigenous Repatriation and to representatives of the Ngarrindjeri community in South Australia and the Whadjuk community in Western Australia. The remains have been held ...

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Indigenous remains returned to Australia
ArtsHub UK (subscription)
The ancestral remains will be returned to members of the Advisory Committee for Indigenous Repatriation and to representatives of the Ngarrindjeri community in South Australia and the Whadjuk community in Western Australia. The remains have been held ...

ABC Online
Indigenous leaders express hope and cynicism ahead of Kimberley suicide roundtable
ABC Online
The meeting is a part of the Federal Government's election policy to trial prevention-of-suicide programs across Australia and has been hastily arranged according to Broome Indigenous leader Marty Sibosado. "It's part of the national suicide policy ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous leaders express hope and cynicism ahead of Kimberley suicide roundtable
ABC Online
The meeting is a part of the Federal Government's election policy to trial prevention-of-suicide programs across Australia and has been hastily arranged according to Broome Indigenous leader Marty Sibosado. "It's part of the national suicide policy ...

IThis virtually unknown story is of fifteen men in 1797 who became the first overlanders on this continent to walk 700 miles through 'country', from Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria to Sydney Cove. The account of William Clark's trek is evidence of the humane and generous treatment of these forlorn interlopers by First Nations Peoples, who ensured the party's survival. ABC Radio National, LNL with Phillip Adams

Have you ever wondered how ancient indigenous cultures maintain so much information about the thousands of species of plants and animals—without writing it down? Traditional Aboriginal Australian songlines are key to a powerful memory technique used by indigenous people around the world. It's intricately tied to the landscape and it can be applied in our everyday lives.

The Guardian
Kimberley suicide rates: government urged to support Indigenous-led solutions
The Guardian
Broome cemetery in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Rates of Indigenous suicide in the Kimberley are seven times higher than the national average and three times higher than the national Indigenous average. Photograph: Janine Israel for the ...
Indigenous suicide linked to bigger picture issues, psychologist saysABC Message Stick
Aboriginal Suicide Rates Have Hit Crisis Point and Prevention Isn't WorkingVICE
A Fundraising Event for Indigenous Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention with David Suzuki & Clover MooreRenewEconomy

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