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Sorry to tell you, but not everything is racist
dailytelegraph.com.au
Anthony Dillon identifies as a part-Aboriginal Australian and reckons not everything is racist. Consider the case of indigenous actress Ningali Lawford-Wolf, who claims that late one Saturday night in early 2016 at least four taxi drivers chose not to ...

National Indigenous Times
[ October 4, 2016 ] Warlpiri dancers to showcase Australia's common ground DANCE
National Indigenous Times
The Lajamanu Warlpiri people of the Central Desert hope to show Australia through dance that their sacred story and the Australian Coat of Arms have common ground. The kangaroo, the emu, a shield, the Southern Cross and leafy poles will feature in ...

National Indigenous Times
[ October 4, 2016 ] Exclusive; Burney, Mundine clash over violence in Indigenous communities NEWS
National Indigenous Times
He also pointed to a study that found Aboriginal mothers in Western Australia were 17.5 times more likely to be murdered. He told NIT today that the government's swift action in July on the treatment of youths at the Don Dale detention centre in the NT ...
Mundine demands domestic violence inquiryThe Australian
Action urged to protect childrenThe Guardian (Australia)

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National Indigenous Times
[ October 4, 2016 ] Exclusive; Burney, Mundine clash over violence in Indigenous communities NEWS
National Indigenous Times
Mr Mundine pointed to research that had shown Indigenous women in Australia were 34 times more likely to be hospitalised from domestic abuse and to an epidemic of sexual abuse of Indigenous children that largely went unreported. He also pointed to a ...
Mundine calls for domestic violence inquiryNT News
Action urged to protect childrenThe Guardian (Australia)

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Mashable
Football player dragged for 'racist' depiction of Aboriginal Australians
Mashable
Natoli apologised Tuesday, leaving a comment on Plum's Instagram post saying he'd "dressed as an Aboriginal to an Australia-themed party (No racism intended)." He continues: "I've said sorry and I genuinely meant it ... saw the jerry can, picked it up ...
Man condemned for dressing up as Indigenous Australian with petrol canThe Guardian
Rugby player Fabian Natoli slammed for 'racist' costume after he dressed up as Aboriginal holding a PETROL CANDaily Mail

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PM John Howard announced the idea of Recognition in October 2007 because he was worried about the fact that Aboriginal people still maintained their pre-existing and continuing sovereignty over First Nations' territories, lands waters and natural resources. This was bought to his attention some years earlier when PM Robert Menzies, a hero of Howard's, tabled the facts in parliament. I announce that if I am re-elected, I will put to the Australian people within 18 months a referendum to formally recognise Indigenous Australians in our Constitution, their history as the first inhabitants of our country, their unique heritage of language and culture, and their special, though not separate, place within a reconciled indivisible nation. My goal is to see a new statement of reconciliation incorporated into the preamble of the Australian Constitution. If elected, I would commit immediately to working in consultation with Indigenous leaders and others on this task.

Daily Mail
Australians call for more Aussie emojis on their keyboards with Aboriginal Flag topping list
Daily Mail
And now a campaign has started to introduce more 'Aussie-specific' emojis to cater for Australians - including ones using common terms such as 'budgie smugglers' for swimmers, the Aboriginal flag, and even a symbol for the campaign for marriage equality.

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The Guardian
Man condemned for dressing up as Indigenous Australian with petrol can
The Guardian
High-profile Indigenous Australians have condemned a social media post showing a man dressed as an Aboriginal Australian and posing with a petrol can. Fabian Natoli posted the image to Instagram with the caption: “Every now and then you just need to ...

People Matter: Victoria's mixed results on diversity
The Mandarin (registration)
Victorian public servants born in non-English speaking countries are happy with efforts made by their workplaces to foster inclusivity, agreeing that cultural background is not a barrier to success to the same extent as Australian-born employees ...

Australian Geographic
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The palace was filled with displays celebrating Australia's major exports: wheat, gold and wool. The exhibition also included an ethnographic exhibition of Indigenous artefacts and items that had been traded by Aboriginal communities over the previous ...

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The palace was filled with displays celebrating Australia's major exports: wheat, gold and wool. The exhibition also included an ethnographic exhibition of Indigenous artefacts and items that had been traded by Aboriginal communities over the previous ...

The Guardian
Second Indigenous man shot by Australian police in less than a week
The Guardian
In a statement, acting Superintendent Daniel Mulligan said a 66-year-old man from the remote Indigenous community of Balgo had been shot by a police officer after the alleged altercation “between a number of offenders, one of whom was armed with a ...

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Aussie rapper Drapht, real name Paul Reid, says the Australian music industry needs to get behind indigenous rights. The rapper says hard-hitting hip-hop duo A.B.Original are bringing issues to light, and he supports their efforts to try and create change.

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Drapht backs music on indigenous rights
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The duo, a collaboration between rappers Briggs and Trials, recently teamed up with singer Dan Sultan to release a track called January 26, which criticises how Australia Day is currently celebrated and how offensive it is to indigenous people. "A.B ...

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The Guardian
Number of Indigenous people in NSW prisons doubles in 15 years
The Guardian
The second report, which asked what was causing the growth in Indigenous imprisonment, said Indigenous imprisonment rates grew by 54.3% nationally in the 15-year period, by 171% in the Northern Territory, 141% in the Australian Capital Territory, 114% ...

The Guardian
Jobs scheme doing 'more harm than good' in Indigenous communities
The Guardian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders make up 84% of CDP participants, and Jobs Australia's analysis found the financial penalties for non-compliance, especially the eight-week non-payment periods, were particularly harmful for individuals, their ...
Remote jobs plan 'harmful', say service providersThe Australian

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The Guardian
Kimberley's hidden world of Indigenous rock art revealed by researchers
The Guardian
The survey began in July and is being run by the University of Western Australia archeology professor Peter Veth, in conjunction with traditional owners the Balanggarra people and the Balanggarra Indigenous rangers. Over a three-month period the ...

The Conversation AU
How can Australia build on a century of struggle over Indigenous citizenship?
The Conversation AU
The issues and discussions that surrounded Indigenous affairs in the early 20th century reverberate in Australia's current political climate. Amid regular press reports of legal injustice, police abuse and ill-treatment, inter-racial violence and ...
Silence over Aboriginal violence condones it: Warren MundineThe Australian
Legal body sounds alarm after SA Indigenous deathLawyers Weekly
Football Federation Australia focused on 'embracing' Indigenous communities – ABC Onlinesportal.co.in

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The Conversation AU
How can Australia build on a century of struggle over Indigenous citizenship?
The Conversation AU
In 1927, a report of the royal commission established to investigate the Onmalmeri massacre in Western Australia found two policemen were responsible for the deaths and subsequent burning of bodies of Aboriginal people. Not long after, a group of ...
Silence over Aboriginal violence condones it: Warren MundineThe Australian
Legal body sounds alarm after SA Indigenous deathLawyers Weekly

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Silence over Aboriginal violence condones it: Warren Mundine
The Australian
Mr Mundine, who chairs the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council, says indigenous women in Australia are 34 times more likely to be hospitalised from domestic abuse, yet most media fail to report such issues, even when a woman is killed in broad ...

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