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Why do Australians keep wearing blackface?
ABC Online
Asked for an opinion on the latest blackface rumpus, Indigenous rapper Briggs said: "Australia has its own history of blackface that dates back hundreds of years. So excuse me, Hugo from Flight Facilities, but are you a history of major in race ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal people feel pressured to lose values, culture to be successful, study says
ABC Online
A new report suggests Aboriginal people are facing enormous pressure to lose their traditional culture in order to be successful in Australia. Larrakia Nation, which represents the Larrakia people of the Darwin region, teamed up with the Universities ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal people feel pressured to lose values, culture to be successful, study says
ABC Online
A new report suggests Aboriginal people are facing enormous pressure to lose their traditional culture in order to be successful in Australia. Larrakia Nation, which represents the Larrakia people of the Darwin region, teamed up with the Universities ...

Seeing inside an ancient Australian Indigenous artefact non-invasively
Phys.Org
The authors, led by Ingrid Ward of the University of Western Australia, said the findings suggested that the chert had undergone some level of transport and/or exposure and weathering before it was embedded in the reef sometime been 41 ka and 14.5 ka.

NEWS.com.au
'Political correctness gone mad'
NEWS.com.au
For many Aboriginal Australians it is indeed a day of sadness and dispossession,” Fremantle mayor Brad Pettitt said. “This does not just refer to indigenous involvement but the involvement of many other Australians who feel increasingly uncomfortable ...
Aboriginal leader Warren Mundine labels Freo fireworks snub 'a silly ...WAtoday
Fireworks ban risks a backlash - The West AustralianThe West Australian
Warren Mundine slams cancellations of Fremantle Australia Day fireworksDaily Mail
Yahoo7 News -Junkee
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NEWS.com.au
'Political correctness gone mad'
NEWS.com.au
For many Aboriginal Australians it is indeed a day of sadness and dispossession,” Fremantle mayor Brad Pettitt said. “This does not just refer to indigenous involvement but the involvement of many other Australians who feel increasingly uncomfortable ...
Fremantle Is Ditching Its Australia Day Fireworks After Consulting With The Indigenous CommunityJunkee
Aboriginal leader Warren Mundine labels Freo fireworks snub 'a silly mistake'WAtoday
Indigenous MP slams Freo fireworks banPerth Now
9news.com.au -Aussie Network News
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WAtoday
Aboriginal leader Warren Mundine labels Freo fireworks snub 'a silly mistake'
WAtoday
One of Australia's most influential Aboriginal leaders has labelled the City of Fremantle's decision to scrap their Australia Day fireworks a "silly mistake", as neighbouring council the City of Cockburn considers hosting its own event. The council, on ...
Freemantle Australia Day Fireworks Cancelled: How Aussies Are ReactingAussie Network News
Indigenous MP slams Freo fireworks banPerth Now
Fremantle Council Have Cancelled Their Australia Day FireworksJunkee

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Press TV
Indigenous prisoner found dead in Australia's Darwin prison
Press TV
An aboriginal prisoner has died in a detention center in the Australian Northern Territory city of Darwin, amid calls for a probe into reports about torture and mistreatment of indigenous people behind bars in the country. According to a spokesman for ...
Indigenous inmate dies in Darwin Correctional Centre - ABC News ...ABC Online

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New Matilda
Fremantle Cans Oz Day Fireworks After Aboriginal Consultations. You Can Guess The Reaction
New Matilda
... local Aboriginal people in Fremantle,” Pettit said. “For them there was a real sense that Australia Day is not a day of celebration for everybody, in fact, for them it is a day of sadness and in many ways, a day that marks the start of much of ...
WA council dumps Australia Day fireworks9news.com.au
Australia Day fireworks axe slammed by indigenous MP Ben Wyatt - The West AustralianThe West Australian
City of Fremantle cancels Australia Day fireworksCommunity Newspaper Group

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WAtoday
Freo axes Aussie Day fireworks to lift indigenous involvement
The West Australian
“This does not just refer to indigenous involvement but the involvement of many other Australians who feel increasingly uncomfortable with the date and what it represents. “The city has received significant feedback supporting the idea of re-imagining ...
Fremantle Australia Day fireworks cancelled over cultural sensitivitiesDaily Mail
Fremantle cancels 'culturally insensitive' Australia Day fireworksWAtoday
Fremantle cancels Australia Day fireworksPerth Now
Community Newspaper Group
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SBS
Court awards damages for loss of native title in historic decision
SBS
The Australian Federal Court has awarded compensation to Indigenous landowners who have had their native title rights extinguished under the Native Title Act, the first time such an award has been made. The Ngaliwurru and Nungali people, Aboriginal ...

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The West Australian
Ancient indigenous art back in vogue
The West Australian
The Aboriginal art market, said to be worth $400 million a year at its height in 2007, collapsed under the perfect storm of the global financial crisis, the high Australian dollar, the artist resale royalty scheme and tighter rules for collecting art ...

The West Australian
Australia Day fireworks axe slammed by indigenous MP Ben Wyatt - The West Australian
The West Australian
The port city's council opted to axe the annual celebrations, citing growing community discomfit with what January 26 represents. Mr Wyatt, who is indigenous, tweeted that the relationship between Aboriginal people and Australia Day was “profound”.

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WAtoday
Fremantle cancels 'culturally insensitive' Australia Day fireworks
WAtoday
"For many Aboriginal Australians it is indeed a day of sadness and dispossession. "This does not just refer to indigenous involvement but the involvement of many other Australians who feel increasingly uncomfortable with the date and what it represents.".
Freo axes Aussie Day fireworks to lift indigenous involvementThe West Australian
Fremantle cancels Australia Day fireworksPerth Now
WA council dumps Australia Day fireworks9news.com.au
Daily Mail -New Matilda -ABC Online
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The Guardian
Death in custody: Indigenous man, 31, dies in cell in Darwin
The Guardian
Guardian Australia understands it is believed the man took his own life. The corrections department could not confirm the nature of his death, but said police were investigating and would prepare a report for the coroner. Counselling would be provided ...
Indigenous man dies in custody in Northern TerritoryThe Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Man Found Dead In His Cell At NT Corrections CentreHuffington Post Australia
Indigenous inmate dies in Darwin jailThe Australian
Daily Mail
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The Guardian
CLP candidate won't support plans to 'normalise' Darwin Aboriginal community
The Guardian
The Northern Territory government's long-running plans to “normalise” an Aboriginal community in Darwin – turning it into a regular subdivided suburb – are facing a setback, after the Country Liberal party candidate said he didn't support the policy ...

ABC Online
Indigenous inmate dies in Darwin Correctional Centre
ABC Online
A 31-year-old Aboriginal prisoner has died in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre, Northern Territory Correctional Services has confirmed. A Department of Correctional Services spokesman could not confirm whether the death was suspicious or not.
Death in custody: Indigenous man, 31, dies in cell in DarwinThe Guardian
Indigenous man dies in custody in Northern TerritoryThe Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Man Found Dead In His Cell At NT Corrections CentreHuffington Post Australia
The Australian -Daily Mail
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MuMbrella
TV drama marginalising minorities, with Indigenous community the 'notable exception', says Screen Australia study
MuMbrella
Indigenous representation in Australian TV drama is out-stripping their percentage of the population but non-Europeans are still being significantly marginalised, results of a survey by Screen Australia have revealed. People with disabilities, the ...
Changing the whitewash channel on Australian televisionABC Online
How white is Australian TV?InDaily
Australian TV is not diverse enough. For screenwriters like me, it's a relief to have proofThe Guardian

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ABC Online
Former Indigenous Don Dale detainee calls for cultural exchange
ABC Online
An Indigenous man who spent time in the Northern Territory's Don Dale detention centre as a teenager is concerned Australia does not know enough about Aboriginal culture and Australia's history. Colin Rogan Junior, a relation of Kenny Rogan who was ...

ABC Online
Former Indigenous Don Dale detainee calls for cultural exchange
ABC Online
"It'd be good if the rest of Australia could be more involved with some of the great things happening in Aboriginal Australia, especially for them to see some of the kids out in the middle of the desert country and their culture and how they're living ...