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Voice of America
Aboriginal Australians had Innovative Axe to Grind
Voice of America
Professor Sue O'Connor of the Australian National University, whose team excavated the piece, believes its significance lies in the understanding that early Aboriginal settlements were not as elementary as first thought. Professor Peter Hiscock of the ...

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Channel News Asia
Aboriginal Australians had innovative axe to grind
Channel News Asia
Professor Sue O'Connor of the Australian National University, whose team excavated the piece, believes its significance lies in the understanding that early Aboriginal settlements were not as elementary as first thought. Professor Peter Hiscock of the ...

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Aljazeera.com (blog)
No easy answers to Australia's Aboriginals debates
Aljazeera.com (blog)
I was ranting about the shocking disparity in Australia between indigenous (Aboriginal) people and everybody else. On average, Aboriginal Australians die 10 years younger than everybody else, I pointed out. They are far more likely to be jail; far less ...
Australia's first Indigenous women's cricket team testing themselves on tour in IndiaABC Message Stick

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The Advertiser
Tony Armstrong: Indigenous Round cause for celebration but Australia's First People still face many struggles
The Advertiser
As an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you are more likely to be arrested, put in jail and die there than you were 25 years ago. Gerry Georgatos of the Human Rights Alliance in Perth has said that “Western Australia incarcerates the Aboriginal ...
Indigenous Round 2016: The women who have made an impact on Australian sportdailytelegraph.com.au
AFL Indigenous round remembers remarkable life of Aboriginal footballer Sir Douglas NichollsABC Online
Our 2016 Indigenous guernseyBrisbane Lions
Melbourne FC -Daily Mail -AFL.com.au
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The Advertiser
Tony Armstrong: Indigenous Round cause for celebration but Australia's First People still face many struggles
The Advertiser
The Sir Doug Nicholls Round carries a great deal of importance because it celebrates the enormous contribution our indigenous players have made, not only to Australian football, but also to the community. But it should also remind us of the challenges ...
Indigenous Round 2016: The women who have made an impact on Australian sportdailytelegraph.com.au
AFL Indigenous round remembers remarkable life of Aboriginal footballer Sir Douglas NichollsABC Online
Our 2016 Indigenous guernseyBrisbane Lions
AFL.com.au -Daily Mail
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ABC Online
Election 2016: Half of NT's Indigenous population not enrolled to vote, electoral commission says
ABC Online
"We're putting significant resources into this area," he said. "Their sole focus is to educate Indigenous people about the electoral process. "Right across Australia, we have teams visiting 170 remote communities, where we are putting people on the ...

Brisbane Times
Anzac Square Diggers: Indigenous Australians' military memorial chosen
Brisbane Times
The winning design for a long-overdue memorial for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans has been chosen ahead of its construction in Brisbane's Anzac Square. The winning design, by John Smith Gumbula and Liam Hardy, was chosen by the ...
I didn't understand how special it was to be Aboriginal until I was 17The Guardian
Labor commits to National Taskforce on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kidney DiseaseMy Sunshine Coast (press release)
LETTER: Working together to close the gapFraser Coast Chronicle

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Brisbane Times
Anzac Square Diggers: Indigenous Australians' military memorial chosen
Brisbane Times
The winning design for a long-overdue memorial for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans has been chosen ahead of its construction in Brisbane's Anzac Square. The winning design, by John Smith Gumbula and Liam Hardy, was chosen by the ...
Labor commits to National Taskforce on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kidney DiseaseMy Sunshine Coast (press release)
I didn't understand how special it was to be Aboriginal until I was 17The Guardian
Come together to recognise a peopleThe Northern Daily Leader

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Indigenous Round 2016: The women who have made an impact on Australian sport
dailytelegraph.com.au
With that in mind, Swoop decided to have a look at some of the female indigenous athletes who have left their mark on Australia's sports landscape. From trailblazers to Olympics heroes, Indigenous women have achieved great things in sport for decades.
AFL Indigenous round remembers remarkable life of Aboriginal footballer Sir Douglas NichollsABC Online
AFL launches Sir Doug Nicholls RoundMelbourne FC
Rio Tinto supports AFL indigenous programsAFL.com.au

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Indigenous Round 2016: The women who have made an impact on Australian sport
dailytelegraph.com.au
With that in mind, Swoop decided to have a look at some of the female indigenous athletes who have left their mark on Australia's sports landscape. From trailblazers to Olympics heroes, Indigenous women have achieved great things in sport for decades.
AFL Indigenous round remembers remarkable life of Aboriginal footballer Sir Douglas NichollsABC Online
Rio Tinto supports AFL indigenous programsAFL.com.au
Swans help launch Indigenous RoundSydney Swans

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The Conversation AU
DNA Nation raises tough questions for Indigenous Australians
The Conversation AU
Over the last 200,000 years, the humans that became the Hadza have changed and evolved, just as much as people who now identify as Slovenian, Japanese or Indigenous Australian. I'm sure the Tanzanian tourism board and the Hadza appreciate the ...
'DNA Nation' misrepresents our past and turns Indigenous people into a palaeo-theme parkPhys.Org

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The Conversation AU
'DNA Nation' misrepresents our past and turns Indigenous people into a palaeo-theme park
The Conversation AU
A nation still grappling with its history of dispossession, theft, murder and cultural appropriation of Indigenous people? Or, a culture that seems to have lost its way with respect to the environment, driven by an obsession with owing 'stuff ...

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Here's What's Going On with Indigenous Surfing in Australia Right Now
VICE
That is, until Surfing Victoria and the local Indigenous surfing crew down at Bells got involved. We spoke to eight-time Victorian Indigenous Champion, who is also one of the main organisers of all the Indigenous surfing events around Australia, Jordie ...

ABC Message Stick
Australia's first Indigenous women's cricket team testing themselves on tour in India
ABC Message Stick
The pre-match chatter and sound of cricket shoes on a new pitch may seem very routine - but for this group of women, these steps are a milestone in themselves. Australia's first all-Indigenous female cricket team to go on tour is on a 10-day visit to ...

ABC Message Stick
Australia's first Indigenous women's cricket team testing themselves on tour in India
ABC Message Stick
The pre-match chatter and sound of cricket shoes on a new pitch may seem very routine - but for this group of women, these steps are a milestone in themselves. Australia's first all-Indigenous female cricket team to go on tour is on a 10-day visit to ...

ABC Online
AFL Indigenous round remembers remarkable life of Aboriginal footballer Sir Douglas Nicholls
ABC Online
Sir Doug's work for the Aboriginal Advancement League made him a vocal advocate for social justice. In 1976, he was appointed governor of South Australia and, 40 years on, remains the only Indigenous person to have held a vice-regal post in Australia.
Rio Tinto supports AFL indigenous programsAFL.com.au
Swans help launch Indigenous RoundSydney Swans

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National Indigenous Times
Rio Tinto supports AFL indigenous programs
AFL.com.au
Rio Tinto CEO Iron Ore and Australia Andrew Harding said: “Rio Tinto is proud to support the AFL's highly successful indigenous programs and encourage young Aboriginal men and women to achieve success in education, business, community life and sport ...
[ May 24, 2016 ] Footy 'empowering us', as Rioli names his top five SPORTNational Indigenous Times

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Aboriginal people say they they are shocked and alarmed that Australia is seeking to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2018. In a detailed letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations Michael Anderson Convenor of the Sovereign Union of Aboriginal Nations and Peoples told .. Ban Ki Moon ... they object in the strongest terms to Australia being considered for such a high and important role in world affairs. Mr Anderson says the world can learn a lesson from Australia which has mastered the art of deceit....with the laws and initiatives it floats in the international community as extremely deceitful, .bordering on lies. Speaking on CAAMA Radio Mr Anderson says the Australian Government is trying to push constitutional recognition on his people by spending millions of dollars to soften up the population... but what the Government has failed to recognise is that the community itself is asking what Aboriginal people want - not the Government.

Brisbane Times
Aboriginal woman blocked from Parliament House over flag on T-shirt
Brisbane Times
An Aboriginal woman felt "like dirt" as she was turned away from Queensland's Parliament House for wearing her people's flag on a T-shirt. Janine Kelly was blocked from the state's democratic centre on Tuesday morning as she tried to show her support ...

The Indian Express
For a bunch of indigenous Australia women, a landmark cricket tour
The Indian Express
Instead, they cuddled up to the less discriminatory realm of Australian football, rugby and athletics. And it wasn't until Jason Gillepsie made his debut in 1996 that a cricketer of indigenous origin represented Australia. At least, the first time a ...

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