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ABC Online
Sacred mountains celebrate decade back under Aboriginal management
ABC Online
Biamanga National Park includes Mumbulla Mountain, further south in the Bega valley. To the Yuin people, Gulaga is known as the Mother Mountain, and has always been a woman's place. It includes sacred sites where Aboriginal women would retreat for ...

New Matilda
Australia's Indigenous youth suicide crisis
The Saturday Paper (subscription)
The children had been staying with their aunt in Looma, population in the hundreds, and for about four weeks had been attending the vibrant Looma Remote Community School, winner of a Western Australian Premier's Excellence in Aboriginal Education ...
Invisible Aboriginal: Media Bigots Invading Our SensesNew Matilda
Conservative case for Indigenous recognition: The Forgotten PeopleThe Australian (subscription)

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Australia's Indigenous youth suicide crisis
The Saturday Paper (subscription)
One in four Indigenous suicides in Australia occurs in WA. But much investment had gone into clinical approaches, ignoring the local advice, Morris says. The incidence of Indigenous suicide in the Kimberley–Pilbara region is the worst in the country ...

The Australian (subscription)
Conservative case for Indigenous recognition: The Forgotten People
The Australian (subscription)
The founders of the Australian nation saw no place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Instead, these peoples were cast as outsiders in their own land, a “dying race” not expected to survive British settlement. The Australian ...
Australia's Indigenous youth suicide crisisThe Saturday Paper (subscription)

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The Australian (subscription)
Conservative case for Indigenous recognition: The Forgotten People
The Australian (subscription)
The founders of the Australian nation saw no place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Instead, these peoples were cast as outsiders in their own land, a “dying race” not expected to survive British settlement. The Australian ...

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Herald Sun
History wars and Captain Cook hysteria don't help the living
Herald Sun
Eleven ships deposited this sorry cargo in Circular Quay and the story of Australia's colonisation began. The impact on the indigenous people here was, clearly, enormously destructive. However, that was hardly the will of Arthur Phillip, an enlightened ...
Discovery, settlement or invasion? The power of language in historical narrativesThe Conversation UK

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The Advertiser
Nurse's death sparks call for bush justice
The Advertiser
APY Lands elder George Murray this week issued a statement, via YouTube, imploring the Anangu people to consider tribal punishment for Davey, who appeared in court this week amid allegations his life was under threat from other indigenous inmates in ...
SA memorial service for slain nurseThe Australian (blog) (subscription)
Gayle Woodford: APY Lands residents grieve over nurse's death, community members 'threatened'ABC Online

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From ABC RN's 'The World Today' Transcript: - ELEANOR HALL: To Victoria now, where a Federal Liberal MP is proposing to change the name of his electorate because of its links to the massacres of Australia's Indigenous people. The Eastern Victorian seat of McMillan is named for the notorious explorer, Angus McMillan. There is little resistance to changing the name, but there is debate about what the seat should be called now, as Robert French reports. ROBERT FRENCH: Angus McMillan was a Scottish pioneer who played a leading role in the extermination of Aboriginal people in Eastern Victoria more than 150 years ago. Jeannie Haughton is a local playwright who studied McMillan's life. JEANNIE HAUGHTON: He was a murderer. He was one of the people involved in several of the massacres in Gippsland. ROBERT FRENCH: The Federal Member for McMillan, Russell Broadbent, believes it's time to remove that association. RUSSELL BROADBENT: We're doing something about practical reconciliation. It's offering a hand out to those in our community, those Indigenous people that are offended by the name. ROBERT FRENCH: He's written to the Electoral Commission, requesting the name be changed during a boundary redistribution after this year's federal election. RUSSELL BROADBENT: It would send a message that we actually care about these issues and if we are not responsible to our past, we don't understand our past, we can't get on with our future. ROBERT FRENCH: But Mr Broadbent wants it named after another famous white man. RUSSELL BROADBENT: I just think that Sir John Monash is such an icon. He actually provided the electricity that provided the wealth for manufacturing right across Victoria. He made Victoria great and he should be recognised. ROBERT FRENCH: That's being questioned by local historian Linda Barraclough, who says the local Indigenous community should be consulted. She says there are plenty of candidates within the Gunai Kurnai history. LINDA BARRACLOUGH: One of the names that should be considered is Bungaleena who is an Aboriginal tribal leader in Gippsland and he was captured as part of the hunt for the mythical white woman and died in custody. ROBERT FRENCH: Reconciliation Australia's chief executive Justin Mohamed says changing the name is a small but important step. JUSTIN MOHAMED: It's a great tribute that people from that region have identified this and they want change and to have a name that everyone can be proud of. ROBERT FRENCH: But he says it needs to be done in partnership with the traditional owners. JUSTIN MOHAMED: Many Aboriginal people from that region would have known this history and it would have been passed down through many generations. So for them even to kind of even to have into walk into an electoral booth and vote for that seat would cause some distress and pain. I think will be a sense of victory but also a sense that people feel yeah right, finally people have heard and understand and the truth is being told and the appropriate action has taken place. ROBERT FRENCH: Mr Mohamed says it's the first time he's heard of it happening in Australia and hopes it will lead to further change across the country. JUSTIN MOHAMED: Hopefully this can also be, you know, show some leadership across other parts of Australia where similar sorts of names or places have been headed up by people or named by people which have caused a lot of hurt and destruction to Aboriginal people. ELEANOR HALL: That's Reconciliation Australia's chief executive, Justin Mohamed, ending that report from Robert French. MORE TO ADD? ALERT US » PRINT THIS STORY » EMAIL A FRIEND » SHARE ON FACEBOOK » SHARE ON TWITTER » SHARE ON REDDIT» From the Archives 26/02/2007 Keating reflects on Rudd's election in '07 Play MP3 of Keating reflects on Rudd's election in '07 ( minutes) MORE Recent Programs PREVIOUS THURSDAY MP3 PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY MP3 PREVIOUS TUESDAY MP3 PREVIOUS MONDAY MP3 PREVIOUS FRIDAY MP3 Follow us... Follow us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter How a death can mould a health reform crusader Podcasts Subscribe to our Daily or Story podcast. ALL ABOUT PODCASTING Other News Websites AM PM THE WORLD TODAY CORRESPONDENTS REPORT http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2016/s4434576.htm

From ABC RN's 'The World Today' ELEANOR HALL: To Victoria now, where a Federal Liberal MP is proposing to change the name of his electorate because of its links to the massacres of Australia's Indigenous people. The Eastern Victorian seat of McMillan is named for the notorious explorer, Angus McMillan. There is little resistance to changing the name, but there is debate about what the seat should be called now, as Robert French reports. ROBERT FRENCH: Angus McMillan was a Scottish pioneer who played a leading role in the extermination of Aboriginal people in Eastern Victoria more than 150 years ago. Jeannie Haughton is a local playwright who studied McMillan's life. JEANNIE HAUGHTON: He was a murderer. He was one of the people involved in several of the massacres in Gippsland. ROBERT FRENCH: The Federal Member for McMillan, Russell Broadbent, believes it's time to remove that association. RUSSELL BROADBENT: We're doing something about practical reconciliation. It's offering a hand out to those in our community, those Indigenous people that are offended by the name. ROBERT FRENCH: He's written to the Electoral Commission, requesting the name be changed during a boundary redistribution after this year's federal election. RUSSELL BROADBENT: It would send a message that we actually care about these issues and if we are not responsible to our past, we don't understand our past, we can't get on with our future. ROBERT FRENCH: But Mr Broadbent wants it named after another famous white man. RUSSELL BROADBENT: I just think that Sir John Monash is such an icon. He actually provided the electricity that provided the wealth for manufacturing right across Victoria. He made Victoria great and he should be recognised. ROBERT FRENCH: That's being questioned by local historian Linda Barraclough, who says the local Indigenous community should be consulted. She says there are plenty of candidates within the Gunai Kurnai history. LINDA BARRACLOUGH: One of the names that should be considered is Bungaleena who is an Aboriginal tribal leader in Gippsland and he was captured as part of the hunt for the mythical white woman and died in custody. ROBERT FRENCH: Reconciliation Australia's chief executive Justin Mohamed says changing the name is a small but important step. JUSTIN MOHAMED: It's a great tribute that people from that region have identified this and they want change and to have a name that everyone can be proud of. ROBERT FRENCH: But he says it needs to be done in partnership with the traditional owners. JUSTIN MOHAMED: Many Aboriginal people from that region would have known this history and it would have been passed down through many generations. So for them even to kind of even to have into walk into an electoral booth and vote for that seat would cause some distress and pain. I think will be a sense of victory but also a sense that people feel yeah right, finally people have heard and understand and the truth is being told and the appropriate action has taken place. ROBERT FRENCH: Mr Mohamed says it's the first time he's heard of it happening in Australia and hopes it will lead to further change across the country. JUSTIN MOHAMED: Hopefully this can also be, you know, show some leadership across other parts of Australia where similar sorts of names or places have been headed up by people or named by people which have caused a lot of hurt and destruction to Aboriginal people. ELEANOR HALL: That's Reconciliation Australia's chief executive, Justin Mohamed, ending that report from Robert French. MORE TO ADD? ALERT US » PRINT THIS STORY » EMAIL A FRIEND » SHARE ON FACEBOOK » SHARE ON TWITTER » SHARE ON REDDIT» From the Archives 26/02/2007 Keating reflects on Rudd's election in '07 Play MP3 of Keating reflects on Rudd's election in '07 ( minutes) MORE Recent Programs PREVIOUS THURSDAY MP3 PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY MP3 PREVIOUS TUESDAY MP3 PREVIOUS MONDAY MP3 PREVIOUS FRIDAY MP3 Follow us... Follow us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter How a death can mould a health reform crusader Podcasts Subscribe to our Daily or Story podcast. ALL ABOUT PODCASTING Other News Websites AM PM THE WORLD TODAY CORRESPONDENTS REPORT Transcript: - http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2016/s4434576.htm

Financial Times
Return of Australia 'history wars'
Financial Times
Almost 250 years after James Cook landed in Australia a bitter debate has erupted over whether the explorer heralded a British “settlement” or “invasion”, as the country continues to grapple with its colonial history and indigenous heritage. The ...
History wars are not the real battledailytelegraph.com.au
Discovery, settlement or invasion? The power of language in historical narrativesThe Conversation UK

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Financial Times
Return of Australia 'history wars'
Financial Times
Almost 250 years after James Cook landed in Australia a bitter debate has erupted over whether the explorer heralded a British “settlement” or “invasion”, as the country continues to grapple with its colonial history and indigenous heritage. The ...
History wars are not the real battledailytelegraph.com.au

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Sydney Morning Herald
Of course Australia was invaded - massacres happened less than 90 years ago
Sydney Morning Herald
Much has been made in the last few days of the University of New South Wales' “diversity toolkit” offering teachers guidelines on Indigenous terminology. The most controversial directive was a line about using the term “invasion” to describe Captain ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Why we need adaptive resilience
ArtsHub (subscription)
It is even possible that this was a first site of resistance and information sharing by Aboriginal people in response to the invasion,' wrote Shoebridge to Minister Stokes. 'This is of the utmost seriousness and we call on you to act.' Archeological ...

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ArtsHub (subscription)
Why we need adaptive resilience
ArtsHub (subscription)
It is even possible that this was a first site of resistance and information sharing by Aboriginal people in response to the invasion,' wrote Shoebridge to Minister Stokes. 'This is of the utmost seriousness and we call on you to act.' Archeological ...

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ABC Online
Threatening History: Conservative Panic and the Claim of Aboriginal Sovereignty
ABC Online
Like previous episodes in the 'history wars', the latest furore will have the most negative repercussions for Aboriginal people, who are once again being asked to defend their culture and history. Credit: Cook Landing at Botany Bay, Emmanuel Phillips ...

ABC Online
Calls for support of Australia's Indigenous Football week
ABC Online
John Moriarty was the first Indigenous football player chosen to represent Australia. His not-for-profit organisation, John Moriarty Football, aims to discover and nurture Indigenous talent in the Northern Territory. On the occasion of the inaugural ...

The Guardian
Football faces closing window of opportunity to lead Indigenous participation
The Guardian
In reality, Football Federation Australia's Indigenous Football Week lies somewhere in between; without concrete on-going commitments the goodwill of such gestures can easily dissipate, but to regard such an event as mere tokenism is to grossly ...

Hyperallergic
Aboriginal Women in Australia Celebrate Their Football Heroes with Pottery
Hyperallergic
MELBOURNE — The desert of Central Australia might seem like an unlikely place to find an art cooperative making potent and beautiful pottery. But an exhibition at Melbourne's Ian Potter Centre is featuring a moving display of hand-painted pottery by ...

The Australian (subscription)
Vanessa Russ is the new associate director of Perth's Berndt Museum. Picture: Colin Murty
The Australian (subscription)
On display at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, on the grounds of UWA, is Interwoven, an exhibition of works made from fibre, feather, paper, recycled blankets and string, collected from indigenous artists in northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and Asia.

Hyperallergic
Aboriginal Women in Australia Celebrate Their Football Heroes with Pottery
Hyperallergic
MELBOURNE — The desert of Central Australia might seem like an unlikely place to find an art cooperative making politically potent and beautiful art. But an exhibition at Melbourne's Ian Potter Centre is featuring a moving display of hand-painted ...