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Noel Pearson says 1788 is 'one of three' defining moments for Australia
SBS
“It is these dates that speak to the three parts of Australia, our Indigenous heritage, the fact of our British colonisation and the removal of discrimination against migrants,” Mr Pearson said. He adds Australia Day, January 26, would not be fuelled ...
Indigenous recognition should come firstSky News Australia
Noel Pearson regrets Tony Abbott demise as prime ministerThe Australian
The deep Indigenous crisisSydney Morning Herald
ABC Online -The Guardian -NEWS.com.au
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ABC Online
WA Supreme Court orders probe into Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation
ABC Online
The governance of an Indigenous body in Western Australia's Pilbara will be investigated by the Supreme Court after allegations its directors have not been validly appointed. The issue is the latest in a long-running dispute between the Yindjibarndi ...

The Roar
Wallabies should use Indigenous Advance Australia Fair
The Roar
I was enjoying my Australia Day breakfast yesterday when I heard Jess Mauboy's rendition, from the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, of Advance Australia Fair. It was mind-blowing. She started with the words of the anthem in the local indigenous ...
Jess sings two versions of anthemdailytelegraph.com.au
Jessica Mauboy sings Indigenous version of national anthem on Australia Day – videoThe Guardian
Jessica Mauboy sings indigenous version of national anthem on Australia DayDaily Mail

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Stuff.co.nz
Thousands rally for Aboriginal rights, denounce Australia Day
Stuff.co.nz
While most Australians celebrate Australia Day - which marks the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 - many Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders view it as a day of mourning, marking the dispossession of their land, and refer to the day as ...

9news.com.au
Indigenous activist calling on search engine to immediately remove Australia Day Google Doodle
9news.com.au
A Brisbane-based Indigenous activist has called on Google to immediately remove its Australia Day doodle. The artwork, designed by Canberra Year 10 student Ineka Voigt, depicts an Indigenous Australian woman sitting forlornly while two children frolic ...
Australia Day 2016 Google doodle 'shining a light' on Indigenous cultureSydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Google Doodle Goes Live, Divides Australia Day OpinionHuffington Post Australia
Google's Australia Day 'Google Doodle' is a powerful reminder of how we should remember todayDaily Life
Daily Mail -Telegraph.co.uk -New Matilda
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WA today
Australia Day 2016: hundreds march along Perth foreshore in Aboriginal protest
WA today
Hundreds of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal protesters have marched along Perth foreshore to oppose Australia Day being held on a date that marks when the First Fleet arrived in Australia and declared the land uninhabited. For many Aboriginal people, the ...
Australia Day: Invasion Day rallies held across nationABC Online
Australia Day 'killing times' shouldn't be swept under the carpetNEWS.com.au
How to show solidarity with Indigenous Australians this Invasion DayDaily Life
Sydney Morning Herald -Sky News Australia -SBS
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ABC Online
Changing Australian flag would pave way to racial equality, Indigenous activist says
ABC Online
Changing the Australian flag would pave the way to racial equality, acclaimed Indigenous activist and playwright Richard Frankland says. The prospect has gained increasing traction in recent days, with debate mounting over becoming a Republic.

The Guardian
Life beyond 'the gap': Wilcannia's Indigenous community on the eve of Australia Day
The Guardian
In 2015 Wilcannia in New South Wales was named one of the most disadvantaged communities in the state. The plight of the Indigenous people who live there is emblematic of the so-called 'gap' between Indigenous Australia and the wider population.

SBS
Republic debate: Treaty over republic, says Indigenous social justice campaigner
SBS
Indigenous Australian sovereignty campaigners continue urging for a treaty, a legally binding agreement made between states that sets out obligations and promises for both parties, as they see it as an opportunity to secure their rights concerning land ...
Australia Day should remain on January 26, but move to a republic must beginSydney Morning Herald
Malcolm Turnbull too scared of his party to push republican debate, says ShortenThe Guardian

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SBS
Treaty over a republic: Indigenous social justice campaigner
SBS
Indigenous Australian sovereignty campaigners continue urging for a treaty, a legally binding agreement made between states that sets out obligations and promises for both parties, as they see it as an opportunity to secure their rights concerning land ...

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SBS
Treaty over a republic: Indigenous social justice campaigner
SBS
SOS Blak Australia is an Indigenous organisation that works to ensure Aboriginal communities are not closed down and other social justice issues affecting Indigenous Australians. "Any constitutional change or move towards a republic that fails to do so ...
Australia Day should remain on January 26, but move to a republic must beginSydney Morning Herald
Malcolm Turnbull too scared of his party to push republican debate, says ShortenThe Guardian

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Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Day 2016: Inclusive celebrations open conversation in Sydney's harbour
Sydney Morning Herald
Among the thousands who lined the harbour in sight of the vast Aboriginal and Australian flags – hoisted as Jessica Mauboy sang the national anthem in local Aboriginal languages and English as part of the WugulOra Morning Ceremony – were families ...
Today is our true blue time to partydailytelegraph.com.au
Australia Day: 27 reasons to head Down UnderTelegraph.co.uk

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ABC Online
Australia Day: Invasion Day rallies held across nation
ABC Online
For many Aboriginal people, Torres Strait Islanders and activists, there is little to celebrate on Australia Day, which is seen as the dispossession of Indigenous land and a day of mourning over the First Fleet's arrival at Port Jackson, Sydney, in 1788.
Australia Day 'killing times' shouldn't be swept under the carpetNEWS.com.au
Protests mark 'Invasion Day' across AustraliaPress TV
Mass protests mourn 'Invasion Day'SBS
Equal Times -Herald Sun -Northern Star
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ABC Online
Australia Day: Invasion Day rallies held across nation
ABC Online
For many Aboriginal people, Torres Strait Islanders and activists, there is little to celebrate on Australia Day, which is seen as the dispossession of Indigenous land and a day of mourning over the First Fleet's arrival at Port Jackson, Sydney, in 1788.
How to show solidarity with Indigenous Australians this Invasion DayDaily Life
Acknowledging how Indigenous Australians are still left behind this Australia DaySydney Morning Herald
Australia Day or Invasion Day, it's the wrong questionThe Age
Sky News Australia -SBS -New Matilda
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The Guardian
Jessica Mauboy sings Indigenous version of national anthem on Australia Day – video
The Guardian
Standing on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Jessica Mauboy sings the Australian national anthem, Advance Australia Fair, in a New South Wales Indigenous dialect. The Australian and Aboriginal flag were raised together as Mauboy sang just before 8am ...
Jessica Mauboy sings indigenous version of national anthem on Australia DayDaily Mail
Jess sings two versions of anthemdailytelegraph.com.au

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NEWS.com.au
Forgotten verses of Advance Australia Fair we'd be embarrassed to sing today
NEWS.com.au
Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders, of course. While the verses are full to the brim of the derring-do of the Brits as they set foot on Australia's “boundless plains”, there is not a mention of the indigenous people who had been on ...

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Daily Mail
Jessica Mauboy sings indigenous version of national anthem on Australia Day from Sydney Harbour Bridg
Daily Mail
Jessica Mauboy has kicked off Australia Day 2016 with a rendition of the national anthem sung in an Indigenous language spoken in New South Wales. Sporting in an off-the-shoulder cherry red dress, the 26-year-old Aboriginal vocalist hailed in the ...
Jess sings two versions of anthemdailytelegraph.com.au
Australia Day: honours, citizenship, protests, sport, Hottest 100 – live!The Guardian

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New Matilda
CHANGE THE DATE: Read This If You Want To Know Why Australia Day Is So Offensive To Aboriginal People
New Matilda
To understand why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people find Australia Day so offensive, you only need to ask yourself this one, simple question. If your ancestors were dispossessed, slaughtered and had their land and their children stolen ...
Notable speeches by Indigenous Australians: 'We refuse to be pushed into the background'The Guardian

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New Matilda
CHANGE THE DATE: Read This If You Want To Know Why Australia Day Is So Offensive To Aboriginal People
New Matilda
To understand why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people find Australia Day so offensive, you only need to ask yourself this one, simple question. If your ancestors were dispossessed, slaughtered and had their land and their children stolen ...
An Australian republic 'could benefit Aborigines'MWC News
The world's oldest living culture forms centrepiece of a modern Australia DaySydney Morning Herald
Government's Healthy Welfare Card no solution to alcohol abuseThe Australian
On Line opinion
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The Australian
Google features Aboriginal themed artwork for Australia Day
The Australian
This Australia Day has taken on distinctly political overtones with a Liberal MP urging republicans to “leave your black armbands at home” and Google emblazoning its homepage with a teenager's depiction of an Aboriginal mother weeping at the theft of ...
The World's Most Popular Website Just Ripped The Rug Out From Under Australia DayNew Matilda
Australia Day 2016: Google praised for 'shining a light' with Indigenous artworkSydney Morning Herald
Google's Australia Day 'Google Doodle' is a powerful reminder of what today means for Indigenous AustraliansDaily Life
Daily Mail
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