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True Blue: Australia Day ambassadors say what Australia means to them
The Weekly Review (blog)
“I understand that feeling, it is a real phenomenon,” says Mark Rose, an indigenous academic who sits on Victoria's Australia Day committee. Mark, a cousin of the first Aboriginal Australian of the Year, boxer Lionel Rose, disagrees with marking the ...

Huffington Post Australia
Australia Day Ideas To Suit Your New Year's Resolution
Huffington Post Australia
For most of us, the day revolves around barbecues, beers and the Australian Open -- with many only properly returning to work after the public holiday (we sure make the most of our four weeks). Which is why choosing something totally different that ...

SBS
Indigenous suicide prevention program launched in WA
SBS
Now, the alarming rate of Aboriginal people taking their own life has prompted the federal government to trial a "critical response" program. The initiative will see a rapid ... He says the trial in Western Australia should be rolled out nationally ...
The Health News – 19 January 2016Health Professional Radio (press release) (blog)

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Indigenous suicide prevention program launched in WA
SBS
The suicide rate among Indigenous Australians is twice that for non-Indigenous people - and the highest rates are witnessed in Western Australia. The Turnbull government is now trialling a one million dollar critical response project to address suicide ...
The Health News – 19 January 2016Health Professional Radio (press release) (blog)

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MLA's Australia Day vegan flaming lamb ad cleared by advertising watchdog
MuMbrella
The Board noted that other than the use of the word 'boomerang' the advertisement does not depict, refer to or parody any Indigenous Australians or Aboriginal culture.” It also rejected complaints about violence in the ad. “Specifically, the Board ...
Torching of vegan food in Australia Day lamb ad 'humorous'ABC Online
MLA's Operation Boomerang cleared by ASBAdNews
Meat & Livestock Australia ad featuring Lee Lin Chin does not break ...SmartCompany.com.au
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Meat & Livestock Australia ad featuring Lee Lin Chin does not break ...
SmartCompany.com.au
As for whether the ad should have used the words “Operation Boomerang”, the board noted that the ad does not parody Aboriginal Australians or Aboriginal culture. “In the board's view, the use of the tagline or phrase 'Operation Boomerang' as used in ...
MLA's Australia Day vegan flaming lamb ad cleared by advertising watchdogMuMbrella
Maria BervanakisNews Corp Australia NetworkNEWS.com.au
MLA's Operation Boomerang cleared by ASBAdNews
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Nauru-based refugees take aim at Australia's human rights record
ABC Online
A letter written by the refugees and reportedly sent to Mr Turnbull's office, stated Australia "does not even respect the rights of your own Aboriginal people". They also said they had no plans to move to Australia if they were granted asylum in New ...

ABC Online
Cyclist rides 3000km from Darwin to Adelaide to raise awareness for Indigenous ...
ABC Online
He decided to ride through the centre of Australia to highlight and support a charity which was attempting to tackle the issues. "It was a great tool to use for raising ... the whole reason for the ride, Mr Whelan said. "It was a real display of ...

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Cyclist rides 3000km from Darwin to Adelaide to raise awareness for Indigenous ...
ABC Online
"A lot of people told me this ride was going to be impossible, in the middle of summer, going through the desert," he said. "It's the same with problems faced with [the loss of] Indigenous culture in Australia." Mr Whelan said Australians must continue ...

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Gizmodo Australia
Consultation With Indigenous Communities A Must For Game Developers
Gizmodo Australia
NSWALC Chair Roy Ah-See said the public had sent a clear message that Survival Island 3 — Australian Story 3D was unacceptable and disrespectful to Aboriginal people. “The game's depiction of Aboriginal people is inaccurate, insensitive and demeans ...
A game that encouraged players to kill Indigenous Australians was removed from ...Business Insider Australia
Survival Island 3: Australia Story 3D game that encourages players to bludgeon Aboriginal Australians to death ...Sydney Morning Herald
Minister orders investigation into game promoting killing of Aboriginal ...SBS
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Newcastle academic slams 'Eurocentric' education for indigenous students
ABC Message Stick
"Australia just seems to be reluctant to embrace the need for change, and I think it is fundamentally tied up with the notion of treating Aboriginal people as guests in the dominant educational domain," he said. "I talk about what I coin the 'guest ...

ABC Message Stick
Newcastle academic slams 'Eurocentric' education for indigenous students
ABC Message Stick
"Australia just seems to be reluctant to embrace the need for change, and I think it is fundamentally tied up with the notion of treating Aboriginal people as guests in the dominant educational domain," he said. "I talk about what I coin the 'guest ...

The Queensland Times
Pauline Hanson backs lamb ad, lambasts Aboriginal flag
The Queensland Times
Ms Hanson also threw her support behind Aussie Bums founder Sean Ashby who was forced to withdraw his Australia Day themed underwear from sale. The underwear featured boomerangs, dot paintings and a cartoon of an Aboriginal man standing on one ...

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More Aboriginal people than ever taking up home ownership
ABC Online
NATASHA ROBINSON: Eddie Clarke is one of thousands of Aboriginal people that have taken up home ownership in recent years. A scheme offered by the statutory body Indigenous Business Australia is claiming a milestone after revealing it has $1 billion in ...

The Guardian
Critical response team to tackle 'ongoing tragedy' of Indigenous suicide
The Guardian
The $1m critical response project is being trialled in Western Australia, which has the highest rates of Aboriginal suicide in the country, with a view to being rolled out nationally. The project aims to allow support workers to quickly connect with ...
Critical response program to tackle high WA Indigenous suicide rateABC Online
$1m program to curb indigenous suicideThe Australian

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ABC Online
Indigenous home ownership hits highest-ever level under loan program
ABC Online
The statutory body Indigenous Business Australia [IBA] claimed the milestone when it revealed it had $1 billion in Aboriginal loans on its books through the Indigenous Home Ownership Program [IHOP]. CEO Chris Fry said clients came to the IBA for ...

ABC Online
Indigenous home ownership hits highest-ever level under loan program
ABC Online
The statutory body Indigenous Business Australia [IBA] claimed the milestone when it revealed it had $1 billion in Aboriginal loans on its books through the Indigenous Home Ownership Program [IHOP]. CEO Chris Fry said clients came to the IBA for ...

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Gay News Network
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talents converge for Klub Koori
Gay News Network
He writes music of bravery and beauty, telling of Aboriginal life in Australia, of the quest for justice and belonging, of history, family and love. Geia is perhaps best known for his song and album of the same name Yil Lull, regularly described as ...

The Vine
Genocidal Game Encouraging Players To Kill Aboriginals Finally Removed From ...
The Vine
The violent game called Survival Island 3 warns players to “beware of Aborigines.” In the description of the game on Google Play, it says that the goal of is to survive in Australia by fighting animals and collecting food, while making sport out of ...

ABC Online
Stolen Generations: Elder's death renews push for accelerated compensation scheme
ABC Online
She's been fighting for years, me and her and all the Aboriginal people." Marlene Trevorrow was also part of the Stolen Generations and only reconnected with her sister Dawn in the last 10 years or so. "I was 45 years of age when I found out that I was ...