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The Guardian
Trans-Tasman rivalry: off-the-pitch clashes between Australia and New Zealand
The Guardian
Another reason was NZ's delegates were slightly disturbed by the disdain Australian colonists showed for the country's Indigenous population, who went unmentioned in constitutional drafts, and whose treatment would soon be cast as “smoothing the pillow ...

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World Policy Institute (blog)
Timeline: Australia Through Aboriginal Eyes
World Policy Institute (blog)
After the resignation of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the self-proclaimed “Prime Minister of the Indigenous People,” the reconciliation process between the Australian government and the aboriginal communities is marked by uncertainty. Despite ...

ABC Online
Senior Victorian Australian of the Year winner Indigenous elder Jack Charles ...
ABC Online
Hours after winning Senior Victorian Australian of the Year, Indigenous elder Jack Charles was refused a fare by a taxi driver unless he prepaid his fare. The incident happened as the 76-year-old actor was leaving the awards ceremony at Melbourne's ...
Uncle Jack Charles refused cab after being named Victorian senior of the yearThe Age

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ABC Online
Senior Victorian Australian of the Year winner Indigenous elder Jack Charles ...
ABC Online
Hours after winning Senior Victorian Australian of the Year, Indigenous elder Jack Charles was refused a fare by a taxi driver unless he prepaid his fare. The incident happened as the 76-year-old actor was leaving the awards ceremony at Melbourne's ...
Uncle Jack Charles refused cab after being named Victorian senior of the yearThe Age

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ABC Message Stick
Indigenous community volunteers demonstrate reconciliation in action through ...
ABC Message Stick
One Indigenous community was surprisingly seeking a taxidermist; another in remote Western Australia wanted help to build a ranger station. Meanwhile, a school on the outskirts of Sydney needed advice on a bush tucker garden design. And a tiny ...

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The Guardian
Police abuse of Aboriginal man shows racism still rife, says Warren Mundine
The Guardian
An incident in which a South Australian police officer abused an Aboriginal man and threatened to strangle him and set him on fire shows how much more needs to be done to stamp out racism, Warren Mundine has said. In the incident, an unnamed senior ...
SA cop's shocking racial abuse of Aboriginal manThe Advertiser

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The Australian
Robbie Maddison rides into the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
The Australian
About 150 kids attended the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience at the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre. AIME was an “amazing program” that gave guidance to young indigenous kids “moving up the ranks”, Mr Maddison said. “I was someone who ...

The Age
Uncle Jack Charles refused cab after being named Victorian senior of the year
The Age
Prominent Aboriginal elder Jack Charles was refused a taxi unless he paid the fare upfront, moments after being named Victorian Senior Australian of the Year in Melbourne on Wednesday night. The veteran Indigenous actor, 72, was leaving the awards ...

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The Age
Uncle Jack Charles refused cab after being named Victorian senior of the year
The Age
Prominent Aboriginal elder Jack Charles was refused a taxi unless he paid the fare upfront, moments after being named Victorian Senior Australian of the Year in Melbourne on Wednesday night. The veteran Indigenous actor, 72, was leaving the awards ...

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The Advertiser
SA cop's shocking racial abuse of Aboriginal man
The Advertiser
A POLICE officer who told an Aboriginal man he would like to tie a hose around his neck and then “set you on fire and drag you around the streets attached to our car”, was not sacked or demoted but sent for cultural awareness training, it has been ...
Police abuse of Aboriginal man shows racism still rife, says Warren MundineThe Guardian

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The Advertiser
Punishment for SA Police officer's shocking racial abuse of Aboriginal man was ...
The Advertiser
A POLICE officer who told an Aboriginal man he would like to tie a hose around his neck and then “set you on fire and drag you around the streets attached to our car”, was not sacked or demoted but sent for cultural awareness training, it has been ...

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Australian Police Confess Poor Handling of Indigenous Reporter
teleSUR English
Australian Federal Police (AFP) have admitted one of their officers breached their code of conduct during an exchange with an Aboriginal journalist, according to a statement made public Monday. The incident took place on the sidelines of an indigenous ...

teleSUR English
Australian Police Confess Poor Handling of Indigenous Reporter
teleSUR English
Australian Federal Police (AFP) have admitted one of their officers breached their code of conduct during an exchange with an Aboriginal journalist, according to a statement made public Monday. The incident took place on the sidelines of an indigenous ...

Herald Sun
First look at Tourism Australia's Indigenous tourism campaign2:01
Herald Sun
Australia has also been named as a “must-visit” country in 2016, due to the weaker dollar, booming indigenous tourism and “a roaring trade in world heritage listed areas”. Melbourne, Fremantle and Western Australia appeared in the much anticipated Best ...
Lonely Planet rates Australia sixth best destination in 2016The Australian
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Port city charms travel guideThe West Australian
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ABC Online
Uluru protest: Man who cut climbing chains a 'hero', Aboriginal elder says
ABC Online
Senior Aboriginal people in Central Australia are praising the actions of a man who cut a climbing chain on Uluru to try and stop tourists going up the rock, with one saying it could be an opportunity to stop the practice for good.
When the UN used Uluru's sacred space as an advertising spaceThe Guardian (blog)
Uluru 'handback' 30 years on: Aborigines promised jobs and social mobility are ...The Independent

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Sydney Swans
Swans to kick off Indigenous Round at SCG
Sydney Swans
“Sir Doug Nicholls is the great untold story of Australian football, and he represented both the values of our game and epitomised the spirit of reconciliation,” Mr McLachlan said. “He was the first Indigenous player to represent Victoria at state ...
Indigenous Round honour for one of the greatsAFL.com.au
Power to play in Alice Springs in Indigenous RoundPort Adelaide

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Sydney Swans
Swans to kick off Indigenous Round at SCG
Sydney Swans
“Sir Doug Nicholls is the great untold story of Australian football, and he represented both the values of our game and epitomised the spirit of reconciliation,” Mr McLachlan said. “He was the first Indigenous player to represent Victoria at state ...
AFL to honour Sir Doug Nicholls in 2016 Indigenous roundThe Guardian
Power to play in Alice Springs in Indigenous RoundPort Adelaide
AFL names indigenous round for Sir Doug NichollsThe Age
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The Australian
Lonely Planet rates Australia sixth best destination in 2016
The Australian
“Contemporary Aboriginal art remains an Australian cultural high-water mark, as evidenced by the fab new Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre in Katherine. Australia also does a roaring trade in UNESCO World Heritage wilderness areas.
Port city charms travel guideThe West Australian

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Sydney Morning Herald
Deborah Cheetham on why the arts can help combat racism in Australia
Sydney Morning Herald
The arts have a crucial role to play in turning around racist attitudes in the Australian community, says Indigenous opera singer Deborah Cheetham. "We must help Australians find a new song to sing," the soprano says. "We have a strong voice. But I ...

The Guardian
Supporting Adam Goodes is easy. He's the 'acceptable face' of Indigenous Australia
The Guardian
It is easy to align with Adam Goodes, he is a wealthy, powerful symbol of Indigenous survival. He should make Australians feel good. Like me though, I know Adam would be aware that we are the “acceptable faces” of Indigenous Australia. We don't pose ...