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The Guardian
Kalgoorlie mayor singles out Aboriginal people over antisocial behaviour
The Guardian
John Bowler, a controversial former Western Australian government mining minister who was elected mayor of Kalgoorlie in last weekend's local government elections, has begun his tenure by singling out Aboriginal people coming into the town of 30,000 ...

Herald Sun
Deborah Cheetham objects to words “young and free” in our national anthem ...
Herald Sun
Ms Cheetham said she “knows many Indigenous Australians do not feel comfortable even standing for the anthem”. Despite the fact that she is an avid football fan, Ms Cheetham said she had “no regrets” about turning down a chance to sing in front of 90 ...
An Aboriginal opera star explains why she turned down singing the national ...Business Insider Australia

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Business Insider Australia
An Aboriginal opera star explains why she turned down singing the national ...
Business Insider Australia
Over the past half-century Australians have come to realise much about the persistence, sophistication and success of Aboriginal Australia. The 1967 referendum, the Bringing Them Home Report (1997) and the Apology to the Stolen Generations (2008) have ...

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SBS
Indigenous security company wins $9m DFAT contract
SBS
He said he anticipated other Indigenous businesses to benefit through partnerships such as with Outback Global Australia, which is expected to supply uniforms and safety footwear to Fields Group. Outback Global Australia chief executive officer Jasmin ...

ABC Local
The Ayers Rock Resort purchase shines a light on failures of accountability
ABC Local
I am about to complete four years as chair of the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC), a Commonwealth statutory corporation. The experiences of the board I have led have shown how difficult good policy making has become in Australia, and demonstrated the ...

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ABC Online
TARNANTHI contemporary Indigenous art festival attracts 50000 people
ABC Online
Australia's largest festival of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art has been deemed a success with more 50,000 people attending events across Adelaide. More than 300 artists contributed to works showcased in exhibitions for the ...

ABC Online
TARNANTHI contemporary Indigenous art festival attracts 50000 people
ABC Online
Australia's largest festival of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art has been deemed a success with more 50,000 people attending events across Adelaide. More than 300 artists contributed to works showcased in exhibitions for the ...

Australia's new flag? – The Spirit of Belonging
The Westender
The SOB flag represents, once again, an extraordinary act of generosity from our Aboriginal brothers and sisters. Darren's flag lifts our eyes, our discourse and our thoughts. I particularly like Darren's distinction between Indigenous Australians ...

SBS
Oversupply and taxes hurting demand for Indigenous art
SBS
Aboriginal art dealer Adrian Newstead has seen a decline in the global appetite for Australian Indigenous art in the past 10 years. He says the global financial crisis and the introduction of a number of taxes and restrictions on Indigenous art ...

The first shipment of Australia's nuclear waste to be returned from reprocessing in France has now left a French port, and will arrive on our shores next month. The return of the 25 tonnes of nuclear waste is putting renewed pressure on the Federal Government to find a location for a permanent waste dump. Natalie Whiting ABC The World Today Read more + Transcript http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2015/s4333121.htm

Sydney Morning Herald
Charlie Perkins at a parliamentary joint committee of public accounts inquiry ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Alongside fellow Aboriginal teammates John Moriarty and Gordon Briscoe, Perkins presented a petition to the South Australian Parliament advocating citizenship rights for Aboriginal people. Moriarty, who regards Perkins as "like a brother", remembers ...

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Love Child star Miranda Tapsell says she does not identify as Australian
9news.com.au
Indigenous Australian actress Miranda Tapsell has revealed she does not identify as an Australian in a candid interview about the impact of racism on her life. Speaking with host Karl Stefanovic on The Verdict last night, the young actress said she had ...

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ABC Message Stick
Research gives merit to accuracy of Aboriginal storytelling
ABC Message Stick
"To actually have, around Australia, a body of stories that appear to have come from a time depth of about 7000 years ago when the sea level reached its current height, is an extraordinary finding." Professor Reid said there's been a great deal of ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal women reaffirm fight against nuclear waste dump in South Australia
ABC Online
The shipment began its journey just a day after senior Aboriginal women gathered in Adelaide to mark their fight against a proposed dump in South Australia in the 1990s. The women say they will fight against any new move to put the waste on their land.

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Sydney Morning Herald
Paul Keating pushes 'unfinished business' of Indigenous treaty and republic
Sydney Morning Herald
The former prime minister also says he would back any move by Malcolm Turnbull to revive the minimalist model for an Australian republic that both men crafted in the early 1990s, conceding this might be the "last and best opportunity" to secure the model.

Sydney Morning Herald
Paul Keating pushes 'unfinished business' of Indigenous treaty and republic
Sydney Morning Herald
The former prime minister also says he would back any move by Malcolm Turnbull to revive the minimalist model for an Australian republic that both men crafted in the early 1990s, conceding this might be the "last and best opportunity" to secure the model.

Man pleads guilty to stealing over $1 million from Indigenous Business Australia
ABC Online
Indigenous Business Australia was originally the commercial arm of the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. Nicholas Ian Schofield, 46, was the financial manager in 2013 when the offences occurred. The court heard that at the time ...

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Man pleads guilty to stealing over $1 million from Indigenous Business Australia
ABC Online
A Canberra man has been taken into custody after admitting to stealing more than $1 million from the Commonwealth authority set up to help Indigenous people buy their own homes and businesses. Indigenous Business Australia was originally the ...

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Lynne Thomas reading Aboriginal translations
ABC Local
Here is a selection of photos sent in by ABC Open audience members from around Australia. If you have any photos you'd like to share with ABC Open, send them via their upload page. You can also Instagram your photo by using #abcmyphoto ...

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ArtsHub (subscription)
Are Aboriginal art centres sustainable?
ArtsHub (subscription)
Aboriginal art centres are pivotal to the cultural, social and economic wellbeing of many communities in remote areas of Australia. They are key in continuing inter-generational learning, offering work and encouraging entrepreneurship, and offer a ...

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