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ABC Online
Indigenous referendum: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pushes ...
ABC Online
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples says it will push to change a clause in the constitution that allows race discrimination. Indigenous leaders will meet with the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader in Sydney tomorrow, for talks on a ...

The Guardian
Indigenous recognition: referendum failure would be 'catastrophic'
The Guardian
Aboriginal recognition campaigner Jackie Huggins believes it would be “catastrophic” if a referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the Australian constitution failed. About 40 leaders will meet with the prime minister, Tony Abbott, and the ...
In quotes: Indigenous constitutional recognitionABC Online
Liberals agitate for modest indigenous recognitionThe Australian
Here's why Indigenous recognition in Australia may not be as revolutionary as ...Business Insider Australia
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Aboriginal recognition campaigner Jackie Huggins believes it would be ... the individuals in it because it was about the wider Australian community.

Sydney Morning Herald
WA Indigenous Art Award: Megan Cope's The Blaktism questions authenticity ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne artist Megan Cope has won the prestigious 2015 Western Australian Indigenous Art Award, worth $50,000. "I'm really excited because, by selecting The Blaktism, the curators have set a precedent and taken a bit of a risk," Cope says of her ...

Cope describes The Blaktism as "a political statement about Australia's obsession with authenticity" and the continued denial of Aboriginal people's ...

Business Insider Australia
Here's why Indigenous recognition in Australia may not be as revolutionary as ...
Business Insider Australia
Today marks the eve of a crucial summit to discuss the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution. The July 6 summit will see prime minister Tony Abbott and opposition leader Bill Shorten joined by Indigenous ...
Liberals agitate for modest indigenous recognitionThe Australian
In quotes: Indigenous constitutional recognitionABC Online
Indigenous recognition: referendum failure would be 'catastrophic'The Guardian
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Today marks the eve of a crucial summit to discuss the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution. The July 6 summit ...

... Opposition Leader Bill Shorten at a summit in Sydney to decide on a form of words for a referendum on Aboriginal recognition in the constitution.

Australians voted yes. ... only to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but to all Australians so we get a majority of voters in a majority of states".

Indingenous women from Central Australia have held a smoking ceremony in Darwin for the warship that bears their tribe name name in the lead up to ...

Tasmania has Dismal Swamp, South Australia has Foul Bay and Useless ... learn discovered that the Aborigines had "a name for nearly every mile".

“Tony Abbott has declared war on Aboriginal Australia. He is not misguided; he is intentionally committing genocide against our people”, he said.

Green Left Weekly
Tony Abbott, don't close Aboriginal Medical Service
Green Left Weekly
AMSWS services the largest Aboriginal population in Australia. It has more than 11,000 active patients from greater Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Its closure will leave thousands of community members without access to essential services and ...

Indigenous people need a lot more than just symbolism
The Australian
This liberal objection to indigenous claims for recognition has a morbid irony to it, and I only hope good heartedness will ultimately prevail. Throughout Australia's history, application of liberal principles has been conveniently selective when it ...

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Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten have provided a bipartisan commitment to hold a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in ...

The Australian
Rio Tinto joins the push for indigenous recognition
The Australian
The mining company's Australian chief executive Andrew Harding said supporting the campaign for recognition would deliver practical benefits to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. While a final model for changes had yet to be resolved, Mr ...
Referendum explained: How the constitution could recognise Indigenous people ...ABC Online
UQ camp inspires Indigenous youthUQ News
The Battle of the Art Fairs: Indigenous ArtsArtsHub (subscription)
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The Australian
Aboriginal recognition will unite our nation: Rio boss Sam Walsh
The Australian
It's now 20 years since one of my predecessors as chief executive, Leon Davis, publicly mapped out plans to develop all our Australian mining operations in partnership with indigenous Australians. He directed all of our senior managers to find new ways ...
The Battle of the Art Fairs: Indigenous ArtsArtsHub (subscription)
Referendum explained: How the constitution could recognise Indigenous people ...ABC Online
UQ camp inspires Indigenous youthUQ News
ABC Local
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Rio Tinto has deep and longstanding ties with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, with our strongest links in the communities where our ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Aboriginal recognition will unite our nation: Rio boss Sam Walsh
The Australian
It's now 20 years since one of my predecessors as chief executive, Leon Davis, publicly mapped out plans to develop all our Australian mining operations in partnership with indigenous Australians. He directed all of our senior managers to find new ways ...
The Battle of the Art Fairs: Indigenous ArtsArtsHub (subscription)
Referendum explained: How the constitution could recognise Indigenous people ...ABC Online
UQ camp inspires Indigenous youthUQ News
ABC Local -Mandurah Mail
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cricket.com.au
State contract beckons for Indigenous prospect
cricket.com.au
Eleven of Australia's best Indigenous players are set to line up against the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars at Allan Border Field in Brisbane today (Saturday). But for Victorian Ben Abbatangelo, the stakes are much higher than simply a win or a loss.

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