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Brisbane Times
Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians is a once-in-a ...
Brisbane Times
Triumphs and tragedies shape us. Almost 50 years ago, Australians triumphed by changing the Australian constitution for the better at referendum – Vote Yes for Aborigines. They did so in such numbers that no referendum before or since has ever matched ...

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Almost 50 years ago, Australians triumphed by changing the Australian constitution for the better at referendum – Vote Yes for Aborigines. They did so ...

"Certainly the issues are complex surrounding Aboriginal people stepping forward to defend Australia in every military campaign, but it is also ...

Independent Australia
Australian Reconciliation a long way from Vergangenheitsbewaltigung
Independent Australia
In 2009, the Association established the Mullenjaiwakka Trust to honour the work and example of Mullenjaiwakka, formerly known as Lloyd McDermott, the first Indigenous Australian to be admitted as a barrister. The purpose of the Trust is to provide ...

Baulkham Hills' Lynette Leerson was “delighted” to discover she was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in this year's Queen's Birthday honours.

SBS
Embracing Indigenous languages: the Kiwis just do it better
SBS
The idea that our Kiwi cousins have a much better track record on national policy and attitudes to Indigenous peoples is not at all new. Talk to Kiwis and there is an uncomfortable cringe about Australian ignorance towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

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SBS
Embracing Indigenous languages: the Kiwis just do it better
SBS
Linguist Felicity Meakins recently gave a disturbing account of exactly how little the average Aussie knows about Australia's Indigenous languages. Few know how many there are or what they are called, let alone are able to speak them. Researching what ...

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The Conversation AU
Embracing Indigenous languages: the Kiwis just do it better
The Conversation AU
Linguist Felicity Meakins recently gave a disturbing account of exactly how little the average Aussie knows about Australia's Indigenous languages. Few know how many there are or what they are called, let alone are able to speak them. Researching what ...

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ABC Online
Barunga Festival prompts renewed calls for Indigenous treaty
ABC Online
During the Barunga Festival in 1988, Mr Hawke promised a treaty between Indigenous people and the Australian Government "on behalf of all the people of Australia". The Northern and Central Land Councils then presented Mr Hawke with the Barunga ...
Burunga celebrates 30th annual festivalSky News Australia

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"Australia cannot become the nation we all want it to be with Indigenous ... "This country has always belonged to Aboriginal people, they were here ...

There are 170 women and 349 males appointed to the Order of Australia on Monday while a further 198 Australians have been recognised through ...

A/Prof Rangan says this is the first study ever done in Australia to combine Aboriginal historical linguistics and plant genetics to analyse how people ...

... welfare in Australia. His song 'Took The Children Away' was a blunt musically description about Aboriginal suffering under a British commonwealth.

SBS
Queen's Birthday Honours List recognises Indigenous and Migrant Australians
SBS
You know, over the years of my activism and my advocacy work for Timor Leste, I've not exactly felt supported by the Australian Government, particularly during the years of the Indonesian occupation.But nonetheless, it's a wonderful recognition. And it ...
Queen's Birthday honours: Lucy Marshall, campaigner for Indigenous Agent ...ABC Online
Queen's Birthday 2015: Nine unsung heroesSky News Australia
Let's replace the Queen's Birthday holiday with Reconciliation DaySydney Morning Herald

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Merle Thornton has been recognised for her work to combat discrimination against women and Aboriginal people as well as her talents in the arts.

West Australian Teresa Isaacs is honoured for more than 40 years dedicated to bringing together Aboriginal culture and Western medicine.

For Mrs Green this has meant helping set up the first Aboriginal Legal ... In 2014 the pair were named Australia Day Senior Citizen Couple of the year, ...

Aboriginal singer Archie Roach, a powerful voice for indigenous justice, says music ... But the musician hopes to use it as a platform to unite Australia.

It is a sorry hangover from a bygone era when Australians clung to the apron ... It is the cherry on top of a mountain of royal anachronisms that Australia still ... Or the Wave Hill walk-off of 1966, when Vincent Lingiari and Aboriginal ...

Celebrated Aboriginal songwriter Archie Roach admits he was in two minds about ... But the musician hopes to use it as a platform to unite Australia.