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... to hold a crucial meeting in Sydney to take the next step towards recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in the constitution.

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'Assimilation' to 'genocide': Australia acknowledges stolen generations
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He, notably, refused to issue a formal apology, instead expressing “deep and sincere regret that indigenous Australians suffered injustices under the practices of past generations.” His excuse: the then government of Australia “was not responsible for ...
Comment: Sorry Day is about empathy and reconciliationSBS
Sorry Day protesters voice anger at 'continuing stolen generations'The Guardian
This Is Why Australia Has 'National Sorry Day'TIME
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The stories also connect us as nations of Aboriginal Australia and in our own way we ... Barry McGuire is an artist and Aboriginal community leader.

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Closure Of Aboriginal Settlements In Australia To Spark More Protests
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Australia is moving to close its remote Aboriginal communities since the government believes they are no longer sustainable. A new wave of protests is being planned for next week across the country. Western Australia had previously said it can no ...
Australia's closing of Aboriginal communities sparks protestsUSA TODAY

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International Business Times AU
Closure Of Aboriginal Settlements In Australia To Spark More Protests
International Business Times AU
Australia is moving to close its remote Aboriginal communities since the government believes they are no longer sustainable. A new wave of protests is being planned for next week across the country. Western Australia had previously said it can no ...
Australia's closing of Aboriginal communities sparks protestsUSA TODAY
WA community closures a 'wake-up call' for better representationSBS
Attacks on homelands highlight Aboriginal homelessnessRed Flag

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Australia is moving to close its remote Aboriginal communities since the government believes they are no longer sustainable. A new wave of protests ...

But this is only one perspective on the historical treatment of Aboriginal Australians by white Australians; just as the fence worker identifies there are ...

The Guardian
Aboriginal language Wikipedia faces cultural hurdles, say researchers
The Guardian
Nyungar man Clint Bracknell is one of a group of academics from the Western Australia and Curtin universities tackling how to create a Wikipedia version in the language of his people. If successful, it will become the first Wikipedia in an Indigenous ...

The Guardian
Aboriginal language Wikipedia faces cultural hurdles, say researchers
The Guardian
Researchers looking at setting up an Aboriginal language Wikipedia say the site will have to change if it is to accommodate cultural differences. Nyungar man Clint Bracknell is one of a group of academics from the Western Australia and Curtin ...

Nyungar man Clint Bracknell is one of a group of academics from the Western Australia and Curtin universities tackling how to create a Wikipedia ...

She has demonstrated her dedication to the young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women by supporting them through their training to secure ...

The photograph, which he encountered by chance during a visit to Western Australia to speak to Aboriginal elders, got him thinking about his own ...

It's a movement aimed at having Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders formally recognised in Australia's Constitution. The Bangarra Dance group put ...

... the Recognise campaign in support of the constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia's founding document.

Daily Mail
Miranda Tapsell and Casey Donovan pay tribute to fellow Indigenous ...
Daily Mail
Acknowledging the forced removal of children and mistreatment of Indigenous Australians in the past, an array of famous people in the Aboriginal community did their bit to remind fans of National Sorry Day on Tuesday. Love Child star Miranda Tapsell, ...
This Is Why Australia Has 'National Sorry Day'TIME
Comment: National Day of Healing: 'sorry', empathy and the road to reconciliationSBS
May 26, 1998: Australia acknowledges 'Stolen Generation' on first National ...BT.com

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Comment: Sorry Day is about empathy and reconciliation
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The 1967 Referendum showed the world that the great population of Australia could empathise with Aboriginal people when an overwhelming majority voted 'Yes' to recognising Aboriginal Australians in the Constitution. This was an act of solidarity shown ...
This Is Why Australia Has 'National Sorry Day'TIME
'Assimilation' to 'genocide': Australia acknowledges stolen generationseuronews
Sorry Day protesters voice anger at 'continuing stolen generations'The Guardian
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The 1967 Referendum showed the world that the great population of Australia could empathise with Aboriginal people when an overwhelming ...

There's evidence in Australia where Aboriginal communities still speak languages, those chronic diseases are reduced. Also youth suicide is heavily ...

Australia needs to follow international leaders in Justice Reinvestment programs if it is to address the high rate of incarceration of Aboriginal and ...

“I'm proud to have both Aboriginal and Torres Strait bloodlines. ... for us to recognise and celebrate what is something truly special about Australia.