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... a #sosblakaustralia rally against the proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. Photograph: Lauren Pike/Kimberley ...

... to protest against the proposed closure of up to 150 remote communities in Western Australia. ... The march was organised by the Warriors of Aboriginal Resistance "in solidarity with Aboriginal communities facing closure" in WA.

The Guardian
Melbourne's Flinders Street station shut down by protests over closure of ...
The Guardian
It has been six months since the federal government signed over funding responsibility for providing municipal and essential services to Western Australia's 274 remote Indigenous communities to the state government and four since the WA premier, Colin ...
Major headaches for commuters and footy fans as protesters vow to shut ...The Age
Indigenous protest in Melbourne's CBD9news.com.au

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The Guardian
Melbourne city centre blocked by protests over closure of Indigenous ...
The Guardian
Photograph: Lauren Pike/Kimberley Land Council Protesters gather in Broome for a #sosblakaustralia rally on 1 May 2015 against proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. Photograph: Lauren Pike/Kimberley Land Council.
Protesters will 'shut down' MelbourneNEWS.com.au
Major headaches for commuters and footy fans as protesters vow to shut ...The Age
Neil Mitchell takes on Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance protester3AW
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WA today
American activist arrested by police at WA Aboriginal rights demonstration
WA today
The demonstrators have been camped at the island since early March, opposed to West Australian Premier Colin Barnett's plans to close 150 of the state's 174 Aboriginal communities. Now their cause is being heard across the country and has gained ...

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Aboriginal people were not considered citizens of Australia, but “wards” of the state Protector of Aborigines. They had low wages if any, were forced to ...

Thousands of Aboriginal rights campaigners demonstrated their opposition across Australia today over the Western Australian Government's plans to ...

Organisers of a protest at peak hour in the heart of Melbourne about the closure of 150 West Australian aboriginal communities say it is about ...

... close 150 remote Aboriginal communities. The protest is the latest in a series that have been held after the West Australian government announced ...

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison rose by 88 per cent between 2004 ...

*Aboriginal Australians are 2.6 times more likely to die prematurely than non-Indigenous Australians (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare).

Metiria Turei says, “The important thing for New Zealanders is to make it clear to the Australian government that we don't consider it acceptable, ...

A rally over the closure of Aboriginal communities was held outside of ... Māori Party Co-leader Marama Fox was in Melbourne, Australia, taking part in ...

“It is routine in the Australian colonial state for the government to degrade, discriminate against and disrespect aboriginal people in an ongoing ...

Multiple rallies across the globe were held to raise awareness of the forced closures of Aboriginal communities in Australia, supporters in New ...

The Maori Party is walking a tight rope by joining the protests against the forced closure of some Aboriginal communities by the West Australian ...

ABC Local
Wollongong stages rally against forced closures of Aboriginal communities
ABC Local
Hundreds of people have gathered in Wollongong to lobby against the proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. The Barnett Government plans to stop funding services for up to 150 communities, after the Commonwealth ...
Melbourne city centre blocked by protests over closure of Indigenous ...The Guardian
Ananguku Arts: shaping Indigenous artistsArtsHub (subscription)
Aboriginal Communities Should Not Be ClosedHuffington Post
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Hundreds of people have gathered in Wollongong to lobby against the proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.

Sydney Morning Herald
British Museum exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation ...
Sydney Morning Herald
A delegation of Indigenous Australians, along with other dignitaries including Prince Charles (the exhibition's patron) and Australia's High Commissioner in Britain Alexander Downer, attended a reception at the museum's Indigenous Australia: Enduring ...
UK exhibition raises artefacts debateDaily Mail

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Sydney Morning Herald
British Museum exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation ...
Sydney Morning Herald
A delegation of Indigenous Australians, along with other dignitaries including Prince Charles (the exhibition's patron) and Australia's High Commissioner in Britain Alexander Downer, attended a reception at the museum's Indigenous Australia: Enduring ...
UK exhibition raises artefacts debateDaily Mail

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