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Australian War Memorial to get rid of indigenous gargoyles
The Canberra Times
After years of controversy, there are plans to remove and possibly not replace two "indigenous gargoyles" at the Australian War Memorial, a move the memorial has put down to asbestos fears, according to a new government tender. But they are not ...

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Australian War Memorial to get rid of indigenous gargoyles
The Canberra Times
After years of controversy, there are plans to remove and possibly not replace two "indigenous gargoyles" at the Australian War Memorial, a move the memorial has put down to asbestos fears, according to a new government tender. But they are not ...

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Australian War Memorial to get rid of indigenous gargoyles in sandstone revamp
Brisbane Times
After years of controversy, there are plans to remove and possibly not replace two "indigenous gargoyles" at the Australian War Memorial, a move the memorial has put down to asbestos fears, according to a new government tender. But they are not ...

Australian War Memorial to get rid of indigenous gargoyles in sandstone revamp
Brisbane Times
After years of controversy, there are plans to remove and possibly not replace two "indigenous gargoyles" at the Australian War Memorial, a move the memorial has put down to asbestos fears, according to a new government tender. But they are not ...

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Star Observer
Black Rainbow leader on fundraising success: Indigenous LGBTI community's ...
Star Observer
THE leader of Black Rainbow has told the Star Observer that the success of his fledgling group's online crowdfunding campaign means Indigenous LGBTI Australians now have a space to have their voices heard and ask for direct representation.

ABC Message Stick
Human rights activist Faith Bandler farewelled at state funeral
SBS
Traumatised by the ill-treatment of Aboriginal Women and children during World War II, Faith Bandler set out to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians. “She helped us all to be better people, helped us to recognise that caring for others was ...
Hundreds remember activist Faith Bandler at public funeralABC Message Stick
State funeral for Indigenous and South Sea Islander activist Faith BandlerRadio Australia
Faith Bandler honoured as torchbearer of justice at state funeralThe Australian (blog)
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Indigenous Tweets Highlight International Mother Language Day in Australia
Global Voices Online
Wamut,aka @kriolkantri on Twitter, and blogger of ten years, shared indigenous tweets on Storify: “February 21 is International Mother Language Day and this year, Australians showed off Aboriginal and Islander languages in a spectacular way and ...

Indigenous Tweets Highlight International Mother Language Day in Australia
Global Voices Online
Wamut,aka @kriolkantri on Twitter, and blogger of ten years, shared indigenous tweets on Storify: “February 21 is International Mother Language Day and this year, Australians showed off Aboriginal and Islander languages in a spectacular way and ...

The Guardian
New burglary laws will jail more Aboriginal people in WA, experts fear
The Guardian
Western Australia is on the brink of passing new burglary laws that lawyers say will put more Aboriginal people behind bars. The criminal law amendment (home burglary and other offences) bill 2014 is expected to be debated in the state parliament on ...

The Australian
State funeral for Indigenous and South Sea Islander activist Faith Bandler
Radio Australia
After many years campaigning for indigenous rights, Faith Bandler switched her focus to her own people, the 16,000 descendants of South Sea Islanders like her father who were brought to Australia against their will. She founded the National Commission ...
Human rights activist Faith Bandler farewelled at state funeralSBS
Faith lives in world Bandler touchedThe Australian
Hundreds remember activist Faith Bandler at public funeralABC Message Stick
The New Daily -Yahoo!7 News
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SBS
High Indigenous heart disease death rate
SBS
A new report highlights the need to further reduce heart disease death rates among Indigenous Australians. 23 Feb 2015 - 8:32 PM UPDATED 56 MINS AGO. 0. A new report highlights the need to further narrow the gap between the death rates from heart ...
An open letter from Paul VandenberghPort Adelaide

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Independent Australia
Indigenous community closures in WA: Barnett turns his back on traditional owners
Independent Australia
Prior to Christmas, the West Australian Government announced that it would be closing up to 150 remote Indigenous Communities in Western Australia. This announcement came as a complete surprise to the Indigenous communities, who were not provided ...

Herald Sun
We need an indigenous commissioner: Long
AFL.com.au
Long has been a highly influential figure for indigenous Australians since he took a stand against on-field racism in 1995, objecting to comments made to him by Collingwood ruckman Damian Monkhorst. Long's stand resulted in the AFL enacting the first ...
Essendon great Michael Long declares he wants to be first indigenous AFL ...Herald Sun

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Ambitious Indigenous Jobs Plan for Northern Territory
Pro Bono Australia
The Northern Territory Government has announced an ambitious plan to double the number of Indigenous Australians employed in public service in the state. Chief Minister Adam Giles announced recently that his Government planned to meet the newly set ...

Ambitious Indigenous Jobs Plan for Northern Territory
Pro Bono Australia
The Northern Territory Government has announced an ambitious plan to double the number of Indigenous Australians employed in public service in the state. Chief Minister Adam Giles announced recently that his Government planned to meet the newly set ...

The Guardian
What next for Freedom Ride and bringing change to Indigenous Australia?
The Guardian
The Freedom Ride of 1965 was led by 29 students, including the University of Sydney's first Indigenous student Charles Perkins, with the aim of exposing the harsh reality of Australia's treatment of its Indigenous people. This month a group made up of ...

Perth Now
Coverage a black and white issue
Perth Now
But in the cyclones' devastating wake, one crucial question remains - why don't Australians care about the lives of Aboriginal people? This was clearly reflected in the inconsistent reporting by the majority of mainstream media outlets from around ...

Gossip Cop
Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs Slam 2 Broke Girls Joke About Aboriginal ...
Gossip Cop
The stars of “2 Broke Girls” distanced themselves on Saturday from a recent joke on the show that many Australians have called racist and offensive. Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs both spoke out against the line, which took a jab at Aboriginal Australians.
'2 Broke Girls' stars Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs speak out over 'aboriginal ...CarterMatt.com

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ABC Radio National 'Arts Today' Michael Aird Guests: Photographic historian. Curator, Wild Australia: Meston's Wild Australia Show, University of Queensland Anthropology Museum Mandana Mapar and Photo media artist and curator, Wild Australia: Meston's Wild Australia Show, University of Queensland's Anthropology Museum In the 1890s a ‘troupe’ of Aboriginal people travelled Australia to perform a sort of Wild West Show, under the wing of charismatic journalist, politician and entrepreneur Archibald Meston. The venture failed, and Meston effectively abandoned the 27 performers in Melbourne, but not before the actors were photographed and their images sold as postcards. Aboriginal curator and photography specialist Michael Aird has been interested in these images for a long time, and with Mandana Mapar and researcher Paul Memmott has put together an exhibition that opens tomorrow at the University of Queensland's Anthropology Museum.

Green Left Weekly
Aboriginal people driven from their land
Green Left Weekly
At the Freedom Summit in Canberra over January 25 to 27, Aboriginal activists who had travelled from around the country brought with them many pressing concerns, which paint a picture of the many fronts on which Aboriginal Australia continues to be ...