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Australia Day and Indigenous culture
ABC Online (blog)
Australia Day is a time for celebration, but - for some - also a moment of controversy. Invasion Day protests are a regular occurrence and opponents of Australia Day say it should be more about remembering the dispossession of the Indigenous peoples ...

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Australia Day honours list 2014
SBS
He was the first Indigenous Australian from Arnhem Land to gain a university degree and became the Territory's first Aboriginal principal when he was made head of Yirrkala Community School in 1990. In 2002 he was named Australian of the Year. In June ...
Australia Day 2014 Honours3AW (blog)
Australia Day honours list 2014: in fullThe Daily Telegraph
Australians honoured on Australia Day for changing lives of those around themABC Online
Business Insider Australia
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Colonial Partners in Israel's Crimes
Intifada Palestine
Is it just me, or do you also see a thread of colonial superiority and racism binding US, Australia, Canada to Israel? Think about it. All are ex-British colonies and like Israel, have a shameful history of genocide committed against their respective ...

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Respected Aboriginal elder, Associate Professor Ted Wilkes. Source: News ...
Perth Now
Associate Professor Wilkes, who is today recognised for dedicating his life to fighting for better quality of life for indigenous Australians, called for a new national holiday that celebrates every Australian. But he also revealed that he was ...

Respected Aboriginal elder, Associate Professor Ted Wilkes. Source: News ...
Perth Now
Associate Professor Wilkes, who is today recognised for dedicating his life to fighting for better quality of life for indigenous Australians, called for a new national holiday that celebrates every Australian. But he also revealed that he was ...

NEWS.com.au
Respected Aboriginal elder, Associate Professor Ted Wilkes. Source: News ...
NEWS.com.au
Associate Professor Wilkes, who is today recognised for dedicating his life to fighting for better quality of life for indigenous Australians, called for a new national holiday that celebrates every Australian. But he also revealed that he was ...

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NEWS.com.au
Respected Aboriginal elder, Associate Professor Ted Wilkes. Source: News ...
NEWS.com.au
Associate Professor Wilkes, who is today recognised for dedicating his life to fighting for better quality of life for indigenous Australians, called for a new national holiday that celebrates every Australian. But he also revealed that he was ...
Most school students think our history is too "boring and dry" because it's ...Perth Now

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The Canberra Times
Winners helped give others a fair go
The Canberra Times
Anti-racism campaigner, AFL footballer and 2014 Australian of the Year Adam Goodes has pledged to continue fighting for recognition of Aboriginal Australians in the constitution - one of Tony Abbott's key goals as Prime Minister. The Andyamathanha man ...
Who else won Australia Day's top honours?Mackay Daily Mercury
Jacqueline Freney Wins “Young Australian of the Year” Award for 2014SwimSwam

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Respect for the power of culture
NEWS.com.au
"Aboriginal people live every day in what it is like to be part of white culture, but how many Australians can say they have experienced Aboriginal culture,'' the Ngarrindjeri elder said. "How many people know the cultural stories that run through this ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Goodes just wants to bring out the best in all Australians
Sydney Morning Herald
By his mob, he means indigenous Australians. For all he loves about his country, and for all his innate optimism, Goodes cannot help but reflect on the sorrow that has shadowed successive generations of indigenous Australians since Governor Arthur ...

Aljazeera.com
Diagnosing Australia's indigenous health gap
Aljazeera.com
One third of indigenous Australians die by the age of 45, while their average life expectancy is more than a decade less than non-indigenous Australians. The rate of rheumatic heart disease among indigenous Australians is the highest in the world - 75 ...

Aljazeera.com
Diagnosing Australia's indigenous health gap
Aljazeera.com
One third of indigenous Australians die by the age of 45, while their average life expectancy is more than a decade less than non-indigenous Australians. The rate of rheumatic heart disease among indigenous Australians is the highest in the world - 75 ...

Sydney Swans champion and Indigenous leader Adam Goodes named 2014 ...
Herald Sun
Fox Sports takes a look at the successful career of Indigenous Australian and Sydney Swans Captain Adam Goodes as he is awarded Australian of the Year. Fox Sports; 25 Jan 2014; Sport/AFL Sport/AFL/Previews & Reviews. Adam Goodes has been named ...

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Sydney Swans champion and Indigenous leader Adam Goodes named 2014 ...
Herald Sun
Fox Sports takes a look at the successful career of Indigenous Australian and Sydney Swans Captain Adam Goodes as he is awarded Australian of the Year. Fox Sports; 25 Jan 2014; Sport/AFL Sport/AFL/Previews & Reviews. Adam Goodes has been named ...

SPORTS STARS NAMED AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Herald Sun
"I'm so grateful for this award and this honour, however ... the ultimate reward is when all Australians see each other as equals and treat each other as equals," Goodes said after accepting the award in Canberra. Goodes said that as an Indigenous ...

SPORTS STARS NAMED AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Herald Sun
"I'm so grateful for this award and this honour, however ... the ultimate reward is when all Australians see each other as equals and treat each other as equals," Goodes said after accepting the award in Canberra. Goodes said that as an Indigenous ...

Goodes has racism in his sights
Ninemsn
"And if we do that then the political firepower that's being directed, the bureaucratic firepower and the community firepower will enable the Aboriginal people of Australia to have their rightful place in this country." Paralympic swimmer Jacqueline ...

Goodes has racism in his sights
Ninemsn
"And if we do that then the political firepower that's being directed, the bureaucratic firepower and the community firepower will enable the Aboriginal people of Australia to have their rightful place in this country." Paralympic swimmer Jacqueline ...

Adam Goodes named Australian of the Year
Sky News Australia
AFL player and Aboriginal leader Adam Goodes has been named Australian of the Year for 2014. Goodes was honoured for his leadership and advocacy in the fight against racism both on the sporting field and within society more broadly. 'Thank you ...

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Fred Chaney named Senior Australian of the Year
The Advocate
As founding co-chair of Reconciliation Australia and an early advocate for Aboriginal voting rights in 1961 and for the 1967 referendum, he helped establish the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia in his national role as Minister for ...