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AFL footballer and anti-racism campaigner Adam Goodes named Australian of ...
NEWS.com.au
ONE of the sporting world's most decorated indigenous players, Adam Goodes, has been named Australian of the Year by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. "Thank you Australia for this award. It is a huge honour," the long-time anti-racism campaigner, AFL star ...

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Australian of the Year Awards 2014 - as it happened
The Guardian
“Growing up as an Indigenous Australian I have seen and experienced my fair share of racism,” Goodes said in his acceptance speech. "It's shaped my values and what I believe in today. Racism is a community issue that we all need to address.” He said it ...

WA today
Fred Chaney named Senior Australian of the Year
WA today
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 ...

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Former politician named senior Australian
Yahoo!7 News
"We have to work in partnership with Aboriginal people ... 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 ...

Sky News Australia
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 ...

Former politician named senior Australian
The West Australian
Former federal politician Fred Chaney's contribution to Australian society remains resolute, as does his championing of indigenous rights since his departure from parliament in 1993. The one-time Liberal senator and lower house MP for Western Australia ...

Former politician named senior Australian
Sydney Morning Herald
Former federal politician Fred Chaney's contribution to Australian society remains resolute, as does his championing of indigenous rights since his departure from parliament in 1993. The one-time Liberal senator and lower house MP for Western Australia ...

AFL indigenous star Goodes named Australian of the Year
The Australian
In other awards by the council for 2014, paralympian Jacqueline Freney was named Young Australian of the Year, pro-indigenous activist and former federal minister Fred Chaney was named Senior Australian of the Year, and children's charity founder Tim ...

AFL indigenous star Goodes named Australian of the Year
The Australian
In other awards by the council for 2014, paralympian Jacqueline Freney was named Young Australian of the Year, pro-indigenous activist and former federal minister Fred Chaney was named Senior Australian of the Year, and children's charity founder Tim ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Australian of the Year: Adam Goodes mixes sorrow with celebration on Australia ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Chaney named Senior Australian of the Year. Having been crowned Australian of the Year, Adam Goodes said he was extremely honoured to receive the award, describing himself as a ''very proud indigenous man'' keen to fight racism in Australia. “I'm a ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Australian of the Year: Adam Goodes mixes sorrow with celebration on Australia ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Chaney named Senior Australian of the Year. Having been crowned Australian of the Year, Adam Goodes said he was extremely honoured to receive the award, describing himself as a ''very proud indigenous man'' keen to fight racism in Australia. “I'm a ...

Aussie of the Year a Goodes choice
NEWS.com.au
``Thank you Australia for this award. This is a huge honour,'' Goodes told the crowd at the ceremony in Canberra. Goodes said growing up as an indigenous Australian he had seen his fair share of racism. ``I believe racism is a community issue which we ...

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Australian of Year 2014: Adam Goodes, Sydney Swans footballer, recognised for ...
ABC Online
Aboriginal AFL player and anti-racism campaigner Adam Goodes has been named the 2014 Australian of the Year. Prime Minister Tony Abbott presented Goodes with the award at a ceremony on the lawns outside Parliament House attended by a large ...

Australian of Year 2014: Adam Goodes, Sydney Swans footballer, recognised for ...
ABC Online
Aboriginal AFL player and anti-racism campaigner Adam Goodes has been named the 2014 Australian of the Year. Prime Minister Tony Abbott presented Goodes with the award at a ceremony on the lawns outside Parliament House attended by a large ...

WGAR News: Fight for land rights and justice for Aboriginal people: The ...
Sydney Indymedia
The Coalition's Policy for Indigenous Affairs released on September 5 2013 stated that Indigenous people in remote areas have no property rights. This observation is bewildering and wrong given that one-third of the Australian continent is under some ...

SBS
Indigenous footballer Adam Goodes named Australian of the Year
SBS
For more than a decade Adam Goodes has been part of the Sydney Swans pack and now he's been recognised for kicking goals off-field as an indigenous ambassador. The 34-year-old AFL superstar has been named Australian of the Year for 2014 for his ...
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Indigenous footballer Adam Goodes named Australian of the Year
SBS
For more than a decade Adam Goodes has been part of the Sydney Swans pack and now he's been recognised for kicking goals off-field as an indigenous ambassador. The 34-year-old AFL superstar has been named Australian of the Year for 2014 for his ...

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Sky News Australia
Goodes pushes for indigenous recognition
Sky News Australia
Australian of the Year Finalist, football superstar Adam Goodes, sees Australia Day as a survival story and a chance to celebrate his Aboriginal culture. Goodes joined other state and territory finalists at a special lunch in Canberra on Saturday ahead ...

SBS
Adam Goodes pushes for indigenous recognition ahead of Australia Day
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian of the Year Finalist, football superstar Adam Goodes, sees Australia Day as a survival story and a chance to celebrate his Aboriginal culture. Goodes joined other state and territory finalists at a special lunch in Canberra on Saturday ahead ...
Champions of indigenous advancementThe Australian
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Adam Goodes pushes for indigenous recognition ahead of Australia Day
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian of the Year Finalist, football superstar Adam Goodes, sees Australia Day as a survival story and a chance to celebrate his Aboriginal culture. Goodes joined other state and territory finalists at a special lunch in Canberra on Saturday ahead ...
Champions of indigenous advancementThe Australian
Why it's time to redefine Australia DayThe Guardian
As we remember old battles, Advance Australia where?The Canberra Times

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