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Goodes pushes for indigenous recognition
Ninemsn
People should enjoy celebrating what it means to be Australian but also show empathy towards indigenous people who may find the day painful, Goodes said. "There is a bit of heartache and sorrow out there," the dual Brownlow medallist told reporters in ...

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Australia Day: What's on around the country?
SBS
The raising of the Australian and Aboriginal flags on the Sydney Harbour Bridge launches New South Wales' Australia Day celebrations. The WugulOra Indigenous ceremony commemorates Australia's Indigenous past while celebrating its future. 7:30-8:00am ...
Sydney Harbour to launch Australia DayThe Australian

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Australia Day: What's on around the country?
SBS
The raising of the Australian and Aboriginal flags on the Sydney Harbour Bridge launches New South Wales' Australia Day celebrations. The WugulOra Indigenous ceremony commemorates Australia's Indigenous past while celebrating its future. 7:30-8:00am ...

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The Guardian
Defining the Australian Aboriginal business
The Conversation
How we define Aboriginal business determines how well we recognise the level of indigenous entrepreneurship. Kodja Place WA. In 2006 the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimated that there were around 7,000 self-employed indigenous Australians ...
Most want original cultures celebratedThe Australian
How Indigenous Australians map their worldABC Online (blog)
Australia Day ambassador to add inspiration and prideMy Sunshine Coast (press release)
The Guardian -Broadway World
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The Guardian
Defining the Australian Aboriginal business
The Conversation
How we define Aboriginal business determines how well we recognise the level of indigenous entrepreneurship. Kodja Place WA. In 2006 the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimated that there were around 7,000 self-employed indigenous Australians ...
Most want original cultures celebratedThe Australian
Australia Day ambassador to add inspiration and prideMy Sunshine Coast (press release)
How Indigenous Australians map their worldABC Online (blog)
The Guardian -Broadway World
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The Guardian
Why it's time to redefine Australia Day
The Guardian
This happened just months after thousands of Indigenous Australians marched in protest of Australia Day, as the tall ships in Sydney Harbour simultaneously re-enacted what Aboriginal leaders called “Invasion Day”. I was aware of tragedies such as those ...

The Guardian
Why it's time to redefine Australia Day
The Guardian
This happened just months after thousands of Indigenous Australians marched in protest of Australia Day, as the tall ships in Sydney Harbour simultaneously re-enacted what Aboriginal leaders called “Invasion Day”. I was aware of tragedies such as those ...

As we remember old battles, Advance Australia where?
The Canberra Times
Much of what Howard said in defence of existing institutions and attitudes was in direct response to Paul Keating's push for a republic, a new flag and his blunt recognition, delivered in the Redfern speech, that it was ''we non-Aboriginal Australians ...

WA today
As we remember old battles, Advance Australia where?
WA today
Much of what Howard said in defence of existing institutions and attitudes was in direct response to Paul Keating's push for a republic, a new flag and his blunt recognition, delivered in the Redfern speech, that it was ''we non-Aboriginal Australians ...

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The Guardian
Most want original cultures celebrated
The Australian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians feel even more strongly that their cultures should be recognised and celebrated as something that makes Australia unique, with 82 per cent support. Mr Abbott used his New Year's Day message to urge a ...
How Indigenous Australians map their worldABC Online (blog)
Australia Day ambassador to add inspiration and prideMy Sunshine Coast (press release)
Q&A with Kirstie Parker: on acts of kindness and Indigenous survivalThe Guardian

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The Guardian
Most want original cultures celebrated
The Australian
Leading recognition campaigner Tanya Hosch, one of the new generation of advocates working with Aboriginal leaders including Patrick Dodson and Lowitja O'Donoghue, told The Weekend Australian the survey was a further sign that Australia was ready to ...
Australia Day ambassador to add inspiration and prideMy Sunshine Coast (press release)
How Indigenous Australians map their worldABC Online (blog)
Q&A with Kirstie Parker: on acts of kindness and Indigenous survivalThe Guardian

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Champions of indigenous advancement
The Australian
Beyond that cusp is a future where indigenous Australians close the gap on black and white numbers in employment, incarceration and education. Grab yourself a pen green, gold, red, black, yellow and scribble the words of Mr Mundine across your 2014 ...
Australian of the Year: NSW candidate Adam GoodesABC Online

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Yahoo!7 News
Champions of indigenous advancement
The Australian
Beyond that cusp is a future where indigenous Australians close the gap on black and white numbers in employment, incarceration and education. Grab yourself a pen green, gold, red, black, yellow and scribble the words of Mr Mundine across your 2014 ...
Australian of the Year: NSW candidate Adam GoodesABC Online

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Different reflections on Australia Day
Newcastle Herald
Melinda Brown from Speers Point, the Lake Macquarie citizen of the year in 2012, is an indigenous woman who usually spends Australia Day in Sydney taking part in Aboriginal events. She said she wanted her granddaughter Yasmine, 3, to know there were ...

SBS
Debate revived on what Australia Day means to Indigenous Aussies
SBS
As millions of Aussies prepare to celebrate Australia Day this weekend, the debate on what the day means to Indigenous Australians has been revived. By. Tara Callinan. Source. NITV News. UPDATED 3 MINS AGO. On January 26, 1788 Captain Arthur ...

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Debate revived on what Australia Day means to Indigenous Aussies
SBS
As millions of Aussies prepare to celebrate Australia Day this weekend, the debate on what the day means to Indigenous Australians has been revived. By. Tara Callinan. Source. NITV News. UPDATED 3 MINS AGO. On January 26, 1788 Captain Arthur ...

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The Guardian
Push intensifies for Indigenous recognition in constitution
The Guardian
The Indigenous leader charged with building community consensus to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution says the issue should be dealt with in this term of government, and considered separately from the next federal election. Tanya ...

SBS
'Invasion Day' debate resurfaces
SBS
To some Indigenous Australians, January the 26th is "Invasion Day" - the day in 1788 when the First Fleet of British settlers arrived on Australian shores. By. Marina Freri. Source. World News Australia Radio. UPDATED 29 MINS AGO. To some Indigenous ...
Australia Day is not a cause for celebration for allFraser Coast Chronicle
Should we shift our Australia Day?Central Queensland news
Australia Day – celebration of a nationMyguidon

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SBS
'Invasion Day' debate resurfaces
SBS
"What is of issue for many people, those Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and non-Indigenous Australians, is that the 26 of January is not really Australia Day. It's not a day that we should be celebrating. We need to have a conversation about ...
Should we shift our Australia Day?Central Queensland news

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The Guardian
How Indigenous Australians map their world
ABC Online (blog)
Their culture is complex and diverse, having the oldest living cultural history in the world going back at least 50,000 years. The Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures have survived for so long mainly due to their ability to adapt ...
Q&A with Kirstie Parker: on acts of kindness and Indigenous survivalThe Guardian

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