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Sky News Australia
Aboriginal alcohol inquiry 'disgusting'
Sky News Australia
But Dr John Boffa, public health medical officer at the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, says that although the focus will be on alcohol consumption by Aboriginal people, the yet-to-be-decided terms of reference will allow the parliamentary ...

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The Guardian (blog)
Deserted beaches hide evidence of thousands of years of Aboriginal history
The Guardian (blog)
It is not hard to find a completely natural beach in Australia, largely because the Indigenous people who inhabited these landscapes left such a gentle footprint. I know a stretch on the south coast of NSW reasonably well, having visited regularly over ...

The Guardian (blog)
Deserted beaches hide evidence of thousands of years of Aboriginal history
The Guardian (blog)
It is not hard to find a completely natural beach in Australia, largely because the Indigenous people who inhabited these landscapes left such a gentle footprint. I know a stretch on the south coast of NSW reasonably well, having visited regularly over ...

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ABC Local
Koori culture pride driving message to mainstream Australia
ABC Local
With a lot going on, Clayton is determined to become a positive role model for young indigenous Australians but isn't losing sight of the broader goal. For Clayton, "It's essential that we share our culture with the wider Australian community and it's ...

ABC Local
Koori culture pride driving message to mainstream Australia
ABC Local
With a lot going on, Clayton is determined to become a positive role model for young indigenous Australians but isn't losing sight of the broader goal. For Clayton, "It's essential that we share our culture with the wider Australian community and it's ...

The Guardian
Too few facts in Australia Day farce
The Daily Telegraph
That would be the department responsible to former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd, whose empty apology to indigenous Australians captivated the luvvies but left indigenous people as poorly-educated and lacking in health resources or employment ...
Aldi pulls 'racist' T-shirtsSBS
Big W joins Aldi by taking 'Australia Est. 1788' T-shirts off the shelvesThe Guardian
Illawarra Aboriginal leader on Aldi shirtsIllawarra Mercury
3AW (blog) -Daily Life -Australian Times
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The Canberra Times
Problems obscure our national day
The Canberra Times
Many indigenous Australians regard January 26 as the anniversary of an invasion; a day of mourning and protest. On Australia Day two years ago, a large group of people attacked a Canberra restaurant in which the then prime minister and opposition ...

The Canberra Times
T-shirts get thumbs down
The Canberra Times
Aldi was criticised earlier in the week for the promotional design, which a number of social media users labelled racist and culturally insensitive to Australia's indigenous people, who inhabited the continent for tens of thousands of years before the ...

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Australian Stores Yank T-Shirts Seen Upsetting Aborigines
Wall Street Journal
@unami22/Twitter. SYDNEY—Two big Australian retailers have stopped selling "Australia Day" T-shirts deemed offensive to aboriginal people for saying the country was established in 1788, when European settlers first arrived. The decision to remove the ...
Illawarra Aboriginal leader on Aldi shirtsIllawarra Mercury
Aldi cops backlash after advertising 'inflammatory' Australia Day shirtsNEWS.com.au
Reaction to ALDI's Australia Day T-shirtThe Canberra Times

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The Guardian
Big W follows Aldi in recalling controversial 'Australia Est 1788' shirt
ABC Online
Users of social media had labelled the shirts as racist against Indigenous Australians. It said complaints from "a limited number of concerned customers" prompted the move. The Australia Day Council has called on people to look beyond the date involved ...
Aldi pulls 'Australia Est. 1788' shirtsSydney Morning Herald
Australian Stores Yank T-Shirts Seen Upsetting AboriginesWall Street Journal
Big W joins Aldi by taking 'Australia Est. 1788' T-shirts off the shelvesThe Guardian
SBS -ABC Message Stick -Ninemsn
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Wall Street Journal
Australian Stores Yank T-Shirts Seen Upsetting Aborigines
Wall Street Journal
SYDNEY—Two big Australian retailers have stopped selling “Australia Day” T-shirts deemed offensive to aboriginal people for saying the country was established in 1788, when European settlers first arrived. The decision to remove the offending ...
Illawarra Aboriginal leader on Aldi shirtsIllawarra Mercury
Aldi withdraws 'racist' Australia Day T-shirtsThe Australian
Aldi cops backlash after advertising 'inflammatory' Australia Day shirtsNEWS.com.au
Brisbane Times
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The Guardian
Big W recalls controversial Australia Day shirt
ABC Message Stick
Users of social media had labelled the shirts as racist against Indigenous Australians. It said complaints from "a limited number of concerned customers" prompted the move. The Australia Day Council has called on people to look beyond the date involved ...
Problems obscure our national dayThe Canberra Times
Aldi pulls 'Australia Est. 1788' shirtsSydney Morning Herald
Australian Stores Yank T-Shirts Seen Upsetting AboriginesWall Street Journal
The Guardian
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Abolish the Indigenous Advisory Council say activists
Sydney Indymedia
Mr Canning says many Indigenous Australians' have been upset by the Advisory council's silence on issues such as the cuts to the Aboriginal legal aid service. The council, which also has several members from the corporate world, has been labeled ...

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Abolish the Indigenous Advisory Council say activists
Sydney Indymedia
Mr Canning says many Indigenous Australians' have been upset by the Advisory council's silence on issues such as the cuts to the Aboriginal legal aid service. The council, which also has several members from the corporate world, has been labeled ...

SBS
Illawarra Aboriginal leader on Aldi shirts
Illawarra Mercury
An Illawarra Aboriginal leader says the nationwide furore over a "racist" Aldi T-shirt shows Australians should celebrate the longevity of indigenous culture, not ignore it. Discount supermarket Aldi was forced to pull some of its Australia Day ...
Australian Stores Yank T-Shirts Seen Upsetting AboriginesWall Street Journal
Aldi withdraws 'racist' Australia Day T-shirtsThe Australian
Aldi pulls 'racist' T-shirtsSBS
Daily Life -The Canberra Times
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Sky News Australia
Govt eyes indigenous alcohol inquiry
Sky News Australia
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion is in early talks with the chair of the House of Representatives' standing committee on indigenous affairs Dr Sharman Stone. Alcohol-fuelled violence in indigenous communities will be considered for the ...
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion announces parliamentary inquiry ...Yahoo!7 News
Federal govt eyes alcohol violence inquirySydney Morning Herald

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Sky News Australia
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion announces parliamentary inquiry ...
The West Australian
"I think it can inform us to make sure that the regulators and law makers across all the jurisdictions of Australia have the very best evidence under which to ensure that all our management plans in the future are effective and really change those ...
Government eyes alcohol violence inquirySky News Australia
Federal govt eyes alcohol violence inquirySydney Morning Herald

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Sky News Australia
Alcohol-fuelled violence: Senator Nigel Scullion reveals national ...
ABC Online
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says its terms of reference will be wide-ranging and will consider problems tied to both the supply of, and demand for, alcohol. ... "This sort of inquiry that can look at alcohol management measures in all ...
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion announces parliamentary inquiry ...The West Australian
Government eyes alcohol violence inquirySky News Australia
Federal govt eyes alcohol violence inquirySydney Morning Herald

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The Guardian
Aldi pulls 'racist' T-shirts
SBS
Critics called the $4.99 shirt "racist", "wrong" and ignorant to Australia's Indigenous history. "This is historically wrong and racist," wrote Twitter user Matt Mason. "Yeah, this isn't cool at all," another wrote. "Australia Est. 1788? No. I ...
Too few facts in Australia Day farceThe Daily Telegraph
Big W joins Aldi by taking 'Australia Est. 1788' T-shirts off the shelvesThe Guardian
Illawarra Aboriginal leader on Aldi shirtsIllawarra Mercury
3AW (blog) -The West Australian -Australian Times
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The West Australian
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion announces parliamentary inquiry ...
Yahoo!7 News
"I think it can inform us to make sure that the regulators and law makers across all the jurisdictions of Australia have the very best evidence under which to ensure that all our management plans in the future are effective and really change those ...
Federal govt eyes alcohol violence inquirySydney Morning Herald

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