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Timing rarely right for referendum - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Timing rarely right for referendum
Sydney Morning Herald
Abbott has found himself embarrassed by his West Australian backbencher Ken Wyatt, a respected indigenous figure. Not aware of the Coalition line, Wyatt told The Australian: ''the symbolism enshrined in an act is important as an early stage to ensuring ...

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Peachey backs new Blues coach to give indigenous talent a fair go - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Peachey backs new Blues coach to give indigenous talent a fair go
Sydney Morning Herald
Peachey, who represented NSW and the Australian Super League team, said it was a constant source of frustration for him to think Queensland had a far better record of selecting indigenous players. Peachey said Daley, who boasts Aboriginal heritage ...

Indigenous trailblazer poised to make history - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Indigenous trailblazer poised to make history
Sydney Morning Herald
It is the feel-good story of Australian golf. Scott Gardiner, a proud Aborigine, will next year become the first indigenous Australian to play on the USPGA Tour. Gardiner showed he had plenty of talent when he first introduced himself to the Australian ...

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Indigenous leader backs move to defer referendum - Radio Australia


Radio Australia

Indigenous leader backs move to defer referendum
Radio Australia
The Federal Government has shelved its plans to hold a referendum on whether to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution and says it will instead introduce an act of recognition in Parliament to acknowledge Aboriginal people. Dr Calma, co ...

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Comment: Why Indigenous recognition failed to launch - SBS


SBS

Comment: Why Indigenous recognition failed to launch
SBS
The Gillard government has finally confirmed it will not be asking Australians to vote in a referendum for the constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples in this term of parliament. Does the announcement bury or merely shelve Indigenous ...

Indigenous leader backs move to defer referendum - Yahoo!7 News


Yahoo!7 News

Indigenous leader backs move to defer referendum
Yahoo!7 News
to hold a referendum on whether to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution and says it will instead introduce an act of recognition in Parliament to acknowledge Aboriginal people. Dr Calma, co-chair of Reconciliation Australia, says he ...

Indigenous leader backs move to defer referendum - ABC Online


SBS

Indigenous leader backs move to defer referendum
ABC Online
The Federal Government has shelved its plans to hold a referendum on whether to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution and says it will instead introduce an act of recognition in Parliament to acknowledge Aboriginal people. Dr Calma, co ...
Comment: Why Indigenous recognition failed to launchSBS

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Newly empowered, remote towns dare to dream - The Australian


Newly empowered, remote towns dare to dream
The Australian
From the West Australian border to the Eastern Plenty, central Australian indigenous communities are starting to use their newfound voice in the wake of last month's Northern Territory election, which for the first time saw Aborigines grasp the power ...

Indigenous game puts Aboriginal language into play - The Australian


Indigenous game puts Aboriginal language into play
The Australian
In any case, they call it the indigenous game, so it is fitting the language of central Australia's Pitjantjatjara people will be spoken in today's penultimate match of the season at the MCG, even if Frank won't feature in the match. Understandably ...

Reform program closes learning gap for indigenous kids - The Australian


Reform program closes learning gap for indigenous kids
The Australian
We began working on a school reform program in 2010 with the establishment of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy. By the time students in two of our schools sat for the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy benchmarking tests ...

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Gillard willing to negotiate to get constitutional action - The Australian


Gillard willing to negotiate to get constitutional action
The Australian
THE Gillard government has indicated it is prepared to compromise with the opposition on its symbolic pledge to replace the promised referendum to acknowledge indigenous Australians. Despite the Coalition saying it would vote against Labor's proposed ...

Indigenous vote decided outcome in the Territory - The Australian


Indigenous vote decided outcome in the Territory
The Australian
Some analysts say it was 5.1 per cent, but I say it was 6.3 per cent. The difference between the two statistics is explained by the fact that, at the general election held on August 9, 2008, two sitting Labor members were returned unopposed. In my ...

'Angry song' became solid rock battle cry - The Australian


'Angry song' became solid rock battle cry
The Australian
Solid Rock was Howard's response to the injustices he saw in some of Australia's indigenous communities in 1981. The song has remained one of the most famous and powerful anthems of Aboriginal rights and equality in Australia. "It's my enduring legacy ...
Rock revivalBrisbane Times

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Coalition to oppose symbolic pledge - The Australian


Brisbane Times

Coalition to oppose symbolic pledge
The Australian
As reported in The Australian, Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin yesterday shelved for at least two years the referendum promised as part of Labor's power-sharing agreement with the Greens and independents, citing a lack of community awareness ...
PM plan for indigenous recognitionBrisbane Times
Indigenous recognition given more timeSydney Morning Herald
Plea for Indigenous constitutional recognition referendumABC Local
The Conversation
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Aim broader: indigenous report - The Australian


Brisbane Times

Aim broader: indigenous report
The Australian
“The moment you do that you relegate (indigenous people) in Australia's mindset – that (they are) only capable of being involved in indigenous affairs,” Western Australian Liberal Ken Wyatt told a conference in Perth earlier this month. Mr Wyatt told ...
PM plan for indigenous recognitionBrisbane Times
Indigenous recognition given more timeHerald Sun
Referendum on Indigenous recognition postponedRadio Australia

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Oakeshott will stick by Gillard - The Australian


Oakeshott will stick by Gillard
The Australian
Source: The Australian. ROB Oakeshott will not withdraw his support for Julia Gillard despite her government's decision to delay a referendum to recognise indigenous Australians, the latest commitment to the crossbench to be shelved by Labor. Mr ...

Langton thwarted 'but optimistic' - The Australian


Langton thwarted 'but optimistic'
The Australian
ABORIGINAL leader Marcia Langton has backed a new parliamentary "act of recognition" to acknowledge "the unique and special place" of indigenous Australians as a necessary first step before a referendum vote is held but has expressed disappointment ...

Indigenous women 'invisible' to justice - Phys.Org


Indigenous women 'invisible' to justice
Phys.Org
"This is especially the case in relation to access to justice," said Davis, who is an elected member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the first Indigenous woman nominated by the Australian government to a UN body. Speaking about her ...

Australia shelves Aboriginal referendum - AFP


AFP

Australia shelves Aboriginal referendum
AFP
Gillard had said the vote, which would have followed a historic 2008 government apology to Aboriginal Australians for wrongs committed since white settlement in 1788, could be held before or in conjunction with next year's national elections. But ...

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