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Waterwise bushfood alternatives - Gatton Star

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 5:49am

Gatton Star

Waterwise bushfood alternatives
Gatton Star
Flora 4 Fauna founder and Grantham resident Kemp Killerby says there are native Australia food sources that would grow like crazy in places like Grantham and are just waiting to be rediscovered and utilised. Mr Killerby, who grew up in the viticultural ...

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Look into the world of an Indigenous art collector - The Border Mail

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 5:44am

The Border Mail

Look into the world of an Indigenous art collector
The Border Mail
Geoffrey Hassall doesn't want any recognition for his championing of Australian Indigenous art. It's why a Google search of his name brings up nothing but a few art gallery articles and a small news report about the Order of Australia Medal he received ...

Look into the world of an Indigenous art collector - The Border Mail

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 4:50am

The Border Mail

Look into the world of an Indigenous art collector
The Border Mail
Geoffrey Hassall doesn't want any recognition for his championing of Australian Indigenous art. It's why a Google search of his name brings up nothing but a few art gallery articles and a small news report about the Order of Australia Medal he received ...

Look into the world of an Indigenous art collector - The Border Mail

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 4:42am

The Border Mail

Look into the world of an Indigenous art collector
The Border Mail
Geoffrey Hassall doesn't want any recognition for his championing of Australian Indigenous art. It's why a Google search of his name brings up nothing but a few art gallery articles and a small news report about the Order of Australia Medal he received ...

Senator questions whether racism exists in Australia - SBS

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 2:20am

SBS

Senator questions whether racism exists in Australia
SBS
A Queensland senator has raised the popularity of Indigenous NRL star Johnathon Thurston to question whether racism exists in Australia. The Liberal National Party's Ian Macdonald heaped praise on Thurston as he quizzed senior bureaucrats about the ...
Senator questions whether racism existsNEWS.com.au
LNP senator Ian Macdonald says racism in Australia is isolated, questions role of discrimination commissionerABC Online

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Senator questions whether racism exists - NEWS.com.au

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 1:42am

SBS

Senator questions whether racism exists
NEWS.com.au
"I might live in a bubble perhaps, but I find it very difficult to find any but very rare cases of racism in Australia," Senator Macdonald said during a committee hearing in Canberra on Thursday. "I mean, in this building, we have two senior ministers ...
Senator questions whether racism exists in AustraliaSBS
Senator slammed for saying Australia can't be racist because Johnathan Thurston has succeeded at football - as he ...Daily Mail

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Indigenous girls and women have hope but need help, says social justice chief June Oscar - ABC Online

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 1:30am

ABC Online

Indigenous girls and women have hope but need help, says social justice chief June Oscar
ABC Online
Next month, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians will celebrate NAIDOC week — with the theme Because of Her We Can. It's because of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO that Indigenous women ...

Victorian Labor conference to consider changing Australia Day date - The Australian

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 1:20am

The Guardian

Victorian Labor conference to consider changing Australia Day date
The Australian
The urgency motion says that celebrating the day that marks the arrival of the First Fleet is offensive to indigenous Australians. “The date of Australia Day be moved as the date of 26 January 1788 is offensive to indigenous people,” the urgency motion ...
Morning mail: Victorian ALP to debate moving Australia DayThe Guardian
Victorian Labour debating to change Australia Day to May 9Mixdown

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It's time to 'big note' Indigenous health leaders - Pursuit

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 1:00am

Pursuit

It's time to 'big note' Indigenous health leaders
Pursuit
Indigenous leadership is also demonstrated more formally in Australia. Pat Anderson AO from the Lowitja Institute and June Oscar AO, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, are both examples of strong leadership - giving ...

Australia's oldest Indigenous tourism business welcomes new GM - SpiceNews

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 12:44am

SpiceNews

Australia's oldest Indigenous tourism business welcomes new GM
SpiceNews
A female Traditional Owner will be at the helm of one of Australia's oldest Aboriginal tourism businesses following the appointment of Djabugay descendant Shirley Hollingsworth as Tjapukai General Manager. Tjapukai Board Chair Michael Nemarich ...

Giants will sport Indigenous jersey for match against Demons - Western Advocate

Thu, 2018/05/24 - 12:26am

Western Advocate

Giants will sport Indigenous jersey for match against Demons
Western Advocate
“The three flags in the middle of the jumper are the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and the Australian flags, representing all people that make up Australia,” he said. “The footprints are paying respect to the elders gone before us and also ...

The 'new' scheme to prevent Indigenous deaths in custody - Crikey

Wed, 2018/05/23 - 11:15pm

Crikey

The 'new' scheme to prevent Indigenous deaths in custody
Crikey
Police in Western Australia will now be required to notify Aboriginal legal service solicitors whenever an Indigenous person is detained after the state government finally committed to a new program this week that is designed to stop deaths in custody ...

Still striving for reconciliation - Grafton Daily Examiner

Wed, 2018/05/23 - 11:03pm

Grafton Daily Examiner

Still striving for reconciliation
Grafton Daily Examiner
WE have all probably heard of the term "reconciliation" in relation to the relationship between Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people. But what does it really mean for Aboriginal people and what does "Reconciliation Australia" do? The Oxford ...

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'It's not a great birthday present': Australians aren't using the DIY bowel cancer test sent out to 50-year-olds - ABC Online

Wed, 2018/05/23 - 7:25pm

ABC Online

'It's not a great birthday present': Australians aren't using the DIY bowel cancer test sent out to 50-year-olds
ABC Online
Some of the lowest home-screening participation rates in Australia are in the Indigenous and non-English speaking communities, and Professor McCaffery believes the complexity of the test instructions could be in part to blame. "I think what we need to ...

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Victorian Labor to debate plan to move Australia Day to 9 May - The Guardian

Wed, 2018/05/23 - 6:00pm

The Guardian

Victorian Labor to debate plan to move Australia Day to 9 May
The Guardian
Party sources have confirmed there is discussion behind the scenes about drafting an Australia Day motion for the ALP national conference on the basis that 26 January is, as the Victorian resolution notes, “offensive to Indigenous people”. The ...

Minions denigrate penetrating legacy of the West - The Australian

Wed, 2018/05/23 - 2:03pm

The Australian

Minions denigrate penetrating legacy of the West
The Australian
Monash University has a Centre of Southeast Asian Studies and Charles Sturt University the school of indigenous Australian studies where the intention is to provide opportunities to build “social, human and economic identity for indigenous peoples ...

Your travel guide to Australia's best indigenous sites - ABC Local

Wed, 2018/05/23 - 1:55pm

ABC Local

Your travel guide to Australia's best indigenous sites
ABC Local
How do you avoid the typical tourist traps and see the some of the best kept secrets that trace back more than 60,000 years? University of Melbourne's Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies Professor Marcia Langton has written a travel book Welcome to ...

6 ways to celebrate Reconciliation Day on our new public holiday - The Canberra Times

Wed, 2018/05/23 - 8:15am

The Canberra Times

6 ways to celebrate Reconciliation Day on our new public holiday
The Canberra Times
The day at the NGA includes tours of The National Picture: The Art of Tasmania's Black War and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Galleries. Reconciliation Day celebrations, Monday, May 28, 9.30am to 5pm, National Gallery of Australia. Free entry.

Joining the big data dots on indigenous health policy - Pursuit

Wed, 2018/05/23 - 6:04am

Pursuit

Joining the big data dots on indigenous health policy
Pursuit
Research conclusions can appear obvious in retrospect. But until the data is actually crunched we can't know, and it is the knowing that is crucial for generating evidence-informed policy. Indigenous Australians aged 45 and up report high levels of ...

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Aussie honoured with game's highest accolade - Sunshine Coast Daily

Wed, 2018/05/23 - 5:46am

Sunshine Coast Daily

Aussie honoured with game's highest accolade
Sunshine Coast Daily
Since returning to Australia, Goolagong Cawley has worked with Tennis Australia to increase female participation in tennis and for more than two decades has acted in many capacities as an ambassador, advocate and role model for young indigenous ...

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