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'We thought that's not right': Indigenous artefacts return home - The Guardian

Sun, 2018/04/22 - 6:02pm

The Guardian

'We thought that's not right': Indigenous artefacts return home
The Guardian
The organisation has 24 Aboriginal partnerships and manages or assists the management of 8.86m hectares. “Part of our role with Bush Heritage is to develop a relationship with the traditional owners in the area and that was still in its infancy when we ...

Kevin Rudd: 2020 Summit had lasting impact on our nation - Herald Sun

Sun, 2018/04/22 - 8:33am

Herald Sun

Kevin Rudd: 2020 Summit had lasting impact on our nation
Herald Sun
Bolt also happily writes off the National Organ and Tissue Authority, which has reduced the waiting lists for the thousands waiting for transplants to survive. Perhaps, he also has no interest on what we then did to bring down the trachoma rates for ...

Traditional Aboriginal sign language from Central Australia highlighted in Hobart Language Day - ABC Online

Sun, 2018/04/22 - 4:36am

ABC Online

Traditional Aboriginal sign language from Central Australia highlighted in Hobart Language Day
ABC Online
Indigenous women have travelled more than 3,000 kilometres to share their language and traditional hand signing at Hobart Language Day. Anmatyerr woman April Campbell and senior Anmatyerr elder Clarrie Nagamara travelled from Ti Tree to the Tasmanian ...

Aboriginal-owned airport a refuelling hub for oil and gas helicopters - Radio Australia

Sat, 2018/04/21 - 7:46pm

Radio Australia

Aboriginal-owned airport a refuelling hub for oil and gas helicopters
Radio Australia
A tiny community has become Western Australia's first Aboriginal-owned airport operator after paying back a $6 million loan. Federal politicians and industry leaders travelled to Djarindjin, 200 kilometres north of Broome, to celebrate the historic ...

Aboriginal-owned airport a refuelling hub for oil and gas helicopters - ABC Online

Sat, 2018/04/21 - 7:14pm

ABC Online

Aboriginal-owned airport a refuelling hub for oil and gas helicopters
ABC Online
A tiny community has become Western Australia's first Aboriginal-owned airport operator after paying back a $6 million loan. Federal politicians and industry leaders travelled to Djarindjin, 200 kilometres north of Broome, to celebrate the historic ...

We're starting to give up on the ideal of Australia as a nation of equals - ABC Online

Sat, 2018/04/21 - 7:11pm

ABC Online

We're starting to give up on the ideal of Australia as a nation of equals
ABC Online
One of the most significant findings to emerge from the work of behavioural economists is that human beings would rather go without than be treated unfairly. This was discovered in a series of experiments involving two people — one of whom had $100 ...

'Spirit road' leads indigenous Diggers home - The Mercury

Sat, 2018/04/21 - 2:02pm

'Spirit road' leads indigenous Diggers home
The Mercury
A war memorial to indigenous Tasmanians has been built at Anzac Memorial Park, Lindisfarne. It honours the Tasmanian Aborigines who have served in every conflict and peace-keeping effort that Australia has been involved in. “They served because they ...

History through the eyes of three wise men of Queensland - Brisbane Times

Sat, 2018/04/21 - 12:32pm

Brisbane Times

History through the eyes of three wise men of Queensland
Brisbane Times
Uncle Albert Holt, who today lives in Inala, grew up on the Aboriginal mission of Cherbourg, formerly known as Barambah, about 250 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, near the town of Murgon. Mr Holt was the 13th child of Guilema and Albert Holt, who ...
New book Goondeen examines migrant camps and migration success stories including Henry PalaszczukCourier Mail

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Gurrumul Yunupingu album is first in Indigenous language to top Australian charts - Radio Australia

Sat, 2018/04/21 - 9:47am

Radio Australia

Gurrumul Yunupingu album is first in Indigenous language to top Australian charts
Radio Australia
Djarimirri presents traditional songs and harmonised chants from Dr G Yunupingu's traditional Yolngu life, paired with orchestral arrangements by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Recorded across many sessions over many ...

Gurrumul Yunupingu's album first Indigenous language album to top Australian charts - ABC Online

Sat, 2018/04/21 - 9:37am

ABC Online

Gurrumul Yunupingu's album first Indigenous language album to top Australian charts
ABC Online
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's final album, released nine months after the acclaimed musician's death, has become the first in an Australian Indigenous language to top music charts in Australia. The album, Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow), was over ...
Australian Charts: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Debuts At No 1Noise11

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UN honour for Kimberley Girl - The West Australian

Sat, 2018/04/21 - 7:03am

The West Australian

UN honour for Kimberley Girl
The West Australian
A young overachiever from the Kimberley recently achieved her biggest feat yet, when she was just one of five Australians chosen to attend a major international forum. Montana Ah Won carried the weight of the Kimberley and nation on her back when she ...

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Barrie Dexter: diplomat and pioneer in Aboriginal affairs - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sat, 2018/04/21 - 2:56am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Barrie Dexter: diplomat and pioneer in Aboriginal affairs
The Sydney Morning Herald
On Christmas Day in 2016, Barrie Dexter, known affectionately as Bunt, sat at the head of the table surrounded by many generations of his family. This was typical of such gatherings. Although frail at 94, he enchanted those around him, engaging each ...

Australia slowly comes to recognise Aboriginal talent pool in sport and school - The Big Smoke Australia

Fri, 2018/04/20 - 10:00pm

The Big Smoke Australia

Australia slowly comes to recognise Aboriginal talent pool in sport and school
The Big Smoke Australia
A decade earlier, my book, Aborigines and Education, had analysed Aboriginal schooling opportunities and progress: there were nine Aboriginal people at university in 1969. By 2014, between 30,000 and 35,000 had a degree. Sport, too, has changed ...

Indigenous Anzac book: Alfred's War, by Rachel bin Salleh - The Australian

Fri, 2018/04/20 - 2:15pm

The Australian

Indigenous Anzac book: Alfred's War, by Rachel bin Salleh
The Australian
However, in 1917 “half-castes'' or Aborigines who had “lived with white men'' were allowed to enlist. “This was only after Australia had suffered huge casualties and a declining rate of enlistment.'' Bin Salleh grew up in Broome with an Aboriginal ...

Remote Djarindjin community takes off with helicopter hub - The Australian

Fri, 2018/04/20 - 2:08pm

The Australian

Remote Djarindjin community takes off with helicopter hub
The Australian
With its white sand and crystal blue waters, the tiny indigenous community of Djarindjin, on Western Australia's remote far northern tip, is an unlikely setting for a major helicopter hub. But the 300-odd people in Djarindjin were yesterday celebrating ...
Tiny WA community creates one-of-a-kind Djarindjin Airport in KimberleyPerthNow

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Ghosts players head to UK on indigenous tour - Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser

Fri, 2018/04/20 - 5:18am

Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser

Ghosts players head to UK on indigenous tour
Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser
The Campbelltown-Camden Ghosts has produced five representatives who will jet across the globe to represent the Australian Indigenous cricket team in the UK in June. The tour is an historic moment for our cricketers. The visit commemorates the 150th ...

Ghosts players head to UK on indigenous tour - Wollondilly Advertiser

Fri, 2018/04/20 - 5:10am

Wollondilly Advertiser

Ghosts players head to UK on indigenous tour
Wollondilly Advertiser
The Campbelltown-Camden Ghosts has produced five representatives who will jet across the globe to represent the Australian Indigenous cricket team in the UK in June. The tour is an historic moment for our cricketers. The visit commemorates the 150th ...

Indigenous Australians relying on bottled water after lead found in usual supply - Xinhua

Fri, 2018/04/20 - 3:04am

Indigenous Australians relying on bottled water after lead found in usual supply
Xinhua
CANBERRA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Indigenous residents of a remote Australian mining town are relying on bottled water to survive after lead was found in their normal supply. The people of Garawa, an indigenous community 970 km south-east of Darwin in ...

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Adam Goodes controversy a sorry affair for football - The Age

Fri, 2018/04/20 - 2:11am

The Age

Adam Goodes controversy a sorry affair for football
The Age
Still, Goodes continues to do his best work standing up for Indigenous Australians away from the spotlight. After staying away for a few days and missing one game he returned and played out the season. The Swans' games record-holder departed the game ...

Indigenous mining town residents demand blood tests after lead found in water - ABC Message Stick

Thu, 2018/04/19 - 8:55pm

ABC Message Stick

Indigenous mining town residents demand blood tests after lead found in water
ABC Message Stick
... SPORT Melbourne City into A-League final four, beating Brisbane Roar 2-0 · SPORT Storm beat Broncos in a classic after Warriors douse the Dragons · Australian warships challenged by Chinese military in South China Sea · Newspaper suffers major ...
Indigenous Australians relying on bottled water after lead found in usual supplyXinhua

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