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Coranderrk, an untold Australian history - Echonetdaily

Thu, 2017/06/22 - 6:06am

Echonetdaily

Coranderrk, an untold Australian history
Echonetdaily
The Ilbijeri Theatre Company present one of the many important neglected stories of Australian history – Coranderrk – the story of the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into the men and women of the Coaranderrk Aboriginal Reserve who went head to head ...

Bush communities need different approach - Australian Ageing Agenda

Thu, 2017/06/22 - 1:42am

Australian Ageing Agenda

Bush communities need different approach
Australian Ageing Agenda
In this respect, non-indigenous older people living in isolated remote communities, especially those in extreme climate conditions such as in northern Australia, share a set of lifestyle values more in common with indigenous Australians. Important ...

Coranderrk, an untold Australian history - Echonetdaily

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 11:14pm

Echonetdaily

Coranderrk, an untold Australian history
Echonetdaily
The Ilbijeri Theatre Company present one of the many important neglected stories of Australian history – Coranderrk – the story of the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into the men and women of the Coaranderrk Aboriginal Reserve who went head to head ...

Australian councils split on push to change Australia Day - Bendigo Advertiser

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 9:59pm

Bendigo Advertiser

Australian councils split on push to change Australia Day
Bendigo Advertiser
Huge protests by indigenous Australians and their supporters were held on Australia Day this year amid growing calls to change the date. The City of Fremantle in Perth also moved some of its Australia Day events to January 28, citing cultural ...

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Australian councils split on push to change Australia Day - Western Advocate

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 9:59pm

Western Advocate

Australian councils split on push to change Australia Day
Western Advocate
Huge protests by indigenous Australians and their supporters were held on Australia Day this year amid growing calls to change the date. The City of Fremantle in Perth also moved some of its Australia Day events to January 28, citing cultural ...

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Ten years since Intervention: It's time to reset relations with Indigenous Australians - My Sunshine Coast (press release)

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 7:38pm

Ten years since Intervention: It's time to reset relations with Indigenous Australians
My Sunshine Coast (press release)
"Earlier this year, Oxfam Australia released a report calling on governments to address stark Indigenous inequality by genuinely including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in decision-making. The right to self-determination and consultation ...

'First Nations Iftar dinner' unites faith and culture - SBS

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 7:46am

SBS

'First Nations Iftar dinner' unites faith and culture
SBS
... Ms Thorpe said. Links between Islamic and Aboriginal people date back hundreds of years, from Macassan traders in the 1700s to Afghan cameleers who helped transport goods through outback Australia in the eighteen-hundreds and nineteen-hundreds.

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Indigenous kids' big chance - Golf Australia

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 5:42am

Golf Australia

Indigenous kids' big chance
Golf Australia
Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia have combined to create the 12-and-under team to give more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children the opportunity to display their golfing skills at an international event against other state/territory ...

Indigenous kids' big chance - Golf Australia

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 5:42am

Golf Australia

Indigenous kids' big chance
Golf Australia
Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia have combined to create the 12-and-under team to give more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children the opportunity to display their golfing skills at an international event against other state/territory ...

NT Intervention: Australia's most costly 'political stunt' - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 4:56am

NEWS.com.au

NT Intervention: Australia's most costly 'political stunt'
NEWS.com.au
It came as the Territory's incarceration rate hit a 15-year high — the highest per capita rate in Australia — with one per cent of the population behind bars and more than 85 per cent of inmates indigenous. Federal indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel ...
A decade on from the NT intervention, the 'torment of powerlessness' lives onABC Online
Writer of report that sparked NT Intervention condemns governmentSBS

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A decade on from the NT intervention, the 'torment of powerlessness' lives on - ABC Online

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 4:44am

NEWS.com.au

A decade on from the NT intervention, the 'torment of powerlessness' lives on
ABC Online
Indigenous leader and health expert Pat Turner laments the intervention as a "complete violation of the human rights of Aboriginal people". It was officially termed the Northern Territory Emergency Response — a half-a-billion-dollar package to impose ...
NT Intervention: Australia's most costly 'political stunt'NEWS.com.au
10 years after the intervention, it's time to admit it has destroyed Aboriginal communitiesThe Guardian
Voices from the Frontline - 10 years on from the NT InterventionSBS

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Names for first batch of Qantas Boeing 787-9s to feature indigenous heritage, landmarks and native animals - Australian Aviation

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 3:28am

Australian Aviation

Names for first batch of Qantas Boeing 787-9s to feature indigenous heritage, landmarks and native animals
Australian Aviation
Australia's indigenous heritage will feature prominently among Qantas's first batch of eight Boeing 787-9s with Boomerang, Uluru and Dreamtime making the final list names for the soon-to-arrive next generation aircraft. The list comprises Boomerang, ...
Qantas reveals the names new 787 Dreamliner fleetStuff.co.nz

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Local councils join push to change Australia Day date - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2017/06/21 - 1:55am

NEWS.com.au

Local councils join push to change Australia Day date
NEWS.com.au
Hobart City Council has been at the forefront of growing calls for Australia Day to be changed from January 26, a date many indigenous people regard as “Invasion Day”. Hobart's councillors in April voted in favour of lobbying the federal government to ...
Councils split on push to change Aust Day9news.com.au
Is Australia Day about to change? Councils across the country vote to MOVE national day from January 26 - because ...Daily Mail

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Australia Day: Local councils push for date change debate - SBS

Tue, 2017/06/20 - 11:09pm

SBS

Australia Day: Local councils push for date change debate
SBS
Thousands of indigenous Australians and their supporters marked Australia Day this year by marching in protests in major cities, calling for the date to be changed. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that while everyone is entitled to debate the ...
Councils push for Australia Day date change9news.com.au

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Councils push for Aust Day date change - 9news.com.au

Tue, 2017/06/20 - 10:48pm

The Australian

Councils push for Aust Day date change
9news.com.au
"It will not support any further moves to change the date," a council spokesman said. The vote by councils came after thousands of indigenous Australians and their supporters marked Australia Day this year by marching in protests in major cities ...
Australia Day date: Local councils push changeThe Australian

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Why an Indigenous Australian Wants the British Museum to Return His Ancestor's Shield - Hyperallergic

Tue, 2017/06/20 - 2:31pm

Hyperallergic

Why an Indigenous Australian Wants the British Museum to Return His Ancestor's Shield
Hyperallergic
Captain James Cook's very first contact with Indigenous Australians in 1770 resulted in gunshots, the throwing of spears, and the theft of one Aboriginal warrior's shield carved from bark, which eventually ended up in the collection of the British Museum.

National support for Hobart City Council's Australia Day date change push - The Mercury

Tue, 2017/06/20 - 7:22am

The Mercury

National support for Hobart City Council's Australia Day date change push
The Mercury
“Australia Day is about bringing together all Australians from all walks of life to reflect on our history and look to the future with optimism which is why Australians, including many indigenous Australians, support celebrating Australia Day on the ...

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Video: IPAA marks 50 years of federal Indigenous affairs policy with PM&C - The Mandarin (registration)

Tue, 2017/06/20 - 2:53am

The Mandarin (registration)

Video: IPAA marks 50 years of federal Indigenous affairs policy with PM&C
The Mandarin (registration)
The 1967 referendum that gave federal Parliament the power to legislate specifically for the benefit of Indigenous Australians and included them as part of the official national population was a key turning point in our shared history. It also marked ...

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After 50 years of Indigenous affairs, 'We need to do better' - The Mandarin (registration)

Tue, 2017/06/20 - 1:07am

The Mandarin (registration)

After 50 years of Indigenous affairs, 'We need to do better'
The Mandarin (registration)
The keynote address came from his new deputy secretary for Indigenous affairs, Ian Anderson, an Aboriginal University of Melbourne professor who became an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) last week for “distinguished service to the Indigenous ...

St Joseph's celebrates Aboriginal culture - Katherine Times

Mon, 2017/06/19 - 3:44pm

Katherine Times

St Joseph's celebrates Aboriginal culture
Katherine Times
“NAIDOC day celebrations also provides us with the opportunity to demonstrate that we value Indigenous cultures, acknowledging the importance of Australia's history prior to white settlement and how this history has contributed to shaping our lives.”.

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