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New Australia Day lamb ad isn't landing well with Indigenous Australians - Brisbane Times

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 10:59pm

New Australia Day lamb ad isn't landing well with Indigenous Australians
Brisbane Times
While the latest Meat and Livestock Association's Australia Day ad has been hailed as diverse and progressive by some on social media, many Indigenous Australians have reacted very differently. The ad, featuring Cathy Freeman and TV chef Poh Ling Yeow ...

'I was invited because I'm the Trade Minister': Steve Ciobo defends MPs' taxpayer-funded attendance at sport events - The Age

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 10:58pm

'I was invited because I'm the Trade Minister': Steve Ciobo defends MPs' taxpayer-funded attendance at sport events
The Age
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo has argued the case for politicians to attend sporting events on the taxpayer dime, describing it as the kind of activity that voters expect. Mr Ciobo, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and Tasmanian senator David Bushy ...

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Comment: The class gap is growing in Australia - The Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 10:32pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Comment: The class gap is growing in Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
Contrary to police comments, the gift cards distributed by Aboriginal corporations have not created this problem. Alcohol and drug abuse is a long-running and widespread issue fought by many Australian communities, both indigenous and non-indigenous.

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Comment: The class gap is growing in Australia - The Age

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 10:31pm

The Age

Comment: The class gap is growing in Australia
The Age
Contrary to police comments, the gift cards distributed by Aboriginal corporations have not created this problem. Alcohol and drug abuse is a long-running and widespread issue fought by many Australian communities, both indigenous and non-indigenous.

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Comment: The class gap is growing in Australia - WAtoday

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 10:30pm

WAtoday

Comment: The class gap is growing in Australia
WAtoday
Contrary to police comments, the gift cards distributed by Aboriginal corporations have not created this problem. Alcohol and drug abuse is a long-running and widespread issue fought by many Australian communities, both indigenous and non-indigenous.

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Australia lambasted for being inhumane - NEWS.com.au

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 10:08pm

NEWS.com.au

Australia lambasted for being inhumane
NEWS.com.au
The report also notes indigenous adults are 13 times more likely to be imprisoned in Australia than non-indigenous counterparts and the nation still does not recognise the right of same-sex couples to marry. Human Rights Watch reviewed more than 90 ...
Australia: Revive Rights ReputationHuman Rights Watch
Turnbull government and Donald Trump highlighted in Human Rights Watch 2017 reportThe Canberra Times

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'Serious issues remain': Australia panned in global human rights report - SBS

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 9:47pm

SBS

'Serious issues remain': Australia panned in global human rights report
SBS
The report also notes indigenous adults are 13 times more likely to be imprisoned in Australia than non-indigenous counterparts and the nation still does not recognise the right of same-sex couples to marry. Human Rights Watch reviewed more than 90 ...

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Australia panned in global human rights report - SBS

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 7:26pm

SBS

Australia panned in global human rights report
SBS
The report also notes indigenous adults are 13 times more likely to be imprisoned in Australia than non-indigenous counterparts and the nation still does not recognise the right of same-sex couples to marry. Human Rights Watch reviewed more than 90 ...
Australia: Revive Rights ReputationHuman Rights Watch
Turnbull government and Donald Trump highlighted in Human Rights Watch 2017 reportThe Sydney Morning Herald

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AGL victory at power plant serves up massive pay cut to workers - The Canberra Times

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 6:46pm

The Canberra Times

AGL victory at power plant serves up massive pay cut to workers
The Canberra Times
Hundreds of workers at one of Australia's largest power plants will have their pay drastically slashed by up to 30 per cent, after energy giant AGL won a bid to abolish a long-standing agreement. The Fair Work Commission on Thursday agreed to tear up ...

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Australia panned in global human rights report - 9news.com.au

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 2:49pm

Human Rights Watch

Australia panned in global human rights report
9news.com.au
The report also notes indigenous adults are 13 times more likely to be imprisoned in Australia than non-indigenous counterparts and the nation still does not recognise the right of same-sex couples to marry. Human Rights Watch reviewed more than 90 ...
Australia: Revive Rights ReputationHuman Rights Watch
Turnbull government and Donald Trump highlighted in Human Rights Watch 2017 reportThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Tigerair gets four-day reprieve to get stranded passengers out of Bali - The Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 9:12am

Tigerair gets four-day reprieve to get stranded passengers out of Bali
The Sydney Morning Herald
Late on Thursday the Indonesian government agreed to let Tiger operate scheduled flights out of Denpasar on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday to get about 2000 stranded passengers back to Australia. Flights from Australia to Indonesia from Friday to ...

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'Time police stop passing blame' - Perth Now

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 8:24am

Perth Now

'Time police stop passing blame'
Perth Now
Contrary to police comments, the gift cards distributed by Aboriginal corporations have not created this problem. Alcohol and drug abuse is a long-running and widespread issue fought by many Australian communities, both indigenous and non-indigenous.

Tigerair gets four-day reprieve to get stranded passengers out of Bali - The Age

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 8:09am

The Age

Tigerair gets four-day reprieve to get stranded passengers out of Bali
The Age
Late on Thursday the Indonesian government agreed to let Tiger operate scheduled flights out of Denpasar on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday to get about 2000 stranded passengers back to Australia. Flights from Australia to Indonesia from Friday to ...
Tigerair forced to cancel all flights to and from BaliThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Caring for grandchildren can increase lifespan by five years, study says - The Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 7:10am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caring for grandchildren can increase lifespan by five years, study says
The Sydney Morning Herald
Grandparents who care for their grandchildren live up to five years longer than those who don't, remarkable new research has found. The research indicates caring for grandchildren increases life expectancy significantly more than being healthy, active ...

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Indonesia blames licence breach for Tigerair's Bali grounding - Brisbane Times

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 5:42am

Brisbane Times

Indonesia blames licence breach for Tigerair's Bali grounding
Brisbane Times
​Indonesian authorities say they grounded Tigerair Australia because the budget airline does not use its own aircraft or pilots to fly between Australia and Bali, which breaches the rules of its licence. Tigerair on Wednesday cancelled flights between ...
Tigerair forced to cancel all flights to and from BaliThe Sydney Morning Herald

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The soft-glove politics of Indigenous festival programming - ArtsHub (subscription)

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 3:40am

ArtsHub (subscription)

The soft-glove politics of Indigenous festival programming
ArtsHub (subscription)
It has been a long time coming but the timing offers a curious alignment, coinciding with the 40th incarnation of the Festival and the 50th anniversay of the 1967 Australian Referendum that recognised Aboriginal Australians in our census, and empowered ...

Megafauna and Indigenous Australians coexisted for at least 17000 years - The Guardian

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 2:49am

The Guardian

Megafauna and Indigenous Australians coexisted for at least 17000 years
The Guardian
Australia was once home to giant reptiles, marsupials and birds (and some not so giant), but the extinction of this megafauna has been the subject of a debate that has persisted since the 19th century. Despite great advances in the available scientific ...

The Australia Day 2017 lamb ad doesn't even mention Australia Day - The New Daily

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 2:42am

The New Daily

The Australia Day 2017 lamb ad doesn't even mention Australia Day
The New Daily
But given recent debate over whether Australia Day's January 26 date should be changed – some believe the date signifies the day Indigenous Australians were invaded by Britain – MLA has produced 2017's ad from an Aboriginal perspective.
This year's Australia Day lamb ad doesn't mention Australia DayThe Age
The new lamb ad gets a “D” for effort, not for diversitySBS
New 'We Love Our Lamb' ad tackles Australia Day date controversyThe Australian Women's Weekly
Pedestrian TV -The Australian -AdNews -YouTube
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Australia Day ad doesn't mention Australia Day but it does mention Fyshwick - WAtoday

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 2:10am

Australia Day ad doesn't mention Australia Day but it does mention Fyshwick
WAtoday
Amid growing calls to move Australia Day from January 26, the industry group on Thursday released an ad that confronts head-on the controversy around hosting the national day on a date marking the start of colonialism and Indigenous dispossession.

This year's Australia Day lamb ad doesn't mention Australia Day - The Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2017/01/12 - 12:59am

The Australian

This year's Australia Day lamb ad doesn't mention Australia Day
The Sydney Morning Herald
Amid growing calls to move Australia Day from January 26, the industry group on Thursday released an ad that confronts head-on the controversy around hosting the national day on a date marking the start of colonialism and Indigenous dispossession.
Australia Day ad has no mention of it? Strewth!The Australian
'Never lamb alone': Annual Aussie lamb ad celebrates multiculturalism9news.com.au
'Hang on, aren't we all boat people?'NEWS.com.au
Weekly Times Now -AdNews -Huffington Post Australia
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