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Rome scholarship set up in memory of Indigenous boy lost 163 years ago - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 8:14am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Rome scholarship set up in memory of Indigenous boy lost 163 years ago
The Sydney Morning Herald
Italy: A Rome university has established a scholarship for Indigenous Australians in honour of a teenage boy who died in the abbey attached to St Paul's Basilica 163 years ago. The Australian Catholic University, which established a campus in Rome last ...

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Anthony Mundine Says Boycott Anthem, Buddy Says Don't Be Stupid - Huffington Post Australia

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 8:11am

BBC News

Anthony Mundine Says Boycott Anthem, Buddy Says Don't Be Stupid
Huffington Post Australia
Newly elected MP Linda Burney, who is also an indigenous Australian, told Sydney radio station 2GB that "I think Anthony is wonderful, I really do, I admire him enormously but I am not sure that expecting people not to sing the national anthem gets us ...
Anthony Mundine says he will never stand for the national anthem againThe Guardian
Scrap the flag and anthem: MudineSky News Australia
Sydney Swans' Lance Franklin labels Anthony Mundine's grand final boycott idea 'stupid'The Sydney Morning Herald
BBC News -ABC Online
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Rome Indigenous scholarship to make up for opportunity lost 164 years ago - Ballarat Courier

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 7:21am

Rome Indigenous scholarship to make up for opportunity lost 164 years ago
Ballarat Courier
The Australian Catholic University, which established a campus in Rome last year, has set up an annual scholarship for an Indigenous Australian to study in the Italian capital in honour of Francis Xavier Conaci, an adolescent brought to Italy in 1849 ...

Lance Franklin labels Anthony Mundine's anthem boycott call at AFL grand final 'pretty stupid' - ABC Online

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 7:20am

ABC Online

Lance Franklin labels Anthony Mundine's anthem boycott call at AFL grand final 'pretty stupid'
ABC Online
Franklin, an Indigenous Australian, said there was "no chance" he would take part in any kind of protest or boycott when the national anthem was played on Saturday. "It's the first I've heard of it but personally I think it's pretty stupid really ...
Anthony Mundine says he will never stand for the national anthem againThe Guardian
Anthony Mundine Says Boycott Anthem, Buddy Says Don't Be StupidHuffington Post Australia
Scrap the flag and anthem: MudineSky News Australia
Fox Sports -The Sydney Morning Herald -The Australian
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Indigenous artwork highlights Sydney's little-known Garden Palace fire of 1882 - Australian Geographic

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 6:39am

Australian Geographic

Indigenous artwork highlights Sydney's little-known Garden Palace fire of 1882
Australian Geographic
The palace was filled with displays celebrating Australia's major exports: wheat, gold and wool. The exhibition also included an ethnographic exhibition of Indigenous artefacts and items that had been traded by Aboriginal communities over the previous ...
Jonathan Jones unites Indigenous and settler history in massive public artwork in SydneyThe Guardian

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Anthony Mundine says he will never stand for the national anthem again - The Guardian

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 6:21am

Daily Mail

Anthony Mundine says he will never stand for the national anthem again
The Guardian
Anthony Mundine has said he will never stand for the national anthem again, in protest at discrimination against Indigenous Australians. The champion boxer and former rugby league player called for NRL and AFL players to take a knee during Advance ...
Aboriginal activist says life for Indigenous people in Australia like living under NAZISDaily Mail
Change starts with flag and anthem: MundineSky News Australia
Lance Franklin labels Anthony Mundine's anthem boycott call at AFL grand final 'pretty stupid'ABC Online
The Sydney Morning Herald -Fox Sports -Huffington Post Australia
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Aboriginal activist says life for Indigenous people in Australia like living under NAZIS - Daily Mail

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 5:42am

Daily Mail

Aboriginal activist says life for Indigenous people in Australia like living under NAZIS
Daily Mail
An Aboriginal activist has claimed Australia is a 'crime scene' and compared the condition Indigenous people are forced to live in as similar to France under the rule of the Nazis in World War Two. Activist Wayne Wharton made the controversial comments ...
Australian sports stars urged to boycott anthem in AFL and NRL finalsBBC News

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Scrap the flag and anthem: Mudine - Sky News Australia

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 4:44am

BBC News

Scrap the flag and anthem: Mudine
Sky News Australia
Speaking with reporters in Sydney Mundine says for Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians to move forward 'together as one as people' the anthem and flag reflecting the country's 'dark past' should be scrapped. Mundine via social media lent his ...
Australian sports stars urged to boycott anthem in AFL and NRL finalsBBC News

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Football Federation Australia focused on 'embracing' Indigenous communities - ABC Online

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 4:25am

ABC Online

Football Federation Australia focused on 'embracing' Indigenous communities
ABC Online
Football Federation Australia (FFA) is beginning a major push to tap into the sporting talent in Australia's Indigenous communities. Historically, the AFL and NRL have been the codes that attract the majority of Indigenous players but FFA chief ...
Inaugural National Indigenous Football Championships LaunchedFootball Australia (press release)

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Change starts with flag and anthem: Mundine - Sky News Australia

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 4:20am

Daily Mail

Change starts with flag and anthem: Mundine
Sky News Australia
Speaking with reporters in Sydney Mundine says for indigenous and non-indigenous Australians to move forward together the national flag and and anthem need to be re-evaluated. The former rugby league star turned boxer shared a video via social media ...
Sydney Swans' Lance Franklin labels Anthony Mundine's grand final boycott idea 'stupid'The Sydney Morning Herald
Anthony Mundine's anthem call blasted by Malcolm TurnbullThe Australian
Karl Stefanovic slams Anthony Mundine's boycott on Australian national anthemsDaily Mail
Yahoo7 News
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Sydney Swans' Lance Franklin labels Anthony Mundine's grand final boycott idea 'stupid' - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 3:41am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Swans' Lance Franklin labels Anthony Mundine's grand final boycott idea 'stupid'
The Sydney Morning Herald
... Lance Franklin has slammed Anthony Mundine's idea for players to boycott the national anthem at this weekend's AFL and NRL grand finals as "stupid". Mundine made the call on Thursday to raise the awareness of the treatment of indigenous Australians ...

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Inaugural National Indigenous Football Championships Launched - Football Australia (press release)

Fri, 2016/09/30 - 1:05am

Football Australia (press release)

Inaugural National Indigenous Football Championships Launched
Football Australia (press release)
The first fully national event will bring together Indigenous teams from across Australia and New Zealand to compete for the coveted prize of national soccer champions. “Today marks a special milestone in Australian Football,” said David Gallop, FFA CEO.

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Will my baby daughter become another object of fear for White Australia? - The Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2016/09/29 - 8:12pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Will my baby daughter become another object of fear for White Australia?
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hanson's recycling of "we are in danger of being swamped" to now refer to Muslims instead of Asians demonstrated with crystal clear clarity how white Australia has always treated its racial villains like chameleons, adaptive and changeable. Indigenous ...

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Mundine backs national anthem boycott at weekend finals - The Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2016/09/29 - 10:21am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Mundine backs national anthem boycott at weekend finals
The Sydney Morning Herald
A campaign to boycott the anthems at both matches has been launched by Australian pop culture website Junkee and Mundine used social media on Thursday to promote the campaign and raise awareness of the treatment of indigenous Australians.
Mundine calls for GF anthem boycottYahoo7 Sport
Mundine tells players to boycott anthemInside Sport
Rugby star urges Australia anthem protestSky News
Junkee -SkySports
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Mundine backs anthem boycott at Australian finals - SBS

Thu, 2016/09/29 - 6:46am

SkySports

Mundine backs anthem boycott at Australian finals
SBS
Goodes upset conservatives with his vocal campaigning for indigenous Australians, who lag the mainstream in basic human indicators, and was constantly booed during his last season in 2015, though fellow players, clubs and the AFL publicly supported his ...
Mundine tells players to boycott anthemInside Sport
Mundine calls for GF anthem boycottWide World of Sports
Anthony Mundine backs anthem boycott at Australian grand finalsSkySports
Sporting News -Junkee
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Two emerging Indigenous filmmakers to attend AIMC - Inside Film

Thu, 2016/09/29 - 4:58am

Two emerging Indigenous filmmakers to attend AIMC
Inside Film
A new initiative from the National Association of Cinema Operators (NACO) and the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA) will give two emerging Indigenous filmmakers the opportunity to attend AIMC 2016. Darlene Johnson is a ...

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Australia leading world in hepatitis C treatment; but disease more prevalent in Aboriginal people - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/09/28 - 11:43pm

ABC Online

Australia leading world in hepatitis C treatment; but disease more prevalent in Aboriginal people
ABC Online
More people are on track to be cured of hepatitis C in Australia this year than over the past two decades combined, new research has shown. A University of New South Wales Kirby Institute report shows about 230,000 people were living with hepatitis C ...

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Residents worried Cowra police shooting could spark racial tensions - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/09/28 - 10:20pm

ABC Online

Residents worried Cowra police shooting could spark racial tensions
ABC Online
Dennis Doolan's cousin Joshua Simpson said he is worried the shooting will create tension between police and the local Indigenous community. "There's been tension between the police and the Aboriginal community in this town for years," he said. "There ...
Police shoot Indigenous man in Cowra during 'confrontation'The Guardian
'We're not in America': anger over Cowra police shootingThe Australian
Cowra NSW man shot by police in bum after he was found with a gunDaily Mail

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Smoking shunned by students: report - Sky News Australia

Wed, 2016/09/28 - 8:40pm

finder.com.au

Smoking shunned by students: report
Sky News Australia
However that fall was about half the drop recorded for non-indigenous adults. 'Despite the fact that indigenous smoking rates are improving, they are not improving at the same rate as non-indigenous Australians, so the gap is widening across a number ...
Smoking rates at 'all-time lows' as number of daily smokers almost halves over 20 yearsABC Online
How quickly are Australians quitting smoking?finder.com.au

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Troubled public service agency Aboriginal Hostels calls in federal police - Brisbane Times

Wed, 2016/09/28 - 2:01pm

Brisbane Times

Troubled public service agency Aboriginal Hostels calls in federal police
Brisbane Times
During the past financial year, it provided more than 500,000 nights' accommodation to Indigenous Australians, including students finishing high school, patients receiving renal dialysis, mothers accessing pre or postnatal care, and job seekers. But ...

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