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The ABC doesn't need Andrew Bolt to debate Indigenous recognition - The Guardian (blog)

Wed, 2015/12/09 - 2:21am

The Guardian (blog)

The ABC doesn't need Andrew Bolt to debate Indigenous recognition
The Guardian (blog)
It will be interesting to see (hello Senate estimates) precisely whose imprimatur at Screen Australia and the ABC ultimately deemed it a good idea to make this show, given Bolt's provocative assertion that “I am an Indigenous Australian” and his long ...
Andrew Bolt: My ABC documentary will show you can disagree and be civilSydney Morning Herald

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Andrew Bolt: Turnbull started a News Corp 'civil war' - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2015/12/08 - 7:03am

Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Bolt: Turnbull started a News Corp 'civil war'
Sydney Morning Herald
Conservative commentator and vocal ABC critic Andrew Bolt is set to star in a new ABC series about the recognition of indigenous Australians in the constitution. Bolt announced in a post on his blog today: "I am going to be very busy on a project for ...
Andrew Bolt corporation? Columnist to take part in ABC documentaryThe Guardian

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What do the Indigenous voices say on climate change? - SBS

Tue, 2015/12/08 - 5:12am

SBS

What do the Indigenous voices say on climate change?
SBS
Like many nations, Australia faces hotter summers, more droughts, rising tides and a significant impact on its ecology. Larissa Baldwin, national coordinator of youth climate group Seed, says the country's Indigenous communities will bear the brunt ...

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Indigenous Referendum Council's makeup and process of selection questioned by ... - ABC Local

Tue, 2015/12/08 - 2:33am

ABC Local

Indigenous Referendum Council's makeup and process of selection questioned by ...
ABC Local
He said there were some concerns locally there was little representation from Aboriginal people from the southern half of Australia. "There is obviously a deliberate choice in terms of people that Turnbull put onto his handpicked committee, basically ...
Domestic violence conference in Canberra told Indigenous women invisible in ...ABC Online
Open Sesame: the man who moved Australia into the StreetEquities.com

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Guardian Australia appoints Stan Grant as Indigenous affairs editor - MuMbrella

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 11:43pm

MuMbrella

Guardian Australia appoints Stan Grant as Indigenous affairs editor
MuMbrella
Emily Wilson, editor at Guardian Australia, said in a statement: “”I'm so pleased that Stan Grant is joining us at Guardian Australia as our Indigenous affairs editor. After many years focusing on foreign affairs Stan has decided to turn his attention ...
Stan Grant: why, after years of foreign reporting, I'm now turning my focus on ...The Guardian

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Domestic violence conference in Canberra told Indigenous women invisible in ... - ABC Online

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 7:37pm

ABC Online

Domestic violence conference in Canberra told Indigenous women invisible in ...
ABC Online
More than 300 people are attending the three-day conference Stop Domestic Violence: Connecting the Dots, which is being hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) representatives ...
Open Sesame: the man who moved Australia into the StreetEquities.com

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Government contribution to native title rights development - The Australian

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 7:41am

The Australian

Government contribution to native title rights development
The Australian
Senator Brandis said there had been moments of “shared joy” and “bitter division” between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians over what native title meant to “modern Australia”. “What is important is that we continue to work together,” he said.

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Land rich but 'dirt poor' Indigenous groups get investment ready - Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 6:42am

Sydney Morning Herald

Land rich but 'dirt poor' Indigenous groups get investment ready
Sydney Morning Herald
Alongside Australian Indigenous Governance Institute chairwoman Robynne Quiggin, Mr Martin co-chaired a working group representing 20 native title groups set to embrace the voluntary set of governance and investment principles to help them shrug off ...

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica - Australian Geographic

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 5:53am

Australian Geographic

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica
Australian Geographic
The National Museum of Australia's Encounters exhibition features 151 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects that were either taken or gifted during the first encounters between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia. Dr Shayne ...

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica - Australian Geographic

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 5:41am

Australian Geographic

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica
Australian Geographic
The National Museum of Australia's Encounters exhibition features 151 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects that were either taken or gifted during the first encounters between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia. Dr Shayne ...

BMX rider in outback Queensland inspires other young Indigenous Australians - ABC Message Stick

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 3:34am

ABC Message Stick

BMX rider in outback Queensland inspires other young Indigenous Australians
ABC Message Stick
A 10-year-old BMX rider living in outback Queensland has received praise for being a role model for other young Indigenous Australians. Chelsea McLeod lives in the small mining town of Glenden in outback north Queensland, and despite there being no ...

Government contribution to native title rights development - The Australian

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 3:02am

The Australian

Government contribution to native title rights development
The Australian
Senator Brandis said there had been moments of “shared joy” and “bitter division” between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians over what native title meant to “modern Australia”. “What is important is that we continue to work together,” he said.

Open Sesame: the man who moved Australia into the Street - Equities.com

Sun, 2015/12/06 - 11:22pm

Open Sesame: the man who moved Australia into the Street
Equities.com
As owner of the then-fledgling multimedia production outfit Carbon Media, his concept was as bold as it was unique: a Down Under segment featuring Indigenous Australian actors to be included in the world's most successful and longest-running children's ...

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Indigenous recognition: Patrick Dodson and Mark Leibler to lead council - The Guardian

Sun, 2015/12/06 - 7:06pm

The Guardian

Indigenous recognition: Patrick Dodson and Mark Leibler to lead council
The Guardian
In 2012, the previous expert panel recommended the removal of a section of the constitution that allowed states to disqualify someone from voting on racial grounds; the insertion of a section recognising Australia was first occupied by Aboriginal and ...
Andrew Demetriou, Amanda Vanstone to help decide on constitution and ...Sydney Morning Herald

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Indigenous gymnast Mikayla George eyes Olympic skiing glory - The Australian

Fri, 2015/12/04 - 1:08pm

The Australian

Indigenous gymnast Mikayla George eyes Olympic skiing glory
The Australian
George was approached to join the VIS talent transfer program, which recruits young acrobatic athletes to become aerial skiers. Australia's success in the sport is built on the premise established by Olympic Winter Institute boss Geoff Lipshut that it ...

ACT and Australia fare badly in indigenous report card - The Canberra Times

Fri, 2015/12/04 - 6:08am

The Canberra Times

ACT and Australia fare badly in indigenous report card
The Canberra Times
While the ACT is a largely healthy and highly educated population, the Aboriginal community continues to be left behind, with little or no progress in five years, a new report finds. The Productivity Commission reported this week on progress towards ...

Young Indigenous Australians wanted - Circular Head Chronicle

Fri, 2015/12/04 - 12:46am

Young Indigenous Australians wanted
Circular Head Chronicle
Marathon. Young Indigenous Australians are being encouraged to apply for the 2016 Indigenous Marathon Project (IMP) team. Established in 2010 by world champion marathon runner, Robert de Castella, the IMP – a program of the Indigenous Marathon ...

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Stan Grant wins Walkley award for Guardian columns on Indigenous affairs - The Guardian

Thu, 2015/12/03 - 10:30am

The Guardian

Stan Grant wins Walkley award for Guardian columns on Indigenous affairs
The Guardian
Guardian Australia columnist Stan Grant has won the 2015 Walkley award for coverage of Indigenous affairs. The television broadcaster and writer won the award at a ceremony in Melbourne on Thursday night for a collection of three opinion pieces about ...

The preventable scandal of Aboriginal incarceration - InDaily

Wed, 2015/12/02 - 11:12pm

InDaily

The preventable scandal of Aboriginal incarceration
InDaily
Welcome to the world of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Indigenous people in Australia represent 2% of our population but 27% of our prison population. In the case of indigenous women, the numbers are even more disturbing. Indigenous ...

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