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Brumbies flanker David Pocock says Adam Goodes' war dance is 'great for ... - The Canberra Times

Wed, 2015/06/03 - 1:30pm

The Canberra Times

Brumbies flanker David Pocock says Adam Goodes' war dance is 'great for ...
The Canberra Times
David Pocock says former Australian of the Year Adam Goodes' indigenous war dance is "great for sport and great for Australia" but he has no plans for any try celebrations of his own against his old Super Rugby club. The ACT Brumbies flanker is ...

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Mabo Day - 23 years of native title in Australia - SBS

Wed, 2015/06/03 - 7:38am

SBS

Mabo Day - 23 years of native title in Australia
SBS
Twenty-three years ago today the Australian government first recognised the rights of Indigenous Australians to "posses, occupy, use and enjoy" culturally-significant land. On June 3, 1992 the High Court of Australia overtuned the notion of Australia ...
Mabo Day: a turning point for reconciliationMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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Indigenous RAAF members feted - The Daily Telegraph

Wed, 2015/06/03 - 7:13am

The Daily Telegraph

Indigenous RAAF members feted
The Daily Telegraph
“And for the RAAF, it's important to remember the service of Len Waters — Australia's first aboriginal fighter pilot. “More recently, indigenous soldiers have formed the backbone of the Regional Force Surveillance units operating throughout Northern ...

NSW parliament calls Eddie McGuire a 'boofhead' for criticising Adam Goodes - The Guardian

Wed, 2015/06/03 - 6:42am

The Guardian

NSW parliament calls Eddie McGuire a 'boofhead' for criticising Adam Goodes
The Guardian
Another part of Wednesday's declaration, now enshrined in Hansard, recognised and supported Goodes' actions, the role sport and cultural expressions play in “building understanding between cultures and fighting discrimination” and Australia's ...
NSW Parliament names Eddie McGuire 'boofhead' over Adam Goodes' war crySBS
Goodes' celebration reminds us of racial divideThe Roar
The NSW parliament just passed a motion calling Eddie McGuire a 'boofhead'Business Insider Australia
ABC Online
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Indigenous health funding conditions - ABC Message Stick

Tue, 2015/06/02 - 8:25pm

Indigenous health funding conditions
ABC Message Stick
STEVE CANNANE, PRESENTER: You may have seen the 'Recognise' logo, the big red 'R' on billboards and ads supporting a 'yes' vote in the referendum on recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution. The campaign is being run by Reconciliation ...

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Indigenous health funding conditions - ABC Message Stick

Tue, 2015/06/02 - 8:25pm

Indigenous health funding conditions
ABC Message Stick
STEVE CANNANE, PRESENTER: You may have seen the 'Recognise' logo, the big red 'R' on billboards and ads supporting a 'yes' vote in the referendum on recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution. The campaign is being run by Reconciliation ...

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'No' case funding 'would kill indigenous vote': Marcia Langton - The Australian

Tue, 2015/06/02 - 2:04pm

'No' case funding 'would kill indigenous vote': Marcia Langton
The Australian
Bolt believes a national declaration recognising indigenous Australians would surrender a critical principle that Australians be treated as individuals under the law, with equal standing and common rights, and not as representatives of a “race”, each ...

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'No' case funding 'would kill indigenous vote': Marcia Langton - The Australian

Tue, 2015/06/02 - 2:04pm

'No' case funding 'would kill indigenous vote': Marcia Langton
The Australian
Bolt believes a national declaration recognising indigenous Australians would surrender a critical principle that Australians be treated as individuals under the law, with equal standing and common rights, and not as representatives of a “race”, each ...

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Amnesty raps Australia for detaining indigenous youth - Press TV

Tue, 2015/06/02 - 9:29am

Press TV

Amnesty raps Australia for detaining indigenous youth
Press TV
Amnesty International has slammed Canberra for taking an unusually high number of indigenous teenagers into custody, saying such detentions have turned into a national crisis in Australia. The UK-based rights body said in a report, titled “A Brighter ...

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Indigenous and non-indigenous people face-off in Melbourne art performance ... - Herald Sun

Tue, 2015/06/02 - 6:54am

Herald Sun

Indigenous and non-indigenous people face-off in Melbourne art performance ...
Herald Sun
“How many Australian non-indigenous people have actually met an identified indigenous person ... How many non-indigenous Australians have a stereotyped image of what an indigenous person looks like,” she told the city council's Melbourne magazine.

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Indigenous leaders suspect remote NT communities will be closed - The Guardian

Tue, 2015/06/02 - 5:19am

The Guardian

Indigenous leaders suspect remote NT communities will be closed
The Guardian
There has been rising concern among remote Indigenous communities in the territory that they could face the same threat of closure as those over the border in Western Australia. Giles has indicated that the government is likely to accept an offer of ...
Adam Giles steps in to right indigenous inactionThe Australian
Buying policy aids remote communitiesThe Australian Financial Review

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'Australia is uniquely racist against Aboriginals': Aboriginal elder weighs in ... - Daily Mail

Tue, 2015/06/02 - 2:27am

Daily Mail

'Australia is uniquely racist against Aboriginals': Aboriginal elder weighs in ...
Daily Mail
An Indigenous elder and activist has defended Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes' controversial and spontaneous performance of an Indigenous 'war dance' on the field and declared that Australia is racist against its Indigenous population. During his ...
Adam's got the Goodes to help AustraliaThe Roar
The backlash against Adam Goodes is the reason his war dance is importantThe Guardian
Adam Goodes' Indigenous celebration sparks boos for Sydney Swans star ...Radio Australia
The New Daily -AFL.com.au -3AW
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Australia is racist: Reaction to Adam Goodes' dance is just more proof - Independent Australia

Tue, 2015/06/02 - 1:45am

Independent Australia

Australia is racist: Reaction to Adam Goodes' dance is just more proof
Independent Australia
The judicial system in Australia targets Indigenous people more than any other group. Indigenous people are racially profiled, are killed in custody and are more likely to receive custodial sentences than their non-Indigenous counterparts. In fact ...

Indigenous youths 24 times more likely to be in detention, Amnesty ... - ABC Online

Tue, 2015/06/02 - 1:20am

Indigenous youths 24 times more likely to be in detention, Amnesty ...
ABC Online
The report, A Brighter Tomorrow, also states Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people make up about 5 per cent of the Australian population of 10 to 17 year olds, but comprise 59 per cent of those in detention. A Brighter Tomorrow will be ...

'Australia is uniquely racist' - NEWS.com.au

Mon, 2015/06/01 - 8:46pm

NEWS.com.au

'Australia is uniquely racist'
NEWS.com.au
Social media was unimpressed by the performance of one government minister on the Q&A panel last night after Indigenous elder and activist Jack Charles remarked that Australia was “uniquely racist against Aboriginal Australians”. In response, Assistant ...
Jack Charles tells Q&A Australia has come of age on same-sex marriage, but 'I ...The Age

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Jack Charles tells Q&A Australia has come of age on same-sex marriage, but 'I ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2015/06/01 - 3:44pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Jack Charles tells Q&A Australia has come of age on same-sex marriage, but 'I ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia, he said, was a uniquely racist country in its treatment of its Indigenous people. "You have to know this. I can't see why you don't know it now." It was an observation made more in sorrow than in anger – and Charles was as ready with a quip ...
'Australia is uniquely racist'NEWS.com.au

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Jack Charles tells Q&A Australia has come of age on same-sex marriage, but 'I ... - The Age

Mon, 2015/06/01 - 3:39pm

Jack Charles tells Q&A Australia has come of age on same-sex marriage, but 'I ...
The Age
Australia, he said, was a uniquely racist country in its treatment of its indigenous people. "You have to know this. I can't see why you don't know it now." It was an observation made more in sorrow than in anger – and Charles was as ready with a quip ...

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NAB banks on closing indigenous gap with reconciliation plan - The Australian

Mon, 2015/06/01 - 2:16pm

The Australian

NAB banks on closing indigenous gap with reconciliation plan
The Australian
In the lead-up to national reconciliation week, which ends tomorrow, NAB also developed an e-learning module to roll out for the bank's 30,000 staff across Australia. “These and other programs show that NAB is serious about addressing indigenous ...

Australia must set justice targets for Indigenous incarceration: Amnesty ... - SBS

Mon, 2015/06/01 - 12:44pm

SBS

Australia must set justice targets for Indigenous incarceration: Amnesty ...
SBS
Mr Shetty has spent the last week touring the country and speaking with Indigenous Australians seeking a solution to the over-representation of First Nations youths in jail. He will address the National Press Club in Canberra on the report, which is ...
Indigenous youths 24 times more likely to be in detention, Amnesty ...ABC Online
Call for laws to curb indigenous jailingsThe West Australian
Amnesty slams Australia over detention of indigenous childrenZee News
Sky News Australia
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Indigenous coverage running out of money - WA today

Mon, 2015/06/01 - 10:27am

Indigenous coverage running out of money
WA today
A former Richmond and Essendon player, who some years ago took over the licence, Underwood is understood to be searching desperately for sponsors after securing $40,000 from Indigenous Business Australia. According to Leavy, the program has ...

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