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Victorian women's minister quits cabinet - NEWS.com.au

Mon, 2018/11/26 - 12:56am

NEWS.com.au

Victorian women's minister quits cabinet
NEWS.com.au
"We would not (be) today, the only state in Australia to have taken massive, profound important steps towards a treaty with Aboriginal Victorians if not for the leadership Nat has shown." Mr Andrews said he hoped there would be a time in the future for ...

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Tougher to adopt in WA under cultural identity requirements - The West Australian

Sun, 2018/11/25 - 6:01pm

The West Australian

Tougher to adopt in WA under cultural identity requirements
The West Australian
In moves that could make it harder for non-Aboriginal couples to adopt Aboriginal children, the Department of Communities is also demanding families draw up an “adoption plan” to show how a child's “connection to country and culture” would be preserved ...
A lot to learn from other First NationsMirage News

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Suspend Commonwealth Bank role in Australian of the Year Awards: Labor - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sun, 2018/11/25 - 12:45pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Suspend Commonwealth Bank role in Australian of the Year Awards: Labor
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Day is already at the centre of a political debate over whether it should be held on another date less offensive to Indigenous Australians. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has suggested one option could be to create a new day to recognise ...

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Fracking threatens Aboriginal land across northwest Australia - Asia Times

Sun, 2018/11/25 - 5:36am

Asia Times

Fracking threatens Aboriginal land across northwest Australia
Asia Times
The colors of northwestern Australia are profound. In the build-up to the wet season, the deep shades of bloodwood trees (Corymbia spp.) and red-tailed black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii) take on an extra vibrancy. This place is called Yulleroo ...

Indigenous rangers in training to become Northern Territory Fisheries inspectors - ABC News

Sat, 2018/11/24 - 11:10pm

ABC News

Indigenous rangers in training to become Northern Territory Fisheries inspectors
ABC News
The Northern Land Council will decide in early December whether to accept a $10 million proposal from the NT Government, designed to resolve an almost decade-long impasse with traditional owners about control of Indigenous-owned coastal zones.

Indigenous student warns boarding school can be 'distressing' as dropout rates are questioned - ABC News

Sat, 2018/11/24 - 7:12pm

ABC News

Indigenous student warns boarding school can be 'distressing' as dropout rates are questioned
ABC News
Cheyenne Maymuru is one of hundreds of young Aboriginal people who have left their communities to attend elite private schools in Australia's biggest cities, and while there are many success stories, others are left with broken dreams.

@tiddas4tiddas - Honi Soit

Sat, 2018/11/24 - 7:11am

Honi Soit

@tiddas4tiddas
Honi Soit
From this moment, it was as if I'd been outed and suddenly I became the spokesperson for Aboriginal Australia, to my otherwise all Non-Indigenous high school. The onslaught of questions I didn't have an answer to and constant nagging to justify my ...

Mirvac to host Australia's first Indigenous rooftop garden in Redfern - Commercial Real Estate News

Sat, 2018/11/24 - 4:59am

Commercial Real Estate News

Mirvac to host Australia's first Indigenous rooftop garden in Redfern
Commercial Real Estate News
Australia is to have its first indigenous rooftop farm – and it's to be at one of the first sites in the nation where Aboriginal workers were given equality in the workplace. The farm, to be developed on the roof of a building at the Australian ...

Corporate Australia ups support for Indigenous businesses, communities: Reconciliation Australia - ABC News

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 8:03pm

ABC News

Corporate Australia ups support for Indigenous businesses, communities: Reconciliation Australia
ABC News
Australia is witnessing a surge in support for Indigenous businesses, and corporate responsibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, according to Reconciliation Australia. Corporate heavyweights are increasing their use of Indigenous ...

Aboriginal oyster farm pearl in the making - The West Australian

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 4:36pm

The West Australian

Aboriginal oyster farm pearl in the making
The West Australian
Aboriginal elder Bunug Galaminda says his dream is that oysters from a farm owned and operated by Warruwi community members in the Northern Territory will one day be eaten in big city restaurants around Australia. The indigenous-owned farm is up and ...

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New plans and policy are afoot to spearhead tourism development in South Australia - The Advertiser

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 1:39pm

The Advertiser

New plans and policy are afoot to spearhead tourism development in South Australia
The Advertiser
“They will be able to see the gallery, then visit locations in South Australia where much of the art and culture within the gallery has originated. With this gallery, Adelaide can become the gateway to Aboriginal Australia.” On another front, an SA ...

We must end convenient myths of Aboriginal history - Daily Telegraph

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 12:01pm

Daily Telegraph

We must end convenient myths of Aboriginal history
Daily Telegraph
In Australia we've well-rehearsed the presentation of our history from a colonist's perspective. From the label “terra nullius” (nobody's land) that was applied to Australia by settlers to the myth that Aboriginals were entirely nomadic, when there was ...

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Western Australia signs up for lifesaving phone service for Indigenous detainees - The Guardian

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 8:04am

The Guardian

Western Australia signs up for lifesaving phone service for Indigenous detainees
The Guardian
Western Australia has signed a long-awaited funding agreement to secure a lifesaving service for Indigenous people taken into police custody. The deal will provide almost $1m in annual funding for the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA to establish and ...
Legal hotline to prevent WA custody deathsCourier Mail

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Corporate Australia ups support for Indigenous businesses, communities: Reconciliation Australia - ABC News

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 8:00am
Corporate Australia ups support for Indigenous businesses, communities: Reconciliation Australia  ABC News

Australia is witnessing a surge in support for Indigenous businesses, with corporate heavyweights increasingly using Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Corporate Australia ups support for Indigenous businesses, communities: Reconciliation Australia - ABC News

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 8:00am
Corporate Australia ups support for Indigenous businesses, communities: Reconciliation Australia  ABC News

Australia is witnessing a surge in support for Indigenous businesses, with corporate heavyweights increasingly using Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Western Australia signs up for lifesaving phone service for Indigenous detainees - The Guardian

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 8:00am
Western Australia signs up for lifesaving phone service for Indigenous detainees  The Guardian

Coroner had recommended the program two years ago following the inquest into the death of Ms Dhu.

'Looming tide of gloom' warning for remote communities as Indigenous housing row grows - ABC Local

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 6:51am

ABC Local

'Looming tide of gloom' warning for remote communities as Indigenous housing row grows
ABC Local
"The residents of remote Western Australia are as deserved of public housing as those in Subiaco," Mr Scullion said. "It's completely the responsibility of the West Australian Government. "There are still a number of houses [needed in remote WA ...

Where's Kurtley? Michael Cheika's curious omission from England Test - The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 6:06am

Daily Telegraph

Where's Kurtley? Michael Cheika's curious omission from England Test
The Sydney Morning Herald
Heaping awkwardness on a curious decision is that the Test has been heavily hyped as the Indigenous jersey's second outing and its first outside Australia. Now, one of only 14 known Aboriginal players to have worn the jersey and the only one currently ...
David Pocock ruled out with neck injury, Kurtley Beale dropped from Wallabies squad to face EnglandDaily Telegraph
Cheika axes Beale for England clashRockhampton Morning Bulletin

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A shift in attitude and attendance for First Nations programming - ArtsHub

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 3:44am

ArtsHub

A shift in attitude and attendance for First Nations programming
ArtsHub
The Awaken exhibition includes almost 200 items from the extensive Donald Thomson Collection -–one of the most important Australian Aboriginal anthropological collections in the world, gathered from the diverse communities of Arnhem Land, Cape York ...
The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9)Art Guide Australia

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Adoption without parental consent legalised in NSW - The Guardian

Fri, 2018/11/23 - 2:27am

The Guardian

Adoption without parental consent legalised in NSW
The Guardian
Aboriginal leaders and community members say the changes will lead to another stolen generation. Aboriginal children and young people make up almost 40% of those in the out-of-home care system. AbSec, the state's peak body representing Aboriginal ...

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