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Protesters dressed as lobsters crash Victorian Liberals' campaign launch - The Guardian

Sun, 2018/10/28 - 4:28am

The Guardian

Protesters dressed as lobsters crash Victorian Liberals' campaign launch
The Guardian
The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, ordered the Australian Labor party to pay back $388,000 in August. Victoria police have requested interviews with several MPs and ministers. “I won't let ... Before a crowd of around 400 red-clad politicians ...

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Tensions high among Aboriginal communities ahead of Tony Abbott's special envoy visit - ABC News

Sun, 2018/10/28 - 2:24am

ABC News

Tensions high among Aboriginal communities ahead of Tony Abbott's special envoy visit
ABC News
The ABC understands that tensions are high among South Australian Indigenous communities regarding the timing of an expected visit from special envoy for Indigenous Affairs Tony Abbott in the wake of a recent alleged murder in Ceduna.

The American dream: WA Indigenous stockmen train for college rodeo - ABC News

Sun, 2018/10/28 - 2:22am

ABC News

The American dream: WA Indigenous stockmen train for college rodeo
ABC News
Queensland-born Sam Spreadborough was just a teenager when he travelled to the United States as a member of the first Australian high school rodeo team. He was recruited not long after and attended Western Texas College for four years. His friend and ...

Tarnanthi Art Fair shines a light on the next generation of emerging Indigenous artists - ABC News

Sat, 2018/10/27 - 9:36pm

ABC News

Tarnanthi Art Fair shines a light on the next generation of emerging Indigenous artists
ABC News
At the height of the global financial crisis in 2009, the sale of Indigenous art hit an all-time low, galleries around Australia closed their doors and many artists simply stopped painting because they could not sell their work.

Celeste Liddle: 'I've spent my entire life feeling like a fraud who didn't belong' - ABC Life

Sat, 2018/10/27 - 9:31pm

ABC Life

Celeste Liddle: 'I've spent my entire life feeling like a fraud who didn't belong'
ABC Life
After all this, I believe more than ever that we need more spaces for Aboriginal women's voices, whether these are mainstream or independent spaces. Not only does this provide platforms for the rest of Australia to experience the diversity of ...

Review: spaced3 - north by southeast - ArtsHub

Sat, 2018/10/27 - 9:21pm

ArtsHub

Review: spaced3 - north by southeast
ArtsHub
Spaced 3: north by southeast does just that, as part of Art Gallery of Western Australia's (AGWA) Rebels, Radicals and Pathfinders series. ... This contrast shows up in his display, which is a combination of architectural drawing and aboriginal paintings.

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National Indigenous health staffing reaches crisis point as community relies on 'Panadol clinic' - ABC News

Sat, 2018/10/27 - 8:07pm

ABC News

National Indigenous health staffing reaches crisis point as community relies on 'Panadol clinic'
ABC News
Mr Wyatt told the ABC at the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Alice Springs, federal, state and territory governments "agreed to the immediate preparation of a national Indigenous health workforce plan to increase the number of Aboriginal ...

Fake Aboriginal art diminishes authenticity of the whole industry, ACCC says - ABC News

Sat, 2018/10/27 - 3:57am

ABC News

Fake Aboriginal art diminishes authenticity of the whole industry, ACCC says
ABC News
The court found that Birubi Art had made false or misleading representations that its products were made in Australia and were hand-painted by Australian Aboriginal artisans. Over a period of two and a half years, Birubi sold more than 18,000 ...

Fears of 'another stolen generation' after New South Wales' move on foster care - The Guardian

Fri, 2018/10/26 - 9:02pm

The Guardian

Fears of 'another stolen generation' after New South Wales' move on foster care
The Guardian
It has refused to rule out adoption as a last resort for Aboriginal children, which has alarmed the Aboriginal Child, Family and Community Care State Secretariat (AbSec), the peak body for Aboriginal child and family services in NSW. Aboriginal ...

Celebrating Australia at gallery opening - South Burnett Times

Fri, 2018/10/26 - 7:10pm

South Burnett Times

Celebrating Australia at gallery opening
South Burnett Times
Ms Law celebrates her Indigenous Australian culture and her ancestors history through her exhibition Yungi - First Collection. She is a self-taught Traditional Contemporary Aboriginal Artist and a proud Bindal/Bigambul woman. "Traditional stories guide ...

Remote work-for-the-dole scheme 'modern day slavery' - Chronicle

Fri, 2018/10/26 - 4:48pm

Chronicle

Remote work-for-the-dole scheme 'modern day slavery'
Chronicle
"We believe that the CDP is discriminatory and is causing significant harm, hardship and distress to Aboriginal people across Australia. NACCHO does not support the CDP nor does it support the proposed Bill. We believe the proposed Bill will only ...

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Parrtjima, Alice Springs - The Australian

Fri, 2018/10/26 - 1:00pm

The Australian

Parrtjima, Alice Springs
The Australian
Aboriginal Australians, like all ancient humans, broke their time into seasons that were guided by the rising of certain stars before the morning sun. Depending on where in the country they were located, some Aboriginal clans had as many as 13 seasons ...

Meghan and Harry honour conservationists - The Australian

Fri, 2018/10/26 - 9:33am

The Sun

Meghan and Harry honour conservationists
The Australian
Prince Harry and Meghan's charter jet back to Australia had to pull up its landing upon approach at Sydney Airport and fly back around because of another aircraft on the runway.The flight landed safely a few minutes later. Security was tight, with each ...
Royals In Tonga: Prince Harry, Meghan Twinning In SkirtsEconomic Times

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Vic Aboriginals may not have voice on body - NEWS.com.au

Fri, 2018/10/26 - 8:55am

NEWS.com.au

Vic Aboriginals may not have voice on body
NEWS.com.au
The Victorian parliament passed legislation in June for the creation of a representative body, elected by Aboriginal Victorians, by mid-2019 to help design a framework for treaty negotiations. Victorian Greens MP Lidia Thorpe, who is an Aboriginal ...

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Victoria signs largest native title claim in its history, covering 11% of state's landmass - The Guardian

Fri, 2018/10/26 - 7:02am

The Guardian

Victoria signs largest native title claim in its history, covering 11% of state's landmass
The Guardian
Victoria has signed the largest native title claim in the state's history, recognising the Taungurung as traditional owners in central Victoria and awarding a settlement of more than $33m. The agreement was signed between the Taungurung Clans ...

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Nigel Scullion was not told Tony Abbott appointed Indigenous envoy - The Guardian

Fri, 2018/10/26 - 4:49am

The Guardian

Nigel Scullion was not told Tony Abbott appointed Indigenous envoy
The Guardian
Scullion said he commissioned the review of the implementation of the recommendations of the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody, which was released this week, following a conversation with Western Australian senator Pat Dodson because ...
Nigel Scullion first heard about Tony Abbott's Indigenous envoy role through the media, not from PM Scott MorrisonABC News

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Didgeri-DON'T: One of Australia's biggest Aboriginal souvenir companies faces huge fines after being caught making ... - Daily Mail

Fri, 2018/10/26 - 1:16am

Daily Mail

Didgeri-DON'T: One of Australia's biggest Aboriginal souvenir companies faces huge fines after being caught making ...
Daily Mail
A leading Aboriginal souvenir wholesaler is facing the prospect of massive fines after selling 'genuine' Indigenous artefacts across Australia which were actually made in Bali. The Federal Court recently found Birubi Art Pty Ltd – who sold more than 18 ...

The hidden story of Perth's Aboriginal bush camps rediscovered in the western suburbs - ABC News

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 11:05pm

ABC News

The hidden story of Perth's Aboriginal bush camps rediscovered in the western suburbs
ABC News
This pocket of bushland in the wealthy suburb of Shenton Park was once home to one of the many Aboriginal camps dotted along fringes of Perth. It's also the exact spot where Noongar woman Lynnette Coomer grew up in the 1950s. "They can build their ...

What's on: Moon lanterns, music & Aboriginal art - InDaily

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 10:14pm

InDaily

What's on: Moon lanterns, music & Aboriginal art
InDaily
Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art is underway at the Art Gallery of South Australia, with this year's festival focussing on a solo survey of works from master bark painter John Mawurndjul, from Maningrida in ...

Victoria's Indigenous treaty on course despite Coalition bid to stop it - The Guardian

Thu, 2018/10/25 - 10:02pm

The Guardian

Victoria's Indigenous treaty on course despite Coalition bid to stop it
The Guardian
Victoria's minister for Aboriginal affairs, Natalie Hutchins, told Guardian Australia the government was committed to “true reconciliation” through progressing a treaty with the state's Indigenous peoples. In last year's budget the government committed ...

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