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Review: Bush Women - 25 Years On, Fremantle Art Centre - ArtsHub

Wed, 2018/08/22 - 3:25am

ArtsHub

Review: Bush Women - 25 Years On, Fremantle Art Centre
ArtsHub
Mary McLean (Pantjiti), Yultukunpa tjikini (drinking honey Grevillea) (detail), 1990, felt pen on paper; Collection of the National Gallery of Australia. A quarter of a century ago six Aboriginal women from WA's Kimberley region and the Ngaanyatjarra ...

Parrtjima 2018: 10 amazing things to do in Alice Springs - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2018/08/22 - 1:53am

NEWS.com.au

Parrtjima 2018: 10 amazing things to do in Alice Springs
NEWS.com.au
Discover Aboriginal art at the Araluen Arts Centre ... Delve deeper into the remarkable creativity of Central Australia and beyond at the Araluen Arts Centre, a world-class theatre and art gallery just a couple of kilometres from Alice Springs town centre.

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Beyond dot paintings: Aboriginal design showcase at Western Australia's State Library - ABC Local

Tue, 2018/08/21 - 11:52pm

ABC Local

Beyond dot paintings: Aboriginal design showcase at Western Australia's State Library
ABC Local
A new exhibition at the State Library of Western Australia is challenging the gift-shop stereotype and is showcasing the breadth and modernity of Aboriginal fashion and design. Bibbullmun Bardi — Exploring Aboriginal Design — takes in fashion ...

New evidence shows Aboriginal Australians brewed alcohol before European settlement - InDaily

Tue, 2018/08/21 - 11:51pm

InDaily

New evidence shows Aboriginal Australians brewed alcohol before European settlement
InDaily
For example, social anthropologist Maggie Brady's 2008 and 2014 work pulls together early European accounts of some Aboriginal practices. They involved the collection and production of sugar-rich solutions and extracts followed by an “incubation” to ...

Indigenous commissioners past and present push urgent constitutional reform - The Guardian

Tue, 2018/08/21 - 6:00pm

The Guardian

Indigenous commissioners past and present push urgent constitutional reform
The Guardian
... and present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioners have announced a plan for constitutional reform within five years, saying it's time to stop “endlessly discussing” and commit to “action that would allow Indigenous ...
MPs told to get the job done on indigenous recognitionThe Australian
Major Grant To Fund Research Into Indigenous LGBTIQ Mental HealthQNews
My Health Record, Indigenous people encouraged to opt inKatherine Times

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Mind your own business, Aboriginal lands chief tells Ombusman - The Australian

Tue, 2018/08/21 - 2:05pm

The Australian

Mind your own business, Aboriginal lands chief tells Ombusman
The Australian
In an unprecedented legal case with implications for indigenous land councils across the country, the general manager of South Australia's remote Aboriginal region is embroiled in a Supreme Court challenge over the authority of the state's Ombudsman.

Gap disability data available 'on a plate' - The Australian

Tue, 2018/08/21 - 2:04pm

The Australian

Gap disability data available 'on a plate'
The Australian
Mr Avery last month released a detailed report concluding two years' research across Australia into the experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, which found the issue was twice as prevalent than in the general ...

MPs told to get the job done on indigenous recognition - The Australian

Tue, 2018/08/21 - 2:03pm

The Australian

MPs told to get the job done on indigenous recognition
The Australian
There should also be indigenous citizen participation in Senate estimates processes to achieve greater accountability of government for services to indigenous Australians, a written submission to a parliamentary committee considering the matter suggests.
Major Grant To Fund Research Into Indigenous LGBTIQ Mental HealthQNews
My Health Record, Indigenous people encouraged to opt inKatherine Times

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Indigenous All Stars v New Zealand Maori: Greg Inglis leads chorus of stars pumped for fixture's return - Sporting News

Tue, 2018/08/21 - 8:20am

Sporting News

Indigenous All Stars v New Zealand Maori: Greg Inglis leads chorus of stars pumped for fixture's return
Sporting News
Monday's announcement by the NRL - that a star-studded New Zealand Māori team will take on an Australian Indigenous All Stars side in February next year - put smiles on faces, and warmed hearts.
The Indigenous All Stars fixture has finally been given the respect it demandsThe Roar

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He was seven votes short of being Australia's Prime Minister — who is Peter Dutton? - ABC News

Tue, 2018/08/21 - 4:56am

ABC News

He was seven votes short of being Australia's Prime Minister — who is Peter Dutton?
ABC News
... raped and tortured in communities in the 21st century". In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald last year he said he now regrets staying away. "I didn't appreciate the symbolism of it and the importance to Indigenous people," Mr Dutton told ...
Peter Dutton: The ex-policeman trying to oust Australia's PMBBC News

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Two Indigenous Landmarks Considered For Seven Wonders Of Australia - Travel Weekly

Tue, 2018/08/21 - 2:41am

Travel Weekly

Two Indigenous Landmarks Considered For Seven Wonders Of Australia
Travel Weekly
Ikara (Wilpena Pound) and Kati Thanda Lake Eyre – two of Australia's iconic indigenous locations – are under consideration for selection in the Seven Wonders of the World campaign currently being run by online travel company – Experience Oz. Six South ...

Indigenous All Stars v New Zealand Māori: Greg Inglis leads chorus of stars pumped for fixture's return - Sporting News

Tue, 2018/08/21 - 1:27am

Sporting News

Indigenous All Stars v New Zealand Māori: Greg Inglis leads chorus of stars pumped for fixture's return
Sporting News
Monday's announcement by the NRL - that a star-studded New Zealand Māori team will take on an Australian Indigenous All Stars side in February next year - put smiles on faces, and warmed hearts.
The Indigenous All Stars fixture has finally been given the respect it demandsThe Roar

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Exhibition shows anti-colonial sentiments in Australian aboriginal art - Business Standard

Mon, 2018/08/20 - 9:36am

Business Standard

Exhibition shows anti-colonial sentiments in Australian aboriginal art
Business Standard
A series of 102 indigenous artworks by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, with the oldest dating back to the 1800s, are being exhibited at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) here till Sunday, and reflect undercurrents of ...

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Major Grant To Fund Research Into Indigenous LGBTIQ Mental Health - QNews

Mon, 2018/08/20 - 9:15am

QNews

Major Grant To Fund Research Into Indigenous LGBTIQ Mental Health
QNews
Dr Lin said it was difficult to say how many young Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15-24 identified as LGBTIQ, but it was thought the figure likely exceeded 17,000 across Australia. Black Rainbow founder Dameyon Bonson, who has worked ...

Dedication at heart of teachers' work - The West Australian

Mon, 2018/08/20 - 8:54am

The West Australian

Dedication at heart of teachers' work
The West Australian
She also said it was a “very historical” time to be working in the area, for Aboriginal people were moving away from Maralinga, in South Australia's remote west where British nuclear testing had started in 1956. Dr Metcalfe also said a group from the ...

Alcohol brewed from trees and other fermented drinks in Australia's Indigenous history - The Conversation AU

Mon, 2018/08/20 - 7:00am
Alcohol brewed from trees and other fermented drinks in Australia's Indigenous history  The Conversation AU

Sap from one tree collected in hollows in the bark, and natural yeast fermented the liquid to an alcoholic drink used by Aboriginal people. Europeans called the ...

Alcohol brewed from trees and other fermented drinks in Australia's Indigenous history - The Conversation AU

Mon, 2018/08/20 - 6:36am

The Conversation AU

Alcohol brewed from trees and other fermented drinks in Australia's Indigenous history
The Conversation AU
There is no doubt that Europeans brought a culture of brewing and consuming alcohol during their early migration and colonisation of Australia. But there is also evidence that Aboriginal people were already aware of fermentation processes to make ...

Where to for an Australian republic? - The Mandarin

Mon, 2018/08/20 - 2:51am

The Mandarin

Where to for an Australian republic?
The Mandarin
No republic in the 1990s and, still today, no proper recognition of Indigenous Australia in the Constitution. It's not as if reforms haven't been made courtesy of some of our legislatures and the High Court; they have, but their incorporation into the ...

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Aboriginal men honoured for 1852 rescue - SBS

Sun, 2018/08/19 - 8:52pm

SBS

Aboriginal men honoured for 1852 rescue
SBS
Yarri and Jacky Jacky - who later changed their names to James McDonnell and John Morley - were among 62 Australians honoured in the latest national bravery awards announced by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove on Monday. Both Yarri and Jacky ...

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Human skull sparks DNA hunt to identify dozens of unmarked remains in remote Australia - ABC News

Sun, 2018/08/19 - 8:22pm

ABC News

Human skull sparks DNA hunt to identify dozens of unmarked remains in remote Australia
ABC News
The Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) stepped in to try to save as many remains as possible before the floods arrived. KALACC Repatriation Officer Neil Carter has been coordinating the project over the past 18 months under the ...

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