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Rare Aboriginal bark paintings on show in Beijing - Katherine Times

Wed, 2018/07/04 - 12:36am

Katherine Times

Rare Aboriginal bark paintings on show in Beijing
Katherine Times
“This delicate and beautiful collection of Arnhem Land bark paintings is one of Australia's great cultural treasures and the National Museum of Australia is delighted to share them with Chinese audiences,” National Museum director, Dr Mathew Trinca said.

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Key Victorian highway project held up as protesters dig in over 'sacred' trees - ABC News

Wed, 2018/07/04 - 12:15am

ABC News

Key Victorian highway project held up as protesters dig in over 'sacred' trees
ABC News
A State Government spokesperson said in a statement it was "continuing to work with traditional owners to get on and deliver this vital project". "We're proud that Victoria will be the first state in Australia to negotiate treaty with its first peoples ...

Financial sharks targeted Indigenous Australians: Royal Commission - Nine

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 11:48pm

Nine

Financial sharks targeted Indigenous Australians: Royal Commission
Nine
Poor financial literacy has led to Aboriginal people being routinely ripped off by financial sharks, the banking royal commission has been told, with one witness who bought a costly funeral plan breaking down in tears. One company, Clear View Life ...
Banking royal commission hears funeral plan targeted Aboriginal ...ABC News
Banking inquiry told Indigenous people exploited by insurance companiesThe Guardian
Funeral insurer targeting Indigenous Australians ignored court ordersThe Sydney Morning Herald
NEWS.com.au
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Watershed moments in Indigenous Australia's struggle to be heard - ABC News

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 10:47pm

ABC News

Watershed moments in Indigenous Australia's struggle to be heard
ABC News
The story of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is contested and complex. From the arrival of the First Fleet to the trauma of the Stolen Generations, the fight for land rights and the Uluru Statement from the Heart, it ...
Banking inquiry told Indigenous people exploited by insurance companiesThe Guardian
Financial sharks targeted Indigenous Australians: Royal CommissionNine
'Fake' funeral insurer used rainbow serpent logo to lure Indigenous AustraliansThe Sydney Morning Herald
NEWS.com.au
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Jandamarra: The outlaw who fought to save his country and people from colonisation - ABC News

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 8:59pm

ABC News

Jandamarra: The outlaw who fought to save his country and people from colonisation
ABC News
More than 100 years ago, 30 police officers went searching for an Aboriginal warrior feared by authorities across Western Australia. His name was Jandamarra. His home? Bunuba country, nestled in the remote landscapes of the Kimberley. Picturesque ...

'A most resolute lady': the radical resistance of Indigenous women - The Guardian

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 6:08pm

The Guardian

'A most resolute lady': the radical resistance of Indigenous women
The Guardian
Louisa was a young girl when she was abducted by sealers from a beach near the heads of Port Phillip Bay and carried off to a distant, wind-swept island in the Bass Strait. Her mother, grandmother and aunt are also said to have been taken that day. The ...

Aboriginal bark paintings of Australia on display in China - Xinhua

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 2:24pm

Aboriginal bark paintings of Australia on display in China
Xinhua
BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition featuring over 100 pieces of Australian aboriginal bark painting opened Tuesday at China's National Museum in Beijing. It is the first time for the traditional paintings, which were created on bark by ...

Indigenous Round to address lack of netball diversity - The Australian

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 2:17pm

The Australian

Indigenous Round to address lack of netball diversity
The Australian
South Australia's Aboriginal Netball Academy allows 25 high school students to spend a day per week at the Thunderbird's home stadium, where they split their time between studying and training. This year, the team's own Fiona Fowler has signed on as a ...

Rights for first peoples make it 'clear' an advisory role is needed - The Australian

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 2:05pm

Rights for first peoples make it 'clear' an advisory role is needed
The Australian
“We have an understanding that Aboriginal people have a right to exercise their wishes for the future, not only as citizens of Australia and through the political institutions available to all Australians but through this particular means that would ...

Johnny Mawurndjul: hunter, fisher and country chronicler - The Australian

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 2:05pm

The Australian

Johnny Mawurndjul: hunter, fisher and country chronicler
The Australian
Mawurndjul's extraordinary trajectory as an artist, especially from the time his work was included in Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia in New York in 1988 and in Magiciens de la terre in Paris in 1989, and during his travel to Aratjara: Art ...

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Banking royal commission hears funeral plan targeted Aboriginal customers - ABC News

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 11:10am

ABC News

Banking royal commission hears funeral plan targeted Aboriginal customers
ABC News
The first company under scrutiny, Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund (ACBF), describes its funeral plan as "tailored to meet the needs" of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Tracey Walsh from Mooroopna in Victoria gave evidence of her ...
Financial sharks targeted Indigenous Australians: Royal CommissionNine
Funeral insurer targeting Indigenous Australians ignored court ordersThe Sydney Morning Herald
Banking inquiry told Indigenous people exploited by insurance companiesThe Guardian
NEWS.com.au
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Watershed moments in Indigenous Australia's struggle to be heard - ABC Local

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 7:00am
Watershed moments in Indigenous Australia's struggle to be heard  ABC Local

From the arrival of the First Fleet to the trauma of the Stolen Generations, the fight for land rights and the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the story of Indigenous ...

Watershed moments in Indigenous Australia's struggle to be heard - ABC News

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 7:00am
Watershed moments in Indigenous Australia's struggle to be heard  ABC News

From the arrival of the First Fleet to the trauma of the Stolen Generations, the fight for land rights and the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the story of Indigenous ...

Banking inquiry told Indigenous people exploited by insurance companies - The Guardian

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 6:09am

The Guardian

Banking inquiry told Indigenous people exploited by insurance companies
The Guardian
Car dealers also targeted Indigenous people with high-interest loans and useless insurance, taking advantage of needing a car in remote communities, said Financial Counselling Australia's Lynda Edwards. “Some car dealers will actually drive into ...
Far North Queensland borrowers thought higher interest rates were better for themThe Australian
Bank fees eroding up to 10% of income in remote communitiesThe Sydney Morning Herald

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EDITORIAL: An occasion to learn what nation you stand on - Eden Magnet

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 5:07am

Eden Magnet

EDITORIAL: An occasion to learn what nation you stand on
Eden Magnet
According to Tindale's Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes, their region stretched from what is now the area north of Merimbula to Green Cape and west to the Great Dividing Ranges. The Djiringanj were from the area south of Narooma, east past ...

Celebrating NAIDOC Week is to celebrate strength of indigenous women - Port Stephens Examiner

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 2:34am

Parkes Champion-Post

Celebrating NAIDOC Week is to celebrate strength of indigenous women
Port Stephens Examiner
She is a pillar of family, community and culture as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have been for tens of thousands of years, to little acclaim. AIATSIS exists to tell the story of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia. The woman ...
NAIDOC Week celebrations in ParkesParkes Champion-Post
NAIDOC 2018: Because of her, we canABC News
New HIV cases up 33% among Australia's Aboriginal peopleGay Star News
The Australian -Namoi Valley Independent
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Banking royal commission hears how finance companies exploit Indigenous Australians - ABC News (blog)

Tue, 2018/07/03 - 12:59am

ABC News (blog)

Banking royal commission hears how finance companies exploit Indigenous Australians
ABC News (blog)
The financial services royal commission is focusing on the financial exclusion and exploitation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. After hearing from regulators and financial counsellors, the commission will investigate the high-pressure ...
Celebration of culture and community for NAIDOC WeekCatholic Outlook (press release) (blog)

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How food reveals the surpressed history of Chinese and Aboriginal Australian kinship - Salon

Mon, 2018/07/02 - 10:11pm

Salon

How food reveals the surpressed history of Chinese and Aboriginal Australian kinship
Salon
Despite the longevity of Indigenous culture in Australia, most tourist knowledge and interest in the Native people extends no further than boomerangs and didgeridoos, and even there exists a multitude of misinformation: Americans tend to see these ...

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Banking royal commission hears of Indigenous financial 'exclusion', as farm hearings wrap up - ABC News (blog)

Mon, 2018/07/02 - 6:49am

ABC News (blog)

Banking royal commission hears of Indigenous financial 'exclusion', as farm hearings wrap up
ABC News (blog)
The commission is then scheduled to hear from Financial Counselling Australia and ASIC to commence the topic of financial services provision to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with a particular focus on exploitative financial products ...
NAIDOC Week Celebration - Sunday 8 Julymnnews.today

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Aussie business consultants marketplace brings on first CMO - CMO

Mon, 2018/07/02 - 6:17am

CMO

Aussie business consultants marketplace brings on first CMO
CMO
The site lists strategic consulting, HR, digital marketing, accounting and finance and deal advisory as example of the types of skills you can access via the site. The online forum was founded in Australia by ex-Bain & Company consultants in 2013 and ...

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