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Shaping the new world - UNSW Newsroom

Fri, 2018/01/05 - 1:08am

UNSW Newsroom

Shaping the new world
UNSW Newsroom
Bashford's return to Australia comes in the wake of controversy in the US about Confederate monuments, which in turn sparked renewed calls to change the date of Australia Day because of its association with Indigenous dispossession. Bashford, who in ...

'There's no such thing as failing': Dylan Voller's message to WA youths - Brisbane Times

Thu, 2018/01/04 - 10:09pm

'There's no such thing as failing': Dylan Voller's message to WA youths
Brisbane Times
Coolabaroo Neighbourhood Centre executive director Joanne Della Bona said it was important for people like Voller to speak out about youth detention issues. "All of Australia need to know what is actually happening in our youth detention centres," she ...

All aboard for a slow journey of discovery - Fraser Coast Chronicle

Thu, 2018/01/04 - 8:10pm

Fraser Coast Chronicle

All aboard for a slow journey of discovery
Fraser Coast Chronicle
"There will be a lot of graphic overlays, which will be a way for audiences to discover the multicultural and Aboriginal history of Australia," he says. Also spicing things up will be aerial footage and some handy facts provided by The Ghan's staff ...

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All aboard for a slow journey of discovery - The Queensland Times

Thu, 2018/01/04 - 8:09pm

The Queensland Times

All aboard for a slow journey of discovery
The Queensland Times
"There will be a lot of graphic overlays, which will be a way for audiences to discover the multicultural and Aboriginal history of Australia," he says. Also spicing things up will be aerial footage and some handy facts provided by The Ghan's staff ...

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All aboard for a slow journey of discovery - Mackay Daily Mercury

Thu, 2018/01/04 - 8:03pm

Mackay Daily Mercury

All aboard for a slow journey of discovery
Mackay Daily Mercury
"There will be a lot of graphic overlays, which will be a way for audiences to discover the multicultural and Aboriginal history of Australia," he says. Also spicing things up will be aerial footage and some handy facts provided by The Ghan's staff ...

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Change It Ourselves campaign asks people to take a different day off for Australia Day - NEWS.com.au

Thu, 2018/01/04 - 11:47am

NEWS.com.au

Change It Ourselves campaign asks people to take a different day off for Australia Day
NEWS.com.au
The push to change the date of Australia Day, which marks the anniversary of the First Fleet landing, has been gaining momentum as it is offensive to Aboriginal communities. A number of Melbourne councils have already chosen to change the date of their ...

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Change It Ourselves campaign asks people to take a different day off for Australia Day - The Weekly Times

Thu, 2018/01/04 - 11:43am

Change It Ourselves campaign asks people to take a different day off for Australia Day
The Weekly Times
The push to change the date of Australia Day, which marks the anniversary of the First Fleet landing, has been gaining momentum as it is offensive to Aboriginal communities. A number of Melbourne councils have already chosen to change the date of their ...

City of Gosnells' Big Breakfast to kick start Australia Day - Community Newspaper Group

Thu, 2018/01/04 - 8:59am

Community Newspaper Group

City of Gosnells' Big Breakfast to kick start Australia Day
Community Newspaper Group
The Gosnells Rotary Club will also serve a cooked breakfast from 8am, at $5.50 for kids, $7.50 for a regular serve or $10 for a big breakfast. City of Gosnells Mayor Glenn Dewhurst said the community celebration was the perfect way to the announce the ...

Patty Mills wearing Under Armour Mabo Day kicks to educate people - ESPN

Thu, 2018/01/04 - 2:05am

ESPN

Patty Mills wearing Under Armour Mabo Day kicks to educate people
ESPN
Ever since he entered the NBA in 2009, Patty Mills has used the platform that professional basketball has afforded him to spread the culture and traditions of Indigenous Australians. From teammates, to members of the Spurs organization, to even the ...

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How an Australian Aboriginal team became cricket pioneers - Brisbane Times

Wed, 2018/01/03 - 10:00pm

Brisbane Times

How an Australian Aboriginal team became cricket pioneers
Brisbane Times
These pioneers were Aboriginal Australians. Five years earlier, they had never seen cricket, let alone played it. Yet they took to the sport with such natural dexterity that when they played MCC at Lord's, they led on first innings and might have won ...

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The battle of ideas is being lost in our classrooms - The Australian

Wed, 2018/01/03 - 1:00pm

The battle of ideas is being lost in our classrooms
The Australian
As a result, while one of the issues surveyed relates to the importance of learning about Australia's history and political institutions, the other topics include participating in peaceful protests, participating in activities that benefit the local ...

Sonia Wutzke a passionate improver of public health - The Sydney Morning Herald

Wed, 2018/01/03 - 12:30pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sonia Wutzke a passionate improver of public health
The Sydney Morning Herald
SEARCH is Australia's largest cohort of urban Aboriginal children, a complex partnership between Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and their communities, the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, governments and many researchers ...

Police deny reference to 'animals' in online post was a racist slur aimed at Aboriginal people - and claim it was ... - Daily Mail

Wed, 2018/01/03 - 8:09am

Daily Mail

Police deny reference to 'animals' in online post was a racist slur aimed at Aboriginal people - and claim it was ...
Daily Mail
'The original post on Twitter by Shark Bay Police was targeted at a very specific group of people, known to be publicly associated with environmental matters, and with no links to the indigenous community,' a police spokesperson said. 'The District ...

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John Batman descendant given honorary name Kuboroo by Aboriginal elder in spirit of reconciliation - Herald Sun

Wed, 2018/01/03 - 6:43am

Herald Sun

John Batman descendant given honorary name Kuboroo by Aboriginal elder in spirit of reconciliation
Herald Sun
Murrundindi, who is the sanctuary's indigenous cultural adviser, is upset with the move by Darebin Council to rename Northcote's Batman Park after his late mother Gumbri. “Me and my brothers were not consulted about this — politics, power and money ...

Ice sneaks under indigenous radar - Riverine Herald

Tue, 2018/01/02 - 11:19pm

Riverine Herald

Ice sneaks under indigenous radar
Riverine Herald
Mr Calleja was responding to Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council chief executive Scott Wilson's comments that the ice problem is significantly bigger than the community realises and is tearing many indigenous communities apart. Mr Wilson also said in ...

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Ice sneaks under indigenous radar - Riverine Herald

Tue, 2018/01/02 - 11:19pm

Riverine Herald

Ice sneaks under indigenous radar
Riverine Herald
Mr Calleja was responding to Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council chief executive Scott Wilson's comments that the ice problem is significantly bigger than the community realises and is tearing many indigenous communities apart. Mr Wilson also said in ...

Indigenous communities in Australia press for a national voice despite setbacks - America Magazine

Tue, 2018/01/02 - 8:35pm

America Magazine

Indigenous communities in Australia press for a national voice despite setbacks
America Magazine
In Australia, Indigenous and settler relations are at a political low point, following the dismissal of a proposed First Nations “voice” in federal parliament. The voice has become part of the architecture of Aboriginal (mainland) and Torres Strait ...

Send a few to jail — the others will get the message - The Australian

Tue, 2018/01/02 - 1:01pm

Send a few to jail — the others will get the message
The Australian
They will remain in Australia and we must deal with them as part of our society. Victoria has a major policing problem. The police force is drifting and lacks leadership. Victorians do not have an active chief commissioner. The incumbent is about to ...

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Adelaide Strikers unveil Aboriginal-inspired playing shirts for Alice Springs debut - Fox Sports

Tue, 2018/01/02 - 5:51am

Fox Sports

Adelaide Strikers unveil Aboriginal-inspired playing shirts for Alice Springs debut
Fox Sports
THE Adelaide Strikers have unveiled unique playing shirts designed by Aboriginal artists to be worn during the Big Bash League's inaugural fixtures in Alice Springs later this month. Adelaide's players and coach Jason Gillespie, Australia's first ...

Win tickets to Sweet Country - Community Newspaper Group

Tue, 2018/01/02 - 3:24am

Community Newspaper Group

Win tickets to Sweet Country
Community Newspaper Group
Inspired by real events, Sweet Country is a period western set in 1929 in the outback of the Northern Territory, Australia. When Aboriginal stockman Sam (Hamilton Morris) kills white station owner Harry March (Ewen Leslie) in self-defence, Sam and his ...

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