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Aboriginal artists from SA are dominating art awards - The Advertiser

Fri, 2017/08/11 - 4:13am

The Advertiser

Aboriginal artists from SA are dominating art awards
The Advertiser
The winning work, Kulata Tjuta — Wati kulunypa tjukurpa (Many spears — Young fella story) is a world away from the dot paintings that have long dominated contemporary Aboriginal work from Central Australia. Instead, it has many traditional, long ...

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Recognise campaign ends after making 'significant contribution' - ABC Online

Fri, 2017/08/11 - 3:01am

ABC Online

Recognise campaign ends after making 'significant contribution'
ABC Online
... Recognise campaign will transition into Reconciliation Australia so that this important work will continue as part of the broader reconciliation agenda," Mr Calma said. The key proposal to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the ...
Inquiry into fake Indigenous artThe West Australian
Recognise campaign to be abandoned: reportSBS
Corporate 'fake art' profiting off Aboriginal artGreen Left Weekly
EducationHQ Australia
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Indigenous student sent to Rome in honour of Aboriginal boy who died training for the priesthood - Catholic Leader

Fri, 2017/08/11 - 12:02am

Indigenous student sent to Rome in honour of Aboriginal boy who died training for the priesthood
Catholic Leader
Last month, Aboriginal man Nathan Pitt, from Brisbane, also made a trip to Rome, and in honour of Francis Xavier Conaci. Mr Pitt is a 19-year-old psychology student from Australian Catholic University, and last month he was named the inaugural Francis ...

Ditch plebiscite or hate will spread to Indigenous referendum, Malcolm Turnbull warned - Western Advocate

Thu, 2017/08/10 - 10:08pm

Western Advocate

Ditch plebiscite or hate will spread to Indigenous referendum, Malcolm Turnbull warned
Western Advocate
The push from Aboriginal Australia against the marriage equality plebiscite has been led by Black Rainbow, an advocacy group founded by Kimberly-based Dameyon Bonson. It coincides with a poll suggesting a decision to drop the plebiscite would increase ...
Same-sex marriage: High Court challenge to be lodged against postal voteSBS
Same-sex marriage: a referendum is the best routeThe Australian

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Same-sex marriage: Fears Indigenous people in remote areas will be left out in postal plebiscite - SBS

Thu, 2017/08/10 - 9:31pm

SBS

Same-sex marriage: Fears Indigenous people in remote areas will be left out in postal plebiscite
SBS
South Australian Liberal MP Rowan Ramsey said some Aboriginal people in his electorate will “undoubtedly” not be able to take part in the same-sex marriage plebiscite. Mr Ramsey's electorate of Grey is one of the biggest in Australia and encompasses ...

Recognise campaign to be abandoned: report - SBS

Thu, 2017/08/10 - 8:45pm

ABC Online

Recognise campaign to be abandoned: report
SBS
The Recognise campaign launched by then prime minister Julia Gillard in 2012 is being ditched following Aboriginal Australia's abandonment of symbolic constitutional recognition. The Australian reports the government-sponsored marketing campaign for ...
Recognise campaign ends after making 'significant contribution'ABC Online
Community Education Counsellor (Identified) - Marsden State High SchoolEducationHQ Australia

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Recognise campaign to be abandoned: report - SBS

Thu, 2017/08/10 - 8:45pm

SBS

Recognise campaign to be abandoned: report
SBS
The Recognise campaign launched by then prime minister Julia Gillard in 2012 is being ditched following Aboriginal Australia's abandonment of symbolic constitutional recognition. The Australian reports the government-sponsored marketing campaign for ...

Indigenous Recognise campaign ditched after five years - dailytelegraph.com.au

Thu, 2017/08/10 - 3:08pm

dailytelegraph.com.au

Indigenous Recognise campaign ditched after five years
dailytelegraph.com.au
Recognise suffered from frequent criticism that, without an actual model to promote, its message was skewed and that it spoke primarily to White Australia without taking account of the aspirations of most indigenous Australians. Mark Yettica-Paulson ...
Recognise campaign to be abandoned: report9news.com.au

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Tarnanthi festival galvanises artists of South Australia's Western Desert - The Australian Financial Review

Thu, 2017/08/10 - 2:16pm

The Australian Financial Review

Tarnanthi festival galvanises artists of South Australia's Western Desert
The Australian Financial Review
At Ernabella, Australia's oldest continuously operating indigenous art centre, staff make cuppas for artists including Rupert Jack, busy etching a Ned Kelly figure onto a ceramic vessel, and Pepai Jangala Carroll, whose new body of work Mark and Memory ...

Indigenous Recognise campaign ditched - The Australian

Thu, 2017/08/10 - 11:07am

The Australian

Indigenous Recognise campaign ditched
The Australian
The Referendum Council, however, pointed out that its deliberative process, which was based on 13 regional dialogues of 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates each, was the first time indigenous Australians had been adequately listened to ...

Fears Indigenous people in remote areas will be left out in postal plebiscite - SBS

Thu, 2017/08/10 - 8:06am

SBS

Fears Indigenous people in remote areas will be left out in postal plebiscite
SBS
South Australian Liberal MP Rowan Ramsey said some Aboriginal people in his electorate will “undoubtedly” not be able to take part in the same-sex marriage plebiscite. Mr Ramsey's electorate of Grey is one of the biggest in Australia and encompasses ...

What is a Makarrata? The Yolngu word is more than a synonym for treaty - ABC Online

Thu, 2017/08/10 - 6:43am

ABC Online

What is a Makarrata? The Yolngu word is more than a synonym for treaty
ABC Online
Australia is one of few Commonwealth nations not to currently have a treaty or treaties with its Indigenous people, despite ongoing calls for a settlement. The term Makarrata has long been proposed as an alternative name for the treaty process in this ...

Graphic video campaign pushing for welfare card slammed as 'one dimensional' - SBS

Thu, 2017/08/10 - 3:59am

SBS

Graphic video campaign pushing for welfare card slammed as 'one dimensional'
SBS
... Rachel Siewert has criticised a new video campaign showing graphic depictions of violence in Indigenous communities as shock tactics designed to scare the Federal Government into rolling out more cashless welfare cards in remote Western Australia.

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Opinion | From the Cummings mob to your mob, thank you - Newcastle Herald

Wed, 2017/08/09 - 10:08pm

Newcastle Herald

Opinion | From the Cummings mob to your mob, thank you
Newcastle Herald
And so in consultation with the Awabakal and Worimi people, Newcastle's and Australia's first woman Lord Mayor decided to fly your beautiful flag over the city hall. The Aboriginal flag had been flown in other places in Newcastle but not in a big ...

Former High Court judge Michael Kirby slams 'unacceptable' postal plebiscite - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2017/08/09 - 9:46pm

NEWS.com.au

Former High Court judge Michael Kirby slams 'unacceptable' postal plebiscite
NEWS.com.au
“The Australian people can either participate in a referendum of all the people and they can participate through parliament. “The usual way we do law making in this country is in parliament. That's what should be done.” A gay man and long-time marriage ...
Same-sex marriage postal vote 'irregular, unscientific, I'll take no part in it' says former judge Michael KirbyABC Online
Same-sex marriage: High Court challenge to be lodged against postal voteSBS
Same-sex marriage: a referendum is the best routeThe Australian

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Utopia Aboriginal artist Kathleen Ngale fears roaming dogs - ABC Online

Wed, 2017/08/09 - 8:54pm

ABC Online

Utopia Aboriginal artist Kathleen Ngale fears roaming dogs
ABC Online
The family of an elderly Aboriginal artist in Utopia in Central Australia says she's afraid that the camp dogs that flock around her on the verandah where she lives might attack her. Kathleen Ngale played a major role in the Utopia art movement of the ...

Corporate 'Fake Art' Profits off Australia's Indigenous Culture - teleSUR English

Wed, 2017/08/09 - 4:19pm

teleSUR English

Corporate 'Fake Art' Profits off Australia's Indigenous Culture
teleSUR English
Indigenous people, even Australians, we're not making those. Who is making this?” demanded Banduk Marika, a Youngu artist. According to the aboriginal community, it's the corporations. Artist Brendon Porteous explained that his artwork was stolen a few ...

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Andrew Bolt: Aboriginal kids need us to break the cycle - The Advertiser

Wed, 2017/08/09 - 11:01am

The Advertiser

Andrew Bolt: Aboriginal kids need us to break the cycle
The Advertiser
The Productivity Commission says we spend more than $30 billion a year on Aboriginal Australians — more than twice as much per head than on the rest of us. A lot of money, but little result. That's because we are doing it wrong and because changing a ...

Andrew Bolt: Aboriginal kids need us to break the cycle - Herald Sun

Wed, 2017/08/09 - 11:01am

Herald Sun

Andrew Bolt: Aboriginal kids need us to break the cycle
Herald Sun
The Productivity Commission says we spend more than $30 billion a year on Aboriginal Australians — more than twice as much per head than on the rest of us. A lot of money, but little result. That's because we are doing it wrong and because changing a ...
Garma's drumbeat was a call for changeNational Indigenous Times
Australia's fake art and tourist tack: Indigenous artists fight backThe Guardian
Uluru 'Statement From The Heart' Lacks Real Teeth And RealityNew Matilda

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Summit will empower Kimberley women - National Indigenous Times

Wed, 2017/08/09 - 8:13am

Summit will empower Kimberley women
National Indigenous Times
Aboriginal women from across Western Australia's Kimberley will gather in Broome for the region's first ever 'Straight Talk' event, designed to equip them with the skills to become powerful advocates and achieve greater equality in their communities.

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