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Warren Mundine tells Aboriginal groups to get house in order - The Australian

Wed, 2016/12/14 - 1:00pm

The Australian

Warren Mundine tells Aboriginal groups to get house in order
The Australian
There is enormous responsibility on Aboriginal groups across South Australia to ensure their “houses are in order” before they push for compensation as part of treaty talks with the Weatherill government, the chairman of the Prime Minister's indigenous ...

South Australia moves towards treaty with Indigenous nations - ABC Message Stick

Wed, 2016/12/14 - 9:55am

South Australia moves towards treaty with Indigenous nations
ABC Message Stick
LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: Across Australia separate campaigns are simultaneously pushing for greater recognition of Australia's Aboriginal history. In South Australia today historic negotiations began to sign a treaty between that government and it's ...

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SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks - SBS

Wed, 2016/12/14 - 6:19am

SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
SBS
Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Aboriginal South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an "olive branch". The SA government has set aside $4.4 million over five years for a treaty process that would ...

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What will Indigenous treaties mean? - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/12/14 - 3:54am

ABC Online

What will Indigenous treaties mean?
ABC Online
Australia is the only Commonwealth country that does not have a treaty with its Indigenous peoples and interestingly, the states are leading the charge, the ABC's editor of Indigenous affairs says. Stan Grant said there was still a "big debate" around ...

Australia should create seventh state run by Indigenous people, lawyer Michael Mansell says - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/12/14 - 3:54am

ABC Online

Australia should create seventh state run by Indigenous people, lawyer Michael Mansell says
ABC Online
Australia should create a seventh state run by Indigenous people, with its own parliament and court system, an Aboriginal lawyer and activist has proposed. Tasmanian Michael Mansell said statehood was the "ultimate prize" on the path towards ...

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SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2016/12/14 - 2:23am

SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
NEWS.com.au
Narungga elder from SA's Yorke Peninsula, Tauto Sansbury, said the treaty would mean Australia would "really recognise" its traditional owners. But he said Aboriginal people in every state and territory ought to be given the same opportunity. "I've ...

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SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks - Yahoo7 News

Wed, 2016/12/14 - 2:17am

SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
Yahoo7 News
Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Aboriginal South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an "olive branch". The SA government has set aside $4.4 million over five years for a treaty process that would ...

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SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks - 9news.com.au

Wed, 2016/12/14 - 2:05am

9news.com.au

SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
9news.com.au
Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Aboriginal South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an "olive branch". The SA government has set aside $4.4 million over five years for a treaty process that would ...

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National Museum of Australia acquires Twingo 'Balarinji' - Motoring

Wed, 2016/12/14 - 12:37am

National Museum of Australia acquires Twingo 'Balarinji'
Motoring
The Aboriginal artwork painted on his one-of-a-kind Twingo was the brainchild of John Moriarty — founder of the leading Australian designer clothing company Balarinji and its design studio, which also painted the Qantas planes — and celebrated ...

The big issue facing indigenous Australia - Eternity News

Wed, 2016/12/14 - 12:16am

Eternity News

The big issue facing indigenous Australia
Eternity News
Working to solve social issues within Aboriginal Australian communities is a “band-aid” fix, not a long-term solution, according to the first Indigenous Ministry Officer appointed by the rural support service Bush Church Aid. “I believe the church can ...

Australians have far too much in common to divide over a treaty - The Australian

Tue, 2016/12/13 - 1:03pm

Herald Sun

Australians have far too much in common to divide over a treaty
The Australian
It is hard to pick the instant when the movement to recognise Aborigines in the Constitution died. There were signposts. An early one was prime minister Julia Gillard's rejection of the (ambit) recommendations of the “expert committee” on ...
Facing the past a rite of passageThe Mercury
Elder supports push for indigenous treatiesThe Advertiser

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HRC drops third complaint about Bill Leak cartoon - The Australian

Tue, 2016/12/13 - 1:02pm

HRC drops third complaint about Bill Leak cartoon
The Australian
Mr Till and his cousin Kevin Gunn, who share a house, lodged formal complaints about the cartoon in circumstances the Aboriginal Legal Service has never explained. Mr Till told The Australian he had initially contacted the ALS to help resolve a dispute ...

Compensation looms as South Australia turns to treaties - The Australian

Tue, 2016/12/13 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Compensation looms as South Australia turns to treaties
The Australian
It will be the first time an Australian state has committed to negotiations with separate Aboriginal nations, to recognise the cultural authority of its first people and to consider the consequences of settlement. In its terms of reference ...
Elder supports push for indigenous treatiesThe Advertiser

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Chris Martin brandishes Aboriginal and Australian flag on stage at Sydney concert - Daily Mail

Tue, 2016/12/13 - 12:21pm

Daily Mail

Chris Martin brandishes Aboriginal and Australian flag on stage at Sydney concert
Daily Mail
And on Tuesday night, British rockers Coldplay performed their first Sydney concert, thrilling fans. The acclaimed group certainly put on an energetic performance and at one point, lead singer Chris Martin brandished an Aboriginal flag and an ...

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Aboriginal artwork missing since the 1980s found in NT Tourism boss's office - Radio Australia

Tue, 2016/12/13 - 6:21am

The Guardian

Aboriginal artwork missing since the 1980s found in NT Tourism boss's office
Radio Australia
Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri was one of the founding artists at Papunya and his work inspired many other Aboriginal artists and styles. Today, Papunya Tula, or dot painting, is the flagship of Australia's multi-million-dollar Aboriginal art industry.
Missing Indigenous painting at centre of 35-year art mystery foundThe Guardian

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Aboriginal artwork missing since the 1980s found in NT Tourism boss's office - ABC Online

Tue, 2016/12/13 - 4:03am

ABC Online

Aboriginal artwork missing since the 1980s found in NT Tourism boss's office
ABC Online
An Aboriginal painting worth up to $150,000 which was presumed missing after many years of extensive searches, has been discovered right under the government's nose. Travelling Dreaming by Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri was lent to the Northern Territory ...
Missing $150000 Aboriginal Artwork Found In Government Store RoomHuffington Post Australia
'Lost' Aboriginal art found on government office wallBBC News
Missing Indigenous painting at centre of 35-year art mystery foundThe Guardian

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Who Should The Australian Music Hall Of Fame Induct First? - Tone Deaf

Tue, 2016/12/13 - 3:03am

Tone Deaf

Who Should The Australian Music Hall Of Fame Induct First?
Tone Deaf
Yothu Yindi have earned their place in the record books as the makers of the first song by a predominately-Aboriginal band to chart in Australia and the first song in any Aboriginal Australian language to gain international attention. They've more than ...

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The most memorable quotes of 2016 - 9news.com.au

Tue, 2016/12/13 - 12:30am

The most memorable quotes of 2016
9news.com.au
"He was the principal Australian reaching back from the Middle East ... in particular to the terrorist networks in both Melbourne and Sydney. He was the person of greatest concern to us." - Attorney-General George Brandis after the US said terrorist ...

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Life-lite politicians now publish well before a pension - The Australian

Mon, 2016/12/12 - 1:03pm

Life-lite politicians now publish well before a pension
The Australian
Shireen Morris is editing a book of essays on constitutional recognition, A Rightful Place (Black Inc), with contributions from prominent Aboriginal Australians. And Paddy Manning offers an “inside” look at the Greens (Black Inc). A new “handbook for ...

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