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Lost story of early sailors' first contact with Aboriginal people 'up there with Burke and Wills' says historian - ABC Online

Mon, 2016/12/12 - 7:35am

ABC Online

Lost story of early sailors' first contact with Aboriginal people 'up there with Burke and Wills' says historian
ABC Online
"It's one of Australia's greatest survival stories. It's also one of Australia's greatest cross-cultural stories," he said. The ship Sydney Cove was on a trade mission from India to the new colony at Port Jackson when it was shipwrecked on Preservation ...

'Australia's own little Trump' - NEWS.com.au

Mon, 2016/12/12 - 12:42am

NEWS.com.au

'Australia's own little Trump'
NEWS.com.au
He draws a connection between our immigration policy and our colonial history, saying the country was founded on a similar principle to offshore processing, given Britain used it as a place to send convicts at the expense of native Aboriginal people ...
Broken men in paradiseTODAYonline

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Acknowledging achievement - Shepparton News

Sun, 2016/12/11 - 11:29pm

Shepparton News

Acknowledging achievement
Shepparton News
... that has instigated change for the betterment of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in a particular field, or have made lasting contributions that have benefited the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities throughout Victoria, Australia or ...

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Hobart Mayor Sue Hickey warns against 'guilt-ridden' Aboriginal focus in MONA waterfront plan - ABC Online

Sun, 2016/12/11 - 9:39pm

ABC Online

Hobart Mayor Sue Hickey warns against 'guilt-ridden' Aboriginal focus in MONA waterfront plan
ABC Online
The Macquarie Point concept, which Premier Will Hodgman conceded could take up to 30 years to build, features a major fire and light installation dedicated to celebrating 40,000 years of continuous culture and a Tasmanian Aboriginal history centre.
'The outcome Hobart deserves'The Mercury
MONA Reveals Plans for Reconciliation Art Park in HobartBLOUIN ARTINFO

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Red Professor's legacy goes beyond politics - InDaily

Sun, 2016/12/11 - 9:35pm

InDaily

Red Professor's legacy goes beyond politics
InDaily
The outstanding and important book on the life and work of anthropologist Frederick Rose (1915-1991) by Flinders University historians Peter Monteath and Valerie Munt will help provide this under-recognised scientist with a legitimate place in ...

Second wave of stolen generations in WA - The Australian

Sun, 2016/12/11 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Second wave of stolen generations in WA
The Australian
So when Oakley says an epidemic of Aboriginal child removal still occurs in Western Australia, she speaks from experience. Although she raised her own four children, the fourth “removed” generation is that of her extended family; 11 were removed by the ...

Drive for indigenous recognition knocked off course by treaty demands - The Australian

Sun, 2016/12/11 - 1:00pm

The Australian

Drive for indigenous recognition knocked off course by treaty demands
The Australian
There was also discussion of the possibility of creating reserved parliamentary seats, to address the fact that at just 3 per cent of the population, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders can expect a smaller natural constituency than other Australians.
Indigenous Welfare Advocate Wins Human Rights MedalPro Bono Australia

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Lessons to learn from across the ditch - NT News

Sun, 2016/12/11 - 5:17am

The Canberra Times

Lessons to learn from across the ditch
NT News
That's just one of the many responses I've heard in Sydney and Brisbane from non-Aboriginal people about indigenous Australians as they learned I had spent more than five years working as a journalist in Darwin and throughout the Northern Territory.
'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBDThe Canberra Times
Natalie Plane - An Indigenous Australian who aspires to inspireCricbuzz

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'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBD - The Canberra Times

Sat, 2016/12/10 - 8:23pm

The Canberra Times

'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBD
The Canberra Times
The demonstration in Sydney also marks a year in which institutionalised abuse against Aboriginal children has been exposed to mainstream Australia. Fighting in Resistance Equally (FIRE), a group based at the Redfern Community Centre, said the march ...
Natalie Plane - An Indigenous Australian who aspires to inspireCricbuzz

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Lessons to learn from across the ditch - NT News

Sat, 2016/12/10 - 2:30pm

The Age

Lessons to learn from across the ditch
NT News
That's just one of the many responses I've heard in Sydney and Brisbane from non-Aboriginal people about indigenous Australians as they learned I had spent more than five years working as a journalist in Darwin and throughout the Northern Territory.
'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBDThe Age
Natalie Plane - An Indigenous Australian who aspires to inspireCricbuzz

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'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBD - WAtoday

Sat, 2016/12/10 - 7:50am

'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBD
WAtoday
The demonstration in Sydney also marks a year in which institutionalised abuse against Aboriginal children has been exposed to mainstream Australia. Fighting in Resistance Equally (FIRE), a group based at the Redfern Community Centre, said the march ...

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'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBD - The Canberra Times

Sat, 2016/12/10 - 7:47am

The Canberra Times

'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBD
The Canberra Times
The demonstration in Sydney also marks a year in which institutionalised abuse against Aboriginal children has been exposed to mainstream Australia. Fighting in Resistance Equally (FIRE), a group based at the Redfern Community Centre, said the march ...
Natalie Plane - An Indigenous Australian who aspires to inspireCricbuzz

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'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBD - The Age

Sat, 2016/12/10 - 7:47am

The Age

'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBD
The Age
The demonstration in Sydney also marks a year in which institutionalised abuse against Aboriginal children has been exposed to mainstream Australia. Fighting in Resistance Equally (FIRE), a group based at the Redfern Community Centre, said the march ...

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Overt racism has not been a problem for most Aborigines - The Australian

Fri, 2016/12/09 - 1:04pm

Overt racism has not been a problem for most Aborigines
The Australian
Most Aboriginal Australians today are either partnered up with a non-Aboriginal Australian or the product of such a union. This reality is not consistent with the strident claims that racism against Aborigines is rampant. I am not saying racism doesn't ...

Shining a light on our dark past - Gold Coast Bulletin

Fri, 2016/12/09 - 9:49am

Gold Coast Bulletin

Shining a light on our dark past
Gold Coast Bulletin
Australia's first Aboriginal Social Justice Commissioner, and 2009 Australian of the Year, Mick Dodson, has thrown his support behind the project. “For too long we have ignored the issue of the frontier wars – there has been a whitewashing of this in ...

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Shining a light on our dark past - The Mercury

Fri, 2016/12/09 - 9:38am

The Mercury

Shining a light on our dark past
The Mercury
From left, Mona founder David Walsh, Mona creative director Leigh Carmichael, State Growth Minister Matthew Groom and Tasmanian Aboriginal writer Greg Lehmann at Macquarie Point. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN. Australia's first Aboriginal Social Justice ...

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Aboriginal war memorial helps heal old wounds - ABC Online

Thu, 2016/12/08 - 10:22pm

ABC Online

Aboriginal war memorial helps heal old wounds
ABC Online
Committee member Aunty Janine Wilson said the memorial was created to honour and pay tribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who served and protected Australian shores. Aunty Janine said it was a particularly proud moment for ...

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson attacks left-wing bigots, says state schools failing Aboriginal kids - NEWS.com.au

Thu, 2016/12/08 - 1:41pm

NEWS.com.au

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson attacks left-wing bigots, says state schools failing Aboriginal kids
NEWS.com.au
The Department of Education is negotiating with Mr Pearson to run his two remaining Cape York Aboriginal Australia Academy schools at Coen and Hope Vale, after he ceded control of the Aurukun school. An auditor's report into the finances of the Aurukun ...

State schools 'failing Aboriginal kids' - dailytelegraph.com.au

Thu, 2016/12/08 - 12:37pm

dailytelegraph.com.au

State schools 'failing Aboriginal kids'
dailytelegraph.com.au
The Department of Education is negotiating with Mr Pearson to run his two remaining Cape York Aboriginal Australia Academy schools at Coen and Hope Vale, after he ceded control of the Aurukun school. An auditor's report into the finances of the Aurukun ...
Pearson slams 'soft bigotry' on the LeftSky News Australia
Noel Pearson: compassionistas' bigotry worst threat to indigenousThe Australian
Noel Pearson says 'soft bigotry' of the left the biggest challenge to Indigenous reformThe Guardian

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State schools 'failing Aboriginal kids' - Courier Mail

Thu, 2016/12/08 - 12:05pm

Courier Mail

State schools 'failing Aboriginal kids'
Courier Mail
The Department of Education is negotiating with Mr Pearson to run his two remaining Cape York Aboriginal Australia Academy schools at Coen and Hope Vale, after he ceded control of the Aurukun school. An auditor's report into the finances of the Aurukun ...
Pearson slams 'soft bigotry' on the LeftSky News Australia
Noel Pearson: compassionistas' bigotry worst threat to indigenousThe Australian
Noel Pearson says 'soft bigotry' of the left the biggest challenge to Indigenous reformThe Guardian

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