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Australia's first Aboriginal video interpreter service launched - ABC Local

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 7:44am

Australia's first Aboriginal video interpreter service launched
ABC Local
EMILY BOURKE: Australia's first Aboriginal video interpreter service has been launched today in Darwin. The service will give thousands of people in remote communities who don't speak English as a first language better access to legal, health and ...

Captain Cook re-enactment labelled “offensive” by southerners - The Cairns Post

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 7:01am

The Cairns Post

Captain Cook re-enactment labelled “offensive” by southerners
The Cairns Post
“They're slipped a few bucks to participate — while the broader Aboriginal community overwhelmingly ignores the event.” New Matilda has been campaigning to change the date of Australia Day from January 26, claiming that for many non-Aboriginal ...

NT launches Aboriginal video interpreter - NEWS.com.au

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 5:35am

NT launches Aboriginal video interpreter
NEWS.com.au
There are more than 35,000 Aboriginal people in the NT who speak an indigenous language at home, and the AIS will cater for about 35 languages via video and telephone. Mr McCarthy said Territory Aboriginal patients in interstate hospitals will be able ...

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NT launches Aboriginal video interpreter - The Australian

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 5:31am

NT launches Aboriginal video interpreter
The Australian
Mr McCarthy said Territory Aboriginal patients in interstate hospitals will be able to understand medical information with assistance from the service. NT Supreme Court Judge Jenny Blokland says the AIS provides an invaluable service to the community.

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Fremantle's Australia Day will prove to be a history defining moment - The Canberra Times

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 5:21am

The Canberra Times

Fremantle's Australia Day will prove to be a history defining moment
The Canberra Times
Fremantle council has created a shitstorm by pushing back its Australia Day celebrations by two days and in doing so, propelled Australia down a path towards a ...
Colin Barnett 'extremely disappointed' by Fremantle's decision to ...Daily Mail

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Fremantle's Australia Day will prove to be a history defining moment - WAtoday

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 5:20am

WAtoday

Fremantle's Australia Day will prove to be a history defining moment
WAtoday
How did we all get Fremantle's intentions of trying to fuel debate about the fragile nature of racial relations in our country so wrong? Fremantle mayor Brad Pettitt had previously said January 26 was a "sad day" for many Aboriginal Australians, but he ...
WA Premier Colin Barnett calls Fremantle 'disloyal' for axing Australia Day celebrationsABC Online
Outrage as Australia Day moved to 28th – “It's just not the same without the genocide”The Chaser (satire) (blog)

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Fremantle's Australia Day will prove to be a history defining moment - Brisbane Times

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 5:19am

Brisbane Times

Fremantle's Australia Day will prove to be a history defining moment
Brisbane Times
How did we all get Fremantle's intentions of trying to fuel debate about the fragile nature of racial relations in our country so wrong? Fremantle mayor Brad Pettitt had previously said January 26 was a "sad day" for many Aboriginal Australians, but he ...
WA Premier Colin Barnett calls Fremantle 'disloyal' for axing Australia Day celebrationsABC Online
Outrage as Australia Day moved to 28th – “It's just not the same without the genocide”The Chaser (satire) (blog)
Colin Barnett 'extremely disappointed' by Fremantle's decision to cancel Australia DayDaily Mail

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Fremantle's Australia Day will prove to be a history defining moment - The Age

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 5:18am

The Age

Fremantle's Australia Day will prove to be a history defining moment
The Age
How did we all get Fremantle's intentions of trying to fuel debate about the fragile nature of racial relations in our country so wrong? Fremantle mayor Brad Pettitt had previously said January 26 was a "sad day" for many Aboriginal Australians, but he ...

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Indigenous culture 'should've died out' - dailytelegraph.com.au

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 5:13am

dailytelegraph.com.au

Indigenous culture 'should've died out'
dailytelegraph.com.au
The six participants had no idea what lay ahead of them as they embarked on their journey into Aboriginal Australia. Picture: David Dare Parker. And while some of Oldfield's actions in the first episode — such as refusing to join a fishing trip and ...

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Celebrating Australia Day on 26 January is like letting off party poppers at a memorial service - The Guardian

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 4:26am

The Guardian

Celebrating Australia Day on 26 January is like letting off party poppers at a memorial service
The Guardian
The premier believes that on Australia Day, we “put history to one side” – but obviously not everyone finds it so easy. The eloquent Nakkiah Lui explained why Aboriginal people can't celebrate on that date in the Guardian in 2014, but I want to add to ...

Indigenous rap duo hit home - The West Australian

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 3:18am

The West Australian

Indigenous rap duo hit home
The West Australian
“It gets your blood up,” Archie Roach says in the introduction to A.B. Original's album Reclaim Australia. The Aboriginal music icon goes on to say the debut from the rap duo comprising Briggs and Funkoars' Trials takes him back to the Land Rights ...

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Aborigines fight violence outside Australia's Parliament - Jakarta Post

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 3:06am

Jakarta Post

Aborigines fight violence outside Australia's Parliament
Jakarta Post
Aborigines fight violence outside Australia's Parliament Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (wearing orange tie at center left) receives Aboriginal traditional dancers carrying clap sticks and spears and with faces painted white with clay at ...
Aborigines outside Australia's Parliament protest violence - Daily MailDaily Mail
Aborigines outside Australia's Parliament protest violenceBowling Green Daily News

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Aborigines Outside Australia's Parliament Protest Violence - ABC News

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 3:02am

International Business Times UK

Aborigines Outside Australia's Parliament Protest Violence
ABC News
Aboriginal traditional dancers carrying clap sticks and spears and with faces painted white with clay traveled from remote northern Australia to Parliament House on Monday to draw attention to rampant domestic violence in Outback indigenous communities.
Aborigines dance outside Australia's parliament to say 'No More' to domestic violenceInternational Business Times UK
Leaders unite to fight domestic violenceSky News Australia

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Refugees in their own land: How Indigenous people are still homeless in modern Australia - SBS

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 12:22am

SBS

Refugees in their own land: How Indigenous people are still homeless in modern Australia
SBS
Without anywhere that is home, Indigenous people have been without a physical space to reinvent themselves and their culture in modern Australia. Since colonisation, Aboriginal people have been internally displaced from their country. The doctrine of ...

Noel Pearson denies insulting Queensland Education Minister Kate Jones - The Australian

Mon, 2016/11/28 - 12:13am

The Australian

Noel Pearson denies insulting Queensland Education Minister Kate Jones
The Australian
He said any financial anomalies were the responsibility of the department. Aurukun's Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy was shut down and teachers were evacuated in late May after increasing unrest, including the carjacking of its principal twice ...
Noel Pearson denies abusing Education Minister Kate JonesBrisbane Times

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Noel Pearson denies abusing Education Minister Kate Jones - Brisbane Times

Sun, 2016/11/27 - 11:39pm

Brisbane Times

Noel Pearson denies abusing Education Minister Kate Jones
Brisbane Times
Aurukun's Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy was shut down and teachers were evacuated in late May after increasing unrest, including the car-jacking of its principal twice in a fortnight. The unrest sparked a review of the school's performance, ...
Noel Pearson denies insulting Queensland Education Minister Kate JonesThe Australian

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Noel Pearson seeks a meeting with ABC - The Australian

Sun, 2016/11/27 - 1:05pm

The Australian

Noel Pearson seeks a meeting with ABC
The Australian
Supporting Mr Pearson's comments, the Prime Minister's indigenous Advisory Council chair Nyunggai Warren Mundine said the ABC's news and current affairs division had ignored economic development stories and was “trying to keep Aboriginal people in a ...

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Fremantle To Cooktown: If You Thought Australia Day Was Offensive, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - New Matilda

Sun, 2016/11/27 - 9:15am

New Matilda

Fremantle To Cooktown: If You Thought Australia Day Was Offensive, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
New Matilda
The Aboriginal actors featured in the video are from the nearby community of Hopevale, one of the poorest and most disadvantaged towns in the country. They're slipped a few bucks to participate (while the broader Aboriginal community overwhelmingly ...

WA Premier Colin Barnett calls Fremantle 'disloyal' for axing Australia Day celebrations - ABC Online

Sun, 2016/11/27 - 5:08am

ABC Online

WA Premier Colin Barnett calls Fremantle 'disloyal' for axing Australia Day celebrations
ABC Online
"Everyone understands the history and the debate about Australia Day but Australia Day is our national day, most Aboriginal groups accept it and history is put to one side. "Australia Day is now a day for all Australians — whatever their background ...

Sweet Country: Filmmaker Warwick Thornton returns to desert to share tale of rough justice in 1920s Australia - ABC Online

Sun, 2016/11/27 - 4:44am

ABC Online

Sweet Country: Filmmaker Warwick Thornton returns to desert to share tale of rough justice in 1920s Australia
ABC Online
Thornton says the film is about a turning point in Australian history, and tells the story of a young boy, Philomac (played by twins Tremayne and Trevon Doolan), who witnesses an Aboriginal stockman, Sam Kelly (Hamilton Morris) kill a white station ...

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