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Australia ignorant on Aboriginals: Barnett - NEWS.com.au

Wed, 2016/11/16 - 9:24am

The Guardian

Australia ignorant on Aboriginals: Barnett
NEWS.com.au
I don't think the rest of Australia understands the severity of some of the issues faced not exclusively in Aboriginal communities but predominantly and increasingly Aboriginal children," Mr Barnett said. A 12-year-old Perth indigenous boy, who was 11 ...
It's time to invest in carbon farming on Aboriginal lands | Rowan ...The Guardian

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Australia ignorant on Aboriginals: Barnett - The Australian

Wed, 2016/11/16 - 9:22am

The Guardian

Australia ignorant on Aboriginals: Barnett
The Australian
WA Premier Colin Barnett says most of Australia is ignorant about a social crisis in which more Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal children live in state care despite indigenous people representing well under seven per cent of the population. New figures ...
It's time to invest in carbon farming on Aboriginal lands | Rowan FoleyThe Guardian

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Australia ignorant on Aboriginals: Barnett - Yahoo7 News

Wed, 2016/11/16 - 8:50am

Australia ignorant on Aboriginals: Barnett
Yahoo7 News
WA Premier Colin Barnett says most of Australia is ignorant about a social crisis in which more Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal children live in state care despite indigenous people representing well under seven per cent of the population. New figures ...

“I felt degraded, humiliated”: meet the woman who took Bill Leak's cartoon to the Human Rights Commission - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/11/16 - 4:25am

ABC Online

“I felt degraded, humiliated”: meet the woman who took Bill Leak's cartoon to the Human Rights Commission
ABC Online
Meanwhile, 25-year-old Indigenous Australian student Melissa Dinnison was reeling when she saw Bill Leak's cartoon. “I felt pretty degraded and humiliated, it deeply affected me to be honest. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep. I wanted to quit my degree ...
Chipping away at freedom of speech harms democracyThe Australian
In defence of Bill LeakSBS

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Aboriginal languages in NSW to be protected by legislation, Minister says - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/11/16 - 4:09am

ABC Online

Aboriginal languages in NSW to be protected by legislation, Minister says
ABC Online
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Leslie Williams said Indigenous languages were a "unique and valuable part of our heritage" and legislation could benefit the community. "We know that the Aboriginal Protection Board removed Aboriginal children from their ...
NSW to become first state to pass laws protecting Indigenous languagesIllawarra Mercury

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The many worlds of Australian Indigenous children's literature - SBS

Wed, 2016/11/16 - 3:26am

SBS

The many worlds of Australian Indigenous children's literature
SBS
Children's stories by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and illustrators are funny, sad, thoughtful, silly, profound, and joyous. As an Aboriginal author and illustrator, people so often ask me where they can find out more about Indigenous ...

Australia has lost its cultural identity - Independent Australia

Wed, 2016/11/16 - 12:50am

Independent Australia

Australia has lost its cultural identity
Independent Australia
Aboriginal Australians also worked in a wide range of occupations: as interpreters, concubines, trackers, troopers, servants, nursemaids, labourers, stock workers and pearl divers. What is also overlooked is that they are the oldest living culture on ...

Miss Universe contestant responds to accusations of racism - Mashable

Wed, 2016/11/16 - 12:47am

Mashable

Miss Universe contestant responds to accusations of racism
Mashable
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following article contains images of deceased persons. A former Miss Australia has defended herself on Facebook, after a trailer for a TV series included quotes from the beauty ...

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Drawn to the City: The Anthropologist - The Adelaide Review

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 11:50pm

Drawn to the City: The Anthropologist
The Adelaide Review
Since the 1980s, the Museum has been responsible for mounting progressive exhibitions, such as Dreaming – The Art of Aboriginal Australia, curated by Peter Sutton. For Professor Carty, the Museum has a culturally pioneering spirit and he and his ...

It's time to invest in carbon farming on Aboriginal lands | Rowan Foley - The Guardian

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 11:34pm

The Guardian

It's time to invest in carbon farming on Aboriginal lands | Rowan Foley
The Guardian
Investment in a sustainable Aboriginal carbon industry would directly impact climate change, Indigenous poverty and the management of traditional lands and waters. These are all key parts of meeting Australia's commitment to the sustainable development ...

NSW to become first state to pass laws protecting Indigenous languages - Illawarra Mercury

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 6:26pm

Illawarra Mercury

NSW to become first state to pass laws protecting Indigenous languages
Illawarra Mercury
NSW will take the lead in Australia in introducing laws to protect traditional Aboriginal languages under a Baird government plan to preserve and revive the critically-endangered tongues. The government will develop the bill in consultation with the ...

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Miss Universe Australia defends allegations of racism towards ... - Daily Mail

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 1:47pm

Daily Mail

Miss Universe Australia defends allegations of racism towards ...
Daily Mail
Former Miss Universe Australia Renae Ayris has lashed out against critics who have accused her of being racist following comments she made while appearing ...
'It took courage': beauty queen denies racism claims - The AgeThe Age

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Aboriginal corporation wants FOI waiver for land councils revoked - The Australian

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 1:00pm

The Australian

Aboriginal corporation wants FOI waiver for land councils revoked
The Australian
The Law Society of Australia questioned this during a 2012 review and recommended that if Aboriginal councils could not justify why they should remain subject to the exemption, they should be removed from it. The Rirratjingu letter argues that the ...

'It took courage': beauty queen denies racism claims - The Canberra Times

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 10:08am

'It took courage': beauty queen denies racism claims
The Canberra Times
The program documents the journey of six Australian celebrities and their journey into "Aboriginal Australia". David Oldfield, Natalie Imbruglia, Renae Ayris, Nicki Wendt, Tom Ballard and Ian 'Dicko' Dickson venture into the heart of Aboriginal Australia.

'It took courage': beauty queen denies racism claims - WAtoday

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 9:25am

WAtoday

'It took courage': beauty queen denies racism claims
WAtoday
The program documents the journey of six Australian celebrities and their journey into "Aboriginal Australia". David Oldfield, Natalie Imbruglia, Renae Ayris, Nicki Wendt, Tom Ballard and Ian 'Dicko' Dickson venture into the heart of Aboriginal Australia.

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'It took courage': beauty queen denies racism claims - The Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 9:16am

The Sydney Morning Herald

'It took courage': beauty queen denies racism claims
The Sydney Morning Herald
The program documents the journey of six Australian celebrities and their journey into "Aboriginal Australia". David Oldfield, Natalie Imbruglia, Renae Ayris, Nicki Wendt, Tom Ballard and Ian 'Dicko' Dickson venture into the heart of Aboriginal Australia.

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'It took courage': beauty queen denies racism claims - The Age

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 9:14am

Daily Mail

'It took courage': beauty queen denies racism claims
The Age
The program documents the journey of six Australian celebrities and their journey into "Aboriginal Australia". David Oldfield, Natalie Imbruglia, Renae Ayris, Nicki Wendt, Tom Ballard and Ian 'Dicko' Dickson venture into the heart of Aboriginal Australia.
Miss Universe Australia defends allegations of racism towards Aboriginal peopleDaily Mail

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Half-lives – half the population lives less than 50 years of age – the nation should know - The Stringer

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 5:45am

Half-lives – half the population lives less than 50 years of age – the nation should know
The Stringer
With more Australians than ever before ticking the box to proudly acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage the collectivised tally of Australians with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander blood is skewing the averages and medians ...

Mandurah artist sheds light on Aboriginal cancer rates - Mandurah Mail

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 5:31am

Mandurah Mail

Mandurah artist sheds light on Aboriginal cancer rates
Mandurah Mail
Ms Ugle's artwork has been re-created on the cover of Cancer Council Western Australia's Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) launched this week, which was devised as a starting point in fighting to reduce the incidence and impact of cancer in Aboriginal ...

Why aren't Aussies embracing bush tucker? - dailytelegraph.com.au

Tue, 2016/11/15 - 5:21am

dailytelegraph.com.au

Why aren't Aussies embracing bush tucker?
dailytelegraph.com.au
Australia's indigenous ingredients were not just a part of the Aboriginal diet, native food also played a part in the survival of the first settlers when they arrived on our shores — from a settlement in Port Jackson avoiding starvation by ...

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