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Douglas Adams' Babel fish translator concept close to reality as language applications get smarter - ABC Online

Mon, 2016/10/17 - 3:05am

ABC Online

Douglas Adams' Babel fish translator concept close to reality as language applications get smarter
ABC Online
"More and more people will understand that they do not just need to desert or discard their heritage language, such as Italians or Greeks in Australia, or Aboriginals in Australia," Professor Zuckermann said. "It means there will be more opportunities ...

The plebiscite has damaged the chances of the Indigenous recognition referendum - The Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2016/10/17 - 2:01am

The Sydney Morning Herald

The plebiscite has damaged the chances of the Indigenous recognition referendum
The Sydney Morning Herald
It has also crowded out talk of another national vote scheduled for 2017, namely the referendum to recognise Aboriginal peoples in the constitution. The bitterness and division provoked by the plebiscite debate stands in the way of Australia achieving ...

Relationships, Respect and Trust Key to Engagement with Indigenous Employees - Pro Bono Australia

Mon, 2016/10/17 - 12:29am

Pro Bono Australia

Relationships, Respect and Trust Key to Engagement with Indigenous Employees
Pro Bono Australia
A lot can be done to build workplaces that make the most of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent, writes Diversity Council Australia CEO Lisa Annese. Have you ever really considered the implications of ticking yes to the question, “Are you ...

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Use of section 18C is out of hand, says Tony Abbott - The Australian

Sun, 2016/10/16 - 1:00pm

The Australian

Use of section 18C is out of hand, says Tony Abbott
The Australian
Anthony Dillon, a postdoctoral fellow at the Australian Catholic University whose father, Collin Dillon, was Australia's first Aboriginal police officer, also said he did not believe 18C should exist in its current form. “Any law that is premised on ...
Je suis Bill Leak: where is the Left now?Herald Sun (blog)

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Mike Baird's government to return Goat Island to Indigenous owners - The Guardian

Sun, 2016/10/16 - 2:16am

The Guardian

Mike Baird's government to return Goat Island to Indigenous owners
The Guardian
The New South Wales government is taking steps to return Goat Island, known by the traditional owners as Me-mel, to the Aboriginal people, and has established a working group to establish how management of the island can be handed over. Aboriginal ...

Aboriginal suicide at crisis levels and the nation should weep - Independent Australia

Sun, 2016/10/16 - 1:10am

Independent Australia

Aboriginal suicide at crisis levels and the nation should weep
Independent Australia
These are the words of a six-year-old Noongar child. Australia remains hostage to its racism, imperiously denying the grim reality. This racism plays out in an oppressor/oppressed dichotomy ruthlessly holding people hostage to "assimilate or perish ...

The limits of sport's influence - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sun, 2016/10/16 - 12:49am

The Sydney Morning Herald

The limits of sport's influence
The Sydney Morning Herald
Outside football, non-Aboriginal Australians – and by that I specifically mean non-Aboriginal Australians of all races, colours and creeds – display little active interest in Aboriginal Australia. We all know this to be true – it's our secret shame ...

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Perth entrepreneurs left frustrated by Indigenous business agency ... - ABC Online

Sat, 2016/10/15 - 10:58pm

ABC Online

Perth entrepreneurs left frustrated by Indigenous business agency ...
ABC Online
A Federal Government agency set up to help Indigenous businesses grow comes under fire from the sector it was meant to support.

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Text Edge Style - Herald Sun

Sat, 2016/10/15 - 8:18pm

Herald Sun

Text Edge Style
Herald Sun
Ms Lees, 43, met with Aboriginal elders in the central Australian town of Ti Tree in August to discuss plans for what she calls a “Keeping Travellers Safe” memorial to Mr Falconio, who was executed on the Stuart Highway by Bradley Murdoch on July 14, 2001.
Joanne Lees 'secretly' returns to Australia to raise money for Peter Falconio's memorialYahoo7 News
Joanne Lees 'back in Australia to raise money for memorial to murdered boyfriend Peter Falconio'The Sun
Joanne Lees 'secretly returned to Australia to honour Peter Falconio with memorial'Daily Mail
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The limits of sport's influence - The Age

Sat, 2016/10/15 - 1:01pm

The Age

The limits of sport's influence
The Age
Outside football, non-Aboriginal Australians – and by that I specifically mean non-Aboriginal Australians of all races, colours and creeds – display little active interest in Aboriginal Australia. We all know this to be true – it's our secret shame ...

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The limits of sport's influence - Brisbane Times

Sat, 2016/10/15 - 12:46pm

The limits of sport's influence
Brisbane Times
Outside football, non-Aboriginal Australians – and by that I specifically mean non-Aboriginal Australians of all races, colours and creeds – display little active interest in Aboriginal Australia. We all know this to be true – it's our secret shame ...

Joining the dots - The Hindu

Sat, 2016/10/15 - 12:23pm

The Hindu

Joining the dots
The Hindu
Symbolism, manifest in Aboriginal paintings, plays an important role in illustrating the Anangu's (Aboriginal people from the western and central deserts of Australia) connectedness to the land and the life it supports. The bold patterned artworks tell ...

Nuclear waste dump protesters bring the fight from outback South Australia to the city - ABC Online

Sat, 2016/10/15 - 4:58am

ABC Online

Nuclear waste dump protesters bring the fight from outback South Australia to the city
ABC Online
Traditional landowners from South Australia's outback have brought their fight against proposed nuclear storage facilities to the steps of Parliament House. About 3,000 people rallied against proposed nuclear waste dumps, with Aboriginal families ...
Hundreds march against nuclear dumping in South Australia9news.com.au
Anti-nuclear protesters to gather in SASky News Australia

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Aboriginal remains to return from UK - Sky News Australia

Fri, 2016/10/14 - 11:06pm

Sky News Australia

Aboriginal remains to return from UK
Sky News Australia
A traditional smoking ceremony has been held in London to mark the return of the remains of 13 Aboriginal ancestors to Australia from British museums and universities. Friday's ceremony at Australia House involved the signing over of 11 skulls from ...
WA Aboriginal remains to return from UKThe West Australian
Remains of 13 Aboriginals will be returned to AustraliaThe Australian
Virtual reality tells Indigenous story in London as bones set to return ...The Sydney Morning Herald
ArtsHub UK (subscription)
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Meet Aboriginal activist Millie Ingram: the "little black girl" who stood up for herself - WAtoday

Fri, 2016/10/14 - 10:10pm

WAtoday

Meet Aboriginal activist Millie Ingram: the "little black girl" who stood up for herself
WAtoday
"We all contributed to making Australia what it is, including us Aboriginals, despite what anybody says. Now we've all got to make things better." She smiles suddenly – the shy smile of a teenager, not a great-grandmother – and stands, collecting my ...

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Meet Aboriginal activist Millie Ingram: the "little black girl" who stood up for herself - The Canberra Times

Fri, 2016/10/14 - 10:10pm

The Canberra Times

Meet Aboriginal activist Millie Ingram: the "little black girl" who stood up for herself
The Canberra Times
"We all contributed to making Australia what it is, including us Aboriginals, despite what anybody says. Now we've all got to make things better." She smiles suddenly – the shy smile of a teenager, not a great-grandmother – and stands, collecting my ...

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Sidelined to centre stage for Daintree guardians - The Australian

Fri, 2016/10/14 - 1:18pm

The Australian

Sidelined to centre stage for Daintree guardians
The Australian
But even then, the Yalanji had to strike 15 indigenous land-use agreements in one of Australia's most complicated land carve-ups that led to legislative amendments last year for the clan to take ownership of the famed national park. Yalanji traditional ...

Remains of 13 Aboriginals will be returned to Australia - The Australian

Fri, 2016/10/14 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Remains of 13 Aboriginals will be returned to Australia
The Australian
There are believed to be thousands more Aboriginal remains in Britain — and some in Australian state museums — yet to be returned to their communities. This week Advisory Committee for Indigenous Repatriation co-chair Ned David and Mr Sumner joined ...
Aboriginal remains to return from UKSky News Australia
Indigenous remains returned to AustraliaArtsHub (subscription)
WA Aboriginal remains to return from UKThe West Australian

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Bill Leak cartoon reviewed for 'racial hatred' - The Australian

Fri, 2016/10/14 - 1:01pm

The Australian

Bill Leak cartoon reviewed for 'racial hatred'
The Australian
In the eruption of public debate over Leak's cartoon, Mr Soutphommasane was quoted saying: “Our society shouldn't endorse racial stereotyping of Aboriginal Australians or any other racial or ethnic group.” The Race Discrimination Commissioner was ...

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Plebiscite debate continues to dominate - Courier Mail

Fri, 2016/10/14 - 12:29pm

Courier Mail

Plebiscite debate continues to dominate
Courier Mail
“We did not need a plebiscite when we changed the laws to permit Aboriginal Australians to marry non-Aboriginal Australians, to allow what was once decried as 'mixed-race marriages' – just to put this in context. “We did not have a plebiscite when we ...

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