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NSW Strategy champions Aboriginal arts and cultural leaders - ArtsHub (subscription)

Wed, 2016/10/05 - 11:24pm

ArtsHub (subscription)

NSW Strategy champions Aboriginal arts and cultural leaders
ArtsHub (subscription)
To develop and mentor emerging Aboriginal playwrights, through Playwriting Australia and the NSW Writers' Centre with workshops, mentoring and professional development. 3. In partnership with Sydney TAFE, facilitated and customised placements within ...

DNA Reveals a New History of the First Australians - The Adelaide ... - The Adelaide Review

Wed, 2016/10/05 - 4:49pm

The Adelaide Review

DNA Reveals a New History of the First Australians - The Adelaide ...
The Adelaide Review
Many Aboriginal people have their own origin stories. Gudjugudju, a Gimuy Yidinji Elder from the rainforest people around Cairns, says: The story which has ...

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Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia - Tulane Hullabaloo

Wed, 2016/10/05 - 4:34pm

Tulane Hullabaloo

Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia
Tulane Hullabaloo
Located in the Woldenberg Art Center is "Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia." Henry F. Skerritt best describes the universal feelings the contemporary artists from the Aboriginal regions of Australia draw upon in ...

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The voice of Aboriginal Australia - ArtsHub (subscription)

Wed, 2016/10/05 - 1:47pm

ArtsHub (subscription)

The voice of Aboriginal Australia
ArtsHub (subscription)
For those living in major cities, it's hard to conceive the importance of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA). CAAMA's broadcast convoy rolls from Darwin to Ceduna right through Central Australia, second only to the ABC, with ...

Ditch plebiscite or hate will spread to Indigenous referendum, Malcolm Turnbull warned - The Sydney Morning Herald

Wed, 2016/10/05 - 1:00pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ditch plebiscite or hate will spread to Indigenous referendum, Malcolm Turnbull warned
The Sydney Morning Herald
... hurt the prospects for Indigenous constitutional recognition. Indigenous academic Marcia Langton has warned that a vitriolic campaign against marriage equality would "unleash the dogs" on Aboriginal Australia in a referendum campaign that would ...

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Warren Mundine Complains About Aboriginal Silence, Instead Of Government Inaction On Family Violence - New Matilda

Wed, 2016/10/05 - 4:25am

New Matilda

Warren Mundine Complains About Aboriginal Silence, Instead Of Government Inaction On Family Violence
New Matilda
The 'enduring silence' on Aboriginal violence isn't coming from the Aboriginal community, writes Michael Brull. In an op ed in The Australian on Monday, Warren Mundine wrote about family violence and sexual abuse of children in Aboriginal communities.
If you think Aboriginal women are silent about domestic violence, you're not listeningThe Guardian
[ October 4, 2016 ] Exclusive; Burney, Mundine clash over violence in Indigenous communities NEWSNational Indigenous Times
Action urged to protect childrenThe Guardian (Australia)
The Australian -NEWS.com.au
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How can we meaningfully recognise cities as Indigenous places? - The Conversation AU

Wed, 2016/10/05 - 2:39am

The Conversation AU

How can we meaningfully recognise cities as Indigenous places?
The Conversation AU
Public and policy discussion about the future of urban Australia is framed as if Indigenous people were not present, and as if cities were not built on Aboriginal land. What would it take to think about cities as spaces where Indigenous and non ...

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Indigenous art: How fake works disrupt the market and disempower local artists - ABC Online

Wed, 2016/10/05 - 2:30am

ABC Online

Indigenous art: How fake works disrupt the market and disempower local artists
ABC Online
"The guy in the shop then went on to say: 'Most of the Aboriginal work that we sell isn't from here. It's from Indonesia, so it's not Aboriginal artwork in the first place.'" Art is an extension of its creator, and traditional cultural art from ...

If you think Aboriginal women are silent about domestic violence, you're not listening - The Guardian

Wed, 2016/10/05 - 1:38am

The Guardian

If you think Aboriginal women are silent about domestic violence, you're not listening
The Guardian
It's no wonder victims are afraid to speak up.” But if you think Aboriginal women have been silent, it's only because you haven't heard us, our voices now hoarse after decades of screaming into the abyss of Australia's apathy. There are many strong ...
[ October 4, 2016 ] Exclusive; Burney, Mundine clash over violence in Indigenous communities NEWSNational Indigenous Times
Action urged to protect childrenThe Guardian (Australia)
Mundine demands domestic violence inquiryThe Australian
NEWS.com.au
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Silicon Valley entrepreneur puts Aboriginal dot paintings on market - The Australian Financial Review

Tue, 2016/10/04 - 11:28pm

The Australian Financial Review

Silicon Valley entrepreneur puts Aboriginal dot paintings on market
The Australian Financial Review
Originally in the Holmes à Court collection, it has a sister work in the National Gallery of Australia. It has been on the market twice, selling for $360,000 at Sotheby's Australia in November 2007 and for $290,500 at the same auctioneer in June 2002 ...

Dutch royals to visit Australia with trade mission - SBS

Tue, 2016/10/04 - 10:21pm

SBS

Dutch royals to visit Australia with trade mission
SBS
“It is important, because this exhibition showcases Aboriginal mapping of Australia – both the physical features and the spirit of our country - and also the early Dutch cartographers, who were the first, quite literally, to draw Australia onto the map ...

Sorry to tell you, but not everything is racist - dailytelegraph.com.au

Tue, 2016/10/04 - 12:24pm

dailytelegraph.com.au

Sorry to tell you, but not everything is racist
dailytelegraph.com.au
Anthony Dillon identifies as a part-Aboriginal Australian and reckons not everything is racist. Consider the case of indigenous actress Ningali Lawford-Wolf, who claims that late one Saturday night in early 2016 at least four taxi drivers chose not to ...

[ October 4, 2016 ] Exclusive; Burney, Mundine clash over violence in Indigenous communities NEWS - National Indigenous Times

Tue, 2016/10/04 - 8:34am

National Indigenous Times

[ October 4, 2016 ] Exclusive; Burney, Mundine clash over violence in Indigenous communities NEWS
National Indigenous Times
He also pointed to a study that found Aboriginal mothers in Western Australia were 17.5 times more likely to be murdered. He told NIT today that the government's swift action in July on the treatment of youths at the Don Dale detention centre in the NT ...
Mundine demands domestic violence inquiryThe Australian
Action urged to protect childrenThe Guardian (Australia)

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Football player dragged for 'racist' depiction of Aboriginal Australians - Mashable

Tue, 2016/10/04 - 5:45am

Mashable

Football player dragged for 'racist' depiction of Aboriginal Australians
Mashable
Natoli apologised Tuesday, leaving a comment on Plum's Instagram post saying he'd "dressed as an Aboriginal to an Australia-themed party (No racism intended)." He continues: "I've said sorry and I genuinely meant it ... saw the jerry can, picked it up ...
Man condemned for dressing up as Indigenous Australian with petrol canThe Guardian
Rugby player Fabian Natoli slammed for 'racist' costume after he dressed up as Aboriginal holding a PETROL CANDaily Mail

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Australians call for more Aussie emojis on their keyboards with Aboriginal Flag topping list - Daily Mail

Tue, 2016/10/04 - 3:52am

Daily Mail

Australians call for more Aussie emojis on their keyboards with Aboriginal Flag topping list
Daily Mail
And now a campaign has started to introduce more 'Aussie-specific' emojis to cater for Australians - including ones using common terms such as 'budgie smugglers' for swimmers, the Aboriginal flag, and even a symbol for the campaign for marriage equality.

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People Matter: Victoria's mixed results on diversity - The Mandarin (registration)

Tue, 2016/10/04 - 2:07am

People Matter: Victoria's mixed results on diversity
The Mandarin (registration)
Victorian public servants born in non-English speaking countries are happy with efforts made by their workplaces to foster inclusivity, agreeing that cultural background is not a barrier to success to the same extent as Australian-born employees ...

Subscribe and save - Australian Geographic

Tue, 2016/10/04 - 12:46am

Australian Geographic

Subscribe and save
Australian Geographic
The palace was filled with displays celebrating Australia's major exports: wheat, gold and wool. The exhibition also included an ethnographic exhibition of Indigenous artefacts and items that had been traded by Aboriginal communities over the previous ...

How can Australia build on a century of struggle over Indigenous citizenship? - The Conversation AU

Sun, 2016/10/02 - 11:39pm

The Conversation AU

How can Australia build on a century of struggle over Indigenous citizenship?
The Conversation AU
In 1927, a report of the royal commission established to investigate the Onmalmeri massacre in Western Australia found two policemen were responsible for the deaths and subsequent burning of bodies of Aboriginal people. Not long after, a group of ...
Silence over Aboriginal violence condones it: Warren MundineThe Australian
Legal body sounds alarm after SA Indigenous deathLawyers Weekly

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Silence over Aboriginal violence condones it: Warren Mundine - The Australian

Sun, 2016/10/02 - 1:02pm

Silence over Aboriginal violence condones it: Warren Mundine
The Australian
Mr Mundine, who chairs the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council, says indigenous women in Australia are 34 times more likely to be hospitalised from domestic abuse, yet most media fail to report such issues, even when a woman is killed in broad ...

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