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Triple J lobbied to move Hottest 100 from Australia Day - The Australian

Tue, 2016/09/13 - 7:19am

The Australian

Triple J lobbied to move Hottest 100 from Australia Day
The Australian
A Facebook events page asked people to contact the radio station “to ask them to show respect for first nations people and acknowledge that the 26th of January is an incredibly painful day, and that oppression of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...
Triple J considering changing date of Hottest 100Crikey (registration)
Triple J announce Hottest 100 date may be revised but not for 2017The Sydney Morning Herald
Triple J will NOT move its iconic Hottest 100 countdown away from Australia Day despite 'Invasion Day' controversyDaily Mail
NEWS.com.au -Pedestrian TV -Newcastle Herald
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One-quarter of Australians do not visit art museums, survey finds - The Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2016/09/13 - 6:28am

The Sydney Morning Herald

One-quarter of Australians do not visit art museums, survey finds
The Sydney Morning Herald
Some of the greats of Australian art, such as Tom Roberts, whose works were described by former arts minister George Brandis last year as "some of Australia's best known and best loved", have relatively little appeal to Aboriginal and migrant Australians.

Aboriginal Australians headed into new battle for land rights - CT Australia

Tue, 2016/09/13 - 4:52am

CT Australia

Aboriginal Australians headed into new battle for land rights
CT Australia
Nearly a quarter of a century after Australia's Aboriginal people won the legal right to make claims on their 'country', they are fighting a new battle - a complex network of red tape required to manage the lands, a leading lawyer has warned. Australia ...
Irene Watson appointed University of South Australia's first Indigenous pro-vice chancellorABC Online
Factbox: At a glance - Australia's native title lawReuters

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Health campaign urges 'never share needles' - Perth Now

Tue, 2016/09/13 - 4:13am

Perth Now

Health campaign urges 'never share needles'
Perth Now
“New diagnoses of hepatitis C have been gradually increasing in the Aboriginal population across Australia over the past five years, most commonly in 20 to 49 year olds,” he said. “In WA, hepatitis C notifications in Aboriginal people reached a 10-year ...

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Australia's Aboriginal people heading into the next 'wicked' land battle - Reuters Australia

Tue, 2016/09/13 - 4:10am

ABC Online

Australia's Aboriginal people heading into the next 'wicked' land battle
Reuters Australia
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly a quarter of a century after Australia's Aboriginal people won the legal right to make claims on their 'country', they are fighting a new battle - a complex network of red tape required to manage the lands, ...
Irene Watson appointed University of South Australia's first Indigenous pro-vice chancellorABC Online

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Triple J considering changing date of Hottest 100 - Crikey (registration)

Tue, 2016/09/13 - 1:37am

The Australian

Triple J considering changing date of Hottest 100
Crikey (registration)
The day is increasingly dubbed Invasion Day by Aboriginal Australians, as it marked the beginning of the colonisation of Australia by Europeans and the dispossession of its native inhabitants. The discussions within Triple J were revealed yesterday by ...
Triple J lobbied to move Hottest 100 from Australia DayThe Australian
Why Triple J Moving The 'Hottest 100' Could Reset The Convo About Aus DayPedestrian TV
Triple J is considering moving the Hottest 100 from Australia DayThe Sydney Morning Herald
NEWS.com.au
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Aboriginal stolen wages lawsuit 'as important as Mabo' to go national - Brisbane Times

Tue, 2016/09/13 - 1:13am

Brisbane Times

Aboriginal stolen wages lawsuit 'as important as Mabo' to go national
Brisbane Times
A landmark class action lawsuit aiming to claw back the stolen wages of about 300 Aboriginal Queenslanders could be the beginning of something much bigger, with similar moves planned nationally within months. Hans Pearson, the uncle of prominent ...

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The most unpronounceable Aussie towns - dailytelegraph.com.au

Mon, 2016/09/12 - 3:30pm

dailytelegraph.com.au

The most unpronounceable Aussie towns
dailytelegraph.com.au
The Sydney suburb near Parramatta is named after an Aboriginal Australian man noted for his resistance to the European settlement of Australia. Pronounced: Pem-ul-way. It doesn't get much more suburban than the western Sydney suburb of Pemulwuy.

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[ September 12, 2016 ] Burney takes on Bolt in recognition doco MEDIA - National Indigenous Times

Mon, 2016/09/12 - 9:22am

National Indigenous Times

[ September 12, 2016 ] Burney takes on Bolt in recognition doco MEDIA
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous Labor MP Linda Burney and controversial commentator Andrew Bolt — worlds apart on the question of whether Australia's Constitution should be changed to recognise Aboriginal Australians — explore opposing viewpoints in a special to be aired ...

Man's brilliant response to racism - NT News

Mon, 2016/09/12 - 6:49am

NT News

Man's brilliant response to racism
NT News
Perth man Jarred Wall was having lunch with a friend in Fremantle when he heard two elderly ladies talking about Aboriginal people. “The conversation was less than distasteful with words like assimilation being thrown around willy nilly,” he wrote in a ...
Aboriginal Man Gifts Sassy Cuppa Tea To Old Ladies After Racist Cafe ConvoPedestrian TV
'Enjoy the tea!': Man confronts racist conversation with a nice pot of teaMashable
Aboriginal man's reaction to 'distasteful' conversation at Perth cafe is perfectDaily Mail
The New Daily -The Indian Express -Stuff.co.nz
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Aboriginal man wanted to 'do something nice' after overhearing racist comments in a Fremantle cafe - ABC Online

Mon, 2016/09/12 - 5:12am

ABC Online

Aboriginal man wanted to 'do something nice' after overhearing racist comments in a Fremantle cafe
ABC Online
Jarred Wall, 31, was having lunch with his fiancee and his two children at a Perth cafe when he listened to a pair of "elderly ladies" discussing Aboriginal people. "The first part of the conversation started with basically one of them saying 'He got ...
Man's brilliant response to racismNT News
Aboriginal Man Gifts Sassy Cuppa Tea To Old Ladies After Racist Cafe ConvoPedestrian TV
Man buys racist neighbours a pot of tea in ultimate power moveMashable
Daily Mail -The New Daily -The Indian Express
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Aboriginal Man Gifts Sassy Cuppa Tea To Old Ladies After Racist Cafe Convo - Pedestrian TV

Sun, 2016/09/11 - 10:19pm

Pedestrian TV

Aboriginal Man Gifts Sassy Cuppa Tea To Old Ladies After Racist Cafe Convo
Pedestrian TV
... his post with the hashtags #Black LivesMatter and #EnglishBreakfastTea (which we're thinking is a rather pointed yet subtle commentary on exactly who was responsible for the colonisation of, and treacherous acts against the First People of Australia).
Aboriginal man's brilliant response to racismThe Advertiser
'Enjoy the tea!': Man confronts racist conversation with a nice pot of teaMashable
'Distasteful conversation' gets perfect response from Indigenous AustralianThe New Daily
Daily Mail -Metro -Stuff.co.nz
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Aboriginal man's brilliant response to racism - The Advertiser

Sun, 2016/09/11 - 11:37am

The Advertiser

Aboriginal man's brilliant response to racism
The Advertiser
Perth man Jarred Wall was having lunch with a friend in Fremantle when he heard two elderly ladies talking about Aboriginal people. “The conversation was less than distasteful with words like assimilation being thrown around willy nilly,” he wrote in a ...
Man buys racist neighbours a pot of tea in ultimate power moveMashable
'Distasteful conversation' gets perfect response from Indigenous AustralianThe New Daily
Aboriginal man's reaction to 'distasteful' conversation at Perth cafe is perfectDaily Mail
Stuff.co.nz -Metro
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Pacific & Australia: cruises, island-hopping and Aboriginal art - The Times (subscription)

Sat, 2016/09/10 - 11:01pm

Pacific & Australia: cruises, island-hopping and Aboriginal art
The Times (subscription)
Yasawa Island is a green scratch on the Pacific, 13 miles long and half a mile wide, with emerald peaks that plunge down onto powder-white beaches into an ocean teeming with tropical fish. The Yasawa Island Resort has just 18 beachfront thatched suites ...

Aboriginal artefacts in Sotheby's auction prompt questions over ... - The Age

Sat, 2016/09/10 - 4:01pm

The Age

Aboriginal artefacts in Sotheby's auction prompt questions over ...
The Age
"I defy anyone to look at these and not feel uncomfortable," says Indigenous artist Jonathan Jones of the broad shields listed in the catalogue for the Sotheby's ...

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Aboriginal artefacts in Sotheby's auction prompt questions over provenance - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sat, 2016/09/10 - 2:15pm

The Sydney Morning Herald

Aboriginal artefacts in Sotheby's auction prompt questions over provenance
The Sydney Morning Herald
Jones, along with National Museum of Australia senior curator Carol Cooper, is on a mission to find out exactly where shields like this came from, right down to identifying the people who made them. Indigenous artist Jonathan Jones holding one of the ...

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NT Aboriginal corporation appeals court decision in mining royalty case - The Guardian

Sat, 2016/09/10 - 5:09am

The Guardian

NT Aboriginal corporation appeals court decision in mining royalty case
The Guardian
A file picture of the Gove bauxite mine in the Northern Territory. The Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation has been involved in a court battle with the Northern Land Council about mining royalties. Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images.

Boyer Lectures: Sir Michael Marmot urges Australia to invest in early childhood to close Indigenous health gap - ABC Online

Sat, 2016/09/10 - 3:33am

ABC Online

Boyer Lectures: Sir Michael Marmot urges Australia to invest in early childhood to close Indigenous health gap
ABC Online
"In my view, the reason why Aboriginal Australians have worse health than the non-Indigenous population is because of inequality," Sir Michael, president of the World Medical Association and director of the Institute of Health Equity, says in his ...

Fogarty aims to inspire Aboriginal talent - Football Australia (press release)

Sat, 2016/09/10 - 12:28am

Football Australia (press release)

Fogarty aims to inspire Aboriginal talent
Football Australia (press release)
For followers of the indoor game in Australia the sight of Fogarty proudly waving the Aboriginal flag upon the conclusion of another victory has become ubiquitous, and it's something that the engaging attacker is hoping to repeat at the 2016 edition of ...

No spark for Australia Day fireworks in Cockburn - Brisbane Times - Brisbane Times

Fri, 2016/09/09 - 1:52pm

Brisbane Times

No spark for Australia Day fireworks in Cockburn - Brisbane Times
Brisbane Times
The Australia Day fireworks in the southern suburbs are officially dead after the City of Cockburn decided it couldn't afford to foot the bill for the event.

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