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SA cop's shocking racial abuse of Aboriginal man - The Advertiser

Wed, 2015/10/28 - 11:48am

The Advertiser

SA cop's shocking racial abuse of Aboriginal man
The Advertiser
A POLICE officer who told an Aboriginal man he would like to tie a hose around his neck and then “set you on fire and drag you around the streets attached to our car”, was not sacked or demoted but sent for cultural awareness training, it has been ...
Police abuse of Aboriginal man shows racism still rife, says Warren MundineThe Guardian

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Punishment for SA Police officer's shocking racial abuse of Aboriginal man was ... - The Advertiser

Wed, 2015/10/28 - 11:48am

The Advertiser

Punishment for SA Police officer's shocking racial abuse of Aboriginal man was ...
The Advertiser
A POLICE officer who told an Aboriginal man he would like to tie a hose around his neck and then “set you on fire and drag you around the streets attached to our car”, was not sacked or demoted but sent for cultural awareness training, it has been ...

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Australian Police Confess Poor Handling of Indigenous Reporter - teleSUR English

Wed, 2015/10/28 - 1:05am

teleSUR English

Australian Police Confess Poor Handling of Indigenous Reporter
teleSUR English
Australian Federal Police (AFP) have admitted one of their officers breached their code of conduct during an exchange with an Aboriginal journalist, according to a statement made public Monday. The incident took place on the sidelines of an indigenous ...

Uluru protest: Man who cut climbing chains a 'hero', Aboriginal elder says - ABC Online

Tue, 2015/10/27 - 11:43pm

ABC Online

Uluru protest: Man who cut climbing chains a 'hero', Aboriginal elder says
ABC Online
Senior Aboriginal people in Central Australia are praising the actions of a man who cut a climbing chain on Uluru to try and stop tourists going up the rock, with one saying it could be an opportunity to stop the practice for good.
When the UN used Uluru's sacred space as an advertising spaceThe Guardian (blog)
Uluru 'handback' 30 years on: Aborigines promised jobs and social mobility are ...The Independent

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Swans to kick off Indigenous Round at SCG - Sydney Swans

Tue, 2015/10/27 - 9:22pm

Sydney Swans

Swans to kick off Indigenous Round at SCG
Sydney Swans
“Sir Doug Nicholls is the great untold story of Australian football, and he represented both the values of our game and epitomised the spirit of reconciliation,” Mr McLachlan said. “He was the first Indigenous player to represent Victoria at state ...
Indigenous Round honour for one of the greatsAFL.com.au
Power to play in Alice Springs in Indigenous RoundPort Adelaide

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Lonely Planet rates Australia sixth best destination in 2016 - The Australian

Tue, 2015/10/27 - 5:04pm

The Australian

Lonely Planet rates Australia sixth best destination in 2016
The Australian
“Contemporary Aboriginal art remains an Australian cultural high-water mark, as evidenced by the fab new Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre in Katherine. Australia also does a roaring trade in UNESCO World Heritage wilderness areas.
Port city charms travel guideThe West Australian

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Supporting Adam Goodes is easy. He's the 'acceptable face' of Indigenous Australia - The Guardian

Tue, 2015/10/27 - 2:08am

The Guardian

Supporting Adam Goodes is easy. He's the 'acceptable face' of Indigenous Australia
The Guardian
It is easy to align with Adam Goodes, he is a wealthy, powerful symbol of Indigenous survival. He should make Australians feel good. Like me though, I know Adam would be aware that we are the “acceptable faces” of Indigenous Australia. We don't pose ...

Aboriginal health service wants less reliance on federal funding - ABC Online (blog)

Mon, 2015/10/26 - 11:27pm

ABC Online (blog)

Aboriginal health service wants less reliance on federal funding
ABC Online (blog)
... which included handing over ceremonial message sticks to new CEO David Copley. Karen Glover says she is leaving her dream job to be with her dream family and will take up a new position with the South Australian Health and Medical Research ...

Life as a Young, Indigenous, A-Class Offender in Australia - VICE

Mon, 2015/10/26 - 6:01pm

VICE

Life as a Young, Indigenous, A-Class Offender in Australia
VICE
Australia's Indigenous population is consistently overrepresented in the country's prisons, but it's even more apparent in the juvenile justice system. In 2014, a report on New South Wales stated that young people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait ...
Program helps Indigenous Australians enter Hunter's housing marketABC Online

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Aboriginal females used dogs to hunt small animals 4000 years ago - Daily Mail

Mon, 2015/10/26 - 3:00pm

Daily Mail

Aboriginal females used dogs to hunt small animals 4000 years ago
Daily Mail
Dogs may be known as man's best friend, but dingoes and women shared a special bond just after the animal arrived in Australia, around 4,000 years ago. A new study suggests dingoes were used by women to catch small animals, whereas men chose to ...

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Australia marks 30 years since Uluru returned to Aboriginal owners - Yahoo7 News

Mon, 2015/10/26 - 2:13am

Yahoo7 News

Australia marks 30 years since Uluru returned to Aboriginal owners
Yahoo7 News
Sydney (AFP) - Australia on Monday marked 30 years since the world's largest monolith Uluru was returned to its traditional Aboriginal owners with the government admitting it has not lived up to commitments made back then. The iconic symbol of the ...
Hymns ring out over Uluru on 'bittersweet' handback anniversaryThe Guardian
Uluru owners let down by Aust: ScullionThe Australian (blog)
Traditional Aboriginal owners celebrate 30 years since Uluru was won back from ...dailytelegraph.com.au

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Mosaic unveiled at Aboriginal healing circles project - ABC Online (blog)

Sun, 2015/10/25 - 9:47pm

ABC Online (blog)

Mosaic unveiled at Aboriginal healing circles project
ABC Online (blog)
26/10/2015 , 8:47 AM by STUART STANSFIELD. Aboriginal elders from across the South East joined in the celebration of achievements with the Healing Circles project at Pangula Mannamurna Aboriginal Health Service in Mount Gambier on Friday.

Hymns ring out over Uluru on 'bittersweet' handback anniversary - The Guardian

Sun, 2015/10/25 - 7:03pm

The Guardian

Hymns ring out over Uluru on 'bittersweet' handback anniversary
The Guardian
On Monday it will be 30 years to the day since the governor general Sir Ninian Stephen handed the lands – known formerly by non-Indigenous Australia as Ayers Rock and the Olgas – back to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people, the Anangu.
Ayers Rock Resort sucking Aboriginal funds - Yahoo7Yahoo7 News
Uluru owners let down by Aust: ScullionNT News
Traditional owners mark Uluru handback9news.com.au

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Ayers Rock Resort sucking Aboriginal funds - Yahoo7 - Yahoo7 News

Sun, 2015/10/25 - 10:07am

Yahoo7 News

Ayers Rock Resort sucking Aboriginal funds - Yahoo7
Yahoo7 News
Ayers Rock Resort is sucking dollars that should be channelled to traditional owners, a leader says. The traditional owners of Uluru have been let down by Australia in the deal that saw the return of the iconic rock to them, the Indigenous Affairs ...
Uluru owners let down by Aust: ScullionNT News
Traditional owners mark Uluru handback9news.com.au

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Adam Goodes rises above the racism in post-AFL career - The Australian

Fri, 2015/10/23 - 1:15pm

The Australian

Adam Goodes rises above the racism in post-AFL career
The Australian
The anger has mostly always been about the strong stance Goodes has taken on racism and his fearless language on the historic and contemporary role of indigenous Australians. David Jones this week unveiled Goodes as one of six brand ambassadors for ...
Why businesses like David Jones need a reconciliation action plan more than everSydney Morning Herald

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Exhibit of Australian Indigenous art displayed at Quebec City museum - National Post

Fri, 2015/10/23 - 1:01pm

National Post

Exhibit of Australian Indigenous art displayed at Quebec City museum
National Post
QUEBEC — “Lifelines: Indigenous Contemporary Art From Australia” opened Wednesday at Quebec City's Musee de la civilisation, which called it the first major Canadian exhibition of its kind. Featuring almost 100 artworks, the show attests to the ...

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ANU researcher translates UN Declaration of Human Rights into Aboriginal ... - ABC Local

Fri, 2015/10/23 - 2:08am

ABC Local

ANU researcher translates UN Declaration of Human Rights into Aboriginal ...
ABC Local
Pintupi-Luritja is a central Australian Aboriginal dialect of the Western Desert Language group. As well as being the first language of about 2,500 speakers in and around Alice Springs, Dr Holcombe said there was many, if not more people who spoke ...

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SA Royal Commission: Nuke waste dump on Aboriginal land? Really? - Independent Australia

Fri, 2015/10/23 - 12:51am

Independent Australia

SA Royal Commission: Nuke waste dump on Aboriginal land? Really?
Independent Australia
All the same, their submission is by no means a ringing endorsement of the plans to expand the nuclear industry in South Australia. Their very lengthy submission describes in detail the history of Maralinga Traditional Owners and the Yalata people, the ...

Casey Conway bares all: being a gay Aboriginal man in professional sport - SBS

Fri, 2015/10/23 - 12:22am

SBS

Casey Conway bares all: being a gay Aboriginal man in professional sport
SBS
Australian sport hasn't proven itself to be a bastion of racial or social harmony, especially of late. So one can only imagine the anxiety Casey Conway felt moving from Central Queensland to Sydney to play in the National Rugby League (NRL) straight ...

Urban Aboriginal art missing women's voices - ArtsHub (subscription)

Thu, 2015/10/22 - 10:55pm

ArtsHub (subscription)

Urban Aboriginal art missing women's voices
ArtsHub (subscription)
All Aboriginal artists, regardless of gender, ​face issue in terms of power structures, number counting and inequality. But as this current wave of voices within urban Aboriginal art emerges we are seeing a new group that is not only urban and ...

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