Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

Carrying on the legacy of an Indigenous soldier
ABC Online
“They wonder why Aboriginal people find it sometimes hard to forget and forgive some of those hurts.” Not only was Frederick not afforded any assistance upon his return, he also had to readjust to life back under the White Australia Policy. “As I grew ...

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Tourism Australia celebrates achievements of Indigenous Tourism Champions
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
As Australia celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures during NAIDOC week, Tourism Australia acknowledged the efforts of the country's Indigenous Tourism Champions in providing enriching cultural experiences for international visitors.

The legacy of an Indigenous soldier
ABC Message Stick
“They wonder why Aboriginal people find it sometimes hard to forget and forgive some of those hurts.” Not only was Frederick not afforded any assistance upon his return, he also had to readjust to life back under the White Australia Policy. “As I grew ...

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Indigenous Australia is 'deadly' – and Leah Purcell shows it
The Conversation
The one-off documentary – which deserves another run – follows the lives of six Indigenous Australians (not connected in real life but our “clan” for the sake of the documentary). Does it work? Oh yes. Our eyes move with the camera as we approach a ...

Taleena Simon becomes first Aboriginal woman to earn Australian Rugby ...
ABC Online
21-year-old Sydney-sider Taleena Simon has become the first Aboriginal woman to receive a full-time professional contract in Australia's Rugby Sevens program. The speedy winger began making a name for herself in the Lloyd McDermott Rugby ...

Did legalised slavery exist in Australia?
ABC Online
For almost a century, tens of thousands of Indigenous Australians were forced to work for pastoral stations, missions and government reserves for little more than pocket money. Some have called it legalised slavery and are now fighting to recoup stolen ...

The Guardian (blog)
Indigenous recognition in our highest law is the right thing to do
The Conversation
Later this year, we expect to see draft recommendations from a parliamentary committee on recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian constitution and ensuring there is no place for racial discrimination in our founding ...
Australian universities don't value their Indigenous students and staffThe Guardian (blog)
Helath supports NAIDOCYass Tribune
Indigenous historians say black diggers are missing from military history booksABC Message Stick
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Did legalised slavery exist in Australia?
ABC Online
For almost a century, tens of thousands of Indigenous Australians were forced to work for pastoral stations, missions and government reserves for little more than pocket money. Some have called it legalised slavery and are now fighting to recoup stolen ...

Taleena Simon becomes first Aboriginal woman to sign professional terms in ...
TheSportsCampus.com
Taleena Simon has become the first Aboriginal woman to receive a full time professional contract in Australia's Sevens program. Hailing from Redfern in Sydney's Inner West, Simon said she was excited to now be a professional athlete. “It's a dream come ...

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TALEENA SIMON BECOMES FIRST ABORIGINAL WOMAN TO SIGN ...
ARU Rugby
Taleena Simon has become the first Aboriginal woman to receive a full time professional contract in Australia's Sevens program. Hailing from Redfern in Sydney's Inner West, Simon said she was excited to now be a professional athlete. “It's a dream come ...

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Aboriginal leaders reject call to halt English lessons
The Australian
He told The Australian that Aboriginal children should learn to read but questioned the language in which they should be taught, what version of English or if it should be in their own language. “We get so caught up in a narrow understanding of what it ...

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Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ...
ABC Message Stick
Ms Liddle is concerned that proceeding with a referendum to recognise Aboriginal people in the constitution will set back the campaign for a treaty with Indigenous Australia. The Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres ...
Honouring Indigenous servicemenABC Online
Veterans push PM for Indigenous war memorialSBS
Plenty of pride for Port Adelaide's planPort Adelaide
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Indigenous campaign builds against constitutional recognition
ABC Local
The Indigenous community is split over a campaign to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Constitution. The Recognise campaign calls for a referendum and for all Australians to back constitutional change. It's backed by the ...

Marron farm generates work for Aboriginal community
ABC Online
A south west Western Australia marron farm has established itself as both a training body and an employer for local Noongar people. Ngalang Boodja Aboriginal Council Corporation. set up the commercial farm in Collie in 2008, in partnership with Premier ...

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Honouring Indigenous servicemen
ABC Online
This year's NAIDOC theme, Serving Country: Centenary and Beyond, honours all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have fought in defence of Australia from the frontier wars through to present day. "There are records that Aboriginal ...
Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ...ABC Message Stick
Indigenous Australians in wartime: it's time to tell the whole storyThe Guardian
Remembering indigenous servicemenWest Coast Sentinel
SBS -Pro Bono Australia
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Repaying our debt to Aboriginal soldiers
ABC Message Stick
There are inspiring stories of the courage and sacrifice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians across the globe, from the Zulu plains of South Africa, to the trenches of Belgium and France, to the dugouts that stood between Rommel's ...
Honouring Indigenous servicemenABC Online
Veterans push PM for Indigenous war memorialSBS
Plenty of pride for Port Adelaide's planPort Adelaide
ARU Rugby -Echonetdaily -ABC Local
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John Kinsella - soldier, wrestler and Aboriginal elder
ABC Online
Not many people can lay claim to serving their country at war and at two Olympics, but John Kinsella represented Australia at Mexico and Munich before volunteering for Vietnam. Mr Kinsella is the special guest of Blacktown City Council's NAIDOC week ...

NAIDOC Week across Australia | Photos
Newcastle Herald
NEWCASTLE: An Aboriginal Australian flag flies at the NAIDOC week rally at Civic Park. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers/Newcastle Herald. ALBURY-WODONGA: NAIDOC committee member Ruth Davys, of Thurgoona, helps her daughter Tacoola Ruth-Davys, ...

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NAIDOC Week across Australia | Photos
Illawarra Mercury
NEWCASTLE: An Aboriginal Australian flag flies at the NAIDOC week rally at Civic Park. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers/Newcastle Herald. ALBURY-WODONGA: NAIDOC committee member Ruth Davys, of Thurgoona, helps her daughter Tacoola Ruth-Davys, ...

The Guardian (blog)
Hetti Perkins bares Aboriginal art and soul
The Australian
... directs this time, gave us the remarkable Croker Island Exodus two years ago, the compelling, often quirkily funny story of the epic journey of 95 Aboriginal children and their three missionary carers as the Japanese threatened to invade Australia ...
Hetti Perkins: youre Aboriginal all the time ... you can't just clock offThe Guardian (blog)
ART IS THE VOICE OF OUR PEOPLEAboriginal Art Directory News

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