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The Guardian
Nova Peris supports Indigenous plebiscite on constitutional recognition
The Guardian
“After all, we've been here for more than 40,000 years and to change this nation's founding document [to be] inclusive of our cultures and our peoples, we have to ensure that whatever is put to the Australian public is what Australia's Aboriginal and ...
Hopes recognition in constitution for indigenous Australians isn't tokenisticCentral Western Daily
Darwin's Bagot Community hosts start of NAIDOC Week celebrating Indigenous ...ABC Online
Once in a generation chance to change the constitutionThe Daily Telegraph
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Nova Peris: 'We have to ensure that whatever is put to the Australian public is what Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people want.

... about the challenges of Indigenous life in contemporary Australia. ... She also coordinates the University Preparatory Program for Aboriginal and ...

The Guardian
Michael Kirby: Indigenous disadvantage bigger problem than recognition
The Guardian
Decolonisation was being spoken about it many other countries, she said, and it was a discussion Australia needed to participate in. Panellist Greg Davison, Aboriginal health manager with the NSW Justice Health network, quoted widely from a 2009 ...

The Guardian
Michael Kirby: Indigenous disadvantage bigger problem than recognition
The Guardian
But Davison said incarceration represented “an opportunity to engage people in their health care journey” and for many Indigenous Australian inmates it was the first time they accessed a health service. He said those who came in contact with the ...

On Monday, Australia's top two politicians and 40 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island leaders met to discuss changing Australia's constitution to ...

However, a fellow panellist and head of the university's Aboriginal and ... health care journey” and for many Indigenous Australian inmates it was the ...

Long stori blong ol Aboriginal na Torrest Strait islands pipol blong Australia long Naidoc Wik tede, stori i lukluk long hau kostitusen or mama loa blong ...

The “echoing silence” in our constitution robs not only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians of their rightful recognition, but it robs all ...

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A time for all Australians to nurture Indigenous heritage
Eureka Street (satire) (registration)
The most publicised event of NAIDOC Week this year has been the meeting of Indigenous leaders with the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. It initiated a process that all hope will lead to the recognition of Indigenous Australians and ...

Constitutional referendum: Nixon goes to China fits indigenous change
The Australian
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson has employed it several times regarding the possible referendum to recognise indigenous Australians: it can only happen under a Liberal prime minister. But does the metaphor stand up to scrutiny? It can be made to work ...

The Australian curriculum has given so much direction and scope for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and history being taught in schools ...

The book focused on Aboriginal man Jackie and how rugby league helped him become well regarded by the community during one of Australia's ...

Inside Film
Banished resonates despite non-Indigenous criticism
Inside Film
McGovern wrote, “Ï have had the pleasure of working with a number of Indigenous writers over the years, including as story editor on Redfern Now, and I know how important their story is and how important it is to get the portrayal of Indigenous ...

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“I can… understand how people would find it strange that a drama about British settlement of Australia wouldn't show any Aboriginal people.

The Guardian
Kimberley Indigenous community 'devastated' after camels killed with arrows
The Guardian
Harry Watson's nephew, Anthony Watson, told Guardian Australia some of the camels had apparently been shot with arrows. “They used bows and arrows and shoot them through the stomach, it's not a clean kill,” Watson said. “I hope the police charge those ...

“The work we do is also important to Australians, particularly future ... be learning about Australia and the history of traditional Aboriginal people.”.

... those small steps was taken at the Grafton Base Hospital yesterday when the Aboriginal flag was raised next to the NSW State and Australian flags.

Three camels belonging to a remote Aboriginal community in the Kimberley have ... There are about 150,000 feral camels in Western Australia – almost half the ... the animals were shot without permission on Aboriginal-owned land.

ABC Online
Rural leadership training reveals Indigenous misconceptions
ABC Online
Indigenous workers may be key players in Australia's northern agricultural industry, but their valuable contributions often go unrecognised. It was an observation made by Darwin businesswoman and crocodile farmer, Giovanna Webb, while taking part in a ...