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Frontier Wars between Indigenous people and settlers the focus of Wyndham Art Gallery exhibition

Google News - Tue, 2015/07/07 - 2:48am
It includes works by a number of prominent Aboriginal artists, including Megan Cope, (who this week won the Western Australian Indigenous Art ...

Indigenous leader describes 'staged' talks with political leaders

Google News - Tue, 2015/07/07 - 2:26am
Polls have found the vast majority of Australians are behind constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia's first ...

Aust&#39;n PM accused of &quot;pretending to listen&quot; at referendum for <b>Aboriginal</b> constitutional recognition

Google News - Tue, 2015/07/07 - 2:15am
CANBERRA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Indigenous leaders have lashed out at the Australian government, accusing Prime Minister Tony Abbott and ...

Timely tests help close the gap

Google News - Tue, 2015/07/07 - 2:15am
... and more accurate diagnosis of diabetes for Aboriginal people and other high-risk remote populations in Australia and elsewhere in the world.".

Government action on superannuation &#39;inevitable&#39;, researcher says

Google News - Tue, 2015/07/07 - 2:06am
The modelling also highlighted the concerns for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, who on average have lower superannuation ...

In focus: Dating, understanding and appreciating the <b>Aboriginal</b> Rock Art of the Kimberley

Google News - Tue, 2015/07/07 - 1:52am
Australia is home to one of the world's great art treasures in the form of ... claims that some Kimberley rock art was not made by Aboriginal people.

What is Indigenous constitutional recognition? - The Australian Financial Review


The Australian Financial Review

What is Indigenous constitutional recognition?
The Australian Financial Review
The conferences would be overseen by a new "referendum council" of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, reporting on a quarterly basis, Mr Abbott and Mr Shorten announced. Mr Abbott said he would hope these conferences would begin their work ...

Explainer: What is Indigenous constitutional recognition?

Google News - Tue, 2015/07/07 - 12:24am
The conferences would be overseen by a new "referendum council" of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, reporting on a quarterly basis, ...

Constitutional changecould lead a future HighCourt to be expansive

Google News - Mon, 2015/07/06 - 11:03pm
Like many Australians, I am open to a change that will provide some ... of framing a referendum question is being seen solely as an Aboriginal issue, ...

Indigenous achievements celebrated as NAIDOC Week kicks off

Google News - Mon, 2015/07/06 - 10:30pm
More than 60 members of the local indigenous community turned up yesterday to watch the raising of the Torres Strait, Aboriginal and Australia ...

<b>Aboriginal</b> recognition on way in <b>Australia</b>

Google News - Mon, 2015/07/06 - 9:56pm
Australia moved closer to recognising Aboriginal people in its constitution yesterday after talks with indigenous leaders, Prime Minister Tony Abbott ...

Symbolism won&#39;t suffice with Indigenous recognition

Google News - Mon, 2015/07/06 - 9:22pm
Forty of the country's most gifted and respected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders came ... It's time now to hear from Indigenous Australians.

Constitution: <b>Australia</b> may finally recognise <b>Aborigines</b>

Google News - Mon, 2015/07/06 - 9:17pm
MORE than a century after Australia became an independent nation, Aboriginal people are to be recognised in the constitution - but not until 2017, ...

Constitution: Australia may finally recognise Aborigines - Fraser Coast Chronicle


Fraser Coast Chronicle

Constitution: Australia may finally recognise Aborigines
Fraser Coast Chronicle
MORE than a century after Australia became an independent nation, Aboriginal people are to be recognised in the constitution - but not until 2017, at the earliest, and only if a majority of people in a majority of states approve. The country's founding ...

Indigenous culture and astrophysics: a path to reconciliation - The Conversation AU


Indigenous culture and astrophysics: a path to reconciliation
The Conversation AU
It has been my privilege over the last six years to work on a project that combines an Indigenous Australian perspective of the universe with astrophysics. This has led to an astonishing series of global art exhibitions and opened a dialogue that has ...

Disconnect at indigenous meeting: leaders

Google News - Mon, 2015/07/06 - 8:57pm
KIRSTIE Parker, co-chair of the National Congress of Australia's First ... supported by clear information, among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

<b>Aboriginal</b> artists celebrate NAIDOC week with great performance in Cairns

Google News - Mon, 2015/07/06 - 8:37pm
SMOOTH: Edward Lampton and Wilfred Bowie entertain the crowd with some soulful tunes as part of NAIDOC Week at Fogarty Park yesterday.

The Importance of Space and Place

Google News - Mon, 2015/07/06 - 8:05pm
The first is the Native Title Act, which came into existence in 1992 when the High Court of Australia ruled that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Painting the Spirit of the Land

Google News - Mon, 2015/07/06 - 8:02pm
He spent time researching and gathering symbolic references from the local Aboriginal community and even as far away as Western Australia. “I don't ...

NAIDOC flag ceremony celebrates Gympie&#39;s community

Google News - Mon, 2015/07/06 - 7:18pm
Gympie's ceremony was one of many held around Australia to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

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