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Aboriginal people were not considered citizens of Australia, but “wards” of the state Protector of Aborigines. They had low wages if any, were forced to ...

Thousands of Aboriginal rights campaigners demonstrated their opposition across Australia today over the Western Australian Government's plans to ...

Organisers of a protest at peak hour in the heart of Melbourne about the closure of 150 West Australian aboriginal communities say it is about ...

... close 150 remote Aboriginal communities. The protest is the latest in a series that have been held after the West Australian government announced ...

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison rose by 88 per cent between 2004 ...

*Aboriginal Australians are 2.6 times more likely to die prematurely than non-Indigenous Australians (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare).

Metiria Turei says, “The important thing for New Zealanders is to make it clear to the Australian government that we don't consider it acceptable, ...

A rally over the closure of Aboriginal communities was held outside of ... Māori Party Co-leader Marama Fox was in Melbourne, Australia, taking part in ...

“It is routine in the Australian colonial state for the government to degrade, discriminate against and disrespect aboriginal people in an ongoing ...

Multiple rallies across the globe were held to raise awareness of the forced closures of Aboriginal communities in Australia, supporters in New ...

The Maori Party is walking a tight rope by joining the protests against the forced closure of some Aboriginal communities by the West Australian ...

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Wollongong stages rally against forced closures of Aboriginal communities
ABC Local
Hundreds of people have gathered in Wollongong to lobby against the proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. The Barnett Government plans to stop funding services for up to 150 communities, after the Commonwealth ...
Melbourne city centre blocked by protests over closure of Indigenous ...The Guardian
Ananguku Arts: shaping Indigenous artistsArtsHub (subscription)
Aboriginal Communities Should Not Be ClosedHuffington Post
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Hundreds of people have gathered in Wollongong to lobby against the proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.

Sydney Morning Herald
British Museum exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation ...
Sydney Morning Herald
A delegation of Indigenous Australians, along with other dignitaries including Prince Charles (the exhibition's patron) and Australia's High Commissioner in Britain Alexander Downer, attended a reception at the museum's Indigenous Australia: Enduring ...
UK exhibition raises artefacts debateDaily Mail

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Sydney Morning Herald
British Museum exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation ...
Sydney Morning Herald
A delegation of Indigenous Australians, along with other dignitaries including Prince Charles (the exhibition's patron) and Australia's High Commissioner in Britain Alexander Downer, attended a reception at the museum's Indigenous Australia: Enduring ...
UK exhibition raises artefacts debateDaily Mail

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... in Australia and it's only getting worse. The Human Rights Law Centre has joined with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups to come up with a ...

More than 1000 protesters have marched through major cities in New Zealand to rally against the planned closure of remote Aboriginal communities ...

Aboriginal children The NT chief minister, Adam Giles, has said that his government would not follow in the footsteps of Western Australia. Photograph: ...

The Network's spokesman Martin Stewart says today's protest was to show solidarity with the Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.

Prince Charles Opens Australian Aboriginal Museum Exhibit ... (April 30) opened a London exhibition dedicated to the arts and crafts of aboriginal .