Feed aggregator

SFGate
Indigenous Australian heritage a point of pride for Spurs' Mills
SFGate
Popovich explained to his players the significance of June 3 to indigenous Australians, who celebrate it as Eddie Mabo Day, the anniversary of a high court decision recognizing the land rights of indigenous Australians and, specifically, Torres Strait ...

South Yarra student joins UN Youth Australia trip to NZ for indigenous rights ...
Herald Sun
The St Kevin's Year 12 student travels to New Zealand next month as a delegate on the United Nations Youth Australia Aotearoa Leadership Tour, where he hopes to learn more about his passion — indigenous rights. Daniel, 17, of South Yarra, will explore ...

The soft power of Rachel Perkins, bringing Aboriginal stories into the mainstream
The Australian
The slight but strong-willed 44-year-old continues the fight, a generational extension of his work, by serving on the boards that govern filmmaking and screen culture and by bringing Aboriginal stories to middle Australia through her Sydney-based ...

ABC Local
Speaking up about Indigenous language demise
ABC Local
A South Australian professor is concerned about the future of the state's Indigenous languages and what their loss would mean to the confidence, culture and knowledge of land for Aboriginal people. Dean of Aboriginal Scholarship at the University of ...

and more »

ABC Local
Speaking up about Indigenous language demise
ABC Local
A South Australian professor is concerned about the future of the state's Indigenous languages and what their loss would mean to the confidence, culture and knowledge of land for Aboriginal people. Dean of Aboriginal Scholarship at the University of ...

and more »

ABC Local
Speaking up about Indigenous language demise
ABC Local
A South Australian professor is concerned about the future of the state's Indigenous languages and what their loss would mean to the confidence, culture and knowledge of land for Aboriginal people. Dean of Aboriginal Scholarship at the University of ...

and more »

ABC Local
Speaking up about Indigenous language demise
ABC Local
A South Australian professor is concerned about the future of the state's Indigenous languages and what their loss would mean to the confidence, culture and knowledge of land for Aboriginal people. Dean of Aboriginal Scholarship at the University of ...

ABC Local
Speaking up about Indigenous language demise
ABC Local
A South Australian professor is concerned about the future of the state's Indigenous languages and what their loss would mean to the confidence, culture and knowledge of land for Aboriginal people. Dean of Aboriginal Scholarship at the University of ...

Uncovering the first 20000 years of Australia's pearling history
ABC Local
The Aboriginal Yawuru people of Broome, who were initially enslaved by the European pearling industry, have a pearling history that stretches back to a time when woolly mammoths still roamed the northern hemisphere. It's this bigger, but lesser known ...

Historic strike the backdrop for Indigenous ranger camp
ABC Online
Lessons from the historic Wave Hill walk-off are at the heart of the program for the annual Central Land Council Indigenous ranger camp this week. About 100 rangers from across Central Australia travelled up to 1,900 kilometres to Kalkarindji for the camp.

Nova Peris tackles Tony Abbott over discrimination
The Australian
LABOR'S first indigenous federal MP, Nova Peris, has written to Tony Abbott imploring him to dump changes to the Racial Discrimination Act, arguing that they would condemn the referendum to acknowledge indigenous Australians in the constitution to ...

and more »

Radio Australia
Aboriginal landholders look to China
ABC Message Stick
... Corporation. Broadcast: 05/06/2014. Reporter: Ginny Stein. Ten of Australia's largest Aboriginal pastoral stations are joining forces in the hope of winning foreign investment, particularly from China, and creating jobs and reviving their pastoral ...
Indigenous pastoral stations join forces, look to China to revive industryRadio Australia

all 8 news articles »

Radio Australia
Aboriginal landholders look to China
ABC Online
Ten of Australia's largest Aboriginal pastoral stations are joining forces in the hope of winning foreign investment, particularly from China, and creating jobs and reviving their pastoral industry. Ginny Stein. Source: Lateline | Duration: 5min 14sec.
Indigenous pastoral stations join forces, look to China to revive industryRadio Australia

all 5 news articles »

Chair of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council, Warren Mundine, says ceremonies should not be an excuse to avoid other responsibilities.

The Abbott government is in damage control following reports the Liberals tricked their coaltion partners the Nationals into accepting the reintroduction of indexation of petrol excise. Ellen Fanning ABC RN

Joe Hockey has launched defamation proceedings against Fairfax over its 'Treasurer For Sale' story from 5 May. - The front-page article went on to claim that Mr Hockey offered privileged access to businessmen and lobbyists in return for donations to the Liberal Party. - The proceedings again the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Canberra Times and their online services were filed in the Federal Court today. - So, what are Mr Hockey's chances of success? Audio source: ABC Radio Nations (RN Drive) 20 May 2014

The Chair of Abbott's Indigenous Advisory Council is trying to claw his way out of yet another hole he has dug himself. He is now gobbling off at full speed to try justify comments he made regarding First Nations culture and ceremonies. Last month, it was reported Warren Mundine suggested in a speech to an employment conference in Darwin that ceremonies, such as Sorry Business, went for too long and were impeding employment and education obligations. But speaking from the National Native Title Conference in Coffs Harbour, Mr Mundine is now trying to blame the ABC for misrepresented him. Audio source: nirs.org.au

Crikey (blog)
poverty tourism, dysfunction and the lucky country
Crikey (blog)
I can only comment as a southerner who has minimal contact with aboriginal australia in the north that there were some real shockers in Pilger's program which shook my belief that we have been 'just throwing money at the problem'. The fact that we can ...

Aboriginal elders paint pre-mine tragedy
ArtsHub (subscription)
'Nancy McDinny and Stewart Hoosan insist that the settlement of Australia wasn't a simple story of Aboriginal people acquiescing to the occupation of their land, but one of resistance where many people fought back against violence, sexual abuse and ...

Indigenous Protected Areas
Australian Geographic (blog)
When this Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) was declared in 2009, it became part of a network of about 50 that now encompass more than 365,000sq.km (covering almost the same area as Japan) and account for nearly one third of Australia's National ...