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obsessing about past  wrongs  is to miss the power...

obsessing about past wrongs is to miss the power...

Activists demanding the return of artefacts legitimately bought by collectors,often during...


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racist cartoon stokes debate over treatment of...

racist cartoon stokes debate over treatment of...

Bill Leak’s sketch of drunk Aboriginal father comes amid fallout from publication of alleged...


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tell the world we want justice. elijah doughtys...

tell the world we want justice. elijah doughtys...

The death of a 14-year-faded Indigenous boy,allegedly struck by a ute while riding a motorbike, was...


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can anyone imagine alan jones demanding more white...

can anyone imagine alan jones demanding more white...

Two speeches a year apart – one apologising to black children for being taken from their...


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why are indigenous people such avid users of...

why are indigenous people such avid users of...

Indigenoushost,Bronwyn Carlson Indigenous people expend social media at a rate higher than...


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reporting on racism as a light skinned koori |...

reporting on racism as a light skinned koori |...

Being a light-skinned Koori means journalist and IndigenousX host Laura Murphy-Oates hasn’t...


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white fragility, white fear: the crisis of racial...

white fragility, white fear: the crisis of racial...

If you were supported for the majority of your life in a world that reinforced white supremacy,you...


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the walk for reconciliation changed my life. i...

the walk for reconciliation changed my life. i...

Todayhost Stuart McMinn knows that the 2000 walk for reconciliation didn’t change outcomes for...


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why do children in remote indigenous communities...

why do children in remote indigenous communities...

In rural and remote Indigenous communities throughout Australia,and particularly in the Northern...


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this year, lets ditch the queens birthday holiday...

this year, lets ditch the queens birthday holiday...

This week marks the anniversary of Eddie Mabo’s death. IndigenousX host Dr Chris Bourke says...


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stan grant asks after nt abuse scandal: are we...

stan grant asks after nt abuse scandal: are we...

Grant,speaking at Byron Writers festival, tells how ‘screams of Aboriginal boys’ led him back to...


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northern territory detention inquiry must address...

northern territory detention inquiry must address...

Amnesty says it’s ‘not a mistake that this is happening to Indigenous children’,and that...


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gary foley and the aboriginal tent embassy: we...

gary foley and the aboriginal tent embassy: we...

In 1972 a group of radical black power activists stuck an umbrella on the lawn external Parliament...


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the aboriginal tent embassy: we were all young,...

the aboriginal tent embassy: we were all young,...

In 1972 a group of radical black power activists stuck an umbrella on the lawn external Parliament...


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warren mundine hopeful malcolm turnbulls app idea...

warren mundine hopeful malcolm turnbulls app idea...

A prototype of the app is already in existence and will be modified for use in Indigenous...


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stan grant: why, after years of foreign reporting,...

stan grant: why, after years of foreign reporting,...

The award-winning journalist Stan Grant is joining Guardian Australia as its first Indigenous...


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patrick dodson says racism cannot return to...

patrick dodson says racism cannot return to...

Indigenous Labor senator says: ‘People of different race,different colour, different religion, and...


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australia among 30 countries illegally forcing...

australia among 30 countries illegally forcing...

Policy of turning back boats has set worrying example for other countries to push boats back to...


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the scapegoating of americas poor has echoes of...

the scapegoating of americas poor has echoes of...

The call for white working class Americans to salvage out of their dead-end towns to find jobs is...


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a 10 year old girl has taken her own life. how can...

a 10 year old girl has taken her own life. how can...

A girl who should have been playing with dolls decided her world was so bleak she no longer wanted...


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i love working as a mentor. it can change lives...

i love working as a mentor. it can change lives...

Winninghost Andrew Craig connect to his culture and fired his passion to succor the wider communityI...


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the settlers gave this place the name blacktown....

the settlers gave this place the name blacktown....

Voters in the Blacktown local government area in western Sydney are to be asked to choose a more...


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trees are at the heart of our country - we should...

trees are at the heart of our country - we should...

From Australia to the Andes,indigenous peoples understand that trees sustain us and are fraction of...


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my love affair with the three rs: respect,...

my love affair with the three rs: respect,...

@IndigenousX host Kaye Price has spent her career in education helping us to better understand...


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there are lots of ways to say sorry, but...

there are lots of ways to say sorry, but...

Sorry Day is an significant if not yet sufficient moment of symbolism. Australia has a lot more to...


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indigenous community lets tourists in on newly won...

indigenous community lets tourists in on newly won...

It took the Olkola 30 years to win rights to their land in north Queensland,but instead of mining,...


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indigenous leaders praise victorias commitment to...

indigenous leaders praise victorias commitment to...

Government agreement to hold conference on treaty comes as support for constitutional recognition...


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economic prosperity is crucial to improving social...

economic prosperity is crucial to improving social...

Dannyhost,he’s discussing how he makes this happenI am Daniel Lester, a proud Wonnarua man and a...


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reflections on the apology: kevin rudd in...

reflections on the apology: kevin rudd in...

‘You could gain knocked me over with a feather when we brought the nation with us.’ Eight years...


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how rugby league player dean widders stared racism...

how rugby league player dean widders stared racism...

A racial slur directed at him during a 2005 match made the Indigenous NRL player feel like an...


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indigenous christmas: mark olives recipe for a...

indigenous christmas: mark olives recipe for a...

From seafood served with lemon myrtle and lemon aspen mayonnaise,to baked ham steeped in indigenous...


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briggs goes to juvie: indigenous youth and the...

briggs goes to juvie: indigenous youth and the...

To get an plan of what life is like for young,Indigenous, A-course offenders, or the rapper Briggs...


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the idea is coming of age: indigenous australians...

the idea is coming of age: indigenous australians...

The Aboriginal Carbon Fund has signed an agreement with Canadian First Nations peoples to share...


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outgoing mp linda burney decries paternalistic...

outgoing mp linda burney decries paternalistic...

In her valedictory speech,the first Indigenous Australian to serve in NSW parliament calls for...


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the uluru decision highlights whats so wrong with...

the uluru decision highlights whats so wrong with...

Constitutional recognition will be null and void whether non-Indigenous Australians continue to...


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indigenous groups say ranger program is working,...

indigenous groups say ranger program is working,...

Coalition of Indigenous groups says ranger program needs to be expanded in federal budget to wait on...


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dont tell me to get over a colonial past that is...

dont tell me to get over a colonial past that is...

Broadcaster Kyle Sandilands says get over it,it’s 200 years ago’, but it’s everything that has...


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we are trapped in the imaginations of white...

we are trapped in the imaginations of white...

In every corner of the planet people are questioning who they are. How effect we strive for unity...


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message from mungo: mother of all battles to bring...

message from mungo: mother of all battles to bring...

A documentary eight years in the making tells a anecdote 42000 years musty – of Mungo Man and...


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stolen generations hail collective healing for...

stolen generations hail collective healing for...

Eight years after the then prime minister,Kevin Rudd, apologised to the stolen generations, or...


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this is an emotional moment for me. were closing...

this is an emotional moment for me. were closing...

Courageous Indigenous students,including my son, who enjoy worked so hard to finish school when it...


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thirty years after return of uluru, rightful...

thirty years after return of uluru, rightful...

At anniversary celebrations, traditional owners point to lost opportunities and call on government...


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keating was right to intervene over recognition...

keating was right to intervene over recognition...

Whether a treaty should precede recognition is neither here nor there; it is the final form of...


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indigenous recognition: there are some wounds that...

indigenous recognition: there are some wounds that...

A Recognition Australia road trip takes Stan Grant to the girls’ home where his much aunt lived as...


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indigenous prisoners in police custody get 24 hour...

indigenous prisoners in police custody get 24 hour...

Long-time campaigners say Western Australian measure is a ‘disappointing reductionist version’...


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indigenous kids are still being removed from their...

indigenous kids are still being removed from their...

There is an famous statistic missing from the Closing the Gap report and its absence masks a major...


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critical response team to tackle ongoing tragedy...

critical response team to tackle ongoing tragedy...

$1m program being trialled in WA sees support workers flown to remote communities to associate with...


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i am dreaming of a black christmas - the only real...

i am dreaming of a black christmas - the only real...

Family and noise and tar-melting heat and flies and cricket and all the fancy in the world. And...


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ignoring indigenous australians a big error,...

ignoring indigenous australians a big error,...

Prime minister says Australia needs a new structure that reflects ‘all of our history’ and...


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the first time i spoke in my own language i broke...

the first time i spoke in my own language i broke...

The doughty move to effect Indigenous languages a new HSC subject in 2016 is a necessary step...


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reining in the nts paperless arrests is progress...

reining in the nts paperless arrests is progress...

The high court did not invalidate the ‘catch and release’ paperless arrest laws on Wednesday,but...


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banjima people in pilbara brokers deal worth...

banjima people in pilbara brokers deal worth...

Traditional owners will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties over 100-year life of...


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up all night with vice and the victorian...

up all night with vice and the victorian...

Vice Australia spends 12 hours with 28-year-old Elva,whose task it is to check in on Indigenous...


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shoot me now: lex wotton tells palm island trial...

shoot me now: lex wotton tells palm island trial...

Court hears from man charged with inciting 2004 riots – and the lead plaintiff in lesson action...


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dreaming big and chasing dreams: helping...

dreaming big and chasing dreams: helping...

Approximately 90% of Indigenous teenage mums won’t finish school,but there is a way for them to...


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unravelling the mystery of djalu gurruwiwi, a...

unravelling the mystery of djalu gurruwiwi, a...

He’s the foremost spiritual keeper of the yirdaki in Arnhem Land,but Djalu’s actual gift to the...


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indigenous constitutional recognition: public...

indigenous constitutional recognition: public...

Polling commissioned by Recognise shows 63% of Australians know approximately proposal but support...


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up all night with vice and the victoria aboriginal...

up all night with vice and the victoria aboriginal...

Vice Australia spends 12 hours with 28-year-old Elva,whose task it is to check in on Indigenous...


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back to business on indigenous affairs, advisory...

back to business on indigenous affairs, advisory...

Members of Tony Abbott’s Indigenous Advisory Council are relieved by Malcolm Turnbull’s decision...


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palm island police pointed guns at children in...

palm island police pointed guns at children in...

Palm Islanders’ class action claims police failures after the 2004 death of Mulrunji Doomadgee in...


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mungo man: the final journey of our 40,000 year...

mungo man: the final journey of our 40,000 year...

Photographer Dean Sewell travelled for three days across Australia documenting the final journey of...


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police thought ms dhu could be feigning illness,...

police thought ms dhu could be feigning illness,...

At 12.39pm on 4 August,2014, Dhu was lifted into the back of a police van for the short trip to...


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stan grant addresses national press club to launch...

stan grant addresses national press club to launch...

Guardian Australia’s Indigenous affairs editor,Stan Grant, speaks at the National Press Club to...


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nt government declines to attend inquiry into...

nt government declines to attend inquiry into...

Northern Territory government reported to glean 25% of available money while Indigenous service...


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aboriginal boy, 11, bashed by guards in youth...

aboriginal boy, 11, bashed by guards in youth...

Boy’s mother says staff gave her several different accounts of alleged altercation in Brisbane...


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i cant call myself an indigenous australian and...

i cant call myself an indigenous australian and...

Aboriginalhost Callum Clayton-Dixon explains the concept and why he thinks it’s integral to the...


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police may have contributed to ms dhus death in...

police may have contributed to ms dhus death in...

Senior detective tells coronial inquest that all 11 officers he investigated had failed to comply...


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cape york native title bid fuels feud between noel...

cape york native title bid fuels feud between noel...

Federal government MP Warren Entsch and former Queensland MP David Kempton dismiss claim they are...


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ms dhu death in custody inquest hears details of...

ms dhu death in custody inquest hears details of...

Court hears police officers who took the 22-year-ancient Aboriginal woman from custody to hospital...


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ms dhus family calls for end to jail for fines as...

ms dhus family calls for end to jail for fines as...

Inquest begins nowadays in Perth into the death of Ms Dhu,a 22-year-aged woman who died in a police...


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nt admits paperless arrest laws misused in...

nt admits paperless arrest laws misused in...

Northern Territory attorney general says 59-year-old Kwementyaye Langdon,who died in custody, should...


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crocodile eggs and 3d printing: could these be...

crocodile eggs and 3d printing: could these be...

In Arnhem Land,the Northern Territory government is pinning its hopes on some strange, but...


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we dodged bullets to win land rights. its time for...

we dodged bullets to win land rights. its time for...

Aheadhost Sol Bellear reminds us why these councils are integral to the future of Aboriginal...


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from butchers creek to berlin: did douglas grant...

from butchers creek to berlin: did douglas grant...

Paul Daley examines unusual evidence tracing the shared history of Ngadjon man Narcha,and Douglas...


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advocacy group asks to join inquest into ms dhu...

advocacy group asks to join inquest into ms dhu...

Death In Custody Action Watch Committee of WA applies to be an interested person at inquest in...


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revealed: how indigenous australian storytelling...

revealed: how indigenous australian storytelling...

Distinctive ‘cross-checking’ tradition helps account for extraordinary accuracy in 21 stories...


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no investigation into bill leak cartoon after...

no investigation into bill leak cartoon after...

The Human Rights Commission said the allegation of racial hatred has been withdrawn ‘and the file...


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horrific rates of sexual violence and abuse in...

horrific rates of sexual violence and abuse in...

Report shows Aurukun’s average annual rate of sexual offences 6.6 times higher than the rest of...


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stolen generations hail the power of collective...

stolen generations hail the power of collective...

Indigenous people who went through the trauma of being ripped from their families,country and...


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it is beyond time for britain to apologise to...

it is beyond time for britain to apologise to...

nowadays is an annual festival of barbecues and slabs,and fetishisation of a flag that, with its...


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neville bonner made himself an equal among...

neville bonner made himself an equal among...

The Museum of Australian Democracy is marking Bonner’s contribution to public life with a portray...


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ms dhus family tell rally she has been painted as...

ms dhus family tell rally she has been painted as...

Carol Roe,Dhu’s grandmother, tells protest external the courthouse that she was ‘treated like a...


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cape yorks indigenous communities put minister on...

cape yorks indigenous communities put minister on...

On his first official visit to the top of Australia,Curtis Pitt, Queensland’s Indigenous...


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hymns ring out over uluru on bittersweet handback...

hymns ring out over uluru on bittersweet handback...

While the general mood was one of celebration,the issues still faced by Indigenous Australians were...


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ian hickie on q a: the solution to aboriginal...

ian hickie on q a: the solution to aboriginal...

Professor Ian Hickie,of the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney, discusses suicide...


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when will they listen to us? town camps on the...

when will they listen to us? town camps on the...

Nearly a decade after the Northern Territory intervention,residents of Indigenous town camps in...


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alice springs town camp residents left without...

alice springs town camp residents left without...

Head of town camps peak body calls for their 40-year leases with the government to be torn up just...


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indigenous queenslanders turning to ice to beat...

indigenous queenslanders turning to ice to beat...

Police commissioner Ian Stewart says despite originally supporting alcohol prohibition he now thinks...


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police officer who dropped ms dhu on concrete...

police officer who dropped ms dhu on concrete...

Senior constable Shelly Burgess tells WA inquest her colleague accused Ms Dhu of being a junkie’...


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alan jones says australia needs another stolen...

alan jones says australia needs another stolen...

Radio talkback host says Indigenous children whose parents have drug abuse problems should be taken...


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i dont have all the answers, but we need to find a...

i dont have all the answers, but we need to find a...

Where to from here? Indigenous people may be united in a sense of shared identity,but like any...


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on this invasion day, i am angry. australia has a...

on this invasion day, i am angry. australia has a...

26host Pekeri Ruska reflects on what this date means to her and her peopleI am an Aboriginal...


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we re reinvigorating traditional knowledge :...

we re reinvigorating traditional knowledge :...

A unique report hails the best Indigenous initiatives run by government and recommends their...


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aboriginal activist who refused to vote for...

aboriginal activist who refused to vote for...

Callum Clayton-Dixon appealed the $174 fine for not voting in Queensland election,saying it was...


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let traditional owners take over ayers rock...

let traditional owners take over ayers rock...

Indigenous leader says Indigenous Land Corporation should design to divest the resort so Anangu...


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palm islanders angry police turned away doomadgees...

palm islanders angry police turned away doomadgees...

Journalist tells hearing for lesson action the women in the community were furious Mulrunji...


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palm island police point guns at children in raids...

palm island police point guns at children in raids...

Palm Islanders’ class action claims police failures after the 2004 death of Mulrunji Doomadgee in...


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indigenous health: ad campaign aims to reduce...

indigenous health: ad campaign aims to reduce...

Fiona Nash says Don’t do Smokes Your Story campaign will serve cut the number of Aboriginal and...


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its not politically correct to say australia was...

its not politically correct to say australia was...

The latest manufactured outrage from the Daily Telegraph and other rightwing groups ignores the...


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a 10 year old girl kills herself, and a nation...

a 10 year old girl kills herself, and a nation...

To those calling for another stolen generation – we already gain one. It is not the acknowledge to...


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closing the gap: we are sick and tired of going to...

closing the gap: we are sick and tired of going to...

Close the Gap committee calls for change after report showing Indigenous Australians are still more...


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i consider myself lucky to learn about my culture....

i consider myself lucky to learn about my culture....

Culturehost Joel Bayliss explains how his own connection to culture and country was formedMy name is...


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ms dhu inquest: nurse contradicts claims yamatji...

ms dhu inquest: nurse contradicts claims yamatji...

First nurse to see Ms Dhu two days before she died in custody says she was mild,compliant and alert,...


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indigenous landowners want protection from mining:...

indigenous landowners want protection from mining:...

Owners of NT’s Watarrka national park will petition the environment minister over an existing...


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supporting adam goodes is easy. hes the acceptable...

supporting adam goodes is easy. hes the acceptable...

The fact we’re grateful when ordinary Australians shout down racism and support Aboriginal stars...


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traditional owners enter mine over fears glencore...

traditional owners enter mine over fears glencore...

Group demands answers on the future and rehabilitation of sacred sites at the McArthur river...


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now here we are, fighting for our rights: a new...

now here we are, fighting for our rights: a new...

From across the north of Western Australia,Aboriginal people gather again at a historic spot, with...


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palm island riots trial: many unaware why they...

palm island riots trial: many unaware why they...

Indigenous legal officer tells court she heard the ‘thumping’ of feet external her house and...


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indigenous leaders urge malcolm turnbull to show...

indigenous leaders urge malcolm turnbull to show...

National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples praises Tony Abbott’s commitment but say...


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tony abbott, the pm for indigenous affairs, never...

tony abbott, the pm for indigenous affairs, never...

The prime minister said he would ‘sweat blood’ for my people,that his personal mission was to...


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tens of thousands of years old but also...

tens of thousands of years old but also...

Aboriginal-owned art centres bear been the key to developing the booming Indigenous art...


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indigenous australians far more likely to die from...

indigenous australians far more likely to die from...

Remoteness,social disadvantage and higher rates of smoking all play part in imbalance for...


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aboriginal campaigner and artist jack green to...

aboriginal campaigner and artist jack green to...

Garawa elder is challenging Labor incumbent Gerry McCarthy in the seat of Barkly,which ALP has held...


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coalition moves to abandon review of northern...

coalition moves to abandon review of northern...

Greens accuse federal government of reneging on its commitment and is concerned any chance to...


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alice springs camps services contract should stay...

alice springs camps services contract should stay...

Council representing Aboriginal town camps says decision to give contract to private company goes...


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game that rewards players for killing indigenous...

game that rewards players for killing indigenous...

Survival Island 3 – Australia legend 3D removed from Apple and Google app stores after public...


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wa police introduce prerecorded cautions in...

wa police introduce prerecorded cautions in...

Move comes in response to the case of murder suspect Gene Gibson,who was interviewed in English...


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ms dhu inquest: emergency medicine specialist...

ms dhu inquest: emergency medicine specialist...

Four mistakes prevented doctors and nurses at Hedland health campus from recognising the severity of...


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palm island 15 year old had gun pointed at head by...

palm island 15 year old had gun pointed at head by...

Palm Islanders who were children at the time of the riots a decade ago give evidence in trial...


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are australias proud memorials to racism under...

are australias proud memorials to racism under...

One day we will see the monuments to mass murderers and genocidal maniacs toppled. I look forward to...


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closing the gap: greens call for federal spending...

closing the gap: greens call for federal spending...

Richard Di Natale wants more secure funding for the program he describes as an example of how to...


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indigenous organisations have been disadvantaged...

indigenous organisations have been disadvantaged...

Opposition Indigenous affairs minister Shayne Neumann says Senate findings note the advancement...


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nigel scullion acknowledges yidindji cabinet as...

nigel scullion acknowledges yidindji cabinet as...

Murrumu Walubara Yidindji lauds Australias indigenous affairs minister who recognised the presence...


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closing the political gap: listen to us, engage...

closing the political gap: listen to us, engage...

Malcolm Turnbull says it is important to celebrate the innovation of Indigenous people. We hardly...


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call to involve indigenous communities more in...

call to involve indigenous communities more in...

Report finds rebuilding family and kinship ties key to tackling violence linked to...


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nurse who saw ms dhu before she died thought...

nurse who saw ms dhu before she died thought...

Alyce Hetherington tells inquest into WA death in custody of 22-year-old Aboriginal woman that she...


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public service ordered to increase number of...

public service ordered to increase number of...

The Indigenous affairs minister,Nigel Scullion, says government ‘will lead by example’ in trying...


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darwin hospital chief defends treatment of singer...

darwin hospital chief defends treatment of singer...

Professor Dinesh Arya says allegations staff racially profiled the Indigenous singer were...


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indigenous mp ruled disorderly for speaking...

indigenous mp ruled disorderly for speaking...

Bess Price,an Aboriginal minister in the Northern Territory calls for Indigenous languages to be...


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ms dhu inquest: doctors would have made a lot more...

ms dhu inquest: doctors would have made a lot more...

Expert tells inquest into Yamatji woman’s death in custody that institutionalised racism likely...


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keeping place for stolen indigenous remains should...

keeping place for stolen indigenous remains should...

It’s time to scrap plans for the Sir John Monash Centre and reallocate money earmarked for Anzac...


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south australian indigenous communities to get...

south australian indigenous communities to get...

Having no recognised addressing system has made it difficult to fill in forms to access welfare...


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lachlan macquarie was no humanitarian: his own...

lachlan macquarie was no humanitarian: his own...

The novel South Wales governor,arguably the most eulogised of colonial leaders, ordered the massacre...


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ms dhu could have been coming down off drugs,...

ms dhu could have been coming down off drugs,...

A triage nurse who saw the 22-year-customary shortly before her death in custody told police Dhu was...


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theres another government in australia and murrumu...

theres another government in australia and murrumu...

A unusual government has been created in Australia to represent a nation that has been there for...


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game that rewards players for killing indigenous...

game that rewards players for killing indigenous...

Survival Island 3 – Australia Story 3D removed from Apple and Google app stores after public...


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aussiebums australia day underwear disrespectful...

aussiebums australia day underwear disrespectful...

Critics say original line featuring boomerangs,dot paintings and cartoon of an Indigenous man...


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black writers courageously staring down the white...

black writers courageously staring down the white...

It takes courage for a black person to speak to a white world,a world that can render invisible...


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indigenous recognition: patrick dodson and mark...

indigenous recognition: patrick dodson and mark...

Referendum Council members named to advise Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten on how to secure enough...


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activist cuts uluru safety chain in protest at...

activist cuts uluru safety chain in protest at...

Indigenous elder praises man’s actions and says chain should not be restoredAn activist who claims...


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indigenous culture relies on knowledge sharing. we...

indigenous culture relies on knowledge sharing. we...

Ahost Carla McGrath reflects on planting the seeds for a novel generation of collaborative...


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palm island trial: detective allegedly told woman...

palm island trial: detective allegedly told woman...

Jucinta Barry tells federal court the comments were not on the police recording played in courtA...


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western australia passes bill to recognise...

western australia passes bill to recognise...

The legislation was backed by all parties and will give Indigenous people security as to knowing who...


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revealed: traditional owners accepted payments to...

revealed: traditional owners accepted payments to...

Exclusive: Indigenous representatives who helped resurrect a pivotal land agreement for...


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third aboriginal community takes legal action...

third aboriginal community takes legal action...

Residents of Larapinta town camp near Alice Springs say 160 emergency repairs hold not been fixed...


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murrumu: one mans mission to create a sovereign...

murrumu: one mans mission to create a sovereign...

In 2014 the former press gallery journalist officially ‘quit’ Australia to form his own nation...


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ernie dingo and richard walley on the 40th year of...

ernie dingo and richard walley on the 40th year of...

The ceremony has a history of thousands of years but the pair say theirs was the first to be...


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battle for bark art: indigenous leaders hail...

battle for bark art: indigenous leaders hail...

Exclusive: Artefacts sacred to Victoria’s Dja Dja Wurrung people could be exhibited next year in...


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protesters mourn invasion day at rallies across...

protesters mourn invasion day at rallies across...

Protesters march in Invasion Day rallies in Sydney and Melbourne. The Invasion Day movement condemns...


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leaded fuel ban in tennant creek will fight petrol...

leaded fuel ban in tennant creek will fight petrol...

Federal Indigenous affairs minister Nigel Scullion announces ban on sale of leaded fuel in NT’s...


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government secures support for plan to close...

government secures support for plan to close...

Labor,the Greens, health experts back plans for increased health checks, and boost to immunisation...


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how can i feel australian when this country has...

how can i feel australian when this country has...

Like many Indigenous people I struggle to forge a deep allegiance to a nation that excludes us from...


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play gets indigenous musicians jimmy little and...

play gets indigenous musicians jimmy little and...

Extended small and McLeod families are distraught at the ‘unrecognisable’ portrayal of the men...


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only good ones a dead one: indigenous men recall...

Indigenous men recall how,as children, they were banned from swimming in public pools. On the 50th...


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patrick dodson says indigenous incarceration rate...

patrick dodson says indigenous incarceration rate...

Labor Senate candidate urges ‘smarter’ justice,saying legal system exploits Aboriginal and...


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i am too young to die: the disease of disadvantage...

i am too young to die: the disease of disadvantage...

An entirely preventable condition called rheumatic heart disease is leaving Indigenous children with...


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treaty push should replace indigenous recognise...

treaty push should replace indigenous recognise...

Yingiya ticket Guyula wants constitutional recognition campaign resources to be redirected towards...


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labor promises justice reinvestment to reduce...

labor promises justice reinvestment to reduce...

Bill Shorten says reducing ‘shocking’ rate of Indigenous incarceration is key to closing the gap...


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the little known story of the indigenous man at...

the little known story of the indigenous man at...

Driver,personal assistant and cabinet officer, Alf Stafford is testimony to a strong Indigenous...


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hundreds gather to celebrate 30 years since uluru...

hundreds gather to celebrate 30 years since uluru...

Anangu designate anniversary with inma dancing,praise for Bob Hawke and reflections on how tourism...


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energy resources shares plunge after traditional...

energy resources shares plunge after traditional...

The Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation has formally told Energy Resources Australia they are against...


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indigenous australia should look to china, the...

indigenous australia should look to china, the...

As Malcolm Turnbull takes Australias biggest trade delegation to China,we should look for lessons...


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pat dodson set to replace joe bullock as labor...

pat dodson set to replace joe bullock as labor...

Indigenous leader Pat Dodson announces his intention to enter politics at a press conference after...


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stan grant: australia is ready to ask itself, is...

Stan Grant speaks on ABC’s RN Breakfast on Wednesday morning to discuss his original role as...


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scabies mite genome mapped in boost for remote...

scabies mite genome mapped in boost for remote...

Study by Australian researchers could lead to healthier skin in people in remote Indigenous...


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the little known story about the indigenous man at...

the little known story about the indigenous man at...

Driver,personal assistant and cabinet officer, Alf Stafford is testimony to a strong Indigenous...


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uluru handover: aboriginal women sing hymn on 30th...

uluru handover: aboriginal women sing hymn on 30th...

The Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir perform at the celebration of the 30th anniversary...


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adam goodes reveals his new job: reconciliation...

adam goodes reveals his new job: reconciliation...

The former AFL and Sydney Swans player signs up as a brand ambassador for David Jones and will...


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a dark chapter of history is tied up in the name...

a dark chapter of history is tied up in the name...

Alfred Cannings 1850-kilometre stock route became the point at which white history intersected and...


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as an aboriginal teen i thought about killing...

as an aboriginal teen i thought about killing...

The Australia where a 10-year-outmoded Indigenous girl kills herself is not separate from the...


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war memorial ceremony recognises indigenous...

war memorial ceremony recognises indigenous...

General Angus Campbell said because ethnicity was not listed in the records,no one knows how many...


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stan grant appointed to referendum council on...

stan grant appointed to referendum council on...

Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten announce Guardian’s Indigenous affairs editor will replace Pat...


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traditional land owner tells court adani misled...

traditional land owner tells court adani misled...

Adrian Burragubba wants the native title tribunal’s Carmichael mine decision quashed, alleging the...


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