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What Is Australia's Indigenous Rights Referendum Vote? 5 Things To Know
There are about 984,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, representing 3.8 percent of the population. Some of their ancestors have lived on the continent for more than 60,000 years.
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Woman In Australia Dragged From Wheelchair, Has Ear Ripped Off In Dog Attack
The Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council confirmed it had located and euthanised the three dogs involved.
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"Sovereignty Never Ceded": Australian MP Slams "Colonising" Queen In Oath
Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe branded Britain's Elizabeth II a "colonising" queen on Monday, as the recently elected lawmaker reluctantly swore allegiance while taking the oath of office.
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Australia Obtains Copyright To Aboriginal Flag, Making It Free To Use
The Australian government said on Tuesday it had acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag so it can be freely used, resolving a commercial dispute that had restricted sporting teams and Aboriginal communities from reproducing the image.
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Australian Cricket Hall Of Fame Inducts First Aboriginal Player
Johnny Mullagh, one of the stars of Australia's pioneering all-Aboriginal team that toured England in 1868, has become the first Aboriginal player inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
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Australia vs India, 2nd Test: Player Of The Match Medal To Honour Australian Aboriginal Cricketer Johnny Mullagh
Australia vs India: The second Test match between both sides begins from December 26.
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Australia vs India, 1st ODI: Players Take Part In ''Barefoot Circle'' To Pay Respect To Traditional Owners Of Land
Barefoot Circle is a statement taken up by Australian cricket more broadly to connect with Aboriginal culture and the land on which matches are played.
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Google Removes Street View Virtual Tour of Australia's Uluru
Google has removed images from its Street View that allowed users to virtually walk on Australia's Uluru, a sacred Aboriginal site closed to tourists since last year, the company said Friday.
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Ancient Australian Aboriginal Sites Discovered Underwater
Archaeologists have for the first time found Aboriginal artefacts on the seabed off Australia, opening a door to the discovery of ancient settlements flooded since the last ice age, they reported Thursday.
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2018 Commonwealth Games: History Meets Culture At CWG Opening Ceremony
Australia celebrated its ancestry and native traditions in a soul-stirring Commonwealth Games opening ceremony but protests by indigenous aboriginals against the very idea of Commonwealth came as a poignant reminder of the unforgotten colonial brutalities.
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Australia Set To Join UN Human Rights Council: Report
Australia looks set to fill one of two vacancies on the United Nations Human Rights Council following France's withdrawal from the process, the Herald Sun newspaper said on Saturday, quoting remarks by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop
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Aboriginal Australians Meet At Sacred Uluru To Discuss First Chance Of Recognition
There are about 700,000 Aborigines in a population of 23 million in Australia, but they suffer disproportionately high rates of suicide, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and imprisonment. Constitutional recognition of Aborigines is a complex issue in a country which previously administered its indigenous people under flora and fauna laws.
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Aborigines Built Stone 'Houses' 9,000 Years Ago: Researchers
Circular stone foundations discovered on an island in Western Australia suggest that Aborigines were building "houses" up to 9,000 years ago, a researcher said today.
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Rock Shelters From Last Ice Age Uncovered In Australia
Scientists have uncovered evidence of one of the earliest known rock shelters in an archipelago in Australia, which indicates Aboriginal occupation in the area before and during the last Ice Age.
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Aboriginal Woman Goes From 'Non-Citizen' To Australian Parliament
Wearing a cloak decorated with the goanna lizard, the first Aboriginal woman elected to Australia's lower house took her seat in parliament this week, saying that as a child she was a "non-citizen".
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What Is Australia's Indigenous Rights Referendum Vote? 5 Things To Know
There are about 984,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, representing 3.8 percent of the population. Some of their ancestors have lived on the continent for more than 60,000 years.
-
Woman In Australia Dragged From Wheelchair, Has Ear Ripped Off In Dog Attack
The Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council confirmed it had located and euthanised the three dogs involved.
-
"Sovereignty Never Ceded": Australian MP Slams "Colonising" Queen In Oath
Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe branded Britain's Elizabeth II a "colonising" queen on Monday, as the recently elected lawmaker reluctantly swore allegiance while taking the oath of office.
-
Australia Obtains Copyright To Aboriginal Flag, Making It Free To Use
The Australian government said on Tuesday it had acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag so it can be freely used, resolving a commercial dispute that had restricted sporting teams and Aboriginal communities from reproducing the image.
-
Australian Cricket Hall Of Fame Inducts First Aboriginal Player
Johnny Mullagh, one of the stars of Australia's pioneering all-Aboriginal team that toured England in 1868, has become the first Aboriginal player inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
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Australia vs India, 2nd Test: Player Of The Match Medal To Honour Australian Aboriginal Cricketer Johnny Mullagh
Australia vs India: The second Test match between both sides begins from December 26.
-
Australia vs India, 1st ODI: Players Take Part In ''Barefoot Circle'' To Pay Respect To Traditional Owners Of Land
Barefoot Circle is a statement taken up by Australian cricket more broadly to connect with Aboriginal culture and the land on which matches are played.
-
Google Removes Street View Virtual Tour of Australia's Uluru
Google has removed images from its Street View that allowed users to virtually walk on Australia's Uluru, a sacred Aboriginal site closed to tourists since last year, the company said Friday.
-
Ancient Australian Aboriginal Sites Discovered Underwater
Archaeologists have for the first time found Aboriginal artefacts on the seabed off Australia, opening a door to the discovery of ancient settlements flooded since the last ice age, they reported Thursday.
-
2018 Commonwealth Games: History Meets Culture At CWG Opening Ceremony
Australia celebrated its ancestry and native traditions in a soul-stirring Commonwealth Games opening ceremony but protests by indigenous aboriginals against the very idea of Commonwealth came as a poignant reminder of the unforgotten colonial brutalities.
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Australia Set To Join UN Human Rights Council: Report
Australia looks set to fill one of two vacancies on the United Nations Human Rights Council following France's withdrawal from the process, the Herald Sun newspaper said on Saturday, quoting remarks by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop
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Aboriginal Australians Meet At Sacred Uluru To Discuss First Chance Of Recognition
There are about 700,000 Aborigines in a population of 23 million in Australia, but they suffer disproportionately high rates of suicide, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and imprisonment. Constitutional recognition of Aborigines is a complex issue in a country which previously administered its indigenous people under flora and fauna laws.
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Aborigines Built Stone 'Houses' 9,000 Years Ago: Researchers
Circular stone foundations discovered on an island in Western Australia suggest that Aborigines were building "houses" up to 9,000 years ago, a researcher said today.
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Rock Shelters From Last Ice Age Uncovered In Australia
Scientists have uncovered evidence of one of the earliest known rock shelters in an archipelago in Australia, which indicates Aboriginal occupation in the area before and during the last Ice Age.
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Aboriginal Woman Goes From 'Non-Citizen' To Australian Parliament
Wearing a cloak decorated with the goanna lizard, the first Aboriginal woman elected to Australia's lower house took her seat in parliament this week, saying that as a child she was a "non-citizen".
