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State violence is a great Australian tradition

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State violence is a great Australian tradition  - Most obviously, this brutalism was visited upon the Aboriginal population. From the earliest days, the invading British colonial forces sought to drive them off the land to make way for white settlement. Once the sheep industry took off west of the Great Dividing Range in the early 1830s, the process accelerated, and ancestral lands that had provided food and the wherewithal for Aboriginal survival for tens of thousands of years were seized to provide grazing grounds

New zoo to teach old ways

New zoo to teach old ways  - Sydney Zoo is awaiting developer application approval to commence work on the Bungarribee Park site, which is slated to be open by the fourth quarter of 2017

How Indigenous people are still homeless in modern Australia

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How Indigenous people are still homeless in modern Australia  - Since colonisation, Aboriginal people have been internally displaced from their country. The doctrine of terra nullius – a land without people – was established under British colonial government and persisted in Australian law until 1992). It served to reinforce the concept that Indigenous land was “empty”; it belonged to no one and so could rightly be claimed for Western exploitation or settlement. This doctrine

The Colors of Infinity: Aboriginal abstract paintings come to Cornell

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The Colors of Infinity: Aboriginal abstract paintings come to Cornell  - The visual culture of the Australian Aborigines is believed to be the world's oldest extant, stretching back tens of thousands of years. Decorations on ...

Australia's youth justice scandal stirs race controversy

Australia's youth justice scandal stirs race controversy  - The statistics are grim; indigenous Australians are 13 times more likely to go to prison than their non- Aboriginal counterparts. It is undoubtedly a ...

Why Australian women over 55 aren't exactly enjoying the time of their lives

Why Australian women over 55 aren't exactly enjoying the time of their lives  - Australia lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to the economic and social well-being of people over 60. While the health status of older Australians is very good (fifth), we rank 17th overall and 67th for income security on a list of 96 countries.

Regular physical exercise leads to happier and healthier living

Regular physical exercise leads to happier and healthier living  - The latest Australian statistics show that, of those 15 and older , an estimated 60 per cent took part in sport and physical recreation at least once in the ...

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says people are self-immolating to enter Australia

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says people are self-immolating to enter Australia  - In the wake of reports of abuse of children and women in Nauru Island near Australia , the country's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has responded ...

Tasmania Becomes First Australian State To Pass Support For Same-Sex Marriage

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Tasmania Becomes First Australian State To Pass Support For Same-Sex Marriage  - Tasmania has become the first state to pass a motion in support of same-sex marriage in Australia . Yesterday, Tasmania passed an in-principal ...

Ella Havelka's journey to become Australian Ballet's first Indigenous dancer

Ella Havelka's journey to become Australian Ballet's first Indigenous dancer  - As a little girl growing up in Dubbo, all it took was a glimpse of a Swan Lake performance on an old VHS tape for Ella Havelka to know that she was ...

Unearthed High's Indigenous Initiative winner reflects on cultural upbringing

Unearthed High's Indigenous Initiative winner reflects on cultural upbringing  - The Indigenous program will provide Tia with ongoing mentoring from the Australian Association of Artist Managers (AAM), including managers who ...

Push to cut prisoner reoffending rates

Push to cut prisoner reoffending rates  - AN advisory panel chaired by indigenous leader and advocate Warren ... “ Indigenous Australians are over-represented within the prison systems ...

Recognition token gesture

Recognition token gesture  - The Australian Human's Right Commission says recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a preamble "is largely symbolic" – but ...

Northern Territory minister says ABC report on juvenile detention abuses in Australia gave “leg up ...

Northern Territory minister says ABC report on juvenile detention abuses in Australia gave “leg up ...  - More than 96 per cent of juvenile detainees in the NT are Indigenous , and Indigenous children are over-represented in out-of-home placements ...

Australia is stuck in a rut and needs new, brave leaders

Australia is stuck in a rut and needs new, brave leaders  - Australia needs to get on the front foot to drive economic growth. ... Glover, Conder and a wonderful piece by the extraordinary Australian Indigenous  ...

What it Means and What to Do

What it Means and What to Do  - Closer to home in Australia and the developed world, energy poverty refers to those households that spend a high percentage of their income on ...

Having vibrant rural communities is essential to the future survival of hill country New Zealand.

Having vibrant rural communities is essential to the future survival of hill country New Zealand .  - A strong, resilient rural community will ensure a environmentally and economically sustainable future for hill country farming in New Zealand .

Singaporean company offers to pay people to play 'Pokémon Go'

Singaporean company offers to pay people to play 'Pokémon Go'  - Pokémon Go first launched in the U.S. and Australia in early July, followed by Europe. It took more than two weeks for the game to drop in Japan and Hong Kong, before it finally arrived in Singapore and neighbouring countries in the region on Saturday.

UN: the great role of geothermal for indigenous group in NZ

UN: the great role of geothermal for indigenous group in NZ  - The trust now has three geothermal power stations operated in joint venture with Mercury, which deliver sufficient energy to the national grid to power more than 265,000 homes. Through this and other ventures, the trust has accrued assets worth more than $NZ 317 million.

Papua`s cultural diversity praiseworthy

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Papua `s cultural diversity praiseworthy  - Pooja Bhatnagar, a dancer from the Jawaharlal Nehru India Culture Centre at the Indian Embassy in Jakarta, remarked in Wamena on Wednesday that she was pleased to showcase the culture of her country through dance during the Baliem Valley Festival.

Meet the priest who serves the most rural parts of Papua New Guinea

Meet the priest who serves the most rural parts of Papua New Guinea  - These people live in a difficult and rugged terrain. God has put them there. It is their home. All the material used to build their church was carried by their grandfathers on their shoulders. They are proud to have the presence of the Church in their area,” said Fr. Christian Sieland of the Kundiawa Diocese of Papua New Guinea.

Prominent NZ Maori condemns the victim mentality of his people

Prominent NZ Maori condemns the victim mentality of his people  - Alan Duff is a famous New Zealand Author who has spoken out against the blame-game that Maori play against Europeans for their own ...

Limited budgets not stopping tv talent

Limited budgets not stopping tv talent  - The newest member of the Maori Television board comes to role with an understanding of the financial challenges facing those who produce the ...

This is who I am', says first woman MP to wear Māori facial tattoo in NZ parliament

This is who I am', says first woman MP to wear Māori facial tattoo in NZ parliament  - Nanaia Mahuta Moko, who became the first female MP to enter New Zealand's parliament with a moko kauae, or traditional Maori facial tattoo.