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What are the lyrics to the Australian national anthem, 'Advance Australia Fair'?

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — October 04, 2019

McCormick's 1878 lyrics have been widely criticised for failing to represent Australia's indigenous population, and for celebrating British colonisation. View article...

Search for identity shows the need for Indigenous recognition

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — October 04, 2019

During a recent road trip around Scotland I observed from afar as Australia debated constitutional recognition for its first people, while in Edinburgh I ... View article...

"I am proud rugby is at the forefront": Toomua on the significance of the Wallabies' indigenous jersey

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — October 04, 2019

Toomua's reflections on the third wearing of the Wallabies' indigenous ... Anglo and Indigenous heritages, and of an Australian society increasingly ... View article...

Advocates say WA is ripe for impact investing

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — October 04, 2019

Impact investing is yet to gain traction in Western Australia, but a new ... entire south-west, providing opportunities for Aboriginal impact investment. View article...

Western Australia rolls out lifesaving hotline to address Indigenous deaths in custody

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — October 04, 2019

State adopts royal commission recommendation requiring police who detain an Indigenous person to call the Aboriginal Legal Service. View article...

WA introduces Custody Notification Service for Indigenous people

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — October 04, 2019

The CNS central number will divert to the phone of a rostered Western Australia Aboriginal Legal Service solicitor, who will then undertake a welfare ... View article...

Hotline to save Indigenous lives in police custody

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — October 04, 2019

As of Wednesday, police are required to call the 24/7 hotline staffed by the Aboriginal Legal Service Western Australia (ALSWA) whenever an ... View article...

A new age of appreciation for First Nations visual arts

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — October 04, 2019

These Art Centres play a critical role in developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... The National Museum of Australia is to host and acquire the entire ... View article...