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| UpdatedThose opposed to Australia Day do so because of the historical significance, but I celebrate on January 26 for a quite different reason — because Australia is a great country to live in, writes Anthony Dillon.
Topics: australia-day, community-and-society, government-and-politics, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, australia
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| UpdatedPauline Hanson's One Nation party has confirmed a controversial geologist will run against WA Nationals leader Brendon Grylls.
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| UpdatedKen Wyatt is the country's first Indigenous person into the Commonwealth ministry after being sworn in as Minister for Indigenous Health and Aged Care.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, australia
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| UpdatedOn Wednesday night I interviewed Liberal Party MP Ken Wyatt for 7.30. This shouldn't be remarkable but I suppose it is. The fact that it has taken until 2017 makes it so, writes Indigenous affairs editor Stan Grant.
Topics: indigenous-policy, government-and-politics, community-and-society, australia
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The mother of two people charged over an alcohol-fuelled riot pleads for authorities to visit Cunnamulla and fix serious social issues.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, indigenous-policy, community-and-society, cunnamulla-4490
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West Australian Indigenous MP Ken Wyatt's supporters are welcoming his new ministry but say he would be well qualified to become the federal Indigenous affairs minister, replacing Senator Nigel Scullion.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, government-and-politics, indigenous-policy, federal-government, parliament, wa, australia
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Celebrations at the Sydney Opera House to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum look back at the significance of music in helping to inspire historic change.
Topics: constitution, government-and-politics, music, indigenous-policy, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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An Aboriginal man whose father served in both world wars is suing the Victorian Government for millions of dollars in compensation, alleging his father's historical request for a soldier settlement block was knocked back on the grounds of race.
Topics: indigenous-policy, veterans, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, government-and-politics, world-war-2, world-war-1, history, vic, australia
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Australia's Indigenous arts community is calling for changes to the law to make it illegal to import and sell fake Aboriginal-style souvenirs.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-culture, indigenous-policy, government-and-politics, australia, qld
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| UpdatedIndigenous leaders are criticising the NSW Multiculturalism Minister for describing January 26 as a wonderful day for all Australians and "not controversial".
Topics: national-days, australia-day, community-and-society, indigenous-culture, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, sydney-2000, australia
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| UpdatedThe Tasmanian Government says it will consider a proposal by a PhD student to reform recreational fishing licences to allow the sale of excess catch, but a fishing group is wary of the plan.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, indigenous-culture, indigenous-policy, tas, university-of-tasmania-7005
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A health body in far-west NSW says new figures showing the region has the highest rate of women smoking while pregnant are "really concerning".
Topics: pregnancy-and-childbirth, smoking, indigenous-policy, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, broken-hill-2880
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Clinton Pryor is attempting to do something no other person has done before — walk across the Australian continent in protest against the forced closures of Indigenous communities.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, indigenous-culture, indigenous-protocols, government-and-politics, indigenous-policy, australia, perth-6000, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedThe Federal Opposition labels some activities for unemployed people in remote areas useless, calling for the work for the dole program to be overhauled.
Topics: welfare, rural, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, government-and-politics, australia
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A community leader in far-west New South Wales has backed criticism of an Indigenous work-for-the-dole scheme she says is blocking jobseekers from finding employment.
Topics: unemployment, welfare, indigenous-policy, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, wilcannia-2836
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| UpdatedUnemployed people in remote parts of Australia are being fined for not attending activities like hygiene classes and 3D printing training, documents released to Federal Parliament reveal.
Topics: community-development, unemployment, federal-government, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, australia
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| UpdatedA Tennant Creek-based Aboriginal corporation has one month to explain why it should not be placed under special administration following an investigation into "allegations of serious non-compliance".
Topics: indigenous-policy, government-and-politics, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, business-economics-and-finance, tennant-creek-0860