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Fanny Cochrane Smith's Tasmanian Aboriginal songs and language preserved forever

Recordings of Fanny Cochrane Smith the last surviving fluent speaker of Tasmanian Aboriginal language are inducted into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register, 120 years after they were made.

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June Oscar named Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

Indigenous leader June Oscar replaces Mick Gooda as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.

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Mourners farewell mesothelioma victim Ffloyd Laurie who played in asbestos-ridden schoolyard

Mourners farewell a man who played in deadly asbestos dust at his school as a child.

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Australia becoming 'a more racist country', survey finds

An increasing number of people think Australia is a racist country and there has been a rise in Indigenous people reporting prejudice, according to the latest Reconciliation Barometer.

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The Aboriginal Language Map attempts to represent all of the language or tribal or nation groups of Indigenous people of Australia. It indicates general locations of larger groupings of people. Click on the map to view the high resolution version. Use the magnifier to zoom into a region of interest.

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Thursday 9 February 2017
Recordings of Fanny Cochrane Smith the last surviving fluent speaker of Tasmanian Aboriginal language are inducted into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register, 120 years after they were made.
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NAIDOC Week 2016

NAIDOC Week

The ABC is proud to support NAIDOC Week - July 3 to July 10 - and its celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture, history and people. We're showcasing Indigenous stories across TV, radio, iview & online.

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The Aboriginal Language Map attempts to represent all of the language or tribal or nation groups of Indigenous people of Australia. It indicates general locations of larger groupings of people. Click on the map to view the high resolution version. Use the magnifier to zoom into a region of interest.

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