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5 Jun 2019

Federal police raid ABC Sydney offices over 2017 stories

The raid comes a day after the AFP spent seven and a half hours searching the home of NewsCorp political journalist Annika Smethurst.
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5 Jun 2019 - 8:23am

Barty the most feared player in Paris

Three-time French Open champion and former world No.1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario says no one wants to play in-form Australian Ashleigh Barty in Paris.
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5 Jun 2019

Liberal MP backs re-wording national anthem as Indigenous players plan State of Origin protest

A conservative Liberal MP believes many Australians would support re-wording the national anthem to address Indigenous rugby league players' concerns. ...
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WA Attorney General apologies for arrest

The Attorney General says there were alternative options to arresting a pregnant Aboriginal woman on a 'witness' warrant, encourages her to pursue compensation.
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Linda Burney says political situation for Indigenous affairs is 'extraordinary'

The incoming shadow minister for Indigenous Australians hopes to keep some issues 'above the political fray'.
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Indigenous dance company celebrates three decades of storytelling

The highly acclaimed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performance company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, is set to celebrate its 30th birthday.
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Only one obstacle remains before Adani can start building coal mine

Adani is one approval away from resuming construction of its Queensland coal mine after its plan to protect an endangered finch was accepted.

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Tracking down the only known sculpture of a WWI Indigenous soldier

In 1918, in Wünsdorf prisoner-of-war camp, a German sculptor created a bust of Indigenous soldier Douglas Grant. For decades, the whereabouts of this nationally...
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Canadian inquiry calls deaths of Indigenous women 'genocide'

A landmark report blamed the violence on long-standing discrimination against Indigenous people and Canada's failure to protect them, calling for sweeping change.
News

Australia's answer to 'Get Out': The Indigenous filmmakers creating 'black horror'

Indigenous filmmakers are branching into horror to tell their stories in a unique way, with their work set to be showcased at the Sydney Film Festival this month.
31 May 2019

'Put love out there': Indigenous painter reaches across Tasman after Christchurch mosque attacks

A group of Aboriginal women from the Anangu Pitjanjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands have gifted the Muslim communities in Adelaide and New Zealand a painting...
NITV News

Cape bush challenge puts other endurance events to shame

First Nations men from five different communities across Cape York and the Gulf of Carpentaria will compete for the title of 'toughest' Far North Queensland...
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Stolen generations survivor granted compensation hours before dying

Stolen Generations and sexual abuse survivor Glen Atkinson fought 13 years for compensation, hours before he passed peacefully into the Dreamtime that fight was...
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Five mistakes people make in conversation with Aboriginal people

NITV's Danny Teece-Johnson offers some advice about how non-Indigenous people can avoid causing offence.

 

 

 

 

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Stand up and speak out: NITV explores 'Voice' during National Reconciliation Week

Every night this week, NITV is telling compelling, passionate and hard truths through the power of voice.
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'A weight has lifted': Casey Donovan's journey to discovering her family history

Singer Casey Donovan has "a newfound respect" for herself.
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SBS receives 7 Logie nominations

'On the Ropes', 'Dead Lucky' and more could be going home with awards...
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Make way for contour and chaos, 'Family Rules' is returning for Season Three

The fun, fierce and totally fabulous Noongar sisters are back. NITV's Reality TV-style show, 'Family Rules' begins production on its third season.
Movies

The lost legacy of South Africa’s first black action movie

After only two screenings, ‘Joe Bullet’ was banned by the apartheid regime. Rediscovered after 40 years, it’s now earning a reputation as one of the most...
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North America's Sasquatch: finding fact within the fable

Like our Yowies, Bunyips and other cultural folklore, Canada's Sasquatch, or 'Big Foot', has sacred significance to its First Peoples.
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NITV celebrates trailblazing athlete Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson was the first African-American to win Wimbledon, at a time when tennis was more than just all-white attire.

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30 May 2019 - 7:42pm

The uncomfortable truth about Reconciliation

Academic Dr Chelsea Bond describes how and why the Reconciliation movement frequently falls short on its promise. Spoiler alert – there will be no centring of good...
30 May 2019 - 11:40am

Why we should all support Cody Walker's quiet refusal to sing the Australian anthem

An appropriate response would be to improve understanding of why Advance Australia Fair remains offensive to First Nations peoples
OPINION

Don’t meddle in my backyard: Why I don’t support Labor’s Cape York World Heritage proposal.

OPINION: One Cape York resident rejects the ALP commitment to a World Heritage Listing, calling on voters to think carefully about the value of jobs and industry.
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Timana Tahu: 'Cody Walker seems destined for State of Origin'

OPINION: Timana Tahu shares his thoughts on State of Origins hopefuls and celebrates the upcoming Indigenous round.
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Mother’s Day and my journey to joy

OPINION: Mother's Day conjures up many emotions for Florence Onus, this proud grandmother was separated from her own mother at the tender age of five.
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'Mothers Day was a tug of war between two families, two mothers'

OPINION: A former foster child, now a lawyer and mother, Kirsten Gray has a firsthand perspective on ways to reduce the high rates of child removal.
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Timana Tahu: 'Forget Folau, Latrell Mitchell could spark a rugby revolution'

OPINION: Latrell Mitchell could help revolutionise rugby union, writes Timana Tahu.
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Recognising our soldiers, looking to the future

What started as a small ceremony in Victoria recognising fallen Indigenous soldiers has now become a nation-wide Reconciliation Week event.
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Vale Dr William Jonas AM, the quiet achiever

A tribute to Dr William Jonas, a proud Worimi academic and social justice activist 1941 - 2019, by an old friend.
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Why Aboriginal voices need to be front and centre in the disability Royal Commission

For the Royal Commission to succeed, advocates call for strength-based approach to focus on what people can achieve in life.
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Signage deters dodgy dealers from entering Indigenous communities

Indigenous communities in Queensland have reported a "noticeable reduction" in dodgy door-to-door traders after installing 'Do not knock' signage.
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'Awesome': All-Indigenous tennis team represents Australia at Fiji Open

Five up-and-coming Indigenous tennis players have been given the chance to represent Australia overseas this week.
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Cape York to Canberra: Message stick walk arrives at Federal Parliament House

For 12 months, Alwyn Doolan has been walking from the tip of Queensland to Canberra to deliver a message to the federal government.
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Hometown unveils statue of Indigenous rights activist William Ferguson

A permanent memorial will honour a tireless campaigner for social justice for Indigenous Australians.
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5 Jun 2019

Federal police raid ABC Sydney offices over 2017 stories

The raid comes a day after the AFP spent seven and a half hours searching the home of NewsCorp political journalist Annika Smethurst.
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Tracking down the only known sculpture of a WWI Indigenous soldier

In 1918, in Wünsdorf prisoner-of-war camp, a German sculptor created a bust of Indigenous soldier Douglas Grant. For decades, the whereabouts of this nationally...
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Liberal MP backs re-wording national anthem as Indigenous players plan State of Origin protest

A conservative Liberal MP believes many Australians would support re-wording the national anthem to address Indigenous rugby league players' concerns. ...
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5 Jun 2019 - 8:23am

Barty the most feared player in Paris

Three-time French Open champion and former world No.1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario says no one wants to play in-form Australian Ashleigh Barty in Paris.
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WA Attorney General apologies for arrest

The Attorney General says there were alternative options to arresting a pregnant Aboriginal woman on a 'witness' warrant, encourages her to pursue compensation.
4 Jun 2019

Canadian inquiry calls deaths of indigenous women 'genocide'

A landmark report blamed the violence on long-standing discrimination against indigenous people and Canada's failure to protect them, calling for sweeping change....
4 Jun 2019

Rod Laver says Ashleigh Barty can win French Open

Ashleigh Barty is closing in on a first Australian singles triumph at the French Open in 46 years after surging into the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.
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Canadian inquiry calls deaths of Indigenous women 'genocide'

A landmark report blamed the violence on long-standing discrimination against Indigenous people and Canada's failure to protect them, calling for sweeping change.
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Linda Burney says political situation for Indigenous affairs is 'extraordinary'

The incoming shadow minister for Indigenous Australians hopes to keep some issues 'above the political fray'.
3 Jun 2019 - 10:57am

Mabo Day on Murray Island: 5 questions with Alo Tapim

NITV spoke with Torres Strait Island elder Alo Tapim about life on Murray Island and the significance of Mabo Day to the community.
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Lawyers call on Attorney General for public apology

Lawyers for the young Aboriginal mother arrested and imprisoned for failing to appear in court as a witness say no victim or alleged victim of gender-based...
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Australia's answer to 'Get Out': The Indigenous filmmakers creating 'black horror'

Indigenous filmmakers are branching into horror to tell their stories in a unique way, with their work set to be showcased at the Sydney Film Festival this month.
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Linda Burney vows to meet families in bid to tackle Indigenous suicide crisis

Labor's spokeswoman for Indigenous Australians wants to learn more about the factors that may have led to some people taking their own lives in recent years.
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Indigenous dance company celebrates three decades of storytelling

The highly acclaimed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performance company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, is set to celebrate its 30th birthday.
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Pregnant mother, domestic violence survivor jailed for being too sick to attend court as a witness

Western Australia's criminal justice system fails a family violence survivor after police arrest, strip search and lock-up a pregnant Aboriginal mother for...
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