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Indigenous ceremony proper ‘welcome’ (The Australian)

Mr Madden, who performs two or three welcomes a week to Sydney's Gadigal land at $250 to $300 for each welcome, said the Opposition Leader's comments were "just political noise to get a headline". Mr Abbott told The Advertiser the ceremonies were an "empty gesture",...

16 March, 2010

Tony Abbott reopens culture wars over nods to Aborigines (The Australian)

Tony Abbott has opened up a new front in the culture wars by declaring that Kevin Rudd and other Labor ministers demonstrate a misplaced sense of political correctness when acknowledging the traditional owners of land at official functions. Mr. Abbott's dismissal of the modern practice...

15 March, 2010

First Nations warn true partnership is needed on Ring of Fire development (The Daily Gleaner)

The First Nations communities surrounding a potentially massive chromite deposit in northern Ontario known as the Ring of Fire say it will take more than lip-service from politicians to ensure development goes ahead on the valuable land. Northern Development Minister Michael Gravelle will be visiting...

14 March, 2010