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11 Aug Minor miracle as indigenous policy rates a rare mention (National Times)

Posted at 08:25h in News, Posts

Labor's commitment to recognition is welcome. But is that all there is? ON SUNDAY at Gulkula in north-east Arnhem Land, a small miracle occurred. Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin announced plans to implement the government's earlier promise of constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and...

10 Aug Consulting First Nations now a necessity (The Daily News)

Posted at 08:29h in News, Posts

A frustrated chief and members of his Stz'uminus First Nation did what they believed they had to do to stop an injustice from repeating itself on their traditional territory on Monday morning. Chief John Elliott knows that for 30 years the federal Department of...

10 Aug Australia’s Aborigines in Election Spotlight (Khaleej Times)

Posted at 08:27h in News, Posts

SYDNEY— Australia’s political parties announced new initiatives for downtrodden Aborigines Tuesday after being accused of ignoring their plight in election pledges for this month’s polls. The government promised to revise the constitution to formally recognise the indigenous population for the first time, while the...