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Four Gweagal spears, taken by Lieutenant James Cook and the crew of the HMB Endeavour in 1770, have been returned to Country after over 250 years. They’re now part of the Mungari: Fishing, Resistance, Return exhibition at the University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum, which opened on April 5. The exhibition is free and …
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s election promise to reinstate citizenship ceremonies on January 26th has reignited the annual debate around Australia Day, with Australians divided as to whether the date should be changed. The day marks the anniversary of the First Fleet arrival at Sydney Cove in 1788, and is a source of pain and anger …
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A disclaimer for our First Nations listeners, the following story contains mention of an Aboriginal person who has died. In 1988, former Prime Minister Bob Hawke visited an Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, promising a treaty, but it never came. THREE years later, Australian band Yothu Yindi released their famous song ‘Treaty’ in …
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Western Australia’s Aboriginal Legal Services recently celebrated its 50th Year of service. The event acknowledged the many human rights achievements of all those involved since the organisation’s inception in 1974. Image: Image: Supplied/ Micah Kickett Produced By: Micah Kickett Featured In Story: Wayne Nannup- CEO, Aboriginal Legal Service Western Australia First aired on The Wire, …
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The ‘Doing Time for Men’s Crimes’ report was launched in Parliament House this week, as part of the Justice Map Project. The report began FOUR years ago, exploring the way male violence and systemic failures are fueling the rising number of incarcerated First Nations women in Australia. Senator Dorinda Cox hosted and welcomed the launch, …
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QLD’s truth-telling and healing inquiry is set to go ahead, despite the new LNP government’s plan to terminate. The commission’s chairperson, Waanyi and Kalkadoon man, Joshua Creamer, restarted the historic inquiry last week, 23 days after Premier, David Crisafulli gave the order to cease work immediately. The LNP leader has also vowed to repeal the …
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The ancestral remains of First Nations adults and children held by Californian institutions since the early 1900s have now been returned to Australia. The significant repatriation includes the remains of a Ngarrindjeri man, and this week Ngarrindjeri Elder, Uncle Major (Moogy) Sumner, travelled from South Australia to bring his ancestor home, emphasizing the healing this …
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First Nations elders and Community leaders are urging the new QLD premier David Crisafulli to reconsider his decision to scrap the Truth telling and healing inquiry. The inquiry was part of the state government’s Path to Treaty Act- which Crisafulli has vowed to repeal, despite being passed in parliament with bipartisan support in 2023. On …