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‘Ready to take on the challenge’: Linda Burney on the Uluru statement, treaty and building consensus

The first female Indigenous affairs minister is hitting the ground running, with a voice to parliament top of a long list of priorities

The Guardian - AU

Culture at centre of celebrations as city gears up for NAIDOC Week

Culture will be at the centre of celebrations as NAIDOC Week events prepare to kick-off across the region.

Newcastle Herald

Linda Burney says investigating Youpla funeral fund will be ‘top of my agenda’

Incoming Indigenous affairs minster says predicament of families affected by collapse of predatory funeral fund is ‘totally unacceptable’

The Guardian - AU

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First Nations Artist Blak Douglas Won The Archibald For Portrait Of Another First Nations Artist

His painting "Moby Dickens" focuses on the Lismore floods.

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'I can't think of a more timely painting': Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize

In 2020, the year Vincent Namatjira was awarded the Archibald for his double portrait with Adam Goodes, I was also impressed by the painting hanging next to it, Blak Douglas’ (aka Adam Hill) Writing in the Sand. It was both passionately political and visually very clever, incorporating the speech that…

The Conversation

Archibald Prize won by Blak Douglas for portrait of artist Karla Dickens, the second time an Indigenous artist has won

It's fifth time lucky for Sydney-based Dhungatti artist Blak Douglas (aka Adam Hill), who has become the second Indigenous Australian to win the Archibald Prize.

ABC News

Archibald prize 2022: Blak Douglas wins $100,000 for portrait of Lismore artist Karla Dickens

The unanimous decision was announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited from 14 May

The Guardian - AU

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Compelling even to his critics: Mission by Noel Pearson explores rights, land and justice

How does one tell the story of a life lived well in public service, and in service of your community?

The Conversation

Indigenous academics warn Australian brands not to over-commercialise NAIDOC week

NAIDOC Week is a now a firm date in the corporate calendar, but Indigenous academics and artists warn that support for Indigenous Australians cannot be tokenistic.

ABC News

‘We look at it more holistically’: how to heal Country beyond Naidoc Week

Today marks the last day of Naidoc Week 2021, however the learning and discussions of the last seven days must continue beyond this momentDownload the free Guardian app; Get our morning email briefing

The Guardian - AU

NAIDOC Week: Darwin's Aboriginal rangers are on a mission to protect the far eastern curlew

The Indigenous ranger says her job protecting the far eastern curlew — which migrates from as far away as Siberia to the shores of Darwin — is about caring for her clan’s Larrakia country.

ABC News

Evolving relationship between rugby league and Indigenous players celebrated during NAIDOC Week 2021

Rugby league today is a source of deep and abiding pride among Australia's Indigenous community, but it was not always the case — almost the opposite.

ABC News

ACT Indigenous Affairs Minister sidesteps NAIDOC Week pressure to commit to inquiry

Rachel Stephen-Smith has again pointed to the expense and potential to double up previous reviews as reasons to be cautious about a fresh Indigenous incarceration inquiry.

The Canberra Times

Indigenous rights trailblazer Taylah Gray calls out 'unfinished business' in NAIDOC Week

"I envision a world where we don't have to protest anymore. First Nations rights should just be a given."

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Daniel Browning on NAIDOC week and taking the reins of Radio National’s The Art Show

As ABC's editor of Indigenous Radio steps into a new role on Radio National's art show, he says the NAIDOC theme is not a statement — it's a provocation.

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7 First Nations Legends Tell Us What NAIDOC Week’s Theme ‘Heal Country!’ Means To Them

Baker Boy, Felicia Foxx, and more explore their definition of this year's NAIDOC theme.

Newcastle Herald

Dreamtime stories open NAIDOC Week at Wallsend

"NAIDOC Week is such an important time to reflect and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of First Nations Peoples, and recognise them as the traditional custodians of the land."

Newcastle Herald

'We've a long way to go to heal country' in NAIDOC Week

This year's theme for NAIDOC Week is Heal Country

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'Although we didn’t produce these problems, we suffer them': 3 ways you can help in NAIDOC's call to Heal Country

NAIDOC week has just begun and, after several tumultuous years of disasters in Australia, the theme this year is Heal Country.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Linda Burney on the treatment of Indigenous Women

In the passionate debate over the treatment of women in workplaces, and particularly the extent of violence and harassment, the voice of Indigenous women, especially those living in isolated communities, has gone largely unheard.

ABC News

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson continues push for constitutional recognition and Voice to Parliament

Speaking at the National Museum of Australia, Indigenous leader Noel Pearson reiterates his support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and urges the government not to give up on the decades-long push for constitutional change.

ABC News

Linda Burney wants the Aboriginal flag to be 'freely used by the Australian community'

A political stoush has broken out over the copyright restrictions on the national flag representing Aboriginal Australians.

The Guardian - AU

Linda Burney urges Mathias Cormann to ‘listen’ after he condemned Black Lives Matter protests

The conflict came as the deputy chief medical officer warned the protests could generate a new cluster of Covid-19 infections

ABC News

Linda Burney says Mathias Cormann 'should know better' than to criticise Black Lives Matter protesters as 'selfish'

Labor's spokeswoman for Indigenous Australians says Senator Cormann, a senior Government Minister, should be listening to the "visceral cries" of people speaking out against inequality, after he called Black Lives Matter protesters "selfish", "self-indulgent" and "reckless".

ABC News

We fact checked Linda Burney's claim on constitutional recognition. Here's what we found

Opposition spokeswoman for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney says the Australian constitution is the only one among first world nations with colonial histories that does not recognise its first people. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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