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Indigenous Australians

Sydney Councillor Shuts Down Request For Acknowledgement To Country With Horrible Email
He said it "divides us more" and Indigenous people "too turned up on our shores unannounced."
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If You're Going To A Black Lives Matter Rally In Australia, Here's How To Protest Safely
As civil unrest fills the streets of the US, another revolution is taking place in Australia
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11 Children's Books About Racism And Activism To Help Parents Educate Their Kids
First on the list: Our Home, Our Heartbeat by Briggs.
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Indigenous TV Host Brooke Boney Shares Family's Experience With Police Brutality
"Every single one of us thought he was going to die, either of a heart attack or they would do something to him."
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NSW Police Boss Says Officer Who Slammed Indigenous Teen To The Ground Had A Bad Day
Commissioner Mick Fuller also said we could have handled that situation better.
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Gladys Berejiklian Responds To NSW Cop Kicking Indigenous Teenager: We Still Have A Long Way To Go
'What happened in the US is a good wake-up call for all of us.'
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Thousands March In Sydney Black Lives Matter Protest
The protest occurred as Australian police faced questions about footage of a white police officer using force with an Aboriginal teenager.
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Footage Of NSW Police Officer Slamming Aboriginal Teenager To The Ground Goes Viral
The vision has sparked outrage in the wake of the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd in the United States, who died when a cop knelt on his neck for eight minutes.
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Australian Protests Draw Comparisons Between George Floyd And Indigenous Deaths In Custody
More than 1000 people rallied in Perth overnight and more protests are planned across Australia today.
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Rio Tinto Apologises For Blowing Up 46,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Site
The company blew up the cave as part of an expansion programme in the Pilbara iron ore region.
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