Indigenous culture
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Indigenous
Aunty Fay Carter learned life’s truths from her Nanny in a tin hut
For decades, Fay Carter campaigned for social justice for Aboriginal people. Her work was grounded by her experience living with her grandmother and 19 other children in a shack beside the Goulburn River.
- by Tony Wright
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Destiny Deacon’s life of political art was a true act of love
The internationally renowned Indigenous artist trained her eye on hypocrisy, the abuse of power, interpersonal violence and human frailty, and was a powerful advocate for her community.
- by Daniel Browning
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Indigenous
Leaked letter reveals internal concerns about science on Australia’s next world heritage site
Rock art monitoring in Western Australia’s north was being done without “integrity, diligence or governance”, a Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation employee wrote.
- by Hamish Hastie and Peter Milne
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AFLW
Full fixture revealed: AFLW’s midweek experiment, showpiece Indigenous match moved to Darwin
Essendon and Richmond will head to the Top End this AFLW season; a move Tigers chief Brendon Gale hopes will “lay the foundation for future Dreamtime games in Darwin.”
- by Marnie Vinall
University of Melbourne’s shameful racist past will shock, challenge
The vice chancellor says a new truth-telling book will challenge people’s rosy picture of the university’s past engagements with Indigenous people.
- by Robyn Grace
Ken Wyatt is not known for anger. But when he read his family’s government files ...
The former minister for Indigenous Australians thought he knew everything about the heartache of his people. Then he read about the treatment of his forebears.
- by Victoria Laurie
Why young people want elders to be more involved in this sensitive issue
In Queensland’s Youth Parliament, the representatives are better behaved than adult MPs. And Jessica Stone, 18, is one of those pushing for positive change.
- by Tony Moore
‘Give Des a chance’: David Fifita opens up on why he snubbed the Roosters
David Fifita has broken his silence on his decision to walk away from a $3.3 million deal with the Roosters to stay on the Gold Coast.
- by Christian Nicolussi, Billie Eder, Dan Walsh and Adam Pengilly
Opinion
Indigenous
The number of Indigenous AFL players has plunged from 87 to 71. It’s going to get worse
Recruiters tell me the number of Indigenous AFL players is likely to fall to the mid-60s next year due to retirements and a lack of talent coming through, and worsen from there.
- by John Evans
Parker bump sent straight to tribunal; Liberatore eyes return from concussion battle
Premiership Swan Luke Parker has been sent straight to the VFL tribunal. Meanwhile, Tom Liberatore is eyeing a return from his concussion scare but Jordan De Goey is racing to prove his fitness.
- by Peter Ryan, Marc McGowan, Michael Gleeson and Greg Dundas
Opinion
Gina Rinehart
By resisting exposure, Gina Rinehart painted a portrait of the ‘Streisand effect’
Supporters of Australia’s richest woman wanted the National Gallery of Australia to remove portraits of her. Now both have received much more exposure than Gina Rinehart bargained for.
- by Jacqueline Maley