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Respected Aboriginal elder, Associate Professor Ted Wilkes. Source: News ...
Perth Now
Associate Professor Wilkes, who is today recognised for dedicating his life to fighting for better quality of life for indigenous Australians, called for a new national holiday that celebrates every Australian. But he also revealed that he was ...

NEWS.com.au
Respected Aboriginal elder, Associate Professor Ted Wilkes. Source: News ...
NEWS.com.au
Associate Professor Wilkes, who is today recognised for dedicating his life to fighting for better quality of life for indigenous Australians, called for a new national holiday that celebrates every Australian. But he also revealed that he was ...
Most school students think our history is too "boring and dry" because it's ...Perth Now

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The Canberra Times
Winners helped give others a fair go
The Canberra Times
Anti-racism campaigner, AFL footballer and 2014 Australian of the Year Adam Goodes has pledged to continue fighting for recognition of Aboriginal Australians in the constitution - one of Tony Abbott's key goals as Prime Minister. The Andyamathanha man ...
Who else won Australia Day's top honours?Mackay Daily Mercury
Jacqueline Freney Wins “Young Australian of the Year” Award for 2014SwimSwam

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Respect for the power of culture
NEWS.com.au
"Aboriginal people live every day in what it is like to be part of white culture, but how many Australians can say they have experienced Aboriginal culture,'' the Ngarrindjeri elder said. "How many people know the cultural stories that run through this ...

Aljazeera.com
Diagnosing Australia's indigenous health gap
Aljazeera.com
One third of indigenous Australians die by the age of 45, while their average life expectancy is more than a decade less than non-indigenous Australians. The rate of rheumatic heart disease among indigenous Australians is the highest in the world - 75 ...

Sydney Swans champion and Indigenous leader Adam Goodes named 2014 ...
Herald Sun
Fox Sports takes a look at the successful career of Indigenous Australian and Sydney Swans Captain Adam Goodes as he is awarded Australian of the Year. Fox Sports; 25 Jan 2014; Sport/AFL Sport/AFL/Previews & Reviews. Adam Goodes has been named ...

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SPORTS STARS NAMED AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Herald Sun
"I'm so grateful for this award and this honour, however ... the ultimate reward is when all Australians see each other as equals and treat each other as equals," Goodes said after accepting the award in Canberra. Goodes said that as an Indigenous ...

Goodes has racism in his sights
Ninemsn
"And if we do that then the political firepower that's being directed, the bureaucratic firepower and the community firepower will enable the Aboriginal people of Australia to have their rightful place in this country." Paralympic swimmer Jacqueline ...

Fred Chaney named Senior Australian of the Year
The Advocate
As founding co-chair of Reconciliation Australia and an early advocate for Aboriginal voting rights in 1961 and for the 1967 referendum, he helped establish the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia in his national role as Minister for ...

WA today
Fred Chaney named Senior Australian of the Year
WA today
As founding co-chair of Reconciliation Australia and an early advocate for Aboriginal voting rights in 1961 and for the 1967 referendum, he helped establish the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia in his national role as Minister for ...

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Former politician named senior Australian
Yahoo!7 News
"We have to work in partnership with Aboriginal people ... and if we do that then the political firepower that's being directed, the bureaucratic firepower and the community firepower will enable the Aboriginal people of Australia to have their ...

Former politician named senior Australian
The West Australian
Former federal politician Fred Chaney's contribution to Australian society remains resolute, as does his championing of indigenous rights since his departure from parliament in 1993. The one-time Liberal senator and lower house MP for Western Australia ...

Former politician named senior Australian
Sydney Morning Herald
Former federal politician Fred Chaney's contribution to Australian society remains resolute, as does his championing of indigenous rights since his departure from parliament in 1993. The one-time Liberal senator and lower house MP for Western Australia ...

AFL indigenous star Goodes named Australian of the Year
The Australian
In other awards by the council for 2014, paralympian Jacqueline Freney was named Young Australian of the Year, pro-indigenous activist and former federal minister Fred Chaney was named Senior Australian of the Year, and children's charity founder Tim ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Australian of the Year: Adam Goodes mixes sorrow with celebration on Australia ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Chaney named Senior Australian of the Year. Having been crowned Australian of the Year, Adam Goodes said he was extremely honoured to receive the award, describing himself as a ''very proud indigenous man'' keen to fight racism in Australia. “I'm a ...

Australian of Year 2014: Adam Goodes, Sydney Swans footballer, recognised for ...
ABC Online
Aboriginal AFL player and anti-racism campaigner Adam Goodes has been named the 2014 Australian of the Year. Prime Minister Tony Abbott presented Goodes with the award at a ceremony on the lawns outside Parliament House attended by a large ...

WGAR News: Fight for land rights and justice for Aboriginal people: The ...
Sydney Indymedia
The Coalition's Policy for Indigenous Affairs released on September 5 2013 stated that Indigenous people in remote areas have no property rights. This observation is bewildering and wrong given that one-third of the Australian continent is under some ...

SBS
Indigenous footballer Adam Goodes named Australian of the Year
SBS
For more than a decade Adam Goodes has been part of the Sydney Swans pack and now he's been recognised for kicking goals off-field as an indigenous ambassador. The 34-year-old AFL superstar has been named Australian of the Year for 2014 for his ...

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The Guardian
Adam Goodes pushes for indigenous recognition ahead of Australia Day
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian of the Year Finalist, football superstar Adam Goodes, sees Australia Day as a survival story and a chance to celebrate his Aboriginal culture. Goodes joined other state and territory finalists at a special lunch in Canberra on Saturday ahead ...
Champions of indigenous advancementThe Australian
Why it's time to redefine Australia DayThe Guardian
As we remember old battles, Advance Australia where?The Canberra Times

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SBS
Australia Day: What's on around the country?
SBS
The raising of the Australian and Aboriginal flags on the Sydney Harbour Bridge launches New South Wales' Australia Day celebrations. The WugulOra Indigenous ceremony commemorates Australia's Indigenous past while celebrating its future. 7:30-8:00am ...

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