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The speech delivered by Opposition leader Anthony Albanese on Monday paid tribute to First Nations people killed during the Frontier Wars, while he renewed his support for the Makarrata Commission - a formal body proposed by the Uluru Statement to oversee truth-telling and promote healing.   No government had fully acknowledged the nations history, the leader of the opposition told Parliament during his address, recognising the anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations. ...

In a world awash with toxic chemicals, Sydney is the perfect place to start the clean-up We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Professor Ravi Naidu Normal text size Advertisement Sydney residents were shocked last week by a report revealing unsafe levels of industrial pollutants – including arsenic, lead and mercury – in the sludge on the harbour floor. Cancer-causing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were also present at up to 20 times the ...

As a Perth newsreader, Narelda Jacobs had to mute her desire as a gay Aboriginal woman with a keen eye for injustice to speak out. But now the television journalist, and host of the Mardi Gras broadcast shares her new power and vision for a brighter future.

‘Nuanced history’: Botanic Gardens to Hyde Park placed under heritage protection We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement A major swathe of Sydney, from the foreshore of the Botanic Gardens to the southern end of Hyde Park, has been placed under heritage protection in a move that puts significant future developments under federal watch. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley said she wanted to priorit...

P.E Nation founder Pip Edwards has hired a PR guru to help repair her public image and oversee a top tier strategy for her business. 

Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 4:16 pm It’s the sort of stuff that should have been sorted years ago in Australia: a murderous, frontier society ill disposed to the indigenous populace; the creation of a convict colony that was itself an act of invasion rather than settlement; the theft of land and its rapacious plunder. Even some of the rough colonists were not oblivious to such a crude record. Henry Parkes, in planning the Centenary celebrations as New South Wales premier in 1888, was asked by...

The owner of a popular burger store has been forced to apologise after a racist Facebook post sparked widespread outrage. Downtown Brooklyn Penrith, in western Sydney, took to its social media accounts after Australia Day to promote one of its American-style burgers. But the post was interpreted as racist by some after Invasion Day protesters were described as bandwagoners. Three great things about today! the restaurant wrote on January 27. One of our fans grabbed a Fairy Bread Burger and trekk...

Cowardly History: Australia Day and Invasion Cowardly History: Australia Day and Invasion It’s the sort of stuff that should have been sorted years ago in Australia: a murderous, frontier society ill disposed to the indigenous populace; the creation of a convict colony that was itself an act of invasion rather than settlement; the theft of land and its rapacious plunder. Even some of the rough colonists were not oblivious to such a crude record.  Henry Parkes, in planning the Centenary celeb...

An elite Melbourne boys private school has sparked outrage after its deputy principal told students that Australia Day is Invasion Day and isnt a date that should be celebrated.  Meg Adem from Brighton Grammar made the comments during an assembly with hundreds of pupils last week on their first day back at school. Dozens of students at the $32,000-per-year school reportedly gasped at Ms Adem calling January 26 Invasion Day. It was really awkward when we were told not to celebrate Australia Da...

Despite having different cultural backgrounds and experiences — Indigenous composers with an Indigenous mentor, and a pianist descended from Anglo-colonial history — it is nevertheless possible to create a project that can serve as a focus for unification and strength.   In our instance, the trigger was a relic of the past. Specifically, an historical object made at a time of great significance for Australia: a square piano built around 1770, housed in the keyboard archives of the School ...