Page 20 - Terra Nullius News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Distributed throughout the landscape, the archaeology of First Nations Australia is everywhere. Stone artefacts are not rare, but ubiquitous, common, and yet each is unique; as individual as the hands that made and used them. While the dictum of Terra Nullius was overturned by the High Court with the Mabo decision of 1992, the idea of the ‘emptiness’ of Australia largely retains its power in the imaginative consciousness of white Australia. The livelihood of its original inhabitants has historically been seen as marginal and precarious, and the population thought of as thinly spread there...

Cancon music aficionados are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Canada’s Juno Awards. Known variously in Juno history as “Best Single,” “Best Selling Single,” and now “Single of the Year,” this award always garners attention. The Junos and sometimes controversial Canadian content regulations came into being at around the same time to promote Canadian culture to Canadians. Whatever the award’s name, the winning song emphasizes Canada’s place on pop music’s world stage. Reflections on these songs, both personal and historical, make the music even more compelling. Here’s ...

For another take on Bill C-15, see Wendy Lynn Lerat's piece here. It is an exciting but controversial time for Indian country. Many are split on whether they support Bill C-15, An Act Respecting the Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, or whether they believe it is just another tool to colonize and assimilate their peoples under Canadian law.   Bill C-15's stated purpose is to begin the process of aligning Canadian law with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP). UNDRIP was developed over the span of 20 yea...

A Bunch Of Influencers Are Getting Dragged For Their Performative Activism On Invasion Day Influencers posting about how bad Australia Day is then going out to celebrate it just hours later? Sounds about right. We missed you too. Sign up to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter, so you always know where to find us. Yesterday was Invasion Day, a day many Aussies still celebrate as Australia Day. But while January 26 is traditionally known as a day of celebration and an excuse to get on the beers for white Australians, for Aboriginal people it’s a painful day of mourning and...

Login Changing Australia Day's date won't work, there will be a 'problem' with any date26/01/2021|4min Sky News host Paul Murray says the idea to change the date of Australia’s national day will not work as “somebody’s going to have a problem” no matter what date is picked. “I think you would have an element of this protest no matter where the national day was on whatever date because obviously for Indigenous people it was no better on April 13th, it wasn’t particularly better on September 4th or December 30th,” he said. “I think the issue is wherever a date lands somebody�...