Kin, a music-filled exploration of the issues facing Aboriginal youth opened in Melbourne http://bit.ly/9XTdTG
Indigenous musical Bran Nue Dae took $3.3 million at the Australian box office during its first week in January http://bit.ly/auhTCU
Australia’s indigenous films have come of age depicting the harsh reality but also their comic streak and rich culture http://bit.ly/cA51rj
WAKARTU artist Cory Surprise is the overall winner of the third Western Australian Indigenous Art Award http://bit.ly/9Q8iSa
A rare collection of Aboriginal bark paintings has been unearthed in a cupboard at a college in Canberra http://bit.ly/cCW2Lo
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Aboriginal film musical a Bran Nue experience. Bran Nue Dae an indigenous musical set in 1969. Looks good. http://bit.ly/5bwt7Z
AUSTRALIAN Aboriginal elders have accused Russian world figure skaters of “stealing” ceremonial dance steps http://bit.ly/8wJKJK
Native title is too often seen as a way of remedying past injustices rather than recognising important property rights http://bit.ly/5bfmXH
Indigenous art gallery brings Utopian vision http://bit.ly/4uag41
Australian Dreamtime Creations Pty Ltd & Tony Athaniou breached Trades Practices Act in selling fake Aboriginal art http://bit.ly/8w87m6
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- Kowanyama People recognised as native title holders in south-western Cape York. http://bit.ly/3Rxqvk
- Kiwkirrkurra artist Doreen Reid Nakamarra dies in Adelaide after being flown from Alice Springs Hospital http://bit.ly/3HGgt2
- Use of Indigenous languages constant since 2002 11% of Indigenous over 15 spoke an Indigenous language at home. http://bit.ly/3fcjsP
- Review of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu at the Empire, London W12 http://bit.ly/4G7Uzk
- Job creation in remote Aboriginal communities needs to focus on cultural activities that are already providing incomes http://bit.ly/7SquT9
- Play titled ‘Daylight’ melds Broome’s past and present with karaoke meeting dreamtime http://bit.ly/6OQCsy
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Over the Christmas break the world renowned Crikey cartoonist, FirstDogOnTheMoon produced the avatar that I use on Twitter. And then he was kind enough to produce a larger version (which after huge amounts of dollars was transferred to a Cayman Islands bank account) now hangs on my wall.
Can you guess which one it is? (click on pic for a larger image)
Have a Pleasant Sunday Afternoon
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