Editor’s Pick

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LITTLE BLACK DUCK: Standing on the shoulders of giants

By Nicole Watson, June 11, 2013

A file image of three of the original Tent Embassy founders.

NATIONAL: The Land Rights movement is Australia’s oldest, continuing political struggle, writes NICOLE WATSON*.

Posted in Editor's Pick, Opinion | Tagged Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Land Rights | 1 Comment

ABORIGINAL INK: A spoonful of land rights

By Chris Munro, June 6, 2013

NATIONAL: In speculating on the next 30 years of Aboriginal land rights, CHRIS MUNRO looks at some of the challenges experienced by Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam in America during the mid sixties.

Posted in Editor's Pick, Opinion | Tagged Indigenous rights, Land Rights, Malcolm X, NSWALC | 2 Comments

Principal tackles student: department to take no action

By Chris Graham, June 5, 2013

Collarenebri Central School Principal Rob Malcolm tackles a student to the ground during an incident at the school in December last year.

NEW SOUTH WALES: A school principal from a remote NSW town who allegedly told an Aboriginal student he stunk and warned an Aboriginal staff member to ‘get over this black and white stuff’ or start considering her options for employment, will not be disciplined by the NSW Education Department after crash tackling an Aboriginal student [...]

Posted in Editor's Pick, General News, News | Tagged Collarenebri Central School, NSW Department of Education, Robert Malcolm | 4 Comments

Bring our boys home

By Amy McQuire, June 4, 2013

Shayden Thorne's mother holds up a picture of her son (AAP IMAGE). Shayden was recently sentenced to 4.5 years in a Saudi Arabian political prison.

NATIONAL: A month ago, news that an Aboriginal man had been locked up in a Saudi Arabian prison, and his brother forced into hiding, hit the headlines. Last month he was sentenced to four and a half years in jail. AMY MCQUIRE* reports on their family’s desperate struggle to get them back to the homelands [...]

Posted in Editor's Pick, Features | Tagged Bob Carr, DFAT, Graham Thorne, Muhammad Junaid Thorne, Nyoongar, Saudi Arabia, Shayden Thorne, Stephanie Riley | 1 Comment

In the name of the father

By Brian Johnstone, May 21, 2013

OPINION: It is one of the perennial questions at the core of the land rights and native title debates across Australia.

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NAIDOC celebrations in Broken Hill

By Tracker, May 15, 2013

NAIDOC: Highlights of the 2013 Broken Hill NAIDOC Ball and an extended interview with award recipient Anthony Heywood.

Posted in Community, Editor's Pick, LALC Land News, Video | Leave a comment

Saudi suspect’s brother to remain hidden

By Tracker, May 15, 2013

Aboriginal man Shayden Thorne is detained in a Saudi Arabian jail.

NATIONAL: Saudi suspect’s brother to remain hidden.

Posted in Breaking News, Editor's Pick, Middle East, News, News Region | Leave a comment

Australia’s only native game

By Chris Munro, May 9, 2013

Aboriginal star Adam Goodes celebrates last year's narrow grand final win over the Hawthorn Hawks.

OUR GAME: No matter where you’re from. This game, our game, Australia’s game, is the definition of extraordinary

Posted in Editor's Pick, Sport, Sport News, Video | Tagged Aboriginal history, Baiames Ngunnhu, Brewarrina, fish traps, June Barker, story telling | Leave a comment

No room for Inglis as Qld no.1: Belcher

By Tracker, May 7, 2013

RUGBY LEAGUE: Former Queensland fullback Gary Belcher says there is no way the Maroons will play Greg Inglis at No.1 ahead of Billy Slater in this year’s State of Origin series.

Posted in Editor's Pick, Sport, Sport News | Tagged Greg Inglis, State of Origin | Leave a comment

BOURKE: All quiet on the Western Front