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Keeping place for stolen Indigenous remains should take priority over Anzac centre

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It’s time to scrap plans for the Sir John Monash Centre and reallocate money earmarked for Anzac commemorations towards a proper Indigenous memorial

The federal government should ditch its plans for the $100m-plus Anzac Sir John Monash “interpretive centre” on the western front in Europe and redirect the money to a much-needed national keeping place for the stolen remains of Indigenous Australians.

Men stab, rape and kill women because they can. It's time to say they can't

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Sixty-three women have died violently already this year, an overwhelming problem that should have Australian blokes reeling

I fear for my daughters and I feel an onerous responsibility for my son.

Sixty-three women killed by violence in this country this year.

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Play gets Indigenous musicians Jimmy Little and Bobby McLeod utterly wrong | Paul Daley

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Extended Little and McLeod families are distraught at the ‘unrecognisable’ portrayal of the men in play directed by Wesley Enoch

Jimmy Little and Bobby McLeod are giants of Australian Indigenous activism and music.

In death, now, as in life, each remains a hero for his unique role in the ongoing struggle for Indigenous rights, and for the hope and inspiration their music bequeathed their people.

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A dark chapter of history is tied up in the name of the Canning electorate

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Alfred Canning’s 1,850-kilometre stock route became the point at which white history intersected and clashed with the Indigenous Dreaming

Everyone’s talking about Canning.

It’s a federal electorate in Western Australia that will host a byelection in two weeks. Apparently Canning could change political history.

Related: Canning byelection: Labor pins hopes on Matt Keogh, a local hero of the deepest red

Migrants should not have constitutional recognition alongside first Australians

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Liberal MP Ian Goodenough wants migrants to be recognised in our constitution along with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. He’s wrong

The federal Liberal MP Ian Goodenough has got it wrong.

He wants successive waves of migrants to be recognised in our constitution alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people because, he says, they, too, are Australians, and have made a unique contribution to Australia.

Being a (male) primary caregiver isn't easy. But I'm glad my children have seen it kind of work

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Finding a balance between meaningful work and primary parenting responsibilities is tough, and always has been. For me it meant redefining myself as a father and partner too

I sat alone on a bench against a wall in the milky London winter sun and watched my two-and-a-half year-old son throw toy cars and blocks around the sandpit.

He kept trying to strip to his undies because that’s what he instinctively did in the Australian summer, which is where he wanted to be. I’d re-dress him. He’d do it again. I wasn’t very patient.

Indigenous activist Murrumu has fought the law this week. But who will win?

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The former Canberra journalist found himself in the news when he refused to acknowledge his white name in a Cairns court. It was an early skirmish in the inevitable clash between Australian authorities and his Yidindji nation

Police officers, magistrates, court security officials and journalists might be forgiven for thinking that they have entered an alternative universe when they come up against Murrumu Walubara Yidindji.

Or should that be Jeremy Geia?

We feud over Adam Goodes because our big questions remain unanswered | Paul Daley

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In the absence of a political settlement between black and white Australia, events like Adam Goodes’ war dance can easily call forth a history of racism

Some argue the catalyst for the racially freighted booing of Adam Goodes was in 2013, when he singled out a 13-year-old Collingwood supporter who called him an ape.

Related: Adam Goodes booing: AFL head Gillon McLachlan says fans can't be told how to behave

David Gulpilil – magnetic Indigenous actor connecting two Australias

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Melbourne International film festival celebrates an enduring career with Walkabout, Charlie’s Country, Ten Canoes and an important new film

David Gulpilil is the first Aboriginal person that I can remember.

Enduring controversy: BP sponsorship ignites new row over British Museum's Indigenous exhibition

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Even before it opened, this landmark exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artefacts was criticised over the acquisition of many of its treasures. Now protesters are focusing on the oil company sponsor and claims about its treatment of Indigenous communities

Three months after opening an exhibition of treasured items from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, it is clear just how thoroughly London’s British Museum has anticipated the potential anger and emotion of Indigenous Australians.

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