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2000
White Out - Sydney Morning Herald- 19th February 2000
Professor walks out - Daily Telegraph- 9th May 2000
The sorry state of reconciliation - Age- 25th may 2000
First reconciliation, then comes a treaty - Age- 6th June 2000
Thomson's treaty - Age- 28th June 2000
Tough talk - Sydney Morning Herald- 19th August 2000
Poor Queen, my country - Sydney Morning Herald- 25th March 2000
No shame, much gain - Australian- 21st October 2000
The People's Museum - Australian- 21st October 2000
Northern Territory's abuses `have led to apartheid' - Sydney Morning Herald- 30th October 2000
Surge in support for treaty with Aborigines - Sydney Morning Herald- 8th November 2000
Where do we go from here? - RECONCILIATION - Age- 9th December 2000
Greater focus on our first people - Indigenous studies - Australian- 13th December 2000
2001
Cross-cultural consideration - Australian- 21st February 2001
Sniffing proposal `too little, too late' - Australian- 22nd February 2001
Black graft endemic, ATSIC told - Australian- 27th March 2001
Aboriginal head hits back at claims of corruption cover-up - Age- 28th March 2001
Wealth not welfare - Sydney Morning Herald- 6th April 2001
Latte left-wingers out of touch with Aboriginal needs, activist says - Age- 16th April 2001
Private school fees are protection against racism: black leader - Australian- 19th April 2001
Racism spans the state and private divide - Age- 20th April 2001
Private school elite makes public enemies - Sydney Morning Herald- 21st April 2001
Private choice of education provokes public race debate - Sydney Morning Herald- 23rd April 2001
Ignorance of indigenous initiatives - Australian- 25th April 2001
Found, albeit overseas: an audience that hungers for Aboriginal drama - Sydney Morning Herald- 3rd August 2001
The Future of History - Age- 22nd September 2001
2002
2003
Lawyer joins mentor at teaching's top - Australian 8th January 2003
British Columbia Apologizes to Its Indians - New York Times - 12th February 2003.
Aboriginal activist refused entry to US - Australian 20th February 2003
US urges visa care after Langton refused entry - Australian 21st February 2003
MP lashed for hate tactic - Age- 18th March 2003
A Hot Commodity With a 30,000-Year Lineage - New York Times - 24th April 2003.
Dreaming no more - Australian 7th June 2003
On Road to Change - Daily Telegraph- 23rd June 2003
Charting the moves for justice - Sydney Morning Herald- 9th July 2003
Visions in black and white - Age- 9th August 2003
Pioneer of Aboriginal rights remembered - Age- 13th September 2003
Black elder's quest for dignity and justice - Age- 2nd October 2003
Activism's Dying Embers - Hobart Mercury- 18th October 2003
Canada's Indians Pondering How to Invest Land Payouts - New York Times - 6th November 2003.
2004
Aborigines riot in anger at boy's death - Age 16th February 2004
Gallery of Pics of Redfern Confrontations - 16th February 2004
Probes into Redfern riots, death - Australian 16th February 2004
Three inquiries into boy's death - 17th February 2004
Battle-scarred Redfern on a knife edge - 17th February 2004
The Australian Black leaders lay the blame on politicians - 17th February 2004
Aborigines' Protest in Sydney Leaves 40 Injured - New York Times - 17th February 2004.
Predictable Latham slams parents over riot - 19th February 2004
Redfern youth was being chased, witness claims - 19th February 2004
Dodson fury on black health - 19th February 2004
Latham, PM, Ridgeway buy into riot, parenting - 20th February 2004
Flip-Flop Latham vows stolen generation apology - 21st February 2004
TJ's life played out in the 'dead zone' - 21st February 2004
Foley gives "Boofhead" Latham a Serve - 31st March 2004
Foley and Huggins ABC Radio National Speaking Out Programme Interview transcript - 18th April 2004
Aborigines Say Australia Pushes Their Plight to Sideline - New York Times -18th April 2004.
Australia's Aborigines - New York Times -23rd April 2004.
Djerrkura - Aboriginal leader, dies at Nhulunbuy, NT - 26th May 2004.
Regressive Politics In Australia - New York Times -14th June 2004.
Mike Mansell Slams Pearson AND Brennan - 17th June 2004.
Aborigines clash with scientists over bones - Marsha Stewart 20th June 2004
Coroner's inquest into death of TJ Hickey - 5th July 2004.
Inquest into death of TJ Hickey - 5th July 2004.
Day two of Hickey inquest - 6th July 2004.
Inquest continues into death of TJ Hickey - 12th July 2004.
Inconsistencies in evidence on TJ Hickey's death - 13th July 2004.
Conflicting police reports emerge at Hickey inquest - 15th July 2004.
Hickey Inquest - NSW Govt boosts resources for Redfern police - 16th July 2004.
Row erupts over Aboriginal artefacts - London Guardian 22nd July 2004
Aborigines grab art on loan from Britain - London Times26th July 2004.
British museums up in arms after Aborigines grab loaned art - Classic FM Washington 26th July 2004.
Australian Tribes Seek Return of Native Artefacts - The Scotsman 26th July 2004
Tussle over 'loaned' art - News 24 - 26th July 2004
British museums spar with Aborigines over loaned art - The Peninsula Qatar 27th July 2004.
Crown Jewels Down Under - Circa.com UK 27th July 2004
Countries battle over artefacts - BBC News 27th July 2004
British museums up in arms after Aborigines grab loaned art - Sydney Morning Herald 27th July 2004.
Aboriginal group ups ante on artefacts - AAP 29th July 2004.
Taking Aim at Hunter Gatherer England - The Age Saturday 31st July 2004
Drug squad swoops on the Block - 31st July 2004.
Minister weighs in to artefacts stoush - July 2004.
Millions lost from land grants - 31st July 2004.
The British Museum Dispute - A Predictable Response from Andrew ("Just an Excitable Boy") Bolt - 4th August 2004.
Summary of International news coverage on Dja Dja Wurrung vs British Museum
NIC claims false, leaked cabinet document reveals - National Indigenous Times 8th November 2004
Trial set in Aboriginal etchings dispute - AAP 10th November 2004
Indigenous payments may be linked to behaviour - ABC Radio 11th November 2004
Vanstone announces ATSIC replacement - National Indigenous Times 11th November 2004
ALP announces new black shadow... its sixth in two years - NIT 11th November 2004
Indigenous paper to dish more dirt - AAP 12th November 2004
Long walk sets PM a challenge - Herald Sun 21st November 2004
Legend's Long march to PM's door - Australian 23rd November 2004
Islanders riot over death in custody - Age 27th November 2004
Nine arrests for island riot - Age 28th November 2004
Outrage over black prison deaths - Age 30th November 2004
Payback warning over Palm Island - Age 1st December 2004
Youths say man meted out noose punishment - Age 2nd December 2004
Black leaders warn police to stay away from funeral - 2nd December 2004
Now for the humiliation of Aborigines - Kim Carr Age 2nd December 2004
Uneasy truce comes to Palm Island - Age 3rd December 2004
Two charged on noose claims - Age 3rd December 2004
Black leaders offer new accord - Australian 4th December 2004
Long Walk over, longer journey ahead - Australian 4th December 2004
'Give us some hope' - Age 4th December 2004
A force for her people - Age 4th December 2004
New hope for indigenous AustraliansEditorial - Courier Mail 6th December 2004
Indigenous leaders respond to land rights overhaul - ABC Radio 6th December 2004
New Indigenous body to meet - ABC Radio - AM 6th December 2004
Pat Dodson Sells Out - Australian 7th December 2004
Mick Mansell's Response to Dodson Sell-out - Age 7th December 2004
Recriminations fly as accused face funeral ban - Sydney Morning Herald 7th December 2004
"Burn, you dogs": alleged taunt as station torched - Courier Mail 7th December 2004
A new indigenous politics Paul Kelly - Australian 8th December 2004
Govt 'gag' on indigenous advisers - Age 8th December 2004
The trouble with Keith Windschuttle Gerard Henderson - The Age 8th December 2004
Greek and Aboriginal communities unite against British Museum - Neos Kosmos:English Edition - 13th December 2004
Black apology on Premier's lips - Australian 15th December 2004
Editorial: Stark numbers on black deaths - Australian 16th December 2004
Mother and daughter face court over Palm Island riot - Courier Mail 16th December 2004
'Racist' officers favour white tenants - Australian 16th December 2004
Clark may pay for Yanner - Courier Mail 18th December 2004
Activist remains defiant - Courier Mail 18th December 2004
Clark on holiday as fare row grows - Courier Mail 20th December 2004
Redfern Coalition of Aboriginal organisations to resist forcible acquisition of The Block - ABC 20th December 2004
Clark backflips over purchase of Yanner's air ticket - Courier Mail 21st December 2004
Statement from Michael Mansell - 23rd December 2004
Indigenous affairs back on agenda - The Age 25th December 2004
2005
PIC investigates NSW rural police misconduct - AM - ABC Radio 14th January 2005
Pearson named 'Australian of the Year' - The Australian 15th January 2005
A bone to pick with museums - Times Online 16th January 2005
Tovey or not Tovey - Age 16th January 2005
Doomadgee had reading of 0.29 - The Australian 7th February 2005
Mother tells of son's injuries - The Age 8th February 2005
Police 'bash victim' too weak to eat - The Age 9th February 2005
Senator Amanda Vanstone - Address to National Press Club - 23rd February 2005
Reconciliation a building block by prominent Aboriginal assimilation advocate Noel Pearson - 19th April 2005
Plan to get black kids into training - 22nd April 2005
Joh was no statesman Phillip Adams - 26th April 2005
Black responsibility deals 'no miracle' The Australian - 16th May 2005
Howard Pledge on Race Relations The Age - 30th May 2005
Workshop finds minister hard to reconcile - The Age 31st May 2005
"A Nation Dispossessed" by Pat Dodson - The Age - 31st May 2005
NT politics targets public drinking ABC Radio AM program - 1st June 2005
Pearson backs Howards approach to Indigenous affairs Transcript of The Insiders - ABC-TV - 5th June 2005
Pearson no Messiah: O'Donoghue The Australian - 6th June 2005
Aborigines clash over PM's words The Age - 6th June 2005
Boy jailed for an ice cream The Australian - 6th June 2005
Freeman concerned by poor state of Aboriginal health The Herald-Sun - 5th June 2005
Royalties divide Yunupingu family The Australian - 11th June 2005
Millions fund just four houses The Australian - 13th June 2005
Editorial: Yunupingu must account for cash The Australian - 14th June 2005
Labor and CLP in Northern Territory take hard line on anti-social behaviour ABC Radio AM program - 16th June 2005
Proposed anti-social laws in NT to make it tougher for long grassers ABC Radio AM program - 17th June 2005
Clare Martin defends anti-social behaviour laws ABC Radio AM program - 17th June 2005
Gulpilil angry at plan to jail drunks -The Age - 18th June 2005
Lost scandal amid NT election politicking The Age - 19th June 2005
Keeping it real Aboriginal The Australian - 20th June 2005
Cold comfort The Australian - 20th June 2005
The ugly ocker rears his racist head once more The Australian - 20th July 2005
Number of Aborigines in prison stuns activist Angela Davis The Age - 22nd July 2005
Costello embraces Pearson's radical reforms The Age - 22nd July 2005
Costello hears elders' despair over children The Age - 23rd July 2005
Aborigines back welfare overhaul The Age - 25th July 2005
Clash of cultures: Aboriginal leader rejects Pearson as 'new messiah' The Age - 30th July 2005
Irate Gulpilil loses licence The Age - 4th August 2005
Yunupingu plans own mine The Australian - 8th August 2005
Lawyers fail the native title test The Australian - 8th August 2005
The big picture, little dreaming The Australian - 15th August 2005
Yunupingu to face funding probe The Australian - 15th August 2005
Warren Mundine - Hope lies in the great Australian dream The Australian - 15th August 2005
David Gulpilil - A feather in his cap The Age - 20th August 2005
Gulpilil widens a cultural journey The Weekend Australian - 20th August 2005
The dollars and sense of SRA's just don't add up The National Indigenous Times - 1st September 2005
The winds of change at Papunya The Age - 4th September 2005
Indigenous art makes mark in city of light The Australian - 9th September 2005
Aborigines must change to survive: Mundine The Australian - 10th September 2005
Survey sparks indigenous funds row The Age - 12th September 2005
Leaving is the key to survival The Australian - 12th September2005
Crikey, the myths are getting bigger The National Indigenous Times - 16th September 2005
FLASH BLAK: Merv Bishop's life through words, music and photos The NIT - 16th September2005
Playing the race card - NZ Elections The Australian - 16th September 2005
Quiet revolution a silent disaster The National Indigenous Times - 16th September 2005
End near for Kalahari Bushmen The Australian - 18th September 2005
Helen Hughes: Policies entrench poverty The Australian - 23rd September 2005
Editorial: Putting people first The Australian - 26th September 2005
Ten reasons for not going into politics - Mark Latham The Age - 28th September 2005
Remote living 'no good for blacks' The Australian - 28th September 2005
Keith Windschuttle: Racist essay is from the Left, not the Right The Australian - 29th September 2005
NSWALC weighs in, Mundine weighs out? The NIT - 29th September 2005
The dark side of The Latham Diaries The National Indigenous Times - 29th September 2005
Warren Mundine: How to lose friends and influence people The NIT - 29th September 2005
ALP offers cautious support to land rights reforms The National Indigenous Times - 5th October 2005
New British laws allow Aboriginal remains to return The Age - 6th October 2005
Couple's rift exposes years of corruption The Sunday Age - 16th October 2005
No faith in charity The Australian - 19th November 2005
Terror laws threat to 'basic civil liberties' The Age - 5th December 2005
Educator backs push to lift Aboriginal schooling The Age - 6th December 2005
How Peter Costello became a Cape crusader The Age - 6th December 2005
Costello's welfare by Peter Costello The Age - 6th December 2005
MPs back Costello plan to redirect welfare pay The Age - 6th December 2005
Schooling for Kooris under fire The Age - 7th December 2005
Elders pass on songs in race to save languages The Age - 7th December 2005
The great American hypnosis by Harold Pinter The Age - 9th December 2005
2006
Without Cathy Freeman, Aborigines aren't in the race - The Age - 14th March 2006
Memo: we're not all sharing in the common wealth - The Age - 17th March 2006
Fine words but few deeds - by Wayne Atkinson - The Age - 10th April 2006
Protesters offered peace deal - The Age - 10th April 2006
Indigenous health 'a major problem' - The Age - 11th April 2006
80,000 Native Canadians to Be Compensated for School Abuse - The New York Times - 27th April 2006
Few Aboriginal communities can govern themselves - The Age - 21st June 2006
Don't listen to those who despise us - by Noel Pearson - The Age - 26th June 2006
The Rappers are Revolting - The Age - 1st July 2006
Aboriginal Embassy reunion: Fight's not yet gone out - The Canberra Times - 24th August 2006
Australian Court Rules That the City of Perth Belongs to Aborigines - The New York Times - 21st September 2006
DNA Gatherers Hit a Snag: The Tribes Don't Trust Them - The New York Times - 10th December 2006
2007
Far-Reaching Policy for Aborigines Draws Their Fury - The New York Times - 24th August 2007
Voices of dissent The Australian - 26th February 2007
NZ MP attacks Govt over 'racist military invasion' - ABC News - 8th August 2007
Far-Reaching Policy for Aborigines Draws Their Fury - The New York Times - 24th August 2007
Dodson lashes 'sinister intervention' The Australian - 13th September 2007
Australia tops list for vanishing languages - ABC News - 19th September 2007
The challenge begins The Australian - 21st September 2007
Indigenous leaders vent over Govt lease deals - ABC News - 26th September 2007
Inquest into 30 deaths 'a whitewash' The Australian - 1st October 2007
Fears visit by foreign reporters a whitewash The Sydney Morning Herald - 9th October 2007
Files reveal the silly, scary spies' eye-view of Aboriginal history - The Sydney Morning Herald - 5th November 2007
2008
Australia Says 'Sorry' to Aborigines for Mistreatment - The New York Times - 13th february 2008
Let's have fun, said some, and name a festival 'Up Your Bum' - The age - 8th March 2008
Journo fury at Aboriginal press curbs - The Australian - 20th March 2008
Bigotry makes us sick - The Canberra Times - 26th April 2008
From Apology, A Hit Song Makes Impact In Australia - The New York Times - 29th April 2008
A TIME TO TRY, A TIME TO CRY - The Canberra Times - 21st June 2008
Oh Give Me a Home Where the Cowboys and Kangaroos Roam - The New York Times - 26th November 2008
2009
Pause for thoughts - The Canberra Times - 31st January 2009
the hardest word - The Sunday Courier Mail - 7th February 2009
Living the Dream - The Sunday Hearld-Sun - 22nd February 2009
Good intentions never enough - The Canberra Times - 23rd February 2009
...but nothing for Aboriginal children - The Australian - 26th February 2009
Chronicler of a disaster foretold -by Marcia Langton - The Australian - 4th March 2009
PM puts price on children: professor - The Australian - 5th March 2009
Macklin extends intervention -by - The Australian - 6th March 2009
Council slams ACC inquiry -by - The Northern Territory News - 6th March 2009
Extension helps kids: Mundine - The Australian - 7th March 2009
Aborigines need action not ideology - Comment by Russel Skelton - The Age - 7th March 2009
NT alcohol laws a waste: police - The Age - 12th March 2009
Language ban blamed for Indigenous school attendance drop - The National Indigenous Times - 5th March 2009
Dancing with the scars - The Sydney Morning Herald - 14th March 2009
Veteran Aboriginal actor hopes to inspire the next generation - The Age - 21st March 2009
Starry, starry Nite - The Age - 23rd March 2009
Equality backed for 'new ATSIC' - The Australian - 25th April 2009
Story of deadly blood feud sparks $14m claim - The Australian - 25th April 2009
Remote love story wins hearts at Cannes - The Australian - 18th May 2009
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