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Nadine Silva

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Sydney
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Dr Sachint Lal, OAM: Australia Day Honours 2024

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By Nadine Silva
| Indian Link Verified
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dr Sachint Lal has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to tertiary education and the community. Dr Lal is best known as the founder of Hawkesbury Clinical School at the University of Notre Dame, around 57 kilometres northwest of the Sydney CBD. He also headed the school between 2008 and 2022. Sadly, Dr Lal died on 7 October last year from complications of leukaemia. He was 88 years old.
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Anita Kumari Gupta faces contempt for abusing court virtually

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By Nadine Silva
| Indian Link Verified
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sydney-based woman Anita Kumari Gupta has been issued with a notice for contempt of court after an Indian judge said she made “derogatory remarks” during a video conference hearing. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna has also directed the immigration office to impound Ms Gupta’s passport on arrival in the country. During the video conference, Ms Gupta was ordered to appear in person before the High Court of Delhi on 16 April for final arguments of a hearing.
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Indian Link loves: What we’re into right now

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By Nadine Silva
| Indian Link Verified
Reading Time: 3 minutes LISTEN You may know Jameela Jamil as Tahani from The Good Place, but the British actress of Indian and Pakistani heritage is also a staunch activist. In 2018, Jameela launched an Instagram account called I Weigh as a social movement to question celebrities and platforms that promote unhealthy fad diets and unrealistic beauty standards.
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Avantika faces racism for starring in iconic Mean Girls reboot

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By Nadine Silva
| Indian Link Verified
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s not the first time Indian-American actress Avantika Vandanapu has landed a leading role. At age 16, Avantika became the first South Asian lead of a Disney Channel movie in the Emmy-nominated film Spin. Before making her Hollywood debut, she acted in Telugu and Tamil films. The now 19-year-old is starring as Karen in the reboot of the iconic 2004 movie Mean Girls.
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Maria Thattil set to join Neighbours in 2024 as guest star- Indian Link

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By Nadine Silva
| Indian Link Verified
Reading Time: 2 minutes Award-winning media personality Maria Thattil has stepped onto the set of Neighbours this week to start filming her guest role on the iconic series. Maria joins the cast as Amira Devkar, a gay female South Asian character. “I’m so excited to be heading to Ramsay Street to bring Amira to life, and best believe she’s coming in with a bang,” Maria said.
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Indian Link loves: What we’re into right now

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By Nadine Silva
| Indian Link Verified
Reading Time: 3 minutes READ Chetna Maroo’s Western Lane is a deeply moving coming-of-age story about grief, sisterhood and the immigrant experience. The Nairobi-born author of Indian origin found her debut novel nominated for the 2023 Booker Prize. It sees the world through the eyes of 11-year-old Gopi, a Jain girl in London whose life becomes consumed by the game of squash after her mother dies.
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Maitri Fellowships for Indian and Australian researchers

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By Nadine Silva
| Indian Link Verified
Reading Time: 2 minutes Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced the inaugural Maitri Fellowships program to support the two-way exchange of Australian and Indian researchers in foreign trade and policy. The placements are aimed at building academic capacity and deepening understanding of contemporary perspectives in each country. Research will focus on economic trends and strategies in dealing with geopolitical issues of interest to Australia and India.
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Diwali fundraiser: ANZ raises more than $150,000 for cancer

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By Nadine Silva
| Indian Link Verified
Reading Time: 2 minutes ANZ Banking Group raised more than $150,000 for Cancer Council Victoria in a Diwali fundraiser at their Melbourne office on 8 November. The colourful celebration with music, dancing, pageantry and delicious food and drinks marked the company’s first Diwali fundraiser since COVID-19 emerged. ANZ Tribe Performance Lead Rathika Rahuraman, who organised the fundraiser, told Indian Link the event was held in honour of a former ANZ employee.
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Maitri Scholarship Program opens to Indian STEM students

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By Nadine Silva
| Indian Link Verified
Reading Time: 2 minutes Applications are open for the inaugural Maitri Scholars Program to support India’s best and brightest STEM students to complete postgraduate degrees at Australian universities. The Federal Government has invested $11.2 million in the program which will provide scholarships to around 45 students in the next four years.
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2024 NSW Young Australian of the Year awarded to Nikhil Autar

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By Nadine Silva
| Indian Link Verified
Reading Time: 5 minutes Medical student Nikhil Autar took out the 2024 NSW Young Australian of the Year award at a ceremony at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art on Tuesday night. Mr Autar has been recognised for his work on social enterprises and charities including Bheem Health, Knia Maps and Doctors Against Violence. He is also a nominee for 2024 Young Australian of the Year. “12 years ago, I didn’t know if I’d be alive in five years,” Mr Autar said.
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NT Police investigating disturbance at Alice Springs Correctional Centre involving more than 50 inmates

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By Nadine Silva
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Northern Territory Police are investigating the circumstances of a disturbance at the Alice Springs Correctional Centre on Friday afternoon which involved more than 50 prisoners.
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'There will never be another Willow': NT crocodile wrangler remembered in moving ceremony

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By Nadine Silva
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Northern Territory crocodile wrangler Chris "Willow" Wilson has been remembered by those who loved him as an outback icon and family man. The 34-year-old died in a helicopter crash in a remote part of West Arnhem Land on Monday last week. He leaves behind his wife Danielle and two young sons: Ted, 4, and Austin, 1. Mr Wilson gained an international profile as a cast member of National Geographic's Outback Wrangler, an adventure show set in the remote Top End.
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NT Senator Sam McMahon claims to have diagnosed Australia's first canine COVID infection in Darwin dog

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By Nadine Silva, Steve Vivian Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Northern Territory Senator Sam McMahon says a Darwin dog has tested positive for coronavirus after she conducted two telehealth consultations with the symptomatic pet.
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Invasion Day protesters in Perth urge to change the date following flag deal

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By Nadine Silva, Kearyn Cox, Rachel Carey
| SBS Verified
After the Australian Government's $20 million copyright deal to 'free' the Aboriginal Flag, protesters in Perth say the next step is to change the date. By Nadine Silva, Kearyn Cox, Rachel Carey Source: NITV News 26 Jan 2022 - 5:23 PM  UPDATED 26 Jan 2022 - 5:25 PM Protesters at Boorloo Perth on Whadjuk Noongar Country to urge Australians to change the date of the country's national day.
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Meanjin Invasion Day smaller in numbers but just as staunch

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By Nadine Silva, Keira Jenkins
| SBS Verified
The message from organisers and supporters on the ground was to abolish the celebration of Australia Day. By Nadine Silva, Keira Jenkins Source: NITV News 26 Jan 2022 - 3:29 PM  UPDATED YESTERDAY 3:29 PM Hundreds of people have marched through Meanjin (Brisbane) city for an Invasion Day rally hosted by the Yuggera Nation. The message from First Nations people and supporters on the ground was abolishing the celebration of Australia Day.
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Labor, Greens welcome $20M flag deal but 'enormous questions' remain

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
First Nations politicians from both Labor and the Greens have expressed cautious optimism about the federal government’s $20.05 million deal to secure the copyright license for the Aboriginal Flag. The government announced last night it had ‘freed’ the Aboriginal Flag for public use after negotiations with Luritja artist Harold Thomas, who designed the flag in 1971.
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Australian Government 'frees' Aboriginal Flag for public use

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
The Australian Government has secured the copyright license for the Aboriginal Flag following negotiations with Luritja artist and land rights activist Harold Thomas. Mr Thomas designed the flag in 1971 and it was first in Adelaide on National Aborigines Day that year. It will now follow the same protocols as the Australian National Flag, where its use is free but it must be treated with respect and dignity.
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First Nations expert condemns new cybersafety laws for failing to address online racism

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
A First Nations expert in the Indigenous experience of online violence has addressed the limits of new cybersafety laws in seeking accountability for online racism. The world-first Adult Cyber Abuse Scheme is part of the new national Online Safety Act which comes into effect on Sunday. The new legislation gives the eSafety Commissioner greater powers to order the removal of online abuse when social media companies fail to act on user complaints.
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Yolgnu students travelling in style with deadly new bus

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
The bus was a gift to First Nations children in Gunyangara from graduating Year 12 classes at Barker College in Sydney. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 20 Jan 2022 - 11:29 AM  UPDATED YESTERDAY 11:29 AM This year, Dhupuma Barker students in northeast Arnhem Land will be returning in style for Term 1. From Monday, their new school bus will carry them to class wrapped in images of Yolŋu culture. The vehicle is a gift from the graduating students of Barker College's year 12 classes.
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Anaiwan mob launch campaign to buy-back land on Country

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Language revival organisation Nēwara Aboriginal Corporation has launched a crowdfunding campaign to buy back land on Anaiwan Country. The group is looking to raise between $350,00 and $450,000 to purchase around 100 acres of bushland in the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. “We want to buy back a plot of our own Country, which sounds a bit ironic,” said Nēwara Board Member Dave Widders.
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Police evict 'Original Sovereign' protest group near Old Parliament house

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
The group is linked to the fire at the doors of Old Parliament House but is not linked to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 14 Jan 2022 - 6:06 PM  UPDATED 10 MINS AGO A police operation has begun clearing a group of protesters camped near the Aboriginal Tent Embassy outside Old Parliament House in Canberra.
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Ngadjuri Elder and changemaker Vincent Copley passes away aged 85

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Ngadjuri Elder and activist Vincent (Vince) Copley has passed away peacefully at his home in Goolwa on the Murray River in South Australia. Mr Copley was surrounded by loved ones at the time of his death. NITV News has permission from his family to use his name and images. Mr Copley grew up in residential care.
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Gooniyandi activist Vivian Malo passes away after battle with cancer Original

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
The 48-year-old is being remembered as a fierce and courageous advocate for Indigenous sovereignty. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 12 Jan 2022 - 4:46 PM  UPDATED 10 MINS AGO Widely-respected activist and broadcaster Vivian Malo has passed away in a Melbourne hospital after a long battle with breast cancer. The Gooniyandi woman was surrounded by family who flew over from The Kimberley in the days leading up to her death. NITV News has permission from Ms Malo's family to use her name and image.
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First Nations clothing brand slams attempt to trademark ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Clothing the Gaps say it’s unlikely the application will be accepted, but it doesn’t make it okay. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 12 Jan 2022 - 3:30 PM  UPDATED NOW First Nations fashion label Clothing the Gaps have raised the alarm on a non-Indigenous man who is attempting to trademark the phrase ‘Always Was Always Will Be’.
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SA Traditional Owners launch legal action to block nuclear waste facility

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Barngarla people hold Native Title rights over the site and say they were excluded from a community vote approving the development. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 22 Dec 2021 - 5:07 PM  UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO Barngarla Traditional Owners have launched a legal campaign to block the federal government’s plans to build a nuclear waste dump near the town of Kimba in South Australia.
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Aboriginal language educators ‘devastated’ by sacking days before Christmas

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
It will be a bleak holiday period for at least 30 Language Educators who will lose their livelihoods two days before Christmas after being “stood down” by the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG). Shocked staff say they were sacked via zoom on 22 November when the organisation said it could no longer afford to pay them . “Everyone was dumbfounded. It was like none of us mattered,” Jacqui Frail told NITV News.
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Bailey Mackander’s family say inquest findings were ‘heartfelt’

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
WARNING: This story contains the name and images of a person who has died. The family of Wiradjuri man Bailey Mackander have commended the coronial findings handed down on Wednesday at the inquest into the young man's death. The inquest found that NSW Correctional Officers exacerbated Bailey’s mental distress by placing him in an isolated assessment or “safe” cell. He later died after trying to escape custody.
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Vigil held to remember women who died in Melbourne prison

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Family and friends of women who have died at Melbourne’s maximum-security women’s prison Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) have gathered for a vigil to call for an end to deaths in custody. The gathering follows the death of an Aboriginal mother on 29 November at Sunshine Hospital, where she had been transferred from DPFC to receive medical treatment. Gunditjmara woman and former prisoner Jamie-Lee Clarke said she’s devastated by her friend’s death.
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'They're unacceptable': Rates of removal of Indigenous children increasing

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By Nadine Silva, Sarah Collard Verified
| SBS Verified
A new report by a First Nations-led coalition has found Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are 10 times more likely to be removed from their families at rates that have continued to rise over the past decade. More than 21,500 Indigenous children are in out-of-home care as of June 2020, with 79 per cent permanently living away from their birth parents.
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Victoria records first Aboriginal COVID deaths

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Health authorities confirmed a 68-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man passed away in the latest reporting period. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 7 Dec 2021 - 4:11 PM  UPDATED YESTERDAY 4:12 PM Victoria has recorded its first deaths of First Nations people with COVID-19. Two Aboriginal Victorians are among seven people who died from the virus in the past 24 hours. A 68-year-old woman with COVID passed away from an underlying condition.
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Students launch global campaign to repatriate carved trees to Kamilaroi Country

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
The 800-year-old trees were stolen in the 1940s, with at least one known to be in Switzerland. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 6 Dec 2021 - 6:01 PM  UPDATED 16 MINS AGO Kamilaroi students have launched a global campaign to return carved trees that were destroyed and stolen in 1949 from northwest New South Wales. The trees were taken from Banarway Bora ground in Collarenebri, with at least one known to be part of a collection in Switzerland. Six are currently held by Museums Victoria in Melbourne.
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Barkaa releases debut album honouring Blak matriarchs

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Malyangapa and Barkindji rapper Barkaa has released her debut album Blak Matriarchy in honour of powerful First Nations women who’ve paved the way for future generations. Barkaa told NITV News the album is an embodiment of her matriarchal ancestors. “My main inspiration has been my mum; raising us kids, working, going to uni and juggling like a superwoman,” she said.
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Indigenous Party of Australia officially registers with eye on First Nations issues

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By Ryan Liddle, Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Born out of campaigns to protect the Baaka, the party's main aim is to protect all sacred lands and waterways right across Australia. By Ryan Liddle, Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 2 Dec 2021 - 6:04 PM  UPDATED 2 Dec 2021 - 6:06 PM An Indigenous political party representing First Nations issues is set to campaign for local, state and federal elections after being registered by the Australian Electoral Commission this week.
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First Nations excellence recognised at prestigious 2021 Australian Fashion Laureate

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Indigenous designers have been recognised at the 2021 Australian Fashion Laureate, which honours exceptional talent in the fashion industry. Meriam Mir woman Grace Lillian Lee was celebrated for her work as founder of First Nations Fashion and Design with the inaugural Carla Zampatti Award for Excellence in Leadership. “This award is more than recognition,” Ms Lee said, reflecting on her journey.
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'The Black Superman': Reflections on David Dalaithngu's life and legacy

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By Sarah Collard Verified, Nadine Silva, Guy McLean
| SBS Verified
When Yothu Yindi co-founder Witiyana Marika first met Mr Dalaithngu in 1984 there was an instant connection. “[He said] You must be my son, I know you… Your features look like my father,” Mr Marika told NITV News. “He just knew me through his spirituality, connected to me." The Yolŋu men forged a treasured friendship since then with Mr Marika in awe of how the late actor was able to showcase his culture to the world.
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Barungguan woman claims racial discrimination by Queensland Rail

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
A Barungguan woman has engaged a legal firm to seek damages following an incident at a Queensland train station on November 12. Louise Francine Carney claims she was racially discriminated against during an interaction with staff. The 44-year-old had purchased a $329 ticket for a sleeper carriage on the Spirit of Outback which was due to depart at 1:17 AM on November 12.
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First Nations candidates set to make history at NSW council elections

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By Nadine Silva, Glenn Trowbridge
| SBS Verified
First Nations people are pushing for a greater say at the local government level with at least 142 candidates staking their claim for positions across New South Wales. According to the NSW Electoral Commission, the percentage of Indigenous candidates has risen from 2.6 to 3.7 since the 2016 election. In the outback town of Brewarrina a record number of seven Indigenous are running, with the shire set to have an Indigenous-majority council for the first time in its history.
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NT Traditional Owners deny reports of army forcing vaccinations

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By Nadine Silva
| wordpress.com
NT Traditional Owners deny reports of army forcing vaccinations Post navigation Senior Territory Aboriginal leaders have rejected claims the army is vaccinating Aboriginal people against their will within their communities. Click here to read the full article on NITV News. Like this: Like Loading... Related
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NT Traditional Owners deny reports of army forcing vaccinations

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By Jodan Perry Verified, Nadine Silva, fled Binjari
| SBS Verified
Traditional Owners in the Northern Territory have denied claims the Australian army is physically forcing remote residents into taking the COVID-19 vaccine and removing children from communities. A number of posts on social media claimed that the defence force was holding down Aboriginal people, including children, and vaccinating them against their will, with mentions of the communities Ramingining, Oenpelli (Ganbalanya), Wadeye and Binjari.
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First Nations pop star Isaiah Firebrace delivers Aboriginal history petition to Parliament House

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
The Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara man's petition for students to learn First Nations history in Australian classrooms was tabled in parliament hours after he delivered it. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 25 Nov 2021 - 1:48 PM  UPDATED 1 MIN AGO Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara artist Isaiah Firebrace flew to Canberra on Wednesday to hand-deliver a petition to the federal government calling for Aboriginal history to be taught in schools around the country.
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Commissioner to oversee inquiry into removal of Aboriginal children in SA

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
The rate of First Nations children in out-of-home care in South Australia has grown by 7.7 per cent since June 2020. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 23 Nov 2021 - 4:54 PM  UPDATED 26 MINS AGO An inquiry is set to be launched into the removal of Aboriginal children into state-based care in South Australia. The probe will be overseen by the state's first Aboriginal Children's Commissioner, Kokatha and Mirning woman April Lawrie.
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Hawthorn becomes first AFL club to rename headquarters in Aboriginal language

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
The club’s new Woiwurrung name translates to ‘Cultural Place of the Bunjil’ in honour of the ancestral creator spirit who travels as an eagle-hawk. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 22 Nov 2021 - 5:41 PM  UPDATED 59 MINS AGO Hawthorn AFL club has renamed its Waverley Park headquarters in southeast Melbourne to ‘Bunjil Bagora’, becoming the first club to give its facilities an Aboriginal name.
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Footage shows young Aboriginal man pinned under knee of policeman on South Coast

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By Nadine Silva, Jodan Perry Verified
| SBS Verified
The family of Wiradjuri man Ethan Dowell-Grant says police were “aggressive” and “violent” during the interaction last week. By Nadine Silva, Jodan Perry Source: NITV News 19 Nov 2021 - 6:54 PM  UPDATED 11 MINS AGO The mother of an Aboriginal man ‘manhandled’ by NSW police on the South Coast said she was ‘traumatised’ by the incident.
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Spit hoods now banned in SA as Fella's Bill passes lower house

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
South Australia has become the first Australian state or territory to criminalise the use of spit hoods after its lower house passed a crucial vote to ban their use. Known as Fella’s Bill, the prohibition legislation pays tribute to Wiradjuri, Wirangu and Kokatha man Wayne Fella Morrison who died in custody in Adelaide's Yatala prison in September 2016.
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Major Australian sporting codes move to tackle spectator racism

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
A new suite of guidelines by the Human Rights Commission focuses on ensuring victims of racism are heard and supported in new ways. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News 18 Nov 2021 - 7:53 AM  UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO At least 21 major sporting organisations including the AFL, NRL and Cricket Australia have endorsed a new set of guidelines aimed at tackling spectator racism in sport.
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Police say stolen vehicle could be linked Jeremiah Rivers disappearance

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Authorities are seeking information about a white Ford Focus seen in the state's southwest near the area Mr Rivers went missing. By Nadine Silva Source: NITV News, AAP 17 Nov 2021 - 2:45 PM  UPDATED 1 HOUR AGO A stolen car has been linked to the suspicious disappearance of Kimberley man Jeremiah “Jayo” Rivers, who went missing in remote southwest Queensland last month. The 27-year-old was last seen near Wippo Creek, around 20 kilometres south of Noccundra at 9:30 am on 18 October.
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Traditional Owners applaud move to rename national park honouring slave trader

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Traditional Owners have welcomed the decision to rename a national park on New South Wales’ south coast dubbed after a 19th-century Scottish slave trader. The NSW government’s announcement on Sunday came as a surprise to Monaroo Elder BJ Cruse who’s spent years pushing for Ben Boyd National Park’s name to be changed out of respect for First Nations people.
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'Our hero': Hundreds farewell Aboriginal leader and pioneer Uncle Bill Smith

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
This story contains the image of an Aboriginal person who has passed. Hundreds of people packed Newcastle Stadium to celebrate the life of Uncle Bill Smith at his funeral on Saturday. The Aboriginal Elder and leader, with connections to the Anaiwan, Wonnarua and Kamilaroi Nations was remembered for a range of accomplishments, but to his family, he was so much more. “If you ask any of his grandchildren, he was our protector, saviour, healer...
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Wilcannia fearful of second wave as NSW opens for regional travel

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By Nadine Silva
| SBS Verified
Wilcannia residents fear a second wave of COVID-19 will hit their community as travel restrictions to regional NSW ease on Monday. The town endured the country's worst per capita outbreak of the Delta strain of the virus, with 20 per cent of the population contracting the disease. Having recovered from the crisis, Barkindji community leader Monica Kerwin said the state government should do more to keep the town safe from travellers.
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Nationwide marches demand justice after JC death acquittal

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By Nadine Silva, Kearyn Cox
| SBS Verified
Demonstrations were held in a number of capital cities and regional towns after a WA police officer was cleared of murdering the Yamatji mother. By Nadine Silva, Kearyn Cox Source: NITV News 28 Oct 2021 - 7:47 PM  UPDATED 9 MINS AGO Protests were held around the country on Thursday following the acquittal of a West Australian police officer who shot dead Yamatji woman JC in 2019.
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