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Indigenous Australians were the world’s first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

I’m a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist.

The Conversation

Yorta Yorta Elder Wayne Atkinson reflects on a life of activism and the quest for justice

Beyond the Meeting of the Waters is the life story of academic, activist and Yorta Yorta man Wayne Atkinson, which he has co-authored with Catherine Guinness. It recognises the long history of Aboriginal activism by Atkinson’s people – a fight for land justice and self-determination that will continue beyond him.

The Conversation

Indigenous AFL players call for more All Stars action

Indigenous All Stars players are eager for their pre-season exhibition showpiece to become a regular feature on the AFL calendar in coming years.

AAP

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Pro-brumby activists racially vilified head of Indigenous group, Victorian tribunal finds

Exclusive: Yorta Yorta woman targeted in campaign by Barmah Brumby Preservation Group that included posters with racist slogans, Vcat finds

The Guardian - AU

First Nations star Isaiah Firebrace booked to play Newcastle

A Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara man, he won the X Factor in 2016.

Newcastle Herald

Barmah Anzac pilgrimage honours Indigenous soldiers in WWI Light Horse enactment

Descendants of Yorta Yorta man and Indigenous activist William Cooper have made a pilgrimage to his country and gravesite, echoing calls for recognition of First Nations' contribution to Australia's war efforts.

ABC News

First Nations fashion designer calls for more regional training opportunities

The Yorta Yorta woman is making a name for herself in the industry with her own label inspired by her country. She says more Indigenous people would have the opportunity if courses were offered closer to home.

ABC News

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Victorian Labor candidate Lauren O'Dwyer's Aboriginal heritage claim disputed by relative

A relative of Victorian Labor candidate Lauren O'Dwyer, who has described herself as a "proud Yorta Yorta woman" and is running in the seat of Richmond at Saturday's state election, says their family has no Indigenous ancestry.

ABC News

A week of reconnection with family and culture has reunited Robert Muir and the St Kilda football club

Following a week of reconnecting his grandchildren and great-grandchildren with their Yorta Yorta identity, former Saints star Robert Muir was warmly welcomed home by St Kilda.

ABC News

Guard slams prison healthcare standards

A supervisor at Melbourne's women's prison has slammed the standard of healthcare provided to inmates at an inquest into the death of Veronica Nelson.

AAP

Ill woman needed closer monitoring: nurse

A psychiatric nurse has told a coronial inquest Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson should have been more closely monitored in the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.

AAP

Woman's death in custody inquest begins

The family of Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson say they can only rest after an inquest into her death in custody holds someone responsible.

AAP

Celebrated artist, proud Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Barkindji man Josh Muir dies aged 30

Tributes are flowing for celebrated artist Josh Muir, a Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Barkindji man, who has died.

ABC News

New research shows few Australians know about our own connections to the Holocaust

In December 1938, Yorta Yorta man William Cooper took part in a protest organised by the Australian Aborigines’ League to deliver a letter to the German consulate in Melbourne condemning the “cruel persecution of the Jewish people by the Nazi government”.

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