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From the Heart,
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'Supporters of the Uluru Statement from the Heart door-knocked Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Wentworth electorate in Sydney's eastern suburbs last Saturday - Sorry Day - as part of a growing 'people's movement' calling for constitutional reform.'
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Dark Emu Comes to the Community,
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'Inspired by Bruce Pascoe's award-winning book of the same name, Bangarra Dance Theatre's Dark Emu explores the vital life force of flora and fauna and challenges the 'hunter-gatherer' myth of pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians.'
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Elders Keeping the Language Alive,
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'When Pertame Elder Christobel Swan was young, she was punished by white people for speaking her own language.'
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Ferguson to Get a Statue,
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'With the Federal Government set to spend $3 million on a statue of Captain James Cook, the family of William Ferguson are oping to raise just $20,000 for a monument to honour the Indigenous leader.'
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Suicide a Revealing Theme for Playwright,
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'When one of the cousins in her family committed suicide, as the oldest of her generation, Larrakia woman Jada Alberts felt a sense of responsibility.'
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The Dreamtime Takes Centre Stage at NIDA,
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'Characters from Australia's Indigenous cultures will be the centre od drama in a new open course for schools from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).'
