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NETWORK SPECIAL.  MUST TALK WITH NETWORK PIC DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING.      Prominent journalist Stan Grant features in a new documentary that aims to “challenge the false narrative of Captain Cook” by celebrating the history between Muslims and Indigenous Australians in the pre-colonial period., , Produced by the Islamic Abu Hanifa Institute in Berala in Sydney’s west, Before 1770 recreates the journey of sea cucumber fisherman, called Macassan trepangers, from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi to northern Australia., , Promotional material for the documentary said it is “designed to encapsulate the history of Muslims in Australia before the First Fleet.”

Doco queries Captain Cook history

A contentious new documentary challenges ‘first contact’ history about how Australia was founded by highlighting links between northern Indigenous communities and Indonesian fishermen

Explainers
Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, October 22, 2024

Why royal welcome went rogue

The pomp and ceremony greeting Charles and Camilla in Canberra was no match for the not-so-warm welcome Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe threw down in Mark Knight cartoon

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KIDS NEWS 2024: Healthy Harold celebrates NAIDOC Week's 2024 theme Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud.  Picture: supplied/Life Ed

NAIDOC Week all about pride

Celebrating this year’s NAIDOC theme – Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud – Healthy Harold reflects on the role of pride in honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

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Arts
Australian singer and dancer Silia Kapsis representing Cyprus with the song 'Liar' performs on stage during the first rehearsal for the first semi-final of the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) at the Malmo Arena, in Malmo, Sweden, on May 6, 2024. A week of Eurovision Song Contest festivities kicked off Saturday, on May 4, in the southern Swedish town of Malmo, with 37 countries taking part. The first semi-final takes place on Tuesday, May 7, the second on Thursday, May 9, and the grand final concludes the event on May 11. (Photo by Jessica GOW / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT

Aussie teen makes Eurovision final

Let’s all get behind Eurovision 2024’s youngest act: 17-year-old Sydney girl Silia Kapsis, who earned a spot in this weekend’s final flying the flag for Cyprus but still calls Australia home

Indigenous News
Four Australian Aboriginal spears taken by Lieutenant James Cook in 1770 from Kamay (Botany Bay), are to be repatriated back to Country. Trinity College Cambridge in the United Kingdom has agreed to permanently return the four spears to the La Perouse Aboriginal community.

Spears returned after 254 years

Four Aboriginal spears taken without permission by James Cook and his crew have been formally released in the UK by Trinity College, Cambridge, and returned to direct Dharawal descendants

History
Lush ancient Oz had giant koalas

Lush ancient Oz had giant koalas

The first humans to set foot in Australia would have discovered a large, abundant continent where giant beasts roamed the land, according to a study on the ancient continent of ‘Sahul’

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Archie Moore poses with his instillation. Picture: Supplied

Aussie wins gold at art Olympics

Indigenous artist Archie Moore has become the first Australian to win the Golden Lion award at the La Biennale de Venezia with a massive hand-drawn family tree covering 65,000 years

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KIDS NEWS 2024: Indigenous Literacy Foundation - Great Book Swap Launch on March 12, 2024 in Sydney, Australia with mega-selling children's author and ILF Lifetime Ambassador Andy Griffiths. Picture: Joseph Mayers/ILF/supplied

Andy Griffiths’ Book Swap splash

Aussie children’s author Andy Griffiths launches the Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s annual Great Book Swap at Sydney Sea Life aquarium – get swapping and win a virtual visit from Andy

Sport
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 07: Athletes pose during the Australian 2024 Paris Olympic Games ASICS Uniform Launch at Yurong Point (Mrs Macquarie's Chair) on March 07, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Oz Olympians model new uniforms

Australian athletes have showed off new uniforms that feature a First Nations design ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, but not everyone is happy with the colour choice of one particular jersey