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News Spotlight: Meet the Indigenous athletes heading to the Commonwealth Games

Nine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander athletes are heading to the Commonwealth Games. (AAP/NITV)

"From basketball, boxing, cricket and swimming, a record amount of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent will dominate the 2022 Commonwealth Games."

Education: Do you know who the man on the $50 bill is?

David Ngunaitponi (Unaipon)

...an inventor, writer, orator and campaigner. He spent much of his life transforming the minds of White Australia in the hope that one day Aboriginal people would be seen as equals.

Read more about the life and achievements of David Unaipon here: https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/david-ngunaitponi-unaipon

History: This month, 51 years ago, the Aboriginal Flag was first flown.

The flag was first raised on 9 July 1971

"The Aboriginal flag was designed and created by artist Harold Thomas, a Luritja man from central Australia and a member of the Stolen Generations. The flag has become a symbol of Aboriginal Australia and holds special legal and political status worldwide." x

Read more about the history of the Aboriginal Flag here: https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/aboriginal-flag

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