Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Australian
Constitutional referendum: the indigenous recognition tightrope
The Australian
Mainstream opinion may strongly favour some form of indigenous recognition, but those on the other side of the argument include some of the most persuasive players in public-policy debates: News Corp Australia columnist Andrew Bolt and Liberal Democrat ...

The Australian
Helping indigenous youth find a path through education
The Australian
Secondary education levels for young Aboriginal people living in very remote parts of WA also compared poorly to those of Aborigines living elsewhere in the state. In 2011, 56.8 per cent of indigenous West Australians who did not live remote had stayed ...

The Guardian
No guarantees sought over NT remote Indigenous communities, Senate hears
The Guardian
A similar takeover of services in Western Australia led that state's government to announce it would shut several remote communities. The prime minister, Tony Abbott, backed the move saying the public purse should not prop up people's “lifestyle choices”.

Australian Times
Origins Festival highlights Indigenous Australia in London
Australian Times
To coincide with the British Museum putting its Indigenous Australian treasures on display, the venue will host the ancient music of the Torres Straight Islands' Zugubal Dancers and the festival's cinema highlights include showcasing the films made by ...

The Guardian (blog)
Book opens Pandora's box of sad tales but true of Indigenous experience
The Guardian (blog)
Observing and listening at close quarters was Barrie Dexter, the head of what was then the office in charge of implementing the commonwealth's new policies for Indigenous Australians. Dexter was also executive member, along with the brilliant economist ...

Dyson Heppell at home among Indigenous Australians
The Age
In 2011, at the end of his first AFL season, he was invited to go on a trip to the Tiwi Islands along with five teammates including Courtenay Dempsey. "It was a chance to get to know what was going on in those parts of indigenous Australia and a chance ...

ABC Online
Rugby sevens seen as a path to more Indigenous Wallabies at Test level
ABC Online
Wallabies hooker Saia Fainga'a believes rugby sevens can serve as a key pathway to see more Indigenous Australians play at the Test and Super Rugby level. Fainga'a, and his twin brother Anthony, are two of only 13 Indigenous Australians to have ...

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The Guardian
Qld indigenous group takes miners to court
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An indigenous group is prepared to take its fight to the High Court to stop an Indian coal giant from building a $16.5 billion mine on its traditional land. Adani's Carmichael mine, expected to export at least 50 million tonnes of coal each year, is ...
Aboriginal landowners throw fresh legal challenge to Adani Group's Carmichael ...Economic Times
Adani coal mine: Indigenous groups mount fresh legal challengeBrisbane Times
New legal challenge to Adani's Australian coal mine projectZee News
The Guardian -Hindu Business Line
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Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous group takes mine fight global
Yahoo7 News
An indigenous group determined to stop an Indian coal giant building a $16.5 billion mine on their lands is taking their fight global. Adani's Carmichael mine, expected to export at least 50 million tonnes of coal a year, is slated for Queensland's ...
Adani coal mine: Indigenous groups mount fresh legal challengeBrisbane Times

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SBS
Indigenous rights chief 'concerned' budget cuts hindering reconciliation
SBS
The Indigenous social justice commissioner says he is worried that the aim of National Reconciliation Week to break down barriers between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians has been challenged by 2014 budget cuts to the Indigenous affairs ...
Holding referendum in May 2017 would be ideal, Indigenous Affairs Minister ...ABC Online
Australia developing first ever school curriculum for Indigenous languagesThe Guardian
Indigenous culture captures beauty on a world scaleSydney Morning Herald
The Conversation AU -Fremantle Dockers -The Australian
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Australian Rugby in National Reconciliation Week
ARU Rugby
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is committed to expanding Participation in Indigenous communities and to use Rugby as a positive force to improve lives. Rugby is a game that builds character and is a truly inclusive sport that is suited to all ...

$1Million Donation to Expand Indigenous Football Program
Pro Bono Australia
Philanthropist couple, Stuart Giles and Cathie Reid are the founders of the Epic Pharmacy Group, one of Australia's largest suppliers of pharmaceutical and clinical services for the hospital, oncology and aged care sectors with an annual turnover ...

BuzzFeed News
Transgender Indigenous Australians Are In Desperate Need Of Help
BuzzFeed News
Rocking a plume of ruby red feathers on a chilly late-Autumn day, Starlady Nungari struts down the cracked pavements of inner-city Sydney in knee-high leather red boots, a blur of traffic behind her. Her ensemble so outrageously over the top that it is ...

The Roar
Adam Goodes, Indigenous Round and Australia's racist underbelly
The Roar
Somehow, Adam Goodes has become one of the most polarising figures in the AFL. The 2014 Australian of the Year is revered for his work in, and for, the Indigenous community. Yet, it's these same accolades that seem to have garnered him an enemy ...
Helping to make a change: Magpie Tony ArmstrongThe Age

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The Guardian
Controversial Indigenous advancement strategy gets $100m funding boost
The Guardian
“The government is giving organisations extra financial security by locking in the grant funding for two or three years, which will enable providers to get on with the job of delivering positive outcomes for Indigenous communities,” Scullion said in a ...

The Guardian
Murrumu charged after driving with licence issued by his Indigenous nation
The Guardian
The Yidindji attorney general, Gaan-Yarra Yalmabara, told Guardian Australia that Murrumu had driven with Yidindji plates, registration and a licence that police do not recognise. His arrest was unlawful and breached two UN covenants on Indigenous ...

ABC Online
Holding referendum in May 2017 would be ideal, Indigenous Affairs Minister ...
ABC Online
The 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum would be the ideal day for a vote on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recognition in Australia's constitution, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says. The Minister said May 27, 2017, a half ...
Australia developing first ever school curriculum for Indigenous languagesThe Guardian
Indigenous culture captures beauty on a world scaleSydney Morning Herald
Why Aboriginal people need autonomy over their food supplyThe Conversation AU
The Australian -SBS -Radio Australia
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ABC Online
American awarded Order of Australia for promoting Indigenous art and culture ...
ABC Online
She said Americans were not too familiar with Indigenous art. "People here are very interested, but I have to say that for first time museum-goers, unless they've been to Australia, they're not particularly knowledgeable about Indigenous Australians ...
Dr Margo Smith awarded Order of Australia for promoting Aboriginal art and ...Radio Australia

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The Guardian
Indigenous recognition: Tony Abbott plans July summit to decide strategy
The Guardian
“The meeting will help to inform the process for deciding on a referendum proposal that will have the best chance of success,” Abbott said. “Recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution will complete our constitution, rather than simply ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Celebrating exceptional Indigenous artists
ArtsHub (subscription)
This year the Red Ochre, Australia's most esteemed peer-assessed award for an Indigenous artist, will be presented to prominent artist, activist, intellectual and educator Dr Gary Foley. Awarded since 1993, the $50,000 prize acknowledges an artists' ...