Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Calls for indigenous Australian artefacts in British Museum to be returned
Lexology (registration)
The British Museum's decision to loan rare aboriginal artefacts to the National Museum of Australia has sparked accusations of cultural insensitivity and threats of legal action from indigenous community leaders in Australia. The objects are to be ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Indigenous artists challenge dance sector over lack of representation
ArtsHub (subscription)
The sector's lack of engagement with Indigenous artists was initially raised by dancer/choreographer Jacob Boehme (a member of South Australia's Kaurna and Narranga peoples who was born and raised on Kulin lands) at a breakout session exploring ...

The Guardian
Malcolm Fraser was unflinching in his support of Indigenous Australians
The Guardian
My last direct exchange with Fraser was at the time he was writing the introduction to my book, Indigenous Australia for Dummies. He was supportive of my aims in the book – to make information about Indigenous people much more accessible in a light, ...
A traditional Liberal whom the left is trying to ownThe Australian
The evolution of Malcolm Fraser was a wonderful thing to beholdThe Conversation AU
Malcolm Fraser: a man of principle and strength whose compassion I witnessed ...Sydney Morning Herald
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Plan to Boost Indigenous Jobs
Pro Bono Australia
“The Australian Government will be leading by example by increasing its own Indigenous workforce to 3 per cent by 2018, which equates to around 7,500 Indigenous employees across the Commonwealth public sector,” he said. The procurement target, and ...

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Tweed march backs WA Aboriginal communities
Echonetdaily
The Tweed's indigenous community has organised a protest march for next week in the Tweed Heads CBD in solidarity with remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia who face being forcibly removed from their lands. The fears about the closures ...
Positives in the remote desertThe Australian

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Two firefighters injured battling Sydney fire 0:27
Courier Mail
Indigenous activist Sam Watson warned the Palaszczuk Government against following in Western Australia's footsteps. “In Queensland in the 1960s, we had the appalling situation when Joh Bjelke-Petersen moved the bulldozers into old Mapoon,” he said.

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ABC Online
NSW Election 2015: Labor pledges Indigenous cultural centre for Barangaroo ...
ABC Online
The Barangaroo development on Sydney's harbour would be home to a Australia's first Indigenous cultural centre if the state's voters elect a Labor government next Saturday. The Opposition has promised to allocate $100 million to the project that it ...
NSW election will go down to the poles and wiresThe Saturday Paper (subscription)

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The Guardian
Colin Barnett links closure of remote Aboriginal communities to child abuse
The Guardian
It was not clear from Barnett's comment whether the 39 cases he mentioned were found in remote Aboriginal communities, or in cities and towns in WA. Guardian Australia contacted his office and requested the source of the statistics, but did not receive ...
Scullion denies remote WA communities will be 'shut down', says State ...ABC Online
Barnett shoved by indigenous rally protesterPerth Now
National Day Of Action Tomorrow Against Barnett Closure Of Remote CommunitiesNew Matilda
Radio Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald
Malcolm Fraser dead: former Australian prime ministers pay tribute
Sydney Morning Herald
"I well remember Malcolm attending the National Apology in February 2008 together with prime ministers Whitlam, Hawke and Keating as we celebrated another milestone between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians," the former Labor prime minister ...
Malcolm Fraser dead: prime ministers' statementsThe Australian
Malcolm Fraser: Former Australian PM dies aged 84BBC News
Former PM Malcolm Fraser dies at 84SBS
Wall Street Journal -The West Australian
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The Australian
Abbott agrees to meet Shorten and Indigenous leaders
Sydney Morning Herald
These include the decision to withdraw services from about 150 remote Indigenous communities by the state government in Western Australia, cuts in funding to programs and Mr Abbott's remark that those living on outstations were exercising a "lifestyle ...
Fantasy landThe Monthly (subscription)

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The Daily Telegraph
Hugh Jackman's big gesture to a young, unknown indigenous girl in remote ...
The Daily Telegraph
“While living in a remote community I came to understand that 'connection' to land is a fundamental part of the indigenous identity,” Jackman's sign read. “Think about the past, have quality conversations. I support you.” The response was posted to ...
Indigenous AFL players speak out against closure of remote Aboriginal ...The Age
Hugh Jackman backs WA remote communities over closuresSBS

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The Age
Indigenous AFL players speak out against closure of remote Aboriginal ...
The Age
Indigenous AFL players have joined an online campaign to stop remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia from being closed. The WA government intends to close about 150 remote communities after responsibility for delivering their essential ...

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The Australian
Restore funding to bush settlements or the gap 'will widen'
The Australian
It found that only “limited progress” had been made on bridging the gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, and there had been no improvement in primary school-aged literacy and numeracy, while employment continued ...
Australians Rally against Closure of Aboriginal CommunitiesteleSUR English
Thousands rally in protest of remote community closuresABC Message Stick

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Study examines cancer survival statistics for Indigenous Australians
News-Medical.net
Cancer Council Queensland is calling for enhanced joint efforts to improve Indigenous cancer control this Close the Gap day (tomorrow, Thursday 19 March), following the release of research findings that cancer survival is lower for Indigenous than ...

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Abbott agrees to meet Shorten and Indigenous leaders
Sydney Morning Herald
These include the decision to withdraw services from about 150 remote Indigenous communities by the state government in Western Australia, cuts in funding to programs and Mr Abbott's remark that those living on outstations were exercising a "lifestyle ...

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The West Australian
Productive jobs breathe life into desert outposts
The West Australian
The study said: “Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa has demonstrated success where many other initiatives have failed, by improving the lives of Aboriginal Australians.” It found that KJ's promoted activities have saved 41 years of Aboriginal incarceration over the ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Twenty per cent still think it's OK to discriminate against Indigenous Australians
Sydney Morning Herald
An advertising campaign that explores the casual racism of Australians towards Indigenous people has been viewed more than 3.75 million times, but 20 per cent of respondents to a beyondblue survey still think it is OK to discriminate against Aboriginal ...
Vale Dr Alf Bamblett: Australia mourns indigenous leaderThird Sector
Advice 'falling on deaf ears', Indigenous Advisory Council members sayThe Guardian
Tony Abbott's words recall our 200 years in cold: MundineThe Australian
Crikey (blog) -SBS -ABC Message Stick
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Sydney Morning Herald
Twenty per cent of Australians still think it's OK to discriminate against ...
Sydney Morning Herald
An advertising campaign that explores the casual racism of white Australians towards Indigenous people has been viewed more than 3.75 million times, but 20 per cent of people still think it's OK to discriminate against Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Vale Dr Alf Bamblett: Australia mourns indigenous leaderThird Sector
Advice 'falling on deaf ears', Indigenous Advisory Council members sayThe Guardian
Tony Abbott's words recall our 200 years in cold: MundineThe Australian
Crikey (blog) -SBS -ABC Message Stick
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SBS
Indigenous WA communities waiting to hear about their future
SBS
Consultation will begin with remote Indigenous communities in Western Australia mid-year with up to 150 facing closure. The closures were flagged by the state government seven months ago, but Indigenous communities say they still have no idea of what ...
WA Awards Artists ChosenAboriginal Art Directory News

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The Guardian
Advice 'falling on deaf ears', Indigenous Advisory Council members say
The Guardian
The council is made up of a dozen prominent Australians, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, and meets six times a year to discuss how best to close the gap in health, education, employment and other important policy areas. All have signed agreements ...