Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Noel Pearson urges Shorten to prioritise Indigenous recognition over Republic  ABC News

Cape York leader Noel Pearson calls on Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to put a referendum on Indigenous recognition to a vote if he wins the election next year ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Push for national Indigenous sports body
The Sydney Morning Herald
A push to establish a national body focusing on furthering the interests of Indigenous people in Australian sport is gathering momentum, with dual Geelong premiership player Mathew Stokes among those supporting the concept. Former Indigenous ...

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SBS
'One of the greatest matriarchs': Indigenous activist Bonita Mabo dies
SBS
Bonita Mabo, the Indigenous rights activist and widow of Edward “Koiki” Mabo, has died aged 75 years.. Mrs Mabo was known for her advocacy work for Indigenous schooling and her campaigning for the rights of Indigenous Australians and Australian South ...
Bonita Mabo, prominent Indigenous rights activist, dies days after receiving accoladeABC News
Indigenous land rights activist Bonita Mabo diesThe Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous activist Bonita Mabo dies9news.com.au
Townsville Bulletin -The Australian
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ABC News
Bonita Mabo, prominent Indigenous rights activist, dies days after receiving accolade
ABC News
Bonita Mabo remembered as "mother of native title"; She was a Malanbarra woman and a descendant of Vanuatuan workers brought to Queensland; In recent years, she had been fighting for South Sea Islanders to be recognised in Australia as their own ...
Indigenous activist Bonita Mabo dies9news.com.au
Indigenous land rights activist Bonita Mabo diesThe Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous rights campaigner Bonita Mabo has diedTownsville Bulletin

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The Australian
Kerryn Phelps calls for 'compassionate compromise' in maiden speech
The Australian
She said her policy priorities would focus on refugees, climate change, indigenous Australians and the establishment of a national integrity commission. “Australia's treatment of asylum-seekers is a source of shame and sorrow for me and for many ...
Aussies want new wave of politics: PhelpsPerthNow
Kerryn Phelps Reflects On How She Became An 'Accidental' LGBTIQ ActivistQNews

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ABC News
Indigenous activist Bonita Mabo dies
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Prestigious Indigenous and South Sea Islander activist Bonita Mabo has died. Mabo was the co-founder of Australia's first Indigenous community school, the Black Community School in Townsville. She worked alongside her husband, the late Indigenous land ...
Bonita Mabo dies days after human rights accoladeABC News
Bonita Mabo dies days after human rights awardCourier Mail
Aboriginal and South Sea Islander activist Bonita Mabo dies aged 75Daily Mail
The Australian
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NEWS.com.au
Scott Morrison under pressure as internal Liberal tensions explode
NEWS.com.au
She said she supported recognising indigenous Australians in the constitution. • Our political system. Dr Phelps' personal struggle for marriage equality shaped her views of Australia's two major parties. “I saw at close quarter the dysfunctionality of ...

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Beat Magazine
Five awesome Australian podcasts to wrap your ears around
Beat Magazine
Hosted by Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell, Pretty For An Aboriginal tackles everything from dick pics to the influence of American black pop culture on Indigenous Australians. Featuring guest appearances from the likes of rapper Briggs to Orange Is The ...

IndigenousX (press release) (blog)
Indigenous connections to history through Hip Hop
IndigenousX (press release) (blog)
In Australian Indigenous communities they talk about traditional stories of creation that in turn when joined together becomes one songline of their creation of this continent. In North America the stories become a larger story of the creation of ...

ABC News
Feral cats close to being eradicated by Indigenous rangers on remote West Island
ABC News
On the remote West Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Indigenous rangers say after years of hard work, there is now just one feral cat left on the island. An eradication program by the local Li-Anthawirriyarra Sea Rangers has used old and new ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Suspend Commonwealth Bank role in Australian of the Year Awards: Labor
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Day is already at the centre of a political debate over whether it should be held on another date less offensive to Indigenous Australians. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has suggested one option could be to create a new day to recognise ...

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ABC News
Indigenous rangers in training to become Northern Territory Fisheries inspectors
ABC News
The Northern Land Council will decide in early December whether to accept a $10 million proposal from the NT Government, designed to resolve an almost decade-long impasse with traditional owners about control of Indigenous-owned coastal zones.

ABC News
Indigenous student warns boarding school can be 'distressing' as dropout rates are questioned
ABC News
Cheyenne Maymuru is one of hundreds of young Aboriginal people who have left their communities to attend elite private schools in Australia's biggest cities, and while there are many success stories, others are left with broken dreams.

Commercial Real Estate News
Mirvac to host Australia's first Indigenous rooftop garden in Redfern
Commercial Real Estate News
The farm, to be developed on the roof of a building at the Australian Technology Park, in Sydney's Redfern, will grow native and medicinal plants and bush food both for sale as a commercial enterprise and to teach people about Indigenous culture.

The Times
Australia's indigenous jersey on show
The Times
Australia will wear their indigenous jersey against England today. The shirt features 14 symbols that represent the communities of each indigenous player to have represented the Wallabies, including the Ella brothers, Wendell Sailor and Kurtley Beale.
Where's Kurtley? Michael Cheika's curious omission from England TestThe Sydney Morning Herald
David Pocock ruled out with neck injury, Kurtley Beale dropped from Wallabies squad to face EnglandDaily Telegraph
Cheika axes Beale for England clashQueensland Times

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ABC News
Corporate Australia ups support for Indigenous businesses, communities: Reconciliation Australia
ABC News
Australia is witnessing a surge in support for Indigenous businesses, and corporate responsibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, according to Reconciliation Australia. Corporate heavyweights are increasing their use of Indigenous ...

The West Australian
Aboriginal oyster farm pearl in the making
The West Australian
Aboriginal elder Bunug Galaminda says his dream is that oysters from a farm owned and operated by Warruwi community members in the Northern Territory will one day be eaten in big city restaurants around Australia. The indigenous-owned farm is up and ...

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Daily Telegraph
We must end convenient myths of Aboriginal history
Daily Telegraph
Not owning anything is not encouraged in Australia. And the idea of the indigenous population having no ownership of where they had lived, or of not being organised to defend what they had, has been a very convenient perspective. Professor Jakelin Troy ...

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The Guardian
Western Australia signs up for lifesaving phone service for Indigenous detainees
The Guardian
Western Australia has signed a long-awaited funding agreement to secure a lifesaving service for Indigenous people taken into police custody. The deal will provide almost $1m in annual funding for the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA to establish and ...
Legal hotline to prevent WA custody deathsCourier Mail

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Corporate Australia ups support for Indigenous businesses, communities: Reconciliation Australia  ABC News

Australia is witnessing a surge in support for Indigenous businesses, with corporate heavyweights increasingly using Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...