Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

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Aboriginal and African rangers swap stories in fight to protect endangered wildlife
ABC Message Stick
These are the difficult questions African wildlife ranger Joseph Kotoke contemplated as he weighed up the differences between his job back home and the challenges faced by Aboriginal rangers in Australia. "I'm really scared of snakes, I'd prefer ...

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The Australian
Mat Trinca, 54, director of the National Museum of Australia: Q&A
The Australian
From the permanent Australian collections, I love the Kimberley spear points made from glass and broken ceramic insulators from bush telegraph poles. They are an emblematic object for this country's history, joining non-indigenous Australians to the ...

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Freda Glynn, indigenous pioneer, a complex, elusive woman
The Australian
Freda Glynn is best known as one of the co-founders of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association, an organisation launched in 1980 that enabled indigenous radio, music, video and filmmaking to develop and brought them into the spotlight. When ...

cricket.com.au
Doggett has tools to build rare legacy
cricket.com.au
While more than 600 men and women have worn the national uniform in Test cricket, only two of Indigenous Australian heritage – Faith Thomas and Jason Gillespie, both also fast bowlers – are among that number. Doggett, who along with his brother ...

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Scott Morrison promises to get Indigenous council input on Tony Abbott's education overhaul proposal
ABC News
The Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council has received a commitment from Scott Morrison that Tony Abbott's proposal to overhaul the Indigenous education system would first be put to the Indigenous council for consultation. Mr Morrison met with ...
Morrison plays down work for dole worriesBrinkwire (press release)

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The Australian
Meghan and Harry: Here's what the Duke and Duchess will be up to in Australia
ABC News
... public during a walk to Government House, the official residence of Victorian Governor Linda Dessau, where they'll meet young Victorian leaders; Stopping at a social enterprise cafe which provides leadership and training for young Indigenous ...
Harry and Meghan's Australia tour unveiledThe Australian
Harry & Meghan's Aussie Itinerary Is Here Ft. Koalas, Sports, And… Trams?Pedestrian TV (satire) (blog)
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Royal Tour itinerary: Full details of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga revealedMirror.co.uk

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ABC Local
Documentary sheds light on robbing of Indigenous remains 'in the name of science'
ABC Local
Grave robbing is the notorious practice of raiding burial grounds for items to sell on the black market. It's not the label typically applied to archaeologists, who often encounter ransacked graves themselves during expeditions. The Australian ...

Moving Australia Day raises passions
Echonetdaily
Yes, Indigenous Australians suffered some hardships in this period as did many convicts and early settlers themselves. (Recall too, that the British were slaughtering the Scots in horrendous bloody battles far worse than anything the Indigenous ...

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Tony Abbott deserves a chance in his Indigenous envoy role, not personal attacks
ABC News
If ever there was a job for all Australians to join together, this is it. It is therefore somewhat surprising that critics have wasted no time engaging in personal attacks on Mr Abbott. NT Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ken Vowles was reported to have ...

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SBS
New suicide statistics 'paint a bleak picture'
SBS
Professor Pat Dudgeon from the University of Western Australia's Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and School of Indigenous Studies called the new figures unacceptable. “The statistics paint a bleak picture… they're showing what's happening to some ...

The Guardian
Trialling an Indigenous voice before a referendum is like forcing us to audition
The Guardian
Asking the Australian people to allow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have a representative voice that can speak to government decision making about matters affecting us has now been framed by Brennan as attempting to pull the wool over ...
Aboriginal congress praises controversial Oz Day decisionNorthern Star

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The Advocate
What does the date really mean to Australians?
The Advocate
Seemingly without party consultation, public consultation or indeed much thought at all, Morrison instead floated the idea of a separate day to recognise Indigenous Australians. How this would differ from NAIDOC Week, Reconciliation Day and National ...

Whyalla News
What does the date really mean to Australians?
Whyalla News
Seemingly without party consultation, public consultation or indeed much thought at all, Morrison instead floated the idea of a separate day to recognise Indigenous Australians. How this would differ from NAIDOC Week, Reconciliation Day and National ...

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Starts at 60 (blog)
'Changing the date won't change history – but it might unite the nation'
Starts at 60 (blog)
Why would Aboriginals forget what happened in the past to suit a White Australia agenda; a guilt-free Australia Day on January 26. If Australia Day celebrations remain on January 26 every year I feel the same controversy will exist. For many Aboriginal ...

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Indigenous tourism entrepreneurs look to advance opportunities at Lorne conference
Australasian Leisure Management (press release)
Having seeded many Indigenous entrepreneurs across Australia over its 13 year history, the 2018 Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference (AITC) is to be hosted on Eastern Maar country on the Great Ocean Road, home of the Gadubanud people. Set to be ...

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Indigenous communities slapped with more fines under Government work-for-the-dole scheme, data shows
ABC News
Disturbing new data reveals the impact Australia's flagship remote employment program is having on Indigenous people across the country, prompting claims it is worsening poverty in communities.

The Australian Financial Review
The 10 most culturally influential Australians in 2018
The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review Magazine defines cultural power as the ability to shape Australia's view of itself, crystallise an overarching issue in any given year, or reflect us back to ourselves. It is not the first time the Power panel has put ...

The Islander
What does the date mean to Australians?
The Islander
Seemingly without party consultation, public consultation or indeed much thought at all, Morrison instead floated the idea of a separate day to recognise Indigenous Australians. How this would differ from NAIDOC Week, Reconciliation Day and National ...

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Latest report shows continued positive results for Australian breast screening program
RACGP
This year's Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's (AIHW) BreastScreen Australia monitoring report, released during Breast Cancer Awareness month, shows continued positive results from the screening program, which has helped diagnose a ...

The Guardian
Songs for Peace: how Roebourne is turning the page on tragedy
The Guardian
To build goodwill, and to bolster community, on Saturday – the weekend anniversary of Pat's death – Big hART and the local Indigenous community launched the inaugural Songs for Peace next door to a memorial that was opened for him last year. “We will ...