Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Times Now
Harper is not an impudent child, she is hope
The Sydney Morning Herald
“[The anthem] says 'Advance Australia Fair', which when it was originally written meant advance white Australia. It says we are young, but we're not young if we count the Indigenous Australians, who were here for over 50,000 before the British ...
Nine-yr-old Australian girl threatened by politicians after her refusal to stand for 'racist' national anthemTimes Now
9-year-old Australian girl punished for refusing to stand for anthem in 'racism' protestWAPT Jackson
Aust schoolgirl's national anthem protestPOST-COURIER

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SBS (blog)
Indigenous community 'sits with' anthem schoolgirl
SBS (blog)
Indigenous people from around Australia, including high profile sports stars and TV personalities have banded together to support the Queensland schoolgirl who refused to stand for the national anthem last week. The nine-year-old Harper Nielsen ...
Harper is not an impudent child, she is hopeThe Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Politicians Threaten Schoolgirl Over National Anthem ProtestWRAL.com
Prominent Australian politicians attack 9-year-old for not standing during national anthemfox6now.com
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Alice Springs News Online
NT pipeline to make substantial contribution, says industry
Alice Springs News Online
The MCA says the mining industry is a large employer of Indigenous Australians. In 2016, Indigenous Australians were 3.8% of the mining industry workforce – more than double the national average of 1.7% and the highest Indigenous employment share of ...

Manning River Times
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Manning River Times
“All Australians have access now to a resource that teaches them about Indigenous Australia and also provides a great engagement tool for those Indigenous students who are disengaging with the education system and have fallen through the cracks, ...

UNSW Newsroom
Noel Pearson envisages an Australia unified through the pursuit of self-interest
UNSW Newsroom
His proposed declaration put words to a unified vision of Australia that threaded together the nation's Indigenous, white colonial and multicultural immigrant heritage for the first time, providing an unexpected cherry to his characteristic serving of ...

Pro Bono Australia
Making Australia Safer – Really?
Pro Bono Australia
Safety is also a critical issue for Indigenous Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grossly over-represented in every measure of violence and imprisonment. The solutions are not just about enabling Indigenous people to play a ...

Washington Post
What the Herald Sun's Serena Williams cartoon reveals about Australia's racial history
Washington Post
In Australia, the visual representation of black Australians by non-indigenous artists began shortly after the landing of the First Fleet in 1788. Early settlers such as William Bradley and Thomas Watling fixed an anthropological eye on indigenous ...
That Racist Serena Williams Cartoon Is So Very AustralianHuffPost
Newspaper reprints controversial cartoon of Serena WilliamsUSA TODAY
'Welcome to PC World': Australian newspaper doubles down, reprints controversial cartoon of Serena WilliamsNational Post
Chicago Tribune
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The Canberra Times
A decade after saying 'sorry', a new generation is struggling
The Canberra Times
Today is a milestone, and a day for some soul-searching. September 13 is the 11th anniversary of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, which the United Nations General Assembly resolved in 2007. Australia came late to the declaration ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous performers mine stereotypes and realise their comedy dreams
The Sydney Morning Herald
Like the Deadly Funny stars, the writers and cast of Black Comedy are out to change perceptions, but their mining of white Australia's stereotypical perceptions of the Indigenous community – as well as the odd dose of that community poking fun at ...

NEWS.com.au
Student, 9, refuses to stand for national anthem because it's 'disrespectful to indigenous Australians'
9news.com.au
"When it says Advance Australia Fair, it means advance the white people," the Year Four student told 9NEWS. "And when it says 'we are young' it completely disregards the Indigenous Australians who were here before us for 50,000 years." Harper's father ...
National anthem protest: 9yo refuses to stand because anthem is for ...ABC News
Schoolgirl who refused to stand for national anthem responds to Pauline HansonSBS
'She should be courteous': Tony Abbott on student's national anthem boycott2GB
The Australian -NEWS.com.au -ABC Local
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CNN International
Australian politicians attack nine-year-old for not standing during anthem
CNN International
Harper Nielsen, who lives in the state of Queensland, told CNN-affiliate Nine News she sat during the her country's national anthem because she believed it was disrespectful to Indigenous Australians. The anthem, titled "Advance Australia Fair ...

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Junkee
Community 'reeling' after two boys who drowned in Swan River
NEWS.com.au
The families of Jack Simpson, 17 and Chris Drage, 16 are “soaked in grief” about the loss of the boys, who drowned after plunging into the Swan River on Tuesday while allegedly trying to escape from Western Australia Police. Aboriginal Legal Service ...
Grief for Chris and Jack after police chase ends in river tragedyThe Australian
Two Indigenous Teenagers Died This Week After Jumping Into Swan River To Avoid A Police ChaseJunkee
'It's a tragedy': Teen boys who drowned in Swan River mourned by family, friendsThe Sydney Morning Herald
ABC Local
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NEWS.com.au
British backpackers laughed about flogging insurance to indigenous Aussies while raking in thousands
NEWS.com.au
“The saddest part was the attitude towards (the indigenous community). As an Australian taught by our education system to respect our First Nations peoples, it was pretty disgraceful (to see) the attitude towards them at both companies, truly a second ...

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SBS
'Our mob are dying': Leaders urge referendum on Indigenous voice
SBS
“It's better to leave the process initially in the hands of First Nations people, who themselves may seek the input and deliberation in the process on the appropriate questions from non-Indigenous Australians and technical experts,” she told the committee.

The Guardian
Drownings of boys in Perth being treated as 'death in police presence'
The Guardian
The drownings of two boys in Western Australia are being treated as “death in police presence” and a report is being prepared for the coroner, as the Aboriginal community and others express their grief and anger. The pair drowned in Perth's Swan river ...
Grief for Chris and Jack after police chase ends in river tragedyThe Australian
Community 'reeling' after two boys who drowned in Swan RiverNEWS.com.au
'It's a tragedy': Teen boys who drowned in Swan River mourned by family, friendsThe Sydney Morning Herald

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National Indigenous Times
Heart is full and burstin' blak
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous Writing Fellowship in 2015, and that she's recently been announced Australian Indigenous Poet-In-Residence for the 2018 Queensland Poetry Festival. On top of these accolades, between 2017-2018, she was a Fulbright scholar at Harvard Law ...

BBC News
National anthem protest: 9yo refuses to stand because anthem is for 'white people of Australia'
ABC Local
Student Harper Nielsen given detention for protesting against the national anthem because it "completely disregards Indigenous Australians"; Parents support their nine-year-old daughter's stance, with her father saying she showed 'incredible bravery' ...
Australia's anthem: Why the words 'young and free' sparked protestsBBC News
Rightwing Australian politicians attack girl, 9, over anthem protestThe Guardian
Queensland schoolgirl threatened with suspension after refusing to stand for national anthemNEWS.com.au
SBS -CNN International -Queensland Times
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2GB
National anthem protest: 9yo refuses to stand because anthem is for 'white people of Australia'
ABC News
Student Harper Nielsen given detention for protesting against the national anthem because it "completely disregards Indigenous Australians"; Parents support their nine-year-old daughter's stance, with her father saying she showed 'incredible bravery' ...
Nine-year-old school student protesting Australian national anthem2GB
Queensland schoolgirl threatened with suspension after refusing to stand for national anthemNEWS.com.au

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The Australian
Grief for Chris and Jack after police chase ends in river tragedy
The Australian
Grief and shock have swept through a large network of Aboriginal families across Perth and regional Western Australia after two teenage boys drowned in the Swan River while being chased by police. Grieving mother Winne Hayward last night gave ...
Two teenage boys die in Swan River after jumping in to escape during police chase in MaylandsABC News

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Jobs can break Aboriginal welfare cycle
The Australian
Even so, Aboriginal numbers have been restored, life expectancy is markedly longer than in 1788 and a growing number of indigenous people achieve great success in many fields. Three are in federal parliament. National Congress of Australia's First ...

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