Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

ABC News
Greenough Prison escape: lawyer reveals inmates' mortal fear of police while on the run
ABC News
Indigenous inmates who escaped Greenough Regional Prison in Western Australia during a prison riot last month feared they would be shot during their arrest or brutalised in custody. The Geraldton Aboriginal Legal Service (GALS), which assisted two of ...

ABC News
Indigenous tour operator says work-for-the-dole scheme stunting business growth
ABC News
An Indigenous business owner in remote Western Australia says a government work-for-the-dole scheme is hampering the growth of his local business. Jimmy 'Dillon' Andrews is a tour guide for international tourists in the Kimberley's Windjana Gorge — an ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Radical Heart review: Shireen Morris and her role in the Uluru Statement process
The Sydney Morning Herald
Shireen Morris, an Australian of Fijian-Indian heritage, was an intern and later a constitutional lawyer for Noel Pearson's Cape York Institute. She witnessed and was involved in the complex negotiations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants.

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Brisbane Times
Radical Heart review: Shireen Morris and her role in the Uluru Statement process
Brisbane Times
Shireen Morris, an Australian of Fijian-Indian heritage, was an intern and later a constitutional lawyer for Noel Pearson's Cape York Institute. She witnessed and was involved in the complex negotiations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants.

Cosmos
Australia's indigenous people made accurate astronomical observations millennia before Western scientists
Cosmos
For several years, astronomers and anthropologists have analysed records collected by ethnographers more than a century ago regarding some of the oral lore of the Aboriginal people of South Australia. The results suggest that the Aboriginal knew that ...

SBS (blog)
'A very difficult time': Linda Burney warns against a Dutton leadership
SBS (blog)
Some, if they had their way, would ban us from making Australia our home," she said on Tuesday. She said First Nations people "still face the worst of racism and discrimination". "We must commit and recommit to ending this, not on behalf of Aboriginal ...

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National Indigenous Times
Plum potential: bush food boosts choccy, cosmetics and cereal
National Indigenous Times
The Kakadu plum could be poised to become Australia's first large scale Indigenous horticulture product. The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCDNA) said Aboriginal corporations and communities will work with university ...

National Indigenous Times
Social justice commissioners deliver five-year deadline on constitutional change
National Indigenous Times
As well as the commitment for a five-year time frame, the commissioners have also proposed Australia's move to constitutional recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples include: * A regular parliamentary motion by which federal MPs ...
$15 million for Indigenous languages and artsMirage News

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Australian Jewish News
Bipartisan support for Indigenous scholarships
Australian Jewish News
Investment in this program is so worthwhile, and there is so much untapped potential.” Hazzard congratulated the program and its graduates, describing them as “the emissaries for greater things – to send a message to other young indigenous Australians ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
How to fix the flaw at the heart of Australian politics
The Sydney Morning Herald
In 1967 we amended the constitution to grant full and proper rights and recognition to Australia's Indigenous population. Racked as our current system is by instability, to the detriment of good government, we should be prepared today to make similarly ...

The Canberra Times
How to fix the flaw at the heart of Australian politics
The Canberra Times
In 1967 we amended the constitution to grant full and proper rights and recognition to Australia's Indigenous population. Racked as our current system is by instability, to the detriment of good government, we should be prepared today to make similarly ...

InDaily
New evidence shows Aboriginal Australians brewed alcohol before European settlement
InDaily
For example, social anthropologist Maggie Brady's 2008 and 2014 work pulls together early European accounts of some Aboriginal practices. They involved the collection and production of sugar-rich solutions and extracts followed by an “incubation” to ...

Google News

The Guardian
Indigenous commissioners past and present push urgent constitutional reform
The Guardian
... and present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioners have announced a plan for constitutional reform within five years, saying it's time to stop “endlessly discussing” and commit to “action that would allow Indigenous ...
MPs told to get the job done on indigenous recognitionThe Australian
Major Grant To Fund Research Into Indigenous LGBTIQ Mental HealthQNews
My Health Record, Indigenous people encouraged to opt inKatherine Times

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The Australian
Mind your own business, Aboriginal lands chief tells Ombusman
The Australian
In an unprecedented legal case with implications for indigenous land councils across the country, the general manager of South Australia's remote Aboriginal region is embroiled in a Supreme Court challenge over the authority of the state's Ombudsman.

The Australian
Gap disability data available 'on a plate'
The Australian
The report, titled Culture is Inclusion, documented what he called “intersectional discrimination”, with disabled indigenous Australians facing inequality not just in the provision of disability services but also in areas such as health, education ...

The Australian
MPs told to get the job done on indigenous recognition
The Australian
There should also be indigenous citizen participation in Senate estimates processes to achieve greater accountability of government for services to indigenous Australians, a written submission to a parliamentary committee considering the matter suggests.
Major Grant To Fund Research Into Indigenous LGBTIQ Mental HealthQNews
My Health Record, Indigenous people encouraged to opt inKatherine Times

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Sporting News
Indigenous All Stars v New Zealand Maori: Greg Inglis leads chorus of stars pumped for fixture's return
Sporting News
Monday's announcement by the NRL - that a star-studded New Zealand Māori team will take on an Australian Indigenous All Stars side in February next year - put smiles on faces, and warmed hearts.
The Indigenous All Stars fixture has finally been given the respect it demandsThe Roar
Inglis could miss rugby league All StarsKatherine Times
Benji Marshall says Māori All-Stars inclusion 'massive', but won't commit yetStuff.co.nz

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Indigenous commissioners past and present push urgent constitutional reform  The Guardian

Five commissioners say it's time to stop 'endlessly discussing' the status of First Peoples in modern Australia.

Indigenous commissioners past and present push urgent constitutional reform  The Guardian

Five commissioners say it's time to stop 'endlessly discussing' the status of First Peoples in modern Australia.

Travel Weekly
Two Indigenous Landmarks Considered For Seven Wonders Of Australia
Travel Weekly
Ikara (Wilpena Pound) and Kati Thanda Lake Eyre – two of Australia's iconic indigenous locations – are under consideration for selection in the Seven Wonders of the World campaign currently being run by online travel company – Experience Oz. Six South ...