Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Sydney Morning Herald
The newcomers: Australian writers to watch on the ABIA shortlist
The Sydney Morning Herald
The diversity of this year's shortlist is striking, and Fairfax Media literary editor Jason Steger says it bodes well for the publishing industry, readers and the writers themselves. "In the list we have a novel by an Indigenous author that delves into ...

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Community Newspaper Group
New Murdoch University research centre aims to improve lives of indigenous Australians
Community Newspaper Group
A RESEARCH centre that could “change the life course” of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders has launched at Murdoch University. The Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity, which the university says is the first of its ...

ESPN
From the MCG to New York: Richmond presents to the United Nations
ESPN
NEW YORK -- Not satisfied with breaking a 37-year AFL premiership drought last September, the Richmond Football Club is blazing a trail in bridging the gap between Australian Rules Football and Indigenous issues. Last week, Richmond became the first ...

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The Canberra Times
No justice or humanity to spare for Aboriginal people in Canberra
The Canberra Times
Thirty years ago, the then prime minister of Australia, Bob Hawke, deeply troubled by the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were dying in custody, announced a Royal Commission. The Royal Commission was initiated five years ...

The Australian
Aborigines in Vanuatu living as second-class citizens, says South Sea islander
The Australian
The Australian has been shown official Vanuatu government documentation establishing descendants of “Rossie who is a pure Aboriginal bloodline from Australia”. While some blackbirded returnees took adult partners home, the abduction of Aboriginal ...

The Guardian
STaR data shines a light on cancer
The Australian
In a national first, and one of the few times it has happened internationally, data on “stage at diagnosis” for the top five incidence cancers has been published by Cancer Australia. It shows most cases of female breast cancer (77 per cent), prostate ...
Most lung and bowel cancers being diagnosed too late, data showsThe Guardian
Most lung cancers diagnosed too lateNEWS.com.au
New study shows 'detection gap' between different cancersSBS
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SBS
Diversity a highlight of Aviation Rescue Fire Fighters' class of 2018
SBS
Mr Taner says he hopes the men's success will encourage more diversity in the firefighting industry. Mr Kelly will return to Broome to become the first Indigenous recruit to work at that airport. "I really encourage it when I get back home really get ...

The Guardian
Victoria pledges record funds to keep Indigenous children in community care
The Guardian
Muriel Bamblett, chief executive of the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency, is currently the legal guardian of 34 Aboriginal children. The funding means more organisations will be able to take on the role. Bamblett said having Aboriginal ...

The Australian
Obituary: Dr Luise Anna Hercus AO
The Australian
Dr Luise Anna Hercus AO was born in Germany and came to Australia in 1954 and is famous for her work on Aboriginal languages. She took a holistic approach to languages and emphasised the significance of speakers in documenting languages and considering ...

NT News
Indigenous rangers in the Northern Territory left waiting for formal funding agreement
NT News
“We'd been told the delivery of those job contracts was just around the corner but just two months from the June 30 deadline, indigenous ranger groups in the NT, and around Australia, have said they are nervous about when those contracts will be ...

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TRT World
ANZAC Day: Australians recall 'The Frontier Wars' against Aboriginal people
TRT World
Initially conceived in 1916 to memorialise the loss of Australian and New Zealand soldiers killed in the 1915 Battle of Gallipoli in Turkey in the First World War, ANZAC Day in Australia now honours all who have undertaken military service in war or in ...

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The Guardian
Most lung and bowel cancers being diagnosed too late, data shows
The Guardian
Researchers at Cancer Australia collaborated with all of the Australian cancer registries and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare to gather information on “stage at diagnosis” for the five most common cancers – female breast cancer, bowel ...
Most lung cancers diagnosed too lateThe Australian

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Eden Magnet
Award-winning author talk in Batemans Bay
Eden Magnet
McKenna, who lives at Towamba, will speak about his book, From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories – which won the 2017 Premier's Australian History Award – at Batemans Bay Library on Thursday, May 3. McKenna will talk about his book, which begins ...

Narooma News
Award-winning author visits Shire
Narooma News
A Towamba resident, McKenna will speak about his book, From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories – which won the 2017 Premier's Australian History Award – at Batemans Bay Library on Thursday, May 3. McKenna will talk about his book, which begins with a ...

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Narooma News
Award-winning author visits Shire
Narooma News
A Towamba resident, McKenna will speak about his book, From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories – which won the 2017 Premier's Australian History Award – at Batemans Bay Library on Thursday, May 3. McKenna will talk about his book, which begins with a ...

The Mandarin
Breaking the data silos: including Indigenous Australians in the data-driven world
The Mandarin
Whilst we have better data capability than ever before, and there are notable successes like the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework, there are serious challenges we need to address in our data system if we are to better ...
Teacher resources: Indigenous language materialsTeacher Magazine

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The Mandarin
Breaking the data silos: including Indigenous Australians in the data-driven world
The Mandarin
Earlier this month the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare (AIWH), which develops and analyses data for government, and Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) hosted a gathering of researchers, public data holders and ...
Teacher resources: Indigenous language materialsTeacher Magazine

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EOI: Executive Director, Indigenous Policy and Strategic Innovation
EducationHQ Australia
... education and Indigenous education; facilitates strategic innovation, research and evaluations; and leads intergovernmental relations for early childhood education, school education, higher education, and Indigenous policy. The Indigenous Policy ...

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Teacher Magazine
Teacher resources: Indigenous language materials
Teacher Magazine
The promotion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures as a cross-curriculum priority in the Australian Curriculum provides both a challenge and an opportunity for teachers. Many teachers struggle to identify and use appropriate ...

Most lung cancers diagnosed too late
SBS
There was also significant variation in stage at diagnosis among population groups. A higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were diagnosed with advancer cancer than non-Indigenous Australians. Dr Zorbas says this critical ...

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