Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

BuzzFeed News
Why can't Sunrise apologise?
The Sydney Morning Herald
If they can't be placed with a relative, an effort is made to find them an Indigenous carer from another community. And there are very good reasons for this protocol. MacSween would have to be one of the most ill-informed people on Australian ...
Sunrise Stolen Generation segment sparks large protest in Sydney's Martin PlaceABC Local
'Leave the kids alone!': Sunrise tries to hide protesters after Stolen Generations commentsSBS - The World Game
Sunrise Literally Covered Up An Indigenous Protest About Its Segment On Aboriginal AdoptionBuzzFeed News
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EducationHQ Australia
Doctor sets sail for indigenous literacy
EducationHQ Australia
SYDNEY, March 16 - While on a visit to the Northern Territory a few years ago, Andrew Brazier learnt that in some indigenous communities only one in 10 indigenous children could read. He says he grew up with his mother telling him "you have to learn to ...

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ABC Local
Approval to destroy 23000-year-old indigenous sites to be reviewed by Federal Government
ABC Local
The Federal Government is reviewing a decision to allow the destruction of a number of culturally significant indigenous sites in Western Australia's remote Pilbara which would make way for a railway proposed by Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's Fortescue ...

Katherine Times
Long way to go before we close the gap
Katherine Times
A review revealed last month that the Federal Government had “abandoned” long term goals for Indigenous parity five years ago. Yesterday marked Australia's annual “Closing the Gap” day where citizens come together to acknowledge the huge gaps in health ...

SBS - The World Game
'Leave the kids alone!': Sunrise tries to hide protesters after Stolen Generations comments
SBS - The World Game
However, the "Aboriginal child placement principle", written into law in every state and territory, is a guideline designed to enhance and preserve Aboriginal children's connection to family, community and retain their sense of identity and culture ...
Why can't Sunrise apologise?The Sydney Morning Herald
Channel Seven have been accused of running stock footage of Sydney's Martin Place to avoid showing angry ...Daily Mail

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IT Brief Australia
Australia's utilities sector must innovate to tackle energy poverty
IT Brief Australia
A new year is a fresh start for many businesses - and an opportunistic time for companies in the utilities sector to hike up the prices of their services. According to a recent survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, households are paying 26 ...

NT News
Flying high as Australia's first indigenous female pilot
NT News
It only made sense to Tori that she would one day follow in the path of her Greek father Tony, who cut his aviation teeth as a bush pilot in the skies over the Territory and Northern Australia. In a matter of days she will achieve her dream to follow ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Deep Time Dreaming review: Billy Griffiths on exploration of the distant past
The Sydney Morning Herald
Archaeologists also formed complex and intimate relationships with the places they researched, including with their traditional owners. This approach has been integral to the 60 years of collective research that has uncovered 65,000 years of Australian ...

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The Australian
Greg Hunt flagged STI concerns with Labor a year ago
The Australian
Health Minister Greg Hunt wrote to Labor MPs a year ago detailing the skyrocketing rates of sexually transmitted infections in Aboriginal communities, declaring the government was “assessing” a $25 million policy to tackle the issue, but later rejected ...
An STI epidemic in young people does not signal sexual abuseMedical Xpress

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The Guardian
Indigenous Australians far more likely to die from cancer, new data shows
The Guardian
According to new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), between 2011 and 2015 Indigenous Australians were 10% more likely to acquire cancer and 1.4 times more likely to die from it. While there have been improvements in ...
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ABC Online
#MeToo global campaign resonates with Indigenous women and the frontline shelters of domestic violence
ABC Online
The Alice Springs Women's Shelter has adopted the global #MeToo campaign, highlighting the record levels of sexual assault and violence that central Australian women live with on a daily basis. The campaign gained global notoriety on social media in ...

3AW
Law Council of Australia says there is 'systemic racism' in our justice system
3AW
The Australian justice system's over-incarceration of indigenous Australians is evidence of 'systemic racism', according to Australia's peak law body. A quarter of all Australian prisoners are indigenous, when they represent less than three per cent of ...

Radio Australia
NT businessman awarded Indigenous grant worth more than $400000 may have Aboriginal status revoked
Radio Australia
According to criteria provided by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, an Indigenous business must be listed with Supply Nation or a similarly recognised Indigenous business directory, or if the company is registered with Indigenous Business ...

ABC Online
NT businessman awarded Indigenous grant worth more than $400000 may have Aboriginal status revoked
ABC Online
Allan Lodge, 48, was certified in November 2015 as being Aboriginal under the previous board and CEO of the NT Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation. Chair Eileen Cummings said the current board of directors last night determined that Mr Lodge ...
Businessman given a $407000 government grant reserved only for Indigenous Australians is accused of falsely ...Daily Mail

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The North West Star
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The North West Star
A review revealed last month that the Federal Government had “abandoned” long term goals for Indigenous parity five years ago. Today marks Australia's annual “Closing the Gap” day where citizens come together to acknowledge the huge gaps in health and ...

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ABC Local
First XI: Is this the single most important cricket team in Australian history?
ABC Local
The story of the First XI Aboriginal cricket team that toured England 150 years ago is a complex story, a landmark occasion marked by controversy. They were the first Australian sporting team to tour internationally, catapulted to a brief fame before ...

Telstra Exchange (blog)
NATSIAA 2018: Indigenous art reflects Australia's cultural landscape
Telstra Exchange (blog)
With entries closing soon for the 2018 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, independent art curator Emily McDaniel reflects on her experience as a first-time judge in 2017 and the importance of the awards to the Australian ...

Katherine Times
National Indigenous music awards open
Katherine Times
“The NIMAs are not just about winning a trophy, they are about recognition and promotion of artists in their own communities and to the wider Australian community said National Indigenous Music Awards Reference Group Chair Warren H. Williams. “Last ...

ABC Online
Ordinary citizen or foreign agent? Mundane activities fall under Coalition's anti-interference laws
ABC Online
The Coalition's proposal is designed to make foreign influence on domestic politics more transparent through a registration scheme. A parliamentary committee has been looking at the details, where the legislation has been widely criticised for being so ...

The Guardian
'History is messy': twin art shows that could aid Australia's reconciliation
The Guardian
On Thursday, the largest collection of colonial artworks will go on display on the ground floor of the gallery's Ian Potter Centre, featuring 640 works from Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists. That exhibition, Colony: Australia 1770-1861, is paired ...