Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Guardian
WA study finds 89% of children in detention have severe cognitive impairment
The Guardian
It is the highest rate of FASD in a prison environment anywhere in the world. Only two of the children had been diagnosed prior to the study. The study, conducted by the Telethon Institute, assessed a representative sample of 99 young people aged ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Inner West Council debates Australia Day celebrations
The Sydney Morning Herald
But as the Greens motion appeared destined for defeat, Cr Kiat attempted to temper his proposal, amending the motion so that it required council to consult the community on the question of whether it should cease holding its Australia Day event on ...

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HuffPost
Rudd urges Turnbull to heed Uluru Statement call
The Australian
Kevin Rudd has pleaded with Malcolm Turnbull to reconsider his dismissal of constitutional recognition proposals, declaring that last year's Uluru Statement From the Heart represented the “considered voice” of indigenous Australia. Comparing it to ...
What good was the apology to Stolen Generations with limited reparations, more kids taken?ABC Online
Australia Marks 10 Years Since Apology To Indigenous PeoplesHuffPost
Ten years on from the national apology to the Stolen GenerationsEternity News
9news.com.au -The West Australian -The Guardian
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The Guardian
Shorten goads Turnbull into indigenous conflict
The Australian
Since the cabinet decision to reject the proposal, the idea has been propagated widely that Turnbull betrayed the indigenous peoples, violated public opinion and had exposed himself to Labor's pursuit of the “voice”. The reality lay elsewhere. There ...
What good was the apology to Stolen Generations with limited reparations, more kids taken?ABC Online
Ten years on from the national apology to the Stolen GenerationsEternity News
PM, Shorten duel over indigenous voice9news.com.au
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The buck for the Closing the Gap program stops here
The Australian
This year also marks 10 years since the Australian government started a partnership with the private sector through the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation to meet the huge demand from indigenous families for secondary school scholarships at ...

First indigenous Winter Olympian Harley Windsor's date with destiny arrives
The Australian
Just after midday, Harley Windsor will make history when he becomes the first indigenous Australian to compete at the Winter Olympic Games. Figure skater Windsor and his Russian-born partner Katia Alexandrovskaya will glide on to the ice in Gangneung ...

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The Australian Financial Review
Closing the Gap Indigenous policy has been a decade of disappointment
The Australian Financial Review
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hailed this year's Closing the Gap annual report card on ending the gulf in health, education and economic outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians as the most promising result since 2011. His declaration ...
Three reasons why the gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aren't closingThe Conversation AU
Prominent Indigenous Australians urge Government not to abandon existing Closing the Gap targetsABC Online
Ken Wyatt says MPs could legislate Indigenous voice to parliamentThe Guardian
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SBS
Sydney's Inner West Council to consider Australia Day change
SBS
"I'm proposing that we consult with the local Aboriginal community about how the nature of Council' January 26 events can further evolve to recognise the history of Indigenous Australia," he added. Mr Byrne noted Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has ...
Sydney council to consider Aust Day changeNEWS.com.au

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Happy
Racism is alive and well in Australia according to Urban Dictionary
Happy
This conversation comes directly after the contentious Australia/Invasion Day debate, and raises huge issue with how we articulate and communicate our perspectives on Indigenous people in Australia. Especially where lines are to be drawn, and why ...

The Mandarin
Turnbull: we are committed to doing things with, not to, Aboriginal people
The Mandarin
Lucy and I recently visited the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AIATSIS here in Canberra. We learned there, that before European settlement, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians spoke up to 600 ...

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Sydney council to consider Aust Day change
SBS
Mr Byrne will use his mayoral minutes to urge council to continue its festivities, but ensure it is a "day of reflection and commemoration" rather than celebration. "I'm proposing we consult with the local Aboriginal community about how the nature of ...

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The Guardian
Queensland police accused of spear-tackling Indigenous man before death in custody
The Guardian
Levitt described it as an “eggshell skull” case and called for police to be better trained to deal with those people who are severely depressed or mentally impaired, as well as Indigenous. “Subjected to the very rough treatment which has been described ...

ABC Local
Baby formula to be sold in remote Indigenous communities for same price as rest of Australia
ABC Local
Remote northern Indigenous communities will no longer have to pay more than the rest of the country for baby formula, thanks to a new deal with an Australian food supplier. The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) reached an agreement ...

Equine therapy 'could help our indigenous uni students'
The Sunshine Coast Daily
EQUINE therapy programs helping indigenous Americans complete university could be tailored to help indigenous Australians, a University of the Sunshine Coast researcher and social worker believes. Dr Bindi Bennett gained an Australia Awards - Endeavour ...

ABC Online
Q&A: John Hewson calls for broad referendum to solve citizenship, Indigenous recognition and republic
ABC Online
Former Liberal Party leader John Hewson has called for a multi-question referendum dealing with dual-citizenship, formal recognition of Indigenous Australians and the republic to put an end to partisan disputes over constitutional issues. Key points ...

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The West Australian
A decade after Kevin Rudd's apology, indigenous policy still a sorry mess
The Australian
Rudd pledged a framework to “close the gap” between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in education, employment and health. It was symbolism matched with practical measures to advance reconciliation. This unprecedented state-federal commitment ...
What good was the apology to Stolen Generations with limited reparations, more kids taken?ABC Online
Today marks 10 years since former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's historic apology to the Stolen GenerationHerald Sun
Ten years on from the national apology to the Stolen GenerationsEternity News
9news.com.au -The West Australian -The Guardian
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SBS
1. Stolen Generation Shame
Herald Sun
But the remaining four targets, including closing the 10-year gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians by 2031, were lagging. Mr Rudd said while it was disappointing most of the Closing the Gap targets had not been met ...
New call for Indigenous reparation scheme to resolve 'national tragedy'SBS
New call for indigenous reparation schemeThe Border Mail

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The Australian Financial Review
Closing the gap in Indigenous politics
The Australian Financial Review
Beyond the fierce political arguments over the date of Australia Day, over constitutional recognition or over the prospects of a new "voice" to parliament for Indigenous Australia, there's a much grittier reality being lived every day. That reality ...

Catholic Outlook (press release) (blog)
Next 10 years must deliver more for Indigenous Australians
Catholic Outlook (press release) (blog)
Darwin Bishop Eugene Hurley and the chair of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council have lamented the slow progress – and lack of progress in some cases – in the 10 years since then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered a ...

The Guardian
Bill Shorten says Labor will pursue Indigenous voice to parliament without Coalition
The Guardian
Shorten also committed Labor to a compensation scheme for members of the stolen generations in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, who are not able to access state-based schemes, saying that doing so was “resolving unfinished ...
Labor promises stolen generations compensation fundThe Sydney Morning Herald

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