Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Bega District News
Bermagui Survival Day call for Australia Day date change
Bega District News
... of Australia Day, because it's offensive to us,” he said this week. “The day reminds us of theft, genocide and loss of culture, and that's nothing to celebrate, but we can celebrate our survival.” Mr Kelly will be joining many others at Bermagui on ...

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The Guardian
Australia Day back in political spotlight as Greens vow to push for date change
The Guardian
The Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, sparked the latest round of controversy when he told the Australian his party would campaign to have Australia Day, which is now 26 January – a day that marks the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet and the ...
Australia Day: Greens to use local council numbers to lead #changethedate pushABC Online
Greens will push Australia Day date change in 2018: Di NataleSBS
Australia Day: Greens leader Richard Di Natale steps up campaign to change dateThe Australian
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Brag Magazine
The terrible, intoxicating lie of Australian patriotism
Brag Magazine
White Australians have aids to help us, so that we might forget the widespread and systemic murder and displacement of Indigenous Australians. Intense patriotism, often disguised as a form of all-encompassing, harmonious national unity, is one of them ...

ABC Online
Sydney's Australia Day celebrations should be moved, says independent MP Alex Greenwich
ABC Online
He said an Indigenous ceremony at Barangaroo would be an important part of Sydney's official celebrations on January 26. Ms Anu, a presenter on ABC Radio Sydney who has Torres Strait Islander heritage, said she wanted the conversation about what the ...

4BC
Amanda Vanstone hits back at 'change the date' movement
4BC
Former Liberal Senator Amanda Vanstone has criticised calls to change the date of Australia Day, saying we need to look forward not backward. Ms Vanstone tells Mark Levy Australia Day is about celebrating the nation rather than celebrating the arrival ...

Turnbull seeks indigenous policy refresh
NEWS.com.au
Turnbull seeks indigenous policy refresh. The first COAG meeting for 2018 will seek to improve cooperation on indigenous health, education and employment. Paul Osborne, AAP Senior Political Writer. Australian Associated PressJanuary 15, 201811:01am ...

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The Australian
Australia Day: Greens leader Richard Di Natale steps up campaign to change date
The Australian
Indigenous leaders have been pushing for the change in recent years, arguing January 26 marks the date the First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove in 1788, marking the beginning of British colonisation. However, the move has been opposed by many, including ...
Di Natale: Greens will push Australia Day date change in 2018SBS
Greens back change the date campaign97.3 Coast FM
Greens plan major new Australia Day date change campaignBrisbane Times
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SBS (blog)
'I look forward to celebrating it': Joyce remains firm on Australia Day date
SBS (blog)
Many Indigenous leaders have been pushing for the change for years. January 26 marks the date the First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove in 1788 and the beginning of British colonisation in Australia. The Turnbull government is strongly opposed to moves to ...

The Conversation AU
Indigenous ranger programs are working in Queensland – they should be expanded
The Conversation AU
Impacts include mining, cattle and weeds, which then impacts on our flora and fauna. Our strong and diverse presence on country presents an opportunity to work with Indigenous biocultural knowledge systems and Western science. Participants for the ...

The Conversation AU
The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body
The Conversation AU
Four stars in the night sky have been formally recognised by their Australian Aboriginal names. The names include three from the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory and one from the Boorong people of western Victoria. The Wardaman star names are ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Greens plan major new Australia Day date change campaign
The Sydney Morning Herald
The federal government encourages citizenship ceremonies to be held on either Australia Day or Australian Citizenship Day, in September. The issue gained further public prominence after the ABC's youth radio broadcaster Triple J announced it was moving ...

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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Mental health care “grossly underfunded”: AMA
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Indigenous adults are 2.7 times as likely as non-Indigenous adults to suffer these levels of distress. General practitioners manage mental health problems for Indigenous Australians at 1.3 times the rate for other Australians, and mental health-related ...

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The Border Mail
Sport unites on national day as community and police come together
The Border Mail
UNITED: Albury Chief Inspector Kim Sorensen believes Australia Day will be a peaceful affair on the border. He believes the Border is an example of inclusiveness where Indigenous Australians play an important role in Australia Day ceremonies. As ...

PerthNow
Tennis legend Pat Cash reveals why he won't be celebrating Australia Day
PerthNow
“As an Australian who brought two Davis Cups home, representing my country, January 26 is not a day of celebration for me. People who really look into it would question that. “That is not going to be a celebration for me, it's like an Invasion Day ...
Why Pat Cash won't be celebrating Australia Day: Tennis legend says he was 'reduced to tears and embarrassed' after ...Daily Mail

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NEWS.com.au
Tennis legend Pat Cash reveals why he won't be celebrating Australia Day
NEWS.com.au
“As an Australian who brought two Davis Cups home, representing my country, January 26 is not a day of celebration for me. People who really look into it would question that. “That is not going to be a celebration for me, it's like an Invasion Day ...

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ABC Online
Facebook page 'Blackfulla Revolution' hacked ahead of Australia Day, say admins
ABC Online
The administrators of a popular Aboriginal Facebook community claim their page was hacked and taken offline in an attack they believe was racially motivated. "Blackfulla Revolution" was launched in 2014 and had 157,000 likes before it was removed last ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Hurricane D'Arcy Short blasts his way into national T20 selection mix
The Sydney Morning Herald
His heritage strikes a chord at Cricket Australia, where CA's indigenous engagement manager Paul Stewart has been working for four years to correct the historical abscess of the game's disconnect from Aboriginal people. Stewart's work is bearing fruit ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
This Australia Day, I'll be looking forward, not backwards
The Sydney Morning Herald
Next week most of us will celebrate Australia Day. In the lead-up to and on that day we have come to expect that some Indigenous activists will argue we should look upon the day as invasion day. That's a shame. It's a shame because the day is one where ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
This Australia Day, I'll be looking forward, not backwards
The Sydney Morning Herald
Next week most of us will celebrate Australia Day. In the lead up to and on that day we have come to expect that some Indigenous activists will be arguing that we should look upon that day as invasion day. That's a shame. It's a shame because the day ...

9news.com.au
Deadly 'Aussie flu' a wake-up call for 'complacent' Australia: AMA
9news.com.au
“(The flu) can make you feel terrible, but it also comes with other complications, including increased likelihood of hospitalisation and increased likelihood of other life-threatening diseases such as pneumonia. “We have become complacent and last year ...

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