Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Herald Sun
Nyunggai Warren Mundine: Indigenous business is key to better life
Herald Sun
Business isn't something Australians associate with indigenous people. It's usually disadvantage, welfare, remote communities with “no jobs” and disparity. The disparity is real and exists for one reason: too many indigenous people don't participate in ...

Pedestrian TV
Two More Prominent Triple M Hosts Have Spoken Out Against The 'Ozzest 100'
Pedestrian TV
A pair of high profile Triple M hosts have spoken out on-air against the network's decision to run their Ozzest 1o0 countdown on January 26th; a countdown being run seemingly as a pisstaking effort against Triple J's highly commended decision to move ...
Two more Triple M presenters distance themselves from 'Ozzest 100' countdownThe Sydney Morning Herald

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Independent Australia
#10 TOP IA STORY OF 2017: Drowning in White privilege
Independent Australia
I worry that, as bad as this is, it can get worse and probably will because of the level of apathy in the non-Indigenous community. This devastates me beyond the capacity to speak most days. When the rest of my family is asleep, I sit up by myself and ...

The Canberra Times
Why all art lovers should come to Canberra in summer 2017
The Canberra Times
4) Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, National Museum of Australia (closes February 25, 2018) is an exceptional exhibition that brings to life one of the grand ancestral tales of Aboriginal Australia. Through a combination of high-tech wizardry and ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
NAPLAN: 87 per cent of NSW Indigenous students need to resit tests
The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous year 9 students in NSW had lower rates of participation in NAPLAN TESTING THIS YEAR than non-Indigenous students. Photo: Jason South. Only 12.7 per cent of Aboriginal year 9 students got a band 8 or above in this year's NAPLAN writing test ...

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The Guardian
The 10 best Australian TV shows of 2017
The Guardian
Australian television was a joy to watch in 2017: so much to like, and five truly exceptional series in the top spots. This year's best programming was refreshingly more eclectic and diverse than usual, from a show built on exploring the experiences of ...

The Wire
Why the Wage-Gap Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians Persists
The Wire
However in 2016 across Queensland's remote communities, indigenous Australians were still nearly 13 times more likely to be unemployed (at a rate of 33.3%) than non-indigenous Australians (2.6%). The gap in labour-force participation, while remaining ...

ABC Online
North Stradbroke Island's campgrounds returned to Indigenous owners
ABC Online
... traditional owner manages the island's Adder Rock campsite near Point Lookout, which was transferred from the Redlands Shire Council into the hands of the local Aboriginal corporation. Ms Mewett comes from a long line of Quandamooka people who ...

ABC Online
Indigenous artist sharing Christmas nativity story with animation
ABC Online
The Christmas nativity as seen through the language and paintbrush of a Pitjantatjara woman has been turned into an animation. Artist Nyinta Donald hails from the remote Central Australian community of Areyonga — about 240 kilometres west of Alice ...

ABC Online
2017 forced us to ask how far we have come in Indigenous affairs
ABC Online
This belief is evident every time you see someone say, "I can't believe this is happening in 2017!" in reference to something they believe should now be a relic of a bygone era. It was hoped that 2017 would enter the history books as another ...
Jaimie Fuller: Well done to a giant of Rugby league, JTInsidethegames.biz (blog)

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NT News
How the NT's rugged landscape is changing the face of Australian cinema
NT News
Lots of Eskys full of ice. (On film) the desert looks harsh, it looks hot — and it was harsh and hot. You can't recreate that I guess, feeling that heat.” While the story takes place in the heart of indigenous Australia — told by one of the Territory ...

The Australian
Sheffield Resources loses landmark native title case
The Australian
... at the proposed mine covering cultural heritage, compensation for the impact on native title or guarantees on participation in the project via employment or contracting. Sheffield Resources said it expected the project to create more than 140 full ...

ABC Online
Lack of funding forces cancellation of Saltwater Freshwater Festival on NSW mid-north coast
ABC Online
A major Indigenous cultural festival on the New South Wales mid-north coast will not be staged next year due to a lack of funding. The Saltwater Freshwater Festival, which is run annually on Australia Day, allows non-Indigenous people to experience the ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Business boost for Indigenous entrepreneurs
The Sydney Morning Herald
Richard Wormald from Mastercard says owning a business is a powerful way to gain economic independence. Photo: Louie Douvis. Richard Wormald, divisional president of Australasia at Mastercard, says historical policies in Australia have had a ...

theMusic
Triple M's Wil Anderson hits out at 'Ozzest 100'
NEWS.com.au
ONE of Triple M's biggest stars has hit out at the station's decision to host a “Ozzest 100” countdown on Australia Day — saying he is “extremely shocked and disappointed”. The blokey rock station's new Melbourne breakfast host Wil Anderson tweeted ...
Australian Music Label Head Blasts Triple M's 'Disgusting' Ozzest 100theMusic
'Disgusting': Triple M's Australia Day 'Ozzfest' countdown slammedSBS (blog)
COMMENT: Triple M Has Got To Be Praised For Sticking It To Triple JChannelNews
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ArtsHub
Major Aboriginal artwork commissioned for Sydney Airport
ArtsHub
The MCA described in a statement: 'The distinctive graphic designs of the flags reflect the diversity of Aboriginal cultures in Australia. The gentle movement of the flags will produce a calming effect, creating a welcoming presence at Australia's ...

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SBS (blog)
'Redneck radio': Indigenous artists plan take over of Triple M's Australia Day countdown
SBS (blog)
Mark Grose, the managing director of music label Skinnyfish, which represents Indigenous artists including the late Dr G Yunupingu. "I think it's disgraceful," Mr Grose said yesterday. "There's plenty of evidence and discussion about what Australia Day ...

National Indigenous Times
New policy chips away at WA contracts
National Indigenous Times
Western Australia is moving to increase the economic participation of Aboriginal people in the state with its first Aboriginal Procurement Policy. WA Finance and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt, who became Australia's first Indigenous treasurer ...

theMusic
Australian Music Label Head Blasts Triple M's 'Disgusting' Ozzest 100
theMusic
For a company, radio station or anyone to say 'we don't care what Aboriginal people think, we're going to have our own Hot 100 because we think it's the right thing to do,' it's disgusting." Grose went on to skewer "redneck radio" Triple M's statement ...
COMMENT: Triple M Has Got To Be Praised For Sticking It To Triple JChannelNews
Triple M's new breakfast star Wil Anderson condemns 'Ozzest 100'9news.com.au
Triple M Issues Shithouse Non-Apology Over “Ozzest 100” CountdownJunkee

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The Conversation AU
We're not closing the gap on Indigenous employment, it's widening
The Conversation AU
However in 2016 across Queensland's remote communities, Indigenous Australians were still nearly 13 times more likely to be unemployed (at a rate of 33.3%) than non-Indigenous Australians (2.6%). The gap in labour-force participation, while remaining ...