Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

SBS
More heart disease deaths in the regions
SBS
The report also finds indigenous people living in Central Australia develop heart failure on average 20 years younger than the general population. It's estimated there are 800,000 cases of people 35 years and older being admitted to hospital with ...
Isolation, low incomes and lack of services result in more deaths from heart disease in regional AustraliaABC Online

all 2 news articles »

SBS
'But where are you really from?' No, you don't have the right to ask this question
SBS
To be 'othered' as an Aboriginal woman in Australia takes it to another level. Much more than the interaction, the behavioural gestures of intrigue and disbelief, you are not only questioning me of my identity. You are questioning my family, my elders ...

ABC Online
Isolation, low incomes and lack of services result in more deaths from heart disease in regional Australia
ABC Online
The report also stated that Indigenous people in Central Australia developed heart failure on average 20 years younger than the general population. It found chronic heart disease increased nationally during 2016-17. The researchers estimated there were ...

and more »

Courier Mail
Wearable indigenous art – not soft drinks – available from new vending machine
Courier Mail
Mr Bosen is also a talented artist and even designed the special indigenous playing jersey worn this year by the North Queensland Cowboys. The business, renamed as Kulture in 2014, markets itself as Australia's leading indigenous fashion label.

and more »

The Cairns Post
Wearable indigenous art – not soft drinks – available from new vending machine
The Cairns Post
Mr Bosen is also a talented artist and even designed the special indigenous playing jersey worn this year by the North Queensland Cowboys. The business, renamed as Kulture in 2014, markets itself as Australia's leading indigenous fashion label.

and more »

The West Australian
Centre to host Q&A
The West Australian
“We are proud to support the important work of our national charity partner Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health and the local work of the Lord's Taverners Australia Peel Branch. Aboriginal elder and Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health ...

NEWS.com.au
Disease outbreak: The deadly virus killing dozens of Australian kids each year
NEWS.com.au
Last week, the 27th case of the W strain of the deadly disease was confirmed for 2017 in Central Australian indigenous communities. There were only three cases in 2016. The majority of those affected were Aboriginal kids younger than 10. The NT ...
Baby dies from meningococcal disease in DarwinThe Guardian

all 7 news articles »

ABC Online
HSC students launching attacks on Indigenous poet Ellen Van Neerven urged to apologise
ABC Online
The First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN) said the shocking abuse of one of their youngest members deeply hurts their community. "Some 2017 NSW HSC students read the inclusion of Ms van Neerven's poem as a red flag to target, troll and ...
Indigenous poet Ellen van Neerven abused by year 12 English studentsThe Guardian
Why every student posting abuse towards indigenous author should fail the HSCNEWS.com.au

all 12 news articles »

Indigenous prisoner numbers to jump
Yahoo7 News
By 2025 one in two Australian prisoners will be Aboriginal unless generational disadvantage is addressed now, a prison reform expert warns. Indigenous Australians currently make up about a quarter of the national prison population despite comprising ...

and more »

Information Officer (Indigenous Applicants Only)
The Conversation AU (blog)
... School of Education (MGSE) is at the forefront of innovation in education, working with partners in schools, early childhood settings, communities, government and beyond, constantly seeking new and improved ways to support Australia's education system.

and more »

Huffington Post Australia
Australia Appointed To UN Human Rights Council Despite Shaky Record
Huffington Post Australia
But just three months ago, the U.N.'s Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights slammed Australia's progress on human rights for its own Indigenous population. In its July report 'Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of ...
Australia's Human Rights Council election comes with a challenge to improve its domestic recordThe Conversation AU (blog)
Australia wins seat on UN Human Rights Council despite criticismSBS
Australia elected to UN human rights council as criticisms surround Congo electionThe Sydney Morning Herald
The West Australian -Yahoo7 News
all 51 news articles »

The Guardian
Indigenous poet Ellen van Neerven abused by year 12 English students
The Guardian
An Australian poet has become the target of online abuse from high school students after one of her pieces was used in end-of-year exams. Ellen van Neerven, an Indigenous writer and poet who won the prestigious David Unaipon Award in 2013, became the ...

and more »

Sky News Australia
Australia elected to UN Human Rights Council
Sky News Australia
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pointed to the federal government's relationship with indigenous Australians that had been 'sorely strained' in recent years. The UN is set to scrutinise Australia's human rights record on Wednesday ...
Australia elected to UN human rights council as criticisms surround Congo electionThe Sydney Morning Herald
Australia to use UN seat to push women's rightsEchonetdaily
Mass Graves Don't Keep Congolese Off UN Rights CouncilCourthouse News Service

all 32 news articles »

Teacher Magazine (blog)
Practices that support Indigenous students
Teacher Magazine (blog)
In his latest Teacher column Andreas Schleicher shares the findings of an OECD study analysing the education outcomes of Indigenous students in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. In this follow-up, we take a look at some of promising school practices ...

Sky News Australia
Meningococcal death prompts investigation
Sky News Australia
Last week the 25th case of the W strain of the deadly disease was confirmed in the central Australian indigenous communities of Barkly and Katherine. All of those affected had been Aboriginal people while 19 of the recorded were kids younger than 10.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Aust wins seat on UN Human Rights Council
SBS
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pointed to the federal government's relationship with indigenous Australians that had been "sorely strained" in recent years. The UN is set to scrutinise Australia's human rights record on Wednesday ...
Australia elected to UNHCR as criticisms surround Congo electionBrisbane Times

all 20 news articles »

The Guardian
The artists painting their Indigenous songlines to stay healthy and strong
The Guardian
Twenty-four stallholders, representing Indigenous arts centres from around Australia, have brought their best work to Adelaide to sell in the Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute. The art fair is part of the Tarnanthi festival of ...

NEWS.com.au
Albert Namatjira's family recovers copyright of his work after decades-long battle
NEWS.com.au
It is a victory for his family and clan who have been denied any rights or revenue from his work for more than 30 years, The Weekend Australian reported. Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest ...

and more »

NT News
Albert Namatjira's family recovers copyright of his work after decades-long battle
NT News
It is a victory for his family and clan who have been denied any rights or revenue from his work for more than 30 years, The Weekend Australian reported. Namatjira, an Arrernte man from Central Australia, is recognised as Australia's greatest ...

and more »

The Australian
Beersheba centenary: family with most to lose in Great War
The Australian
The Lovetts are Gunditjmara people from the Lake Condah district, indigenous Australians whose links to this continent go back more than 60,000 years. In the 1840s, they were known as the “fighting Gunditjmara” for their fierce determination to resist ...