Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Spreading the good lifestyle message
The Age
On his business card (one side Mark, one side Mary G) Bin Bakar, who also has an honorary doctorate, lists some of his awards: National Indigenous Person of the Year 07/08, WA Australian of the Year 08, A High Commendation for Human Rights Medal ...

The Australian
Indigenous tours strikes a chord with international visitors
The Australian
“I remember being amazed by the natural beauty and traditional stories,” recalls Whiteland, now 36, who has taken his grandfather's passion for indigenous tourism and turned it into an award-winning venture based in Western Australia's Margaret River.

The Australian
Recognise campaign comes to a quiet end
The Australian
The campaign was established in 2012 as a program within Reconciliation Australia, as one recommendation of an expert panel on recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the constitution. It faced criticism from some quarters, including in ...

SBS
Leah Purcell and referendum council named in list of Australia's most culturally powerful
SBS
An annual list naming Australia's culturally most powerful people has included Indigenous actress Leah Purcell and the former Referendum Council. The referendum and its co-chair Megan Davis were listed at seven on the list, while actor Leah Purcell ...

The Advertiser
Minority voices are being ignored in SSM debate
The Advertiser
These fearless freedom fighters led the campaign to have indigenous Australians recognised in the national census — a goal that was achieved with the 1967 referendum on indigenous rights. Perkins and Clague were not only eloquent orators; they were ...

SBS
Indigenous Queens of the Desert: 'There's not many of us out there, but we kick ass'
SBS
... want to support the LGBTQI+ Indigenous community that come from those regional and remote communities, so I'm really proud that we have six really fierce contestants from those regional and remote towns all around Australia,” Mis Ellaneous explained.

Yass Tribune
New breast awareness video launched by Cancer Australia
Yass Tribune
Professor Jacinta Elston, Chair of the Cancer Australia Leadership Group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Control, and an Aboriginal woman from Townsville supported the video's message and encouraged women to share it on social media.

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The Guardian (blog)
The government must bring the stolen Indigenous dead home
The Guardian (blog)
Body parts – skulls, bones, tribally-marked skin from the backs and torsos of men and women, and organs – belonging to multiple thousands of Australian Indigenous people, are held in collecting institutions in America, France, Britain, Poland and Germany.

SBS
Anti-racism campaign to combat discrimination against Indigenous and African Australians
SBS
The 'Racism It Stops With Me' videos depict acts of discrimination in the workplace and on the street experienced by an Indigenous man and an African Australian woman. The campaign, which will be screened on television and social media for the next two ...

SBS
Anti-racism campaign to combat discrimination against Indigenous and African Australians
SBS
The 'Racism It Stops With Me' videos depict acts of discrimination in the workplace and on the street experienced by an Indigenous man and an African Australian woman. The campaign, which will be screened on television and social media for the next two ...
Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane Launches New Ads As Counter To Rising Racial IntoleranceHuffington Post Australia

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NEWS.com.au
Sydney Swans legend is now chief executive officer of the Indigenous Defence Consortium
NEWS.com.au
The $89 billion naval submarine and shipbuilding projects, along with investments in the air force and army, mean many thousands of jobs for Australians. Universities, TAFEs and industry bodies yesterday launched the Defence Industry Education and ...

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The Advertiser
Sydney Swans legend is now chief executive officer of the Indigenous Defence Consortium
The Advertiser
The $89 billion naval submarine and shipbuilding projects, along with investments in the air force and army, mean many thousands of jobs for Australians. Universities, TAFEs and industry bodies yesterday launched the Defence Industry Education and ...

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National Indigenous Times
Sam Lovell rides again through precious archive
National Indigenous Times
He is the patron of the Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council; and the Kimberley Tourism Association has named an industry award after Mr Lovell and his wife – the Sam and Rosita Lovell Tourism Award. In 2003, Mr Lovell was ...
Aboriginal identity Sam Lovell donates photographs to State Library of WACommunity Newspaper Group

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SBS
New Indigenous activewear brand set to run across the globe
SBS
Making history by being the first-ever Indigenous woman to win, the Gurang Gurang/Wuthathi woman believes this is an opportunity to give the world a taste of Indigenous Australia. “It was very unexpected, but I'm very excited about winning as it will ...
The government must bring the stolen Indigenous dead homeThe Guardian (blog)
Indigenous women less likely to survive breast cancerKatherine Times
Indigenous milestone connects the dotsPS News

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National Indigenous Times
Straight-talking women unite to boost skills
National Indigenous Times
Aboriginal women will travel from across Western Australia's Kimberley to Broome next week to gain community activism skills at the region's first Straight Talk event. Former senator, Olympic gold medallist and Straight Talk trailblazer Nova Peris ...

National Indigenous Times
Cultural festival 'helps open people's eyes'
National Indigenous Times
The Parrtijima festival lit up Alice Springs last week with breathtaking art by Aboriginal artists from central Australia. Parrtijima — A Festival in Light transformed Alice Springs Desert Park into an outdoor gallery of light and sound over 10 nights ...

Yahoo7 News
Strategy for indigenous men's health
Yahoo7 News
Losing his nephew to the same preventable disease that afflicts so many Aboriginal Australians galvanised Ken Wyatt to make indigenous men's health a "top priority" of his political agenda. The federal indigenous health minister says his nephew was a ...

National Indigenous Times
Tarnanthi palette rich in colour, diversity
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous artists will travel from Australia's most north-easterly point in the Torres Strait and from its far south in Tasmania for the country's biggest celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture next month. The Tarnanthi ...

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MuMbrella
Screen Australia behind NITV documentary exploring Indigenous drag queen pageant
MuMbrella
Black Divas follows six Indigenous drag queens from around Australia bidding to be crowned the inaugural Miss First Nation. The program will air on NITV next year as a one off documentary. Funding for the project was received from Screen Australia's ...

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National Indigenous Times
What's wrong with the 'real thing', asks designer
National Indigenous Times
Authentic Australian-made and designed garments are being bumped out of retail outlets and resorts to make way for cheap 'Australiana' items imported from overseas, according to an Indigenous fashion designer. Shaun Edwards, co-founder of the Wild ...