Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

SBS
Thornton's 'Sweet Country' receives standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival
SBS
Sweet Country features an impressive cast including Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Bryan Brown (Cocktail, Australia), Hamilton Morris (8MMM Aboriginal Radio) and introducing twins Tremayne and Trevon Doolan who play one of the leads, Philomac. It tells the ...

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Newcastle Herald
Daring to be true to herself
Newcastle Herald
In and around her home town of Broome, the wider Kimberley region and even across the entirety of indigenous Australia itself, Pigram has been left bewildered by the recurring social problems that modern day Australia imposes upon her cultural traditions.

Herald Sun
Casey mayor Sam Aziz says it will be a 'cold day in hell' before council moves Australia Day celebrations
Herald Sun
Cr Susan Serey said residents had contacted her asking about Casey's position on Australia Day following the decision by the Yarra City Council and the City of Darebin to move their citizenship ceremonies to a different date to pay respect to ...

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Northern Star
Australia Day motion amended after federal govt threat
Northern Star
The citizen test textbook, Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond details the history of indigenous Australians and their language, The dreaming and arts as well as the treatment of indigenous peoples throughout Australia's history. In the business ...

The Australian
Stephen Hagan calls out judicial 'bias' behind indigenous prison rates
The Australian
Judges and magistrates have been accused of systemic bias and bigotry that has fuelled an explosion in the number of indigenous inmates within Australia's prison population. After five years of research, Aboriginal academic Stephen Hagan says there is ...
Judges must overcome inherent bias, says respected authorNational Indigenous Times

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Herald Sun
Senior minister criticises councils for dumping Australia Day celebrations without proper consultation
Herald Sun
And Local Government and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Natalie Hutchins said a treaty was far more important for indigenous groups than changing the date of Australia Day. The City of Moreland is set to become the third Melbourne council to consider ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous dictionary may save the Miriwoong language from extinction
ABC Online
The Aboriginal language Miriwoong is one of the oldest languages on Earth, but fewer than 10 people speak it fluently. Miriwoong is considered critically endangered — on the brink of completely disappearing — but a group in the remote Kimberley is ...

Inside Film
Warwick Thornton's 'Sweet Country' hailed as a milestone for Indigenous cinema
Inside Film
Screen Daily's Lee Marshall lauded the film as a milestone for Australian Indigenous cinema, which he expects will travel extensively after the Venice premiere. Marshall saw echoes of The Searchers in Thornton's ravishingly shot, resonant Indigenous ...
'Sweet Country': a look back to Australia's futureGuardian (blog)
“Sweet Country” Gets A Trailer & Standing OvationDark Horizons

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The West Australian
Inside the revolutions that have shaped Australia
The West Australian
The episode, which launches the series on Saturday, delves into migration into Australia, the experiences of and changing attitudes towards our newest citizens, and how their contributions have helped enrich our society as a whole. The three-part ...

The West Australian
Rangers fired up as protectors
The West Australian
In the Kimberley, Aboriginal people are responsible for looking after nine indigenous-protected areas, four of which combine to create the largest indigenous-owned conservation corridor in northern Australia. “Aboriginal people play a major role in ...

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Planeta.com
August 6 is Indigenous Literacy Day – Planeta.com
Planeta.com
August 6 is Indigenous Literacy Day in Australia. Planeta.com applauds efforts around the world to raise awareness and attention to Indigenous culture, ...

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New York Times
Fitzroy Fights Australia Day and Demands Respect for Indigenous History
New York Times
FITZROY, Australia — Uncle Jack Charles, a well-known Australian Aboriginal actor, was born in 1943 under Australia's assimilation policy, which he said absorbed Aboriginal people into white society by removing children from their families. He grew up ...

ABC Online
Indigenous dialysis patients pushing for grassroots community health services
ABC Online
Aboriginal dialysis patients say too many people are dying a lonely death away from their families, because they cannot be treated at home. In remote parts of Australia, patients whose kidneys are failing often have to leave their home communities to ...
Elders, Altman call for apology, end to intervention - National ...National Indigenous Times

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Liberal council candidates on the northern beaches vote for Australia Day to stay
dailytelegraph.com.au
The change of dates, most recently voted in by Darebin Council in Victoria has been seen as a move of sensitivity, with the day regarded as one of mourning for indigenous Australians. Some councils have voted to replace celebrations with events to mark ...

The Guardian
Clinton Pryor has tense meeting with PM after walking across Australia
The Guardian
These included preparing and funding negotiations for a treaty with Indigenous Australia, scrapping cashless debit cards for welfare recipients, disbanding Turnbull's “unrepresentative Aboriginal advisory council”, and shutting out Indigenous policy ...
Prime Minister meets with Aboriginal man who walked from Perth to Parliament HouseABC Online
Indigenous Activist Claims Prime Minister 'Disrespectful' During MeetingHuffington Post Australia
Pollies celebrate Clinton's long journeyNational Indigenous Times
Sky News Australia -Pedestrian TV -BuzzFeed News
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Indigenous Literacy Day kicks off in NSW
NEWS.com.au
Indigenous Literacy Day helps to shine a light on the shocking disparity between indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians' literacy standards. Only 25 per cent of indigenous students in remote Australia meet the minimum standard for reading and ...

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The Guardian
Prime Minister's meeting with Clinton Pryor, who walked to Canberra from Perth, turns to chaos
ABC Online
Mr Pryor left Perth in protest against the forced closure of Aboriginal communities, but as he journeyed through remote towns he collected the stories of Indigenous Australia, and his message became a call for treaty from those communities. Frustrated ...
Indigenous walker accuses PM of disrespect in tense meeting that fell 'on deaf ears'The Guardian
Indigenous Activist Claims Prime Minister 'Disrespectful' During MeetingHuffington Post Australia
Pollies celebrate Clinton's long journeyNational Indigenous Times
Sky News Australia -Pedestrian TV -BuzzFeed News
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Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Activist Claims Prime Minister 'Disrespectful' During Meeting
Huffington Post Australia
An Indigenous activist who undertook a year-long trek from Western Australia to Canberra has slammed the Prime Minister as "disrespectful" after a meeting on Wednesday. Clinton Pryor's walk -- from WA's Heirisson Island, through the Northern Territory, ...
Clinton Pryor has tense meeting with PM after walking across AustraliaThe Guardian
Prime Minister meets with Aboriginal man who walked from Perth to Parliament HouseABC Online
Australia Aboriginal activist Pryor calls PM disrespectfulBBC News
National Indigenous Times -Sky News Australia -Pedestrian TV
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National Indigenous Times
Pollies celebrate Clinton's long journey
National Indigenous Times
Federal politicians have met with spirit walker Clinton Pryor who travelled almost 6000 kilometres on foot from Perth to Canberra to see for himself how Aboriginal Australia was faring—and to try to find a new way. Mr Pryor, 27, arrived in Canberra on ...

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National Indigenous Times
Elders, Altman call for apology, end to intervention
National Indigenous Times
The decline of remote Aboriginal communities could leave vast tracks of Australia unpopulated and a security threat, one of Australia's leading authorities on remote communities has said. Professor Jon Altman, of Deakin University in Melbourne, said ...
Parasitic worm endangering Indigenous communities in northern AustraliaABC Online

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