Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

ABC Online
Barnaby Joyce says Indigenous chamber in Parliament 'just won't fly' with Australians
ABC Online
Mr Joyce said he had seen articles suggesting it could mean an Indigenous chamber in parliament and said that would be overreach, if you "ask for something that will not be supported by the Australian people, such as another chamber in politics or ...
Nationals reject indigenous proposalSBS

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Pro Bono Australia
The Indigenous Uptake of the NDIS is Low And This Must Change
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous Australians are 1.7 times more likely to have a disability than those in the non-Indigenous population (Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics). Put another way, that's 70 per cent more likely – a number which does more to bring home the ...

The Australian
PoliticsNow: Rolling news, video, analysis from Canberra
The Australian
2 HOURS AGO | 8.50am Indigenous body 'overreach'. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has rejected indigenous leaders' calls for a body to provide a “voice” to parliament, suggesting the idea was “overreach” and wouldn't be accepted by the Australian ...

The Australian
Stamp of approval for Australia's indigenous leaders
The Australian
Mr Calma, a Kungarakan man from the Iwaidja tribe in Darwin, is being celebrated today alongside two other distinguished indigenous leaders — Lowitja O'Donoghue and Galarrwuy Yunupingu — in this year's Australia Post Legends stamp series. The series ...

The Australian
Cultural insult rocked Yulara indigenous summit
The Australian
The statement disposed of the elements that had been of least interest to indigenous Australia in the lead-up to the convention: the minimalism of a few words of acknowledgment, and the fixing of two references to race. Neither of these things, so ...
Indigenous leaders call for representative body and treaties process after Uluru conventionABC Online
A historic reminder of Indigenous injustice in AustraliaThe Age
We should not rush into a referendum, says Australia's first Indigenous ministerSBS
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The Age
2017 Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles a family affair for Summer and her siblings
The Age
Summer being carried by her friend, Zac (left) and dad, Mark after winning the Women's Open title at the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles at Bells Beach. Photo: Justin McManus. The youngest surfer is nine and the oldest is 62 and they have come ...

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1967 referendum: indigenous leaders' views - 9news.com.au
9news.com.au
A look at what leaders and politicians think of the historic 1967 referendum that recognised Aboriginal Australians in the census.
What did 1967 referendum achieve? | SBS NewsSBS

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Timeline of Australia indigenous politics
9news.com.au
1770 - The east coast of Australia is claimed for Britain based on the doctrine of "terra nullius", meaning that no one is considered to have owned the land. 1788 - The First Fleet arrives and a convict colony is established at Sydney Cove on January 26.

What did 1967 referendum achieve?
9news.com.au
On May 27, more than 90 per cent of Australians voted to include Aboriginal people in the Census and allow the Commonwealth to create laws for them. Prior to the poll, most aspects of Aboriginal peoples' lives were controlled by state governments, and ...

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ABC Online
Surfers take on Bells Beach in bid to dispel myth Indigenous people don't surf
ABC Online
Some of the country's best Indigenous surfers have converged on Victoria's famous Bells Beach for the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles. In its sixth year at Bells Beach, the titles is as much a cultural event as it is a showcase of the depth of ...

The Australian
PM challenged to deliver indigenous voice, treaty
The Australian
Indigenous leaders called for a referendum to be put to the Australian people to provide “constitutional reforms to empower our people and take a rightful place in our own country”. The Uluru Statement from the Heart was being proclaimed as a ...
A historic reminder of Indigenous injustice in AustraliaThe Age
Culturally inclusive recruitment processes key to closing the gap for indigenous workersNEWS.com.au
'We were never Australians back then': From being counted to being heardABC Online
The Conversation AU -Wollondilly Advertiser -The Guardian
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The Age
A historic reminder of Indigenous injustice in Australia
The Age
As we mark the 50th anniversary of the referendum that gave the Commonwealth the power to make laws for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders and finally recognised them in the census, the plight of Australia's Indigenous people remains perhaps the ...
'We were never Australians back then': From being counted to being heardABC Online
PM challenged to deliver indigenous voice, treatyThe Australian
Culturally inclusive recruitment processes key to closing the gap for indigenous workersNEWS.com.au
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The Age
The Laguntas: roaring success for Tigers and the Indigenous
The Age
We've even lined them up from darkest to lightest and explained we're all Indigenous Australians and the colour of our skin doesn't mean we are more indigenous than the next player." Tigers chief Brendon Gale said the all-Indigenous concept had ...

ABC Online
'We were never Australians back then': From being counted to being heard
ABC Online
Indigenous people were counted, now they are demanding to be heard. Indigenous leaders have been meeting this week at the spiritual heart of Australia — Uluru — to try to reach a consensus on the next phase of political reform. It is referred to ...
Culturally inclusive recruitment processes key to closing the gap for indigenous workersNEWS.com.au
Historic day for Indigenous AustraliansWollondilly Advertiser
Uluru talks: Indigenous Australians reject 'symbolic' recognition in favour of treatyThe Guardian
The Conversation AU -The Australian -InDaily
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Fox Sports
Indigenous Round, Nathan Drummond, mother, Leonie, Aboriginal history, AFL Round 10
Fox Sports
Leonie Drummond's explanation of William Cooper's Australia Day protest prompted one player, Steven Morris, to probe further on the question of how indigenous people felt about Australia Day. “I think I did say it's an individual's feeling, (that) I ...

Huffington Post Australia
Vital Voices Are Missing In The Discussion To Reduce Indigenous Suicide Rates
Huffington Post Australia
Yet by any measure, suicide rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are deeply troubling. They remain a blight impeding our nation's slow march towards justice. Compared to non-Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Twitter Launches Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Flag EmojisGizmodo Australia
Noel Pearson backs call for substance over symbols in indigenous referendumThe Australian
Bringing Them Home: 20 years after report, Indigenous children worse off than beforeABC Online
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Camden Advertiser
Historic day for Indigenous Australians
Camden Advertiser
The referendum – supported by more than 90 per cent of voters – also allowed the Commonwealth to make specific laws for Indigenous Australians, creating a national approach rather than one determined by the states. While it didn't remove all the ...

Wollondilly Advertiser
Historic day for Indigenous Australians
Wollondilly Advertiser
On Saturday, it will be 50 years to the day since Aboriginals were officially “recognised” as Australian citizens. On May 27, 1967, Australia went to the polls for a referendum which would allow Aboriginal people to be counted in the census. The simple ...

ABC Online
Goodes, O'Loughlin delivering game-changing scholarships to young Indigenous Aussies
ABC Online
The foundation started in 2009 as former Sydney Swans team-mates Adam Goodes and Michael O'Loughlin sought to use education as a way of empowering Indigenous Australians. In 2017, the foundation is growing — 20 young Indigenous Australians now ...

ABC Online
Bringing Them Home: 20 years after report, Indigenous children worse off than before
ABC Online
Indigenous young people are being failed by Australia's child protection systems, a leading organisation has warned, amid fears "another stolen generation" is underway. Today marks two decades since the landmark Bringing Them Home report was tabled in ...
The Uluru walkout: Constitutional recognition, Treaty and structural changeIndependent Australia
Uluru talks on constitutional recognition 'on track' despite walkoutThe Guardian

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