Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The West Australian
No Aboriginal flags at Anzac services
The West Australian
The Albany RSL has the support of local politicians after the organisation said it did not fly the Aboriginal flag at Anzac Day ceremonies because it was custom for veterans to march solely under the Australian flag. Aboriginal soldiers fought ...

Indigenous diggers get honour they deserve
9news.com.au
A group of 36 Central Australian school children who rode 127km on horseback through the desert to honour indigenous World War I soldiers ended the week-long journey at the Alice Springs Anzac march on Tuesday. Anzac Day is marked each year at ...
Indigenous Anzacs remembered in NTThe Australian

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NT News
Stunning Sam lights up Tjungu Festival
NT News
“I think it's important because young indigenous kids don't have many girl role models they can look up to.” Ms Harris has been involved with the Tjungu Festival since its beginning. Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia chief executive Andrew Williams ...

SBS
The fascinating life of WWI's only serving Indigenous woman, Marion Leane Smith
SBS
Nestled in the records of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve (QAIMNS) is Dharug woman, Marion Leane Smith, the only identified Aboriginal Australian woman to serve in the First World War. However, rather than volunteering ...

Indigenous Anzacs remembered in NT
The Australian
The 38-year-old, who is a legal officer in the navy, said Aboriginal diggers were once treated as second class citizens but now the Australian military's contribution to Northern Territory indigenous communities is profound. "The defence force employs ...

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ABC Online
Anzac Day: Indigenous soldiers thought 'when we got back we'd be treated differently'
ABC Online
Anzac Day: Indigenous soldiers thought 'when we got back we'd be treated differently'. Often shunned by an Australian society that did not recognise their service, today Indigenous veterans will lead the national Anzac Day march for the first time.
Reshaping Digital Innovation for Indigenous Communities | PBAPro Bono Australia
The midwives breaking the cycle of distrust | Illawarra MercuryIllawarra Mercury

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The Australian
Indigenous recognition harnesses distrust of politicians
The Australian
Brisbane delegates to the latest round of constitutional reform meetings have agreed symbolic recognition without substance must be avoided, but that this could best be achieved by enlisting non-indigenous Australia's backing and minimising political ...
Indigenous parliament 'a solution'Courier Mail

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SBS
New push to give Indigenous soldiers recognition
SBS
Indigenous Australians have served the nation in all major conflicts since before Federation, for many this was the first time they experienced equality. But back on home soil they faced enduring discrimination, now two exhibitions hope to shine a ...

Reshaping Digital Innovation for Indigenous Communities
Pro Bono Australia
Australia's first Indigenous-led digital social impact initiative is being launched to empower disconnected and disadvantaged communities and ensure people “don't get left behind” in the new digital economy. D:HIVE, which is being launched on 3 May in ...

EducationHQ Australia
Indigenous kids' desert ride honours vets
EducationHQ Australia
The Arrarnta Tribe Ride for Pride commemorates the role of Aboriginal diggers and the brumbies they used in the Light Horse Infantry during the 1914-1918 conflict. Ntaria School student Sheila Rubuntja, 15, has been sleeping under the stars and camping ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous Anzacs: Letters home from Aboriginal WWI diggers reveal humour, sadness
ABC Online
Letters from Aboriginal men who served Australia during the First World War are extremely rare. But as the history of Aboriginal military service during the Great War is given greater attention, their firsthand accounts illustrate better than anything ...

The Australian
Can Artificial Intelligence help close the indigenous healthcare gap?
The Australian
Improving the health and welfare of indigenous Australians has been a longstanding challenge for our nation. Earlier this year, the government's ninth annual Closing the Gap report showed only one of the seven targets will be met this year. And unless ...

Echonetdaily
Indigenous campus model 'irresponsible'
Echonetdaily
Professor Rigney – who was the 2011 National Aboriginal Scholar of the Year and has worked in Aboriginal education for more than 20 years – said 83.9 per cent of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) students were enrolled in public ...

The Guardian
Brandis backflips on legal aid cuts
NEWS.com.au
The funds will be targeted to the areas of greatest need with $39 million going to family law and family violence services and $16.7 million going to legal aid for indigenous Australians over the next three years. The extra funding will reverse earlier ...
Legal centres welcome cut backflipThe Mercury
Federal budget 2017: George Brandis to reverse community legal centre cutsThe Sydney Morning Herald
Government backs down on cuts to community legal centresThe Guardian
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The midwives breaking the cycle of distrust
Blayney Chronicle
Over 15,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children currently live out of home, and the number is expected to triple by 2040, according to the peak national non-government body advocating for Indigenous Australian children, SNAICC. Aboriginal ...

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The Guardian
Black diggers are hailed on Anzac Day. But the Indigenous 'Great War' was in Australia
The Guardian
I've visited many massacre sites in Australia. But usually I've been in the company of a local Indigenous custodian, someone who rubbed their scent on my face and hands and chanted to warn the spirits that this white man comes in peace. While it feels ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
'Terrified they will take their babies': Aboriginal midwives break cycle ...
The Sydney Morning Herald
Vanessa Smith could not overstate the role she and other Aboriginal health workers play in breaking the cycle of distrust Indigenous families feel for health ...

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Push for Prime Minister's public servants to move to Alice Springs
Southern Cross
Mike Reed, Chairman of the NT branch of Regional Development Australia, Northern Territory, says the indigenous programs and services being pursued by the federal government are failing, and that PM&C might have better luck if more of its people were ...

SBS
Eurovision: Isaiah Firebrace hoping to inspire young Indigenous Australians
SBS
"I think he will do Australia proud - and I think he is a great ambassador for all young Australians, but particularly Indigenous Australians looking for a role model - I think he's a brilliant role model." The Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast ...

EducationHQ Australia
Masters sheds light on Indigenous issues
EducationHQ Australia
The intent of the program is to equip students with an in-depth understanding of contemporary and global issues experienced by Indigenous Australians, while also offering the tools needed to help positively shape opportunities for Indigenous Australians.