Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

National Indigenous Music Awards Open Nominations & Announce First Album
theMusic
Returning to Darwin's historic Amphitheatre to commemorate a landmark year for Indigenous musicians — a year that saw a historic win for A.B. Original at the Australian Music Prize ceremony, #1 ARIA results for Jessica Mauboy and Busby Marou, Troy ...

The Conversation AU
Myths about musculoskeletal pain and Aboriginal Australians prevent high quality care
The Conversation AU
Musculoskeletal pain (such as low back pain, osteoarthritis, neck, knee and shoulder pain) is the number one cause of disability in Australia and affects 28% of Australians. It is one of nine national priorities in health. Some 20% of Aboriginal ...

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Wallabies to play in indigenous jersey
dailytelegraph.com.au
The artwork on the jersey commemorates the role of indigenous people who have made a contribution to Australian rugby. ARU chief executive Bill Pulver unveiled the top secret jersey at the Lloyd McDermott rugby dinner last week and received a standing ...

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The Australian
Indigenous translations too late for reform
The Australian
The Referendum Council discussion paper, derided in Senate estimates hearings by West Australian Liberal Dean Smith as representing poor value at $30,000, or “$3300 per page”, has been used as the foundation document for indigenous meetings on the ...

Huffington Post Australia
Trail Bike Vandals Damage Sacred Indigenous Site In WA National Park
Huffington Post Australia
A sacred Indigenous site in a Western Australian national park was vandalised by trail bike riders over the Easter weekend and caused "dire and long term consequences" for the area. The WA Department of Parks and Wildlife confirmed in a statement ...

National Geographic Australia
Captain Wallis open fired on a camp of Aboriginal Australians before driving them off the edge of a cliff
National Geographic Australia
The massacre was fuelled by long-standing land feuds between the settlers and Indigenous Australians along the Nepean River. "They murdered those people, there's no doubt about it the orders were to strike terror into the survivors by hanging anyone ...

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Camden Haven Courier
UN 'deeply disturbed' by Indigenous detention
Camden Haven Courier
Indigenous Australians are living in "appalling" conditions and young Aborigines in detention are "essentially being punished for being poor", the United Nations has declared in a scathing report. A 15-day tour of Indigenous communities and high-level ...

National Indigenous Times
Indigenous bodies are overlooked by Govt: Oxfam
National Indigenous Times
There was a “worrying lack of transparency” around the Federal Government's funding model for programs targeting Indigenous Australia, aid agency Oxfam said in a report released this month. Oxfam Australia said under the Indigenous Advancement ...

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National Indigenous Times
Indigenous bodies are overlooked by Govt: Oxfam NEWS
National Indigenous Times
There was a “worrying lack of transparency” around the Federal Government's funding model for programs targeting Indigenous Australia, aid agency Oxfam said in a report released this month. Oxfam Australia said under the Indigenous Advancement ...

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National Indigenous Times
Mental illness plagues young Indigenous people: report HEALTH
National Indigenous Times
Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are more likely to be affected by serious mental illnesses than other young people, new research has indicated. A joint report by Mission Australia and The Black Dog Institute found three in 10 ...
Constitutional recognition must make Indigenous lives better. Otherwise what's the point?The Guardian

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ABC Online
Indigenous quintuplet graduates with medical degree
ABC Online
A member of Australia's only set of Indigenous quintuplets will graduate with a medical degree today after six years of study. Erika Chapman-Burgess will be supported by her parents and quintuplet siblings at her graduation ceremony at the University ...

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AFL.com.au
Guernsey to 'awaken the Crow warrior spirit'
AFL.com.au
The Crows' indigenous players have launched the special guernsey the club will wear when it hosts Fremantle at Adelaide Oval on May 27. Designed by South Australian indigenous artist Allan Sumner, the guernsey tells the story of the Kaurna people and ...

The Advertiser
Indigenous round critics missing the point
The Advertiser
NOW the AFL is to blame. Apparently, if the league cast aside the theme round dedicated to Australia's indigenous people there would not be racial taunting at AFL games. “Where's the 'White Man Round'?” is the catchcry of those who pedal one of the ...

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EducationHQ Australia
Masters sheds light on issues
EducationHQ Australia
Aimed at educators, community workers, and policy advisors, the postgraduate qualification provides a sensitive curriculum which is responsive to Indigenous Australian culture. The intent of the program is to equip students with an in-depth ...

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ABC Online
'Domestic burden' holding young Indigenous women back from school, mentor says
ABC Online
The expectation that Indigenous girls will help with home duties is having a negative impact on their education, a young women's mentor says. Danika Eades from Girls Academy, which supports Aboriginal girls to continue their secondary education, said ...

The Australian
Five year mental health report shows females, indigenous teens at risk
The Australian
The Five Year Mental Health Youth Report released today by Mission Australia and Black Dog Institute found almost one in four 15 to 19 year olds “met the criteria for having a probable serious mental illness”, rising from 18.7 per cent in 2012 to 22.8 ...
Rising number of Queensland teens face mental illness: Mission Australia reportBrisbane Times
Nearly 1 in 4 teens meet criteria for 'probable serious mental illness'ABC Online
Calls for Action as Youth Mental Illness on the RisePro Bono Australia

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Newcastle Herald
Private schools push for separate Indigenous campuses
Newcastle Herald
Last year, he was part of the inaugural cohort of the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS), involving indigenous kids from all over Australia spending a year in Melbourne learning to adjust in the big city before going on scholarship to ...

Illawarra Mercury
Private schools push for separate Indigenous campuses
Illawarra Mercury
Last year, he was part of the inaugural cohort of the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS), involving indigenous kids from all over Australia spending a year in Melbourne learning to adjust in the big city before going on scholarship to ...

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News in Indigenous languages
ABC Online
The ABC with the help of the Aboriginal Interpreter Service in the Northern Territory is producing an Indigenous language News Service in Warlpiri, Yolngu Matha and Kriol. Three ABC news bulletins are recorded each weekday. They will go online for ...

Deal for 5000 new Indigenous jobs puts business on notice, says magnate
Bega District News
The Australian Employment Covenant, established after the 2008 apology to Indigenous Australians and members of the Stolen Generations, aims to address the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands by creating 50,000 new jobs.