Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Indigenous plight by the numbers
The Australian
Aboriginal and indigenous people make up about 3 per cent of Australia's 24 million population. - They are near the bottom across all economic and social indicators. - There have been failures to meet almost every target including reducing the infant ...

ABC Online
UN official criticises Australia's 'disturbing' number of Aboriginal children behind bars
ABC Online
A United Nations official has blasted Australia for the "disturbing" number of Aboriginal children behind bars, saying the Federal Government needs to drive down Indigenous imprisonment rates. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people are ...
Indigenous Australia's 'line in the sand' on recognition | The ...Esperance Express
United Nations 'appalled' at Indigenous youth detention and living conditionsThe Sydney Morning Herald
UN official slams racism in AustraliaYahoo7 News
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UN 'deeply disturbed' by Indigenous detention
Newcastle Star
The vast majority of Aboriginal people had jobs, attended school and were not involved in the criminal justice system, Mr Scullion said. He acknowledged some Indigenous Australians "need additional support" and said the Coalition was committed to ...

UN 'deeply disturbed' by Indigenous detention
Blue Mountains Gazette
The vast majority of Aboriginal people had jobs, attended school and were not involved in the criminal justice system, Mr Scullion said. He acknowledged some Indigenous Australians "need additional support" and said the Coalition was committed to ...

ABC Online
United Nations 'appalled' at Indigenous youth detention and living conditions
The Sydney Morning Herald
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 ...
Indigenous Australia's 'line in the sand' on recognition | The ...Esperance Express
UN official criticises Australia's 'disturbing' number of Aboriginal children behind barsABC Online
UN official slams racism in AustraliaYahoo7 News
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ABC Online
Ringbalin shares Indigenous culture and healing environment message
ABC Online
On a sandy dance floor at the mouth of the Murray, warmed by a circle of fires, Aboriginal groups have staged a ringbalin, the culmination of a week of ceremonies along the Murray-Darling river system. Ringbalin, a Ngarrindjeri word for ceremony ...

The Mandarin (registration)
Indigenous groups demand funding certainty for one of the 'things that work'
The Mandarin (registration)
There are also contributions from state and territory governments and, more recently, $600,000 out of Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper funds went to a wild dog eradication trial in Western Australia that will draw on the expertise of Indigenous ...

Australia's indigenous aid program bureaucratic and wasteful: UN
Reuters
SYDNEY Australia's effort to improve the lives of its impoverished indigenous population is being undermined by a centralized, bureaucratic aid program delivered in sometimes culturally inappropriate ways, a United Nations official said on Monday.

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Indigenous Australia's 'line in the sand' on recognition
Esperance Express
Indigenous Australians have rejected a referendum that offers only minimal recognition in the constitution, insisting they will walk away unless more meaningful change is offered. They have challenged political leaders to discuss what is emerging as ...

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Deadly funny - a new brand of Australian comedy
ArtsHub (subscription)
Aboriginal stand-up is a small, but increasingly recognisable, element of Australia's comedy scene. Melbourne's International Comedy Festival first held its Deadly Funny competition in 2007 and The Deadly Funnies have helped to sustain the genre.

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The Australian
Northern Territory intervention just 'another form of abuse'
The Australian
Pat Anderson, who has long decried the Howard government's use of her Little Children Are Sacred report to justify its rolling-out of troops and police in 2007, was speaking at a central Australian indigenous constitutional recognition meeting. Ms ...

The Advertiser
Sorry, but we're a divided nation
The Advertiser
That follows Fremantle council's decision to scrap its usual Australia Day fireworks, with the ABC claiming “momentum is building to change the date out of respect for indigenous Australians — many of whom view January 26 as 'Invasion Day'.” So how ...

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Herald Sun
Andrew Bolt: Sorry, but we're a divided nation
Herald Sun
That follows Fremantle council's decision to scrap its usual Australia Day fireworks, with the ABC claiming “momentum is building to change the date out of respect for indigenous Australians — many of whom view January 26 as 'Invasion Day'.” So how ...

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The Australian
Family lawyer Clarissa Rayward on finding happiness at work
The Australian
“The employment gap between indigenous Australians and non-indigenous Australians with a university degree demonstrates that something as simple as entry into the workforce can be a huge factor in increasing a person's quality of life,” Ribuot says.

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The Australian
John Moriarty Football, Tim Cahill drive indigenous football week
The Australian
As patron of Football Federation Australia's indigenous football development program, he is helping steer a pathway for indigenous football talent. He is also using the John Moriarty Football organisation as a means to encourage education and career ...
FFA falls short on indigenous talentSBS

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Courier Mail
North calls for cut in junior fees
Courier Mail
“Football's the most played sport among juniors in Australia boys and girls, so somewhere down the line, the system's failing us. Jade North is proud of his indigenous heritage and wants to inspire others. “Your middle class kids are paying too much ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous football week: FFA slash funding for John Moriarty Football program
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian football is at risk of falling behind all major codes in its support of Indigenous Australians with the game making one of the lowest financial contributions to grassroots programs and lacking a 'reconciliation action plan'. Fairfax Media ...
FFA falls short on indigenous talent - Football - Wide World of SportsWide World of Sports
Sydney unites for indigenous causeGold Coast Bulletin

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The Sydney Morning Herald
FFA falls short on indigenous talent
SBS
Football Federation Australia stands accused of dropping the ball on indigenous footballers as the game prepares to celebrate a themed A-League round in their honour. Only three A-League players - just over one per cent - identify as indigenous, well ...
Football missing out on indigenous talentThe Sydney Morning Herald

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FFA falls short on indigenous talent
Wide World of Sports
Football Federation Australia stands accused of dropping the ball on indigenous footballers as the game prepares to celebrate a themed A-League round in their honour. Only three A-League players - just over one per cent - identify as indigenous, well ...

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Yahoo7 News
Flame of reconciliation to burn brightly at Commonwealth Games
Yahoo7 News
Their advice is sought on how to approach certain cultural groups or how some Indigenous Australian aspects can be included in the Opening Ceremony, the welcoming of athletes, some like the mascot having an indigenous name and indigenous designs ...

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