Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

SBS
Indigenous communities turn to renewable energy to break cycle of welfare
SBS
But community energy projects are still in the early stages in Australia, says Kado Muir, director of the Katampul Aboriginal Corporation in Leonora, Western Australia. "My community is going through putting on renewables, so, by June we'll have panels ...
Renewable energy becomes accessible to community groups through people powerABC Online

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ABC Online
Indigenous treaty commissioner Roger Thomas appointed in South Australia
ABC Online
South Australia's independent treaty commissioner will be senior Aboriginal community leader Roger Thomas, who will draft a proposed framework after negotiations with Indigenous communities.

National Indigenous Times
Snapper captures Islamic spirit in a different light
National Indigenous Times
NITV is celebrating Race Week by collaborating with leading Australian photographer, Stuart Miller, to present a photo essay of portraits of Indigenous Australian Muslims. The concept stemmed from a thought-provoking quote from boxing legend Anthony ...
Closing the gap more than a dream at Mount Lawley High SchoolEducationHQ Australia
Six gap targets aren't on trackThe Guardian (Australia)

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The Canberra Times
Have the ear of leaders at National Youth Indigenous Parliament
The Canberra Times
Tamika Townsend dreams of an Australia where indigenous is a term paired with words beyond disadvantage, injustice and plight. The proud Yuin Nation woman is passionate about her people and traditions and jumped at the opportunity to say just that to ...

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SBS
In Pictures: Muslim, Aboriginal and outspoken
SBS
The National Census reported that 1,140 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians identify as Muslim. This figure has grown significantly in the last 15 years, almost doubling that of what was recorded in 2001. While Muslim conversion and ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led solutions key to closing the gapMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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Bilney building grub knowledge
Port Lincoln Times
La Trobe University PhD candidate Conrad Bilney began his research in 2014 to locate and identify edible grubs known to Indigenous Australians. Before the study only the witchetty grub was classified as edible. Mr Bilney, a Kokatha man, said Aboriginal ...

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SBS
Here's how every Australian can weave Indigenous culture into their identity
SBS
The Australian national identity lacks Indigenous representation. I would like to see all Australians embrace and respect Indigenous culture. The problem is that this needs to be done in a certain way, and historically it hasn't been. Indigenous ...
Closing the Gap: Six of seven targets 'not on track', life expectancy gap unchangedThe Young Witness
The Power of song: Musician Jessie Lloyd has collected a treasure trove of Indigenous folk musicABC Online

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ABC Online
Indigenous rugby teams prepare for battle on national stage at Ella Sevens
ABC Online
Two Queensland rugby union teams will be pitted against the rest of the country when they head to one of Australia's biggest Indigenous sevens tournaments. The CQ Black Magic Sevens [men's] team and women's team, the Highlanders, are the only teams ...

The Guardian
Racism highest for indigenous Aussies
NEWS.com.au
The findings were based on a survey of 6000 people between July and November 2015 that was commissioned by SBS for the documentary Is Australia Racist? While a significant proportion of respondents said they experienced discrimination, about two ...
Is Australia Racist? SBS documentary makes for uncomfortable viewingThe Guardian

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The Young Witness
Closing the Gap: Six of seven targets 'not on track', life expectancy gap unchanged
The Young Witness
Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman, an Indigenous health expert at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, said the high cancer mortality rates were largely a result of more prevalent risk factors such as smoking, cancer not being detected until later stages ...

dailytelegraph.com.au
Jessica Mauboy: 'Of course I was angry'
dailytelegraph.com.au
She's trodden cautiously when entering public debate about the myriad issues affecting indigenous Australians, eager to be educated, to respect the opinions of elders and make sure she is confident in the expression of her own viewpoint. Mauboy shows ...

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The Northern Daily Leader
Celebrate Australia Day
The Northern Daily Leader
Traditionally, Australia Day commemorates the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, NSW and the raising of the flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove by Governor Arthur Phillip. Because it marks the day of colonisation ...

The Guardian
Treaty with Aboriginal people could bring change in school curriculum
The Guardian
Hutchins said it was important the representative body had a clear mandate to act on behalf of all Aboriginal Victorians to avoid a situation such as the one seen in Western Australia, where a $1.3bn Indigenous land use agreement between the state ...

The Australian
Indigenous row over Games mascot
The Australian
The legal action by Mr Aird, who was on the panel of the 2014 McClure review of Australia's welfare payment system, has been attacked by some Yugembeh members and elders as unrepresentative of broader indigenous support for the Commonwealth ...

The Age
Sadly, we are not closing the gap
The Age
Also, if the proposed referendum on whether the constitution should be amended to recognise Indigenous Australians delivers a yes vote, this would have the potential to change the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians for the ...

ABC Online
Tasmania on track to get Aboriginal reconciliation council, but not all are happy
ABC Online
Aboriginal elder Rodney Dillon said a Tasmanian-based reconciliation council would help address the challenges Aboriginal Australians faced. He said education, health and justice should be top of the agenda for Tasmania's first reconciliation council.

The Australian
Big firms get lion's share of indigenous contracts
The Australian
Big winners under the program include indigenous labour hire giant Intract Australia, which has taken home $21.9m across 21 contracts, and indigenous contractor Kennelly Constructions, netting almost $17m across 13 Defence contracts.

ABC Online
Closing the Gap: Teenager driven to improve educational outcomes of Indigenous Australians
ABC Online
For Aboriginal teenager Tarni Rigney, looking at the education outcomes for Indigenous Australians is distressing. "If you look at the literacy and numeracy rates at the moment for Aboriginal children, it's really shocking," she said. "More money needs ...

SBS
COMMENT: Aboriginality is more than skin deep
SBS
Being Aboriginal should not be seen as a bad thing, nor should the colour of one's skin be seen as a way to attack. Australia still has a huge road of recognition ahead and there is a heap of healing still to be done. I encourage you to challenge ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
National Gallery of Australia announces artists for National Indigenous Art Triennial
The Sydney Morning Herald
The National Gallery of Australia has announced the 30 Indigenous artists participating in an exhibition that will mark the ongoing resistance, resilience and defiance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Defying Empire: 3rd National ...
Yes, we jail too many Indigenous Australians – but what happens next is worseThe Guardian
Govt to put $27m into indigenous healthThe West Australian
Australia alots $8 M to expanded Lighthouse Hospital ProjectEnterprise Innovation
The RiotACT -National Indigenous Times -The Stringer
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