Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Herald Sun
Richmond star Dustin Martin's bikie dad claims Aboriginal heritage ...
Herald Sun
THE deported bikie dad of footy star Dustin Martin has made an astonishing bid to return to Australia — by claiming he has Aboriginal heritage.
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The New Daily
Should we celebrate Australia Day? Debate over backlash builds
The New Daily
The Fremantle controversy has reignited debate on the appropriateness of Australia Day celebrations, a subject that attracted international headlines back in 1988. On that occasion, Australian Bicentenary Day, revered Indigenous figure Burnum Burnum ...
The Federal Government Is Threatening Fremantle Over Its Australia Day Ceremony Date ChangeJunkee
Federal Government in major stoush over Australia DayStarts at 60

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Indigenous Fire Management in Savannah
ABC Online (blog)
At a recent symposium conducted by the Institute of Foresters in Mount Gambier two women presented a paper on indigenous management of fire in savannah grasslands, particularly in the Tiwi islands. Dr Hilary Smith and PhD candidate Michelle Freeman ...

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Sky News Australia
Deported man makes Aboriginal descent claim
Sky News Australia
One of the most high-profile people deported under section 501 of the Immigration Act says he should be allowed back into Australia because he is of Aboriginal descent. Shane Martin, born in New Zealand, had his visa cancelled in March this year over ...

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Sky News Australia
Deported man makes Aboriginal descent claim
Sky News Australia
One of the most high-profile people deported under section 501 of the Immigration Act says he should be allowed back into Australia because he is of Aboriginal descent. Shane Martin, born in New Zealand, had his visa cancelled in March this year over ...

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ABC Local
Reviving Australia's Indigenous Languages
ABC Local
While most of Australia speaks English today, there was a time when hundreds of different languages were spoken across the continent. Only around 20 indigenous languages are still spoken in Australia but teachers and linguists around the country are ...

The Australian
Newsmen honoured for indigenous deaths stories
The Australian
Three journalists from The Australian have been recognised as the country's best in their fields, winning Walkley Awards for a radio podcast and series of newspaper articles about the unsolved murders of three indigenous children in Bowraville, NSW.

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The Australian
Stan Grant's Quarterly Essay tackles the definition of Aboriginal Australia
The Australian
That address, in which he levelled the simple charge that the Australian Dream was “rooted in racism”, resonated so deeply with both black and white Australia, it became a “weight” for him to bear. Many indigenous people felt that in telling his family ...

The Australian
Credits where credit's due for frequent fires program
The Australian
Qantas's business relationship with the Dambimangari and three other indigenous groups across the Kimberley is part of a bigger trend monitored by the Business Council of Australia. While new data from the council's latest survey on indigenous ...

ABC Online
Remote work-for-the-dole scheme 'devastating Indigenous communities'
ABC Online
The scheme applies to about 34,000 people, mostly Indigenous, across Australia and was introduced by Mr Scullion in July last year. CDP increased the number of work hours required for welfare payments to 25 per week, for at least 46 weeks a year.

Turnbull government warns Fremantle council to move back its Australia day celebrations
The Sydney Morning Herald
"I want a reconciled council, and when we focus on issues confronting our Indigenous Australians we should focus on those issues that will make a difference to their lives, like Aboriginal incarceration, health, alcoholism, and employment." Earlier in ...

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Turnbull government warns Fremantle council to move back its Australia day celebrations
WAtoday
"I want a reconciled council, and when we focus on issues confronting our Indigenous Australians we should focus on those issues that will make a difference to their lives, like Aboriginal incarceration, health, alcoholism, and employment." Earlier in ...

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ArtsHub (subscription)
Terra nullis for Indigenous mural
ArtsHub (subscription)
The mural was commissioned by the Uniting Church in 2013 and painted by Aboriginal artist Paul Davis and English-born artist Etienne Cohen in tribute to five Aboriginal rights activists, including Eddie Mabo and Charles Perkins. It was situated on the ...

SBS
Offensive 'white Christmas' display sparks calls for Golliwog boycott in Australia
SBS
A prominent Indigenous author, filmmaker and academic is calling for Australians to boycott stores that sell Golliwog dolls, after a recent display of the toys at a Toowoomba chemist sparked outrage. A photo of the controversial dolls placed underneath ...
'It's the most racist city in Australia'NEWS.com.au

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Huffington Post Australia
Treat Your Eyes With Australia's Most Mesmerising Indigenous Art
Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Australia is the oldest living culture on earth, so you can imagine the art it bears is as sacred as it is significant. Stories from the Dreamtime are at the centre of existence for Aboriginal people, and through art, language, dance and ...

The Conversation AU
Look up: how policy gaps and failure blind us to what's going on in Indigenous affairs
The Conversation AU
Under the program in 2015-16, 146,000 financial penalties were applied to 34,000 participants, compared to 104,000 penalties applied to 750,000 job-active participants in non-remote Australia. At a 33:1 comparative rate, poor Indigenous Australians are ...

The Guardian
First Contact: when Indigenous Australia becomes entertainment, everyone loses
The Guardian
... by Indigenous writers and commentators on social media and beyond, and the nub of the critique is this: First Contact exploits the suffering and disadvantage of vulnerable First Nations people to manufacture white Australia “feels”. It's that ...
Meet Eight Prominent Indigenous Australians In SBS's First Contact VR ExperienceGizmodo Australia
Trapped in Australia's 'invisible prison'dailytelegraph.com.au
SBS's 'First Contact' Sent Well-Known Aussies Into Aboriginal Australia. Here's What They LearnedHuffington Post Australia
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SBS
Indigenous Australia bears the brunt of the HIV epidemic
SBS
SBS World News Radio: Rates of HIV transmission amongst Indigenous Australians continue to rise, with new figures showing the rate of HIV notification among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is now more than double the non-Indigenous rate.

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SBS
Fact check: How big a problem is ice use among Indigenous Australians?
SBS
Across Australia, around 2.3 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 15 years and over report using methamphetamines in the past year. This is similar to the general population rate of 2.1 per cent. Methamphetamine use in remote ...

National Indigenous Times
[ December 1, 2016 ] Airileke and Benny cry freedom over West Papuan rule CULTURE
National Indigenous Times
“I think for a lot of the international community there is a hope and expectation that Australia will grow up and grow into its identify where Indigenous sovereignty is there for everyone, even non-Indigenous people.” Ingram said he hoped Sorong ...

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