Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Guardian (blog)
Abbott wants to be Indigenous affairs minister? Well, he ain't qualified for the job
The Guardian (blog)
But subjecting Indigenous Australia to more Abbott by making him minister overseeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, in order to sate his bruised ego, just so he'd be peeing from the inside out rather than directing a steady ...

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Gizmodo Australia
49,000 Year Old Evidence Of Indigenous Australians In The Outback ...
Gizmodo Australia
A rock shelter in the Flinders Ranges, 550km north of Adelaide has revealed that Aboriginal Australians settled the arid outback region of Australia...
Rock shelter used by speedy early AustraliansBBC News
First discovery of 50,000-year-old human settlements in Australian ...Ars Technica
Cultural innovation and megafauna interaction in the early settlement of arid Australia : Nature : Nature ResearchNature

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Indigenous Australians consuming too much added sugar::
Invest in Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people consume around 14 per cent of their total energy intake as free sugars, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that free sugars ...

Indigenous leader named NT Aussie of year
Courier Mail
Ms Mason was also the first indigenous Australian woman to head a political party, leading the Family First Party in 2004. Sister Anne Gardiner won the NT Senior Australian of the Year for her work in the Tiwi community on Bathurst Island, and healthy ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous leader named NT Aussie of year - News.com.au
NEWS.com.au
A woman who has dedicated her career to indigenous equity has been crowned the 2017 Northern Territory Australian of the Year.
NT Australian of the Year awards: Aboriginal leader Andrea Mason ...ABC Online

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ABC Online
NT Australian of the Year awards: Aboriginal leader Andrea Mason receives top honour
ABC Online
Indigenous leader Andrea Mason, who leads an organisation giving a voice to 3000 women in a remote part of the Northern Territory, has been named the NT's Australian of the Year. Ms Mason is the chief executive of the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and ...
Indigenous leader named NT Aussie of yearYahoo7 News

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The Guardian
Indigenous Australians in remote areas getting 41% of energy intake from sugary foods
The Guardian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in remote Australian areas are getting 41% of their daily energy intake from sugary foods, such as soft drink, alcohol, cakes and confectionery, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows. The latest data from ...
Indigenous Australians consuming too much sugar, not enough vegetables: dataXinhua

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Dialysis treatments set to soar in NT
The Mercury
The Territory has one of the highest rates of kidney disease in the world, which rises further in indigenous communities. Australian Medical Association NT president Robert Parker called it a "disease of poverty". "Aboriginal people are dying at six ...

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Dialysis treatments set to soar in NT
The Australian
The Territory has one of the highest rates of kidney disease in the world, which rises further in indigenous communities. Australian Medical Association NT president Robert Parker called it a "disease of poverty". "Aboriginal people are dying at six ...

Dialysis treatments set to soar in NT
SBS
The Territory has one of the highest rates of kidney disease in the world, which rises further in indigenous communities. Australian Medical Association NT president Robert Parker called it a "disease of poverty". "Aboriginal people are dying at six ...

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StartupSmart
Aboriginal entrepreneurs launch Australia's first innovation hub for minorities so no one gets left behind in the ...
StartupSmart
On a mission to prevent anyone getting left behind in the digital economy, Aboriginal entrepreneurs Leigh Harris and Julie-Ann Lambourne are building Australia's first innovation hub for minority groups. D:HIVE will be a centre for digital innovation ...

Indigenous Australians consuming too much sugar, not enough vegetables: data
Xinhua
CANBERRA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indigenous Australians are consuming too much sugar and too little of the five major food groups, new data has revealed. The data, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, showed that the diet of ...

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FREE: Port terminal operator supports Indigenous kids
http://www.lloydslistaustralia.com.au/ (subscription) (blog)
FOR the past seven years, DP World staff have participated in the camp, hosted by Dunwich State School in partnership with the Minjerriba-Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council and the Quandamooka people. DP World is Australia's biggest port and supply chain ...

ABC Online
Rhodes Scholarship: Tasmanian Aboriginal student Bede Jones ...
ABC Online
An Indigenous Tasmanian man whose mother and father are both gay hopes his Rhodes Scholarship will encourage others to see diversity as a strength and ...

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ABC Online
An Indigenous Tasmanian man with same-sex parents hopes his Rhodes Scholarship will encourage others to see ...
ABC Online
Melbourne-based Bede Jones, who studied philosophy and criminology at Melbourne University, is the first Indigenous Tasmanian and second Indigenous Australian (after South Australia's Rebecca Richards) to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. Each year ...

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SBS
Art lights up new path for Indigenous prisoners
SBS
Today, Morris is the CEO of The Torch, a prison art program that works with Indigenous Australian inmates to assist them in finding a path forward and ultimately, to reduce their chances of reoffending. With a strong footing in the arts, and a fine ...

The Guardian
Abbott's and Scullion's track records in Indigenous affairs not great – advocate
The Guardian
On Wednesday, Prof Tom Calma, the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner, questioned McGregor's suggestion, and accused the politicians of using the portfolio as a political football. He said both Abbott and Scullion ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
It might seem shallow but First Dates is one of our most culturally diverse shows
The Sydney Morning Herald
... and Natalie, 27, both from Lebanese families, Sri Lankan-born nurse, Aarun, and hairdresser, Jake, and graphic artist, Tonee, both of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent, these dates are representative of a multi-cultural and indigenous ...

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ABC Online
Aboriginal artefacts returned to Albany country by British Museum for temporary exhibition
ABC Online
A showcase of some of the oldest Aboriginal artefacts in Australian history have been returned for a temporary exhibition by the British Museum, sparking calls for them to remain in Australia permanently. Yurlmun: Mokare Mia Boodja, meaning "returning ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Why are indigenous Australians threatening to 'close' Uluru?
Telegraph.co.uk
Like a morning mist, the cloak of controversy has long hung over Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock), which finds itself at the centre of a new row between indigenous groups and the federal government, with the former threatening to “close” the rock ...

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