Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Mashable
This app teaches Australia about its 500 Indigenous first nations
Mashable
When Kevin Rudd was prime minister of Australia, Ngarluma man Tyson Mowarin was struck that the Mandarin-speaking leader could say hello at the foot of the Great Wall of China, but could not say hello in the local indigenous language at the foot of Uluru.

The Guardian
Murrumu: one man's mission to create a sovereign Indigenous country inside Australia
The Guardian
But also article 36 of the United Nations declaration of rights of indigenous peoples says that indigenous people have the right to travel overseas for religious, economic or political reasons and the state must assist in that process.” Even though the ...

Daily Mail
'In a few decades half of Australia will be Aboriginal'
Daily Mail
An Aboriginal land council says people are falsely claiming to be indigenous to cheat the system. The Sydney-based Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council says as many as one in 15 people - or more - claim to be Aboriginal when they aren't, in a bid ...

New Matilda
Treaty, Yeah! The Undeniable Case For A National Settlement With Australia's First Peoples
New Matilda
Treaty, yeah! Treaty now! Liam McLoughlin makes the case for supporting a treaty with the mob. In 1832, Governor of Van Diemen's Land, George Arthur, said it was a “fatal error… that a treaty was not entered into” with Aboriginal people. In 2016 ...

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The Australian (subscription)
An Australian Indigenous Museum? That's a dream to lift the nation
The Australian (subscription)
An Australian Indigenous Museum with an area housing repatriated objects would be a visionary achievement for any federal government, as defining as Kevin Rudd's Stolen Generations apology. Even, perhaps, if it had a local branch of the British Museum ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Pat Dodson and Linda Burney will boost the national conversation on Indigenous people in Federal Parliament
Sydney Morning Herald
A referendum to recognise Australia's first people in the constitution might still be several years away but this week their representation in Federal Parliament took a big leap forward, with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's announcement of two ...

The Conversation AU
How community-based innovation can help Australia close the Indigenous gap
The Conversation AU
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is calling for innovation to improve the lives of Indigenous people, but must beware of causing instability with new policies that dismiss everything before them. AAP/Mick Tsikas ...

The Guardian
Indigenous leaders praise Victoria's commitment to talk about treaty
The Guardian
Indigenous leaders have praised the Victorian government for agreeing to sit down and talk about a treaty, after a meeting of about 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Melbourne voted unanimously against the constitutional recognition ...

Australian Geographic
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Australian Geographic
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS Aboriginal people have performed a type of 'Welcome to Country' ceremony when one tribal group sought to enter the lands of another. This traditional protocol took many forms, it could be spoken, sung, performed and possibly ...

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ABC Message Stick
Reviving Indigenous languages through old novels, dictionaries and documents
ABC Message Stick
Indigenous languages in Australia could number between 300 and 700, depending on the definition of language versus dialect, she said. However, only 13 languages are believed to be still spoken by children. "If a language isn't spoken by children, then ...

BuzzFeed News
Indigenous Australians Want A Meeting With Malcolm Turnbull, Not His Tears
BuzzFeed News
The National Congress of Australia's First People, Australia's peak Indigenous elected representative body, has called out Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over an interview in which he shed tears, questioning his true commitment to Aboriginal affairs.

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Sky News Australia
Indigenous leader replaces Joe Bullock
Sky News Australia
Mr Dodson was Australia's first Aboriginal Catholic priest, ordained in 1975. Following his departure from the church in 1981, he worked with the Central Land Council of which he became director in 1985. In 1989 he was appointed a commissioner of the ...
Bill Shorten announces Indigenous leader Pat Dodson as his pick to replace outgoing WA Labor senator Joe BullockSydney Morning Herald
West Australian Indigenous leaders react to Pat Dodson's move into the SenateABC Message Stick
Indigenous leader Pat Dodson is Shorten's 'captain's pick' for SenateThe Conversation AU
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Sydney Morning Herald
Bill Shorten announces Indigenous leader Pat Dodson as his pick to replace outgoing WA Labor senator Joe Bullock
Sydney Morning Herald
Mr Shorten said he hoped his new recruit would play a "very broad role" in the Parliament, including progressing constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians. Mr Dodson would also be a key adviser on matters pertaining to Northern Australia ...
Indigenous leader Pat Dodson is Shorten's 'captain's pick' for SenateThe Conversation AU
Indigenous leader heads to Senate9news.com.au
Pat Dodson named by Bill Shorten to take Senate spot vacated by Joe BullockThe Australian (subscription)
International Business Times AU
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ABC Online
Indigenous middle ear disease: New 10-year plan launched to help children in Queensland
ABC Online
Queensland health authorities have launched a new 10-year plan to try and tackle middle ear disease which plagues Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia and is linked to a raft of social problems. As part of the plan, over the ...
Queensland tackles ear infections in indigenous communitiesBrisbane Times
Action to tackle Indigenous ear disease announcedMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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ABC Online
Indigenous fashion designers, talent to feature at Melbourne festival
ABC Online
The project started in Melbourne four years ago after founder Tina Waru ran a make-up class for young Indigenous people and they suggested adding fashion to the mix. Since then more than 700 people have taken part in workshops, mentoring programs ...
Cairns Indigenous art meets Melbourne Fashion FestivalArtsHub (subscription)

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ABC Message Stick
Indigenous art lifts spirits at Western Australian hospital
ABC Message Stick
The childhood memories of a Western Australian Indigenous artist are helping patients of a regional hospital feel more at ease while also promoting conversation. Local Yamaji artist Barbara Merritt drew on stories from her parents and grandparents for ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Cairns Indigenous art meets Melbourne Fashion Festival
ArtsHub (subscription)
Indigenous art works from Far North Queensland meet fashion in the upcoming Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) cultural showcase; ​part of the festival's strongest Indigenous program in its 20 year history. For the first time, Cairns ...

Daily Mail
Aboriginal man 'was racially discriminated against' on Virgin Australia flight
Daily Mail
Mr Whyman's friend, Vickie, also lodged a complaint with the airline and was assured Virgin Australia was taking the allegations 'seriously'. Daily Mail Australia understands the woman asked to change seats because he had a solid build and they could ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous body frustrated by Malcolm Turnbull's 'rhetoric' during tearful NITV interview
ABC Online
At one point during the interview the Prime Minister was moved to tears over a story of Indigenous separation, and the demise of traditional language. But the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples says it has been waiting for a meeting with ...
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull cries on TV, suggests referendum on indigenous peoplesStuff.co.nz
Malcolm Turnbull breaks down in tearful interview with Stan GrantThe Guardian
Malcolm Turnbull Cries During 'The Point' Interview With Stan GrantHuffington Post Australia
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NBC 29 News
Students Bring Indigenous Australian Art to Charlottesville Runway
NBC 29 News
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., February 29, 2016 — In March, Australian Aboriginal culture will take center stage during a Charlottesville runway show featuring textiles made by indigenous artists and displayed in couture clothing designed by University of ...