Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

ABC Online
Game removed from app stores after backlash and online petition
ABC Online
The petition was started by Gadigal woman Georgia Mantle who raised concerns that it required players to survive in the Australian outback and rewarded them with weapons and food for killing Aboriginal people. "What this is doing is making ...
Home / News / USyd Student's Petition Has Racist Game RemovedHoni Soit

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Sydney Morning Herald
Survival Island 3: Australia Story 3D game that encourages players to bludgeon Aboriginal Australians to death ...
Sydney Morning Herald
According to a screenshot on the Killing Indigenous Australians is not a game! change.org petition launched on Friday evening, white men armed with bows and arrows are told to "beware of Aborigines" and must shoot or beat Indigenous people to death to ...
Thousands call for Survival Island Australia app where you kill Aboriginals to ...Daily Mail
This iPhone Game Encourages Children to Bludgeon Indigenous People to DeathMic
Bludgeon To Death An 'Aborigine': The Virtual Apple iPhone Game The Whole ...New Matilda

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Survival Island 3: Australia Story 3D game that encourages players to bludgeon ...
Brisbane Times
According to a screenshot on the Killing Indigenous Australians is not a game! change.org petition launched on Friday evening, white men armed with bows and arrows are told to "beware of Aborigines" and must shoot or beat Indigenous people to death to ...

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Daily Mail
Thousands call for 'racist' app Survival Island Australia which encourages players to KILL Aboriginal people to be ...
Daily Mail
A game that allows players to kill Indigenous Australian characters has sparked outrage, with thousands of people calling for it to be banned. Survival Island 3: Australia has come under fire after screenshots showing players pointing a bow and arrow ...

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Global Voices Online
Angkety Map Highlights Digital Resources for Australia's Indigenous Language ...
Global Voices Online
How are digital resources being used to preserve and revitalize indigenous languages in Australia? What are some of the challenges and strategies employed to mitigate risks for communities using these digital resources? These are some of the questions ...

Indigenous Suicide – White Comfort Politics and Survivorship
The Stringer
What I struggle with is then, why is it that Suicide Prevention Australia has no Indigenous Australians on its Board of Directors[iv]? Surely with such an emphasis and value on 'lived experience' – an Indigenous Australian would have a seat. Professor ...

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The Guardian
AussieBum axes Indigenous-themed Australia Day underwear collection
The Guardian
Critics of the underwear said the collection was insulting and appropriated Indigenous culture. “I think it's disrespectful to Indigenous people of this country on so many levels,” said Nathan Appo, a presenter at NITV. The original advertising for the ...
Backlash against AussieBum's Australia Day undies shows why brands need to be ...SmartCompany.com.au
AussieBum ads 'disrespectful' to Indigenous peopleAdNews
AussieBum pulls Aboriginal undies9news.com.au
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Backlash against AussieBum's Australia Day undies shows why brands need to be ...
SmartCompany.com.au
Brands need to be aware of cultural sensitivities with their products and advertising after an Australian underwear company has been accused of being insensitive to Indigenous people, according to one marketing expert. Men's underwear and swimwear ...
AussieBum ads 'disrespectful' to Indigenous peopleAdNews
AussieBum chief takes 'AusDay' briefs off market after claims design is ...Gay News Network

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ABC Online
AussieBum chief reacts to claims Australia Day undies are offensive to ...
ABC Online
AussieBum's chief executive says he was naive to the fact its Australia Day underwear featuring dot paintings, boomerangs and a cartoon depiction of a traditional Aboriginal person could cause upset. The company has received criticism for its festive ...
AussieBum's Australia Day underwear 'disrespectful' to Indigenous peopleThe Guardian

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AussieBum under fire for Aboriginal undies
Yahoo7 News
Underwear brand AussieBum's new Australia Day collection has been criticised for being "disrespectful" to Aboriginal people. The brand's new underwear line features boomerangs, dot paintings and a stereotypical cartoon of an Aboriginal man standing on ...

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The Guardian
AussieBum's Australia Day underwear 'disrespectful' to Indigenous people
The Guardian
Underwear brand AussieBum's new Australia Day collection has been criticised for being “disrespectful” to Indigenous people. The brand's new underwear line features boomerangs, dot paintings and a stereotypical cartoon of an Indigenous man standing on ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous doctor scholarship sees young people return home to practice
ABC Online
The Balnaves Scholarship provides financial assistance, accommodation and mentoring to selected Indigenous students studying medicine at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). There are currently just over 200 doctors practicing in Australia who ...

The News Hub
Australia Day AKA Invasion Day
The News Hub
Australia is a nation founded on the attempted destruction and genocide of Australia's first culture, the culture of the Indigenous Australians. Indigenous Australians have lived in Australia for 50 000 years. Indigenous Australians are not one culture ...

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The Guardian
Hotspots, virtual reality and apps lead the way in Indigenous startups
The Guardian
The inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enterprises in Australia's digital economy is strong. This is being fostered further by initiatives such as Indigenous Digital Excellence (IDX), a partnership with the Telstra foundation designed ...

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BuzzFeed News
Here's How David Bowie Fought For Indigenous Rights
BuzzFeed News
The visionary singer and actor, who died on Tuesday at 69 after an 18-month battle with cancer, felt compelled to expose the mistreatment of Aboriginal Australians to the world through the video for his 1983 hit “Let's Dance”. “There is also a right ...

CRN Australia
Reseller accused of 'unconscionable conduct'
CRN Australia
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has started Federal Court legal action against technology company FDRA Pty Ltd ('The Foundation for the Digitization of Rural Australia'), formerly known as Angel Digital. The Northern Territory reseller ...

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CRN Australia
Reseller accused of 'unconscionable conduct' in indigenous communities
CRN Australia
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has started Federal Court legal action against technology company FDRA Pty Ltd ('The Foundation for the Digitization of Rural Australia'), formerly known as Angel Digital. The Northern Territory reseller ...
ACCC begins action against reseller; alleges unconscionable conductChannelLife Australia

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SBS
Stan Grant: How David Bowie's Let's Dance shone a light on Australia's ...
SBS
As King told Fairfax in 2013, “[The clip] showed the rest of the world that there are Indigenous people here in Australia, and that we're not this textbook carbon copy of someone standing there with a spear; that there are modern Aboriginals, and this ...
Bundaberg link to David Bowie rememberedBundaberg News Mail
David Bowie was absolutely entranced by Australia, but not its racist pastMashable

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ABC Online
Aboriginal culture to be front and centre of Australia Day celebrations
ABC Online
"I think it's important to recognise that Australia Day is a complex day for Aboriginal people but the great thing that's happened this year is that there has been wonderful engagement between the Australia Day Council and the Indigenous community.

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ABC Online
Indigenous doctors key to improving the health of Aboriginal communities ...
ABC Online
Another group of Indigenous medical students has graduated from Charles Darwin University (CDU), adding to the small number of university trained Aboriginal GP's in Australia. Four Indigenous students graduated from CDU as doctors last year, and two ...
Theatre preview: Jack Charles V The Crown — A true story of redemptionOttawa Citizen

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