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Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

First Indigenous Kakadu plum plantation ready for commercial harvest - ABC Online

Mon, 2015/11/16 - 1:31am

ABC Online

First Indigenous Kakadu plum plantation ready for commercial harvest
ABC Online
One of Australia's first commercial crops of plantation-grown Kakadu plums is about to be harvested by an Indigenous community south of Broome in Western Australia. The ABC understands there has been just one other commercial Kakadu plum harvest ...

Funding for indigenous ranger programs must be doubled, report says - Sydney Morning Herald

Sun, 2015/11/15 - 3:22am

Sydney Morning Herald

Funding for indigenous ranger programs must be doubled, report says
Sydney Morning Herald
Funding for Indigenous ranger programs and protected areas must double over the next five years if they are to continue providing social and economic benefits through land and sea management, a report by an Australian non-profit says. At a time when ...

The little-known story about the Indigenous man at the heart of the Menzies ... - The Guardian (blog)

Sat, 2015/11/14 - 2:52am

The Guardian (blog)

The little-known story about the Indigenous man at the heart of the Menzies ...
The Guardian (blog)
The story of Stafford's life, little known to those outside his proud family, has come to light through a collection of documents, photographs and ephemera that his granddaughter, Michelle Flynn, last year donated to the Australian Institute of ...

PM meets top Australian indigenous leader - Solomon Star

Fri, 2015/11/13 - 6:59pm

Solomon Star

PM meets top Australian indigenous leader
Solomon Star
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Australian indigenous leader and prominent businessman Warren Mundine met yesterday to discuss opportunities for economic growth in Solomon Islands. Mr Mundine, who is currently Chair of the Australian ...

We should work with Indigenous businesses, not against them - ABC Local

Thu, 2015/11/12 - 8:28pm

ABC Local

We should work with Indigenous businesses, not against them
ABC Local
Nationally, there has been a threefold increase in the number of Indigenous businesses in Australia in the last 20 years - from 4,600 in 1991 to 12,500 in 2011. This is a promising sign and something you would imagine governments would be keen to ...

Armenia Media, Inc. Wins at Australian Multicultural and Indigenous Media Awards - Asbarez Armenian News

Thu, 2015/11/12 - 8:09pm

Armenia Media, Inc. Wins at Australian Multicultural and Indigenous Media Awards
Asbarez Armenian News
SYDNEY (Public Radio of Armenia)—Armenia Media, Inc., the parent company of Public Radio of Armenia, won the award for “Best Online News Coverage 2015″ at the New South Wales Multicultural and Indigenous Media Awards (MIMA), held at the New ...

Indigenous Australians Still Dying Earlier Than Non-Indigenous People - Huffington Post Australia

Thu, 2015/11/12 - 7:03pm

Huffington Post Australia

Indigenous Australians Still Dying Earlier Than Non-Indigenous People
Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Australians are living longer than ever, but still die 25 years earlier than the non-indigenous population. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its Deaths report for the 2014 year on Wednesday, revealing life expectancies at birth ...

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Adani coalmine's indigenous opponents drop racism claim - The Australian

Thu, 2015/11/12 - 1:16pm

Adani coalmine's indigenous opponents drop racism claim
The Australian
And last night Adani moved to play down reports about the involvement of its Australian chief executive, Jeyakumar Janakaraj, in an African coppermine accused of polluting a major river in Zambia. Mr Janakaraj was chief executive of Konkola Copper ...

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Answer to republic is clear: head of state must be Aboriginal - The Australian

Thu, 2015/11/12 - 1:04pm

The Australian

Answer to republic is clear: head of state must be Aboriginal
The Australian
We all know that by far the most painful and divisive element of Australia's long colonial and post-colonial success story is the historical and current price paid by our indigenous citizens. Those wrongs can never be righted and there is no easy fix ...

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The Hall State School students explore indigenous history - Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

Thu, 2015/11/12 - 10:13am

Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

The Hall State School students explore indigenous history
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
AS the world's oldest continuous living cultures, Indigenous Australians are renowned for their historic and enduring high-level science inquiry skills. The Hall State School is participating in a program that brings Indigenous and western science ...

Indigenous push for treaty gathers momentum - Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2015/11/12 - 9:37am

Sydney Morning Herald

Indigenous push for treaty gathers momentum
Sydney Morning Herald
"Before people get spooked by the ideas of a treaty, you have to understand the essence of what a treaty is. It's a negotiated document between Indigenous Australia and non-Indigenous Australia and neither side signs up until they are satisfied that it ...

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'We're reinvigorating traditional knowledge': Indigenous rangers in remote ... - The Guardian

Thu, 2015/11/12 - 5:21am

The Guardian

'We're reinvigorating traditional knowledge': Indigenous rangers in remote ...
The Guardian
A remote beach in northeast Arnhem Land, Australia, which is part of the Dhimurru Aboriginal corporation's Indigenous protected area. Photograph: Helen Davidson for the Guardian. Rangers are employed under the Working On Country program, and a ...
Indigenous rangers call for job numbers to doubleABC Online

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Indigenous man dies five days after attempting suicide in prison in Western ... - The Guardian

Wed, 2015/11/11 - 9:10pm

The Guardian

Indigenous man dies five days after attempting suicide in prison in Western ...
The Guardian
An Aboriginal man has died five days after attempting suicide in a prison in Western Australia, just two months after another Indigenous man killed himself at the same prison. Bevan Stanley Cameron was found in his cell on 28 October at Casaurina ...

Indigenous rangers call for job numbers to double - ABC Online

Wed, 2015/11/11 - 8:31pm

ABC Online

Indigenous rangers call for job numbers to double
ABC Online
Work includes species conservation, fire management, weed control, feral animal control and protection of cultural sites, that covers 1.5 million square kilometres of land and sea, under Indigenous management across Australia. The review was ...

Kevin Rudd donates $100,00 to ANU for indigenous education - The Australian

Wed, 2015/11/11 - 1:04pm

The Australian

Kevin Rudd donates $100,00 to ANU for indigenous education
The Australian
This year's Closing the Gap report, released in February, found there had been little to no progress made in improving the difference between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in life expectancy, education, reading, writing and numeracy rates ...
Rudd pledges $100k, vows to 'keep the bastards honest' on closing the gapSydney Morning Herald
Kevin Rudd calls for bipartisan support for Indigenous recognitionThe Guardian
Rudd warns of ghosts of White AustraliaSBS
Huffington Post Australia
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Royals wind up damp visit to Canberra - Sky News Australia

Wed, 2015/11/11 - 11:21am

Sky News Australia

Royals wind up damp visit to Canberra
Sky News Australia
Then the royals parted company, with Charles inspecting indigenous artworks at the Australian National Museum and Camilla visiting Canberra's truffle farm. Braving a Canberra downpour Camilla and the prime minister's wife Lucy Turnbull were treated to ...

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Indigenous soldiers honoured in Canberra - Sky News Australia

Wed, 2015/11/11 - 9:38am

Sky News Australia

Indigenous soldiers honoured in Canberra
Sky News Australia
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla might have been the guests of honour, but it was Australia's indigenous diggers who were the focus of a Remembrance Day ceremony in Canberra. For the first time, an indigenous person presented the national ...
Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall visit Canberra for Remembrance Day ceremonyABC Online

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Indigenous author Jackie Huggins remembers her father and grandfather's wars - The Canberra Times

Wed, 2015/11/11 - 7:12am

The Canberra Times

Indigenous author Jackie Huggins remembers her father and grandfather's wars
The Canberra Times
Dr Huggins father was known as Jack, a compassionate man in a country far different from Australia today. "Despite the class and racial barriers at the time, he was the first indigenous Australian to serve in the Australia Post Office, he was a surf ...

Kevin Rudd warns Indigenous recognition could 'degenerate into a political bun ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Wed, 2015/11/11 - 5:49am

Sydney Morning Herald

Kevin Rudd warns Indigenous recognition could 'degenerate into a political bun ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Kevin Rudd has expressed concern that the push for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians could lose momentum and "degenerate into a political bun fight". The former prime minister has also warned that the world will conclude the "ghosts ...
Kevin Rudd calls for bipartisan support for Indigenous recognitionThe Guardian
Rudd warns of ghosts of White AustraliaSBS

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Public service ordered to increase number of Indigenous staff - The Guardian

Wed, 2015/11/11 - 4:45am

The Guardian

Public service ordered to increase number of Indigenous staff
The Guardian
Earlier this year, the government set a target of Indigenous employees making up 3% of the overall public service workforce by 2018. The last census found that 2.4% of Australia's population identified as having Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander ...

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