Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Indigenous Procurement Policy: Are you IPP ready?
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The Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) commenced on 1 July 2015. It seeks "to stimulate Indigenous entrepreneurship and business development, providing Indigenous Australians with more opportunities to participate in the economy." The IPP aims to ...

The Guardian
Kalgoorlie mayor singles out Aboriginal people over antisocial behaviour
The Guardian
John Bowler, a controversial former Western Australian government mining minister who was elected mayor of Kalgoorlie in last weekend's local government elections, has begun his tenure by singling out Aboriginal people coming into the town of 30,000 ...

Herald Sun
Deborah Cheetham objects to words “young and free” in our national anthem ...
Herald Sun
Ms Cheetham said she “knows many Indigenous Australians do not feel comfortable even standing for the anthem”. Despite the fact that she is an avid football fan, Ms Cheetham said she had “no regrets” about turning down a chance to sing in front of 90 ...
An Aboriginal opera star explains why she turned down singing the national ...Business Insider Australia

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SBS
Indigenous security company wins $9m DFAT contract
SBS
He said he anticipated other Indigenous businesses to benefit through partnerships such as with Outback Global Australia, which is expected to supply uniforms and safety footwear to Fields Group. Outback Global Australia chief executive officer Jasmin ...

ABC Local
The Ayers Rock Resort purchase shines a light on failures of accountability
ABC Local
I am about to complete four years as chair of the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC), a Commonwealth statutory corporation. The experiences of the board I have led have shown how difficult good policy making has become in Australia, and demonstrated the ...

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ABC Online
TARNANTHI contemporary Indigenous art festival attracts 50000 people
ABC Online
Australia's largest festival of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art has been deemed a success with more 50,000 people attending events across Adelaide. More than 300 artists contributed to works showcased in exhibitions for the ...

SBS
Oversupply and taxes hurting demand for Indigenous art
SBS
Aboriginal art dealer Adrian Newstead has seen a decline in the global appetite for Australian Indigenous art in the past 10 years. He says the global financial crisis and the introduction of a number of taxes and restrictions on Indigenous art ...

9news.com.au
Love Child star Miranda Tapsell says she does not identify as Australian
9news.com.au
Indigenous Australian actress Miranda Tapsell has revealed she does not identify as an Australian in a candid interview about the impact of racism on her life. Speaking with host Karl Stefanovic on The Verdict last night, the young actress said she had ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Paul Keating pushes 'unfinished business' of Indigenous treaty and republic
Sydney Morning Herald
The former prime minister also says he would back any move by Malcolm Turnbull to revive the minimalist model for an Australian republic that both men crafted in the early 1990s, conceding this might be the "last and best opportunity" to secure the model.

Man pleads guilty to stealing over $1 million from Indigenous Business Australia
ABC Online
A Canberra man has been taken into custody after admitting to stealing more than $1 million from the Commonwealth authority set up to help Indigenous people buy their own homes and businesses. Indigenous Business Australia was originally the ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous Australians 'frowned upon', unable to access medical help for ice ...
ABC Online
Two Indigenous Australians who suffered through ice addictions have told a Parliament House forum they did not get any professional help on their journey to sobriety. The former methylamphetamine addicts spoke at the event, hosted by the National ...

The Guardian
Aboriginal woman in WA fined $500 for stealing $6.75 box of tampons
The Guardian
An Aboriginal woman has been fined $500 for stealing a $6.75 box of tampons under a system of on-the-spot infringement notices introduced in Western Australia to free up police time. The 20-year-old woman received the infringement notice on Tuesday ...

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CBC.ca
Improved indigenous cancer programs needed
NT News
... health surveillance and targeted prevention, early detection and vaccination programs. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, is the first to look at the scale and profile of cancer in indigenous peoples of the USA, Canada, Australia and New ...
High lung, cervical cancer rates in indigenous people points to need for ...CBC.ca
The Lancet Oncology: Study reveals high rates of preventable cancers in ...Science Codex
'High cancer rate in indigenous people in West'The Asian Age
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CBC.ca
Improved indigenous cancer programs needed
The Australian (blog)
... health surveillance and targeted prevention, early detection and vaccination programs. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, is the first to look at the scale and profile of cancer in indigenous peoples of the USA, Canada, Australia and New ...
High lung, cervical cancer rates in indigenous people points to need for ...CBC.ca
The Lancet Oncology: Study reveals high rates of preventable cancers in ...Science Codex
'High cancer rate in indigenous people in West'The Asian Age
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PS News
Indigenous cricket scores at last
PS News
Executive General Manager, Game and Market Development at Cricket Australia, Andrew Ingleton said the study would complement Australian Cricket's Indigenous programs. "This is the first time an Indigenous cricket study of this scale has been undertaken ...

Indigenous accounting 'needs to grow significantly'
AccountantsDaily
“There are currently less than 30 qualified Indigenous Australian accountants from a pool of approximately 180,000 accountants in Australia. This number needs to grow significantly,” said Ms Lombardi. She stressed that accounting and business skills in ...

International Business Times AU
DFAT Security to strengthen commitment towards indigenous businesses
International Business Times AU
Lance-corporal Vinnie Rami, an indigenous soldier from Australia's North West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) unit, prepares to throw a spear as he hunts on Astell Island, part of the English Company Islands, located inside Arnhem Land in the Northern ...

TIME
Australia's Largest Indigenous Urban Community Wants to Keep the Name Blacktown
TIME
Australia's largest urban community of indigenous people is resisting plans to change the name of its local government area. The Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders who live in the area say that the name Blacktown, given to a suburban area of ...
The settlers gave this place the name Blacktown. Now should they take it away?The Guardian

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The Guardian
NT prepares to honour Indigenous people's efforts in Darwin bombing
The Guardian
“It's where I learned English,” she told Guardian Australia. “We weren't born in those days but the story was kept through the old people from one generation to another. “He put his axe at his side and said, 'Stick 'em up' to the Japanese, and then the ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Six reasons Tarnanthi may be our most important Indigenous Festival yet
ArtsHub (subscription)
Opening Tarnanthi, South Australia's Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, former Prime Minister Paul Keating called for a blending of black and white Australia, noting that Australia will only have a truly composite ...
First Aboriginal Art symposium for Grafton GalleryClarence Valley Daily Examiner

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