Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Sydney Morning Herald
New Aboriginal monument to rival Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge
Sydney Morning Herald
Overseas visitors to Sydney could be forgiven for thinking Indigenous people are not a part of Australia's biggest city, according to Aboriginal elder Norma Ingram. "There are thousands and thousands of people from overseas who come here and there's ...

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Sort indigenous funding mess
The Australian
Nobody doubts Tony Abbott's commitment when he says he wants to be the Prime Minister for indigenous Australians. In two years, Mr Abbott has put constitutional recognition of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders firmly on the agenda, spent quality ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Distant Warriors Anzac centenary exhibition at Canberra Glassworks
Sydney Morning Herald
It's a landmark piece in the Canberra Glassworks Anzac centenary exhibition inspired by the stories of Indigenous Australian and Maori soldiers who fought and those who died in the First World War. Other deeply symbolic pieces in the show include a ...

ABC Online
Indigenous land rights pioneer Mr Wunungmurra farewelled at Arnhem Land state ...
ABC Online
During his career he served as chairman of the NLC, Australia's largest Indigenous land council, and became a forceful advocate for Yolngu people. But he performed perhaps his most famous action when he was 17. The 1963 Yirrkala bark petitions were ...

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ABC Online
Alice Springs Desert Mob exhibition of Central Australia Indigenous art ...
ABC Online
Artists from more than 30 remote desert communities will be represented in Alice Springs for Desert Mob, Central Australia's largest Aboriginal art festival. The annual event, which is celebrating its 25-year anniversary, bills itself as a snapshot of ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Australian indigenous TV drama Cleverman sells to US cable channel Sundance
Sydney Morning Herald
The deal with Sundance means that some of Australia's best indigenous talent will be showcased to the US market. Sundance TV is in approximately 57.3 million US households. The project is a collaboration between ABC TV's Indigenous Department, and ...

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Australian indigenous TV drama Cleverman sells to US cable channel Sundance
The Age
The deal with Sundance means that some of Australia's best indigenous talent will be showcased to the US market. Sundance TV is in approximately 57.3 million US households. The project is a collaboration between ABC TV's Indigenous Department, and ...

ABC Online
WA's stolen wages shame
ABC Online
In Western Australia the government is facing a potential class action over its controversial stolen wages reparations scheme, which paid Aboriginal people a maximum of $2,000 each after decades of wages withheld by government, child labour, and in ...

The Diplomat
Fighting Trachoma in Indigenous Australia
The Diplomat
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are six times more likely than other Australians to go blind. And 94 percent of this vision loss is preventable or treatable. Trachoma is responsible for 9 percent of all cases of blindness among Indigenous ...

Daily Mail
Rapper Ice Cube shares his words of wisdom for Indigenous Australians
Daily Mail
His new film, Straight Outta Compton, highlights some of the racism issues his famous rap group N.W.A dealt with during their career. And American hip hop legend, Ice Cube, has shared words of advice for indigenous Australians. The rapper/actor stated: ...

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theMusic
Indigenous Record Label To Launch This Month
theMusic
Remember the name of Deadly Records, because they're an Australian Aboriginal owned/operated record label, working to release indigenous music to the world. Launching this month, Deadly Records' first release will be the Koomurri entertainment group's ...

Australia launches national approach to indigenous cancer care
International Business Times AU
The Australian government launched its first national approach to resolve gaps in indigenous cancer care. Minister for Health Sussan Ley announced that the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Framework establishes seven new priorities to ...

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ABC Online
ANU art exhibition honours heritage of ancient Indigenous Bundian Way trail
ABC Online
A new exhibition at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra has honoured the value of an ancient Indigenous trail running from the Snowy Mountains to Australia's east coast. Known as the Bundian Way, the historic 380-kilometre pathway runs ...

SBS
Indigenous Literacy Day introduces budding Tiwi Island authors
SBS
The event is held each year to grow awareness about the challenges that Indigenous communities face when acquiring basic literacy skills, and raise funds to provide educational resources for children living in remote Indigenous communities across ...
Jess finds her political voiceNT News
Jessica Mauboy urges the Australian government to stop cutting funds to ...Daily Mail

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ArtsHub (subscription)
Stimulating audiences for Indigenous art
ArtsHub (subscription)
Nine in ten Australians believe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts are an important part of Australian culture. But such strong support doesn't necessarily translate into audience attendance, with only one quarter of Australians engaging with ...
Govt must act on indigenous suicide: CalmaNT News
Plans for Bourke justice program to roll out across AustraliaABC Message Stick

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NT News
Govt must act on indigenous suicide: Calma
NT News
As joint head of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP), Professor Calma is urging the government to develop a multi-party platform to end decades of limited progress for indigenous affairs ...

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The Conversation AU
Indigenous communities are losing out in the development of northern Australia
The Conversation AU
As the Australian Government pushes ahead with its Northern Development agenda “making it easier to use natural assets”, it's important to ask how this may affect the Indigenous peoples in whose territories development will occur. One way to see how ...

The Australian
on a fast track to leadership
The Australian
Yesterday in a ceremony at Sydney's Carriageworks to announce the winners, indigenous social commentator Luke Pearson said: “I see the ACCELERATE recipients as links in a chain: they have a great opportunity to go out and develop their skills on a ...

The Australian
Move to boost number of indigenous accountants
The Australian
Indigenous Accountants Australia is one corporate initiative to push more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into business. Jointly supported by CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the project is headed by Gavin ...

ABC Online
Indigenous eye health report: 32000 Indigenous Australians could be blind by 2025
ABC Online
More than 32,000 Indigenous Australians are likely to be blind by 2025 because of treatable eye conditions. A report from the University of Melbourne said the eyesight of those people could be saved if the Federal Government invested an extra $23 ...

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