Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

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WA Indigenous Art Award Winners Announced
theMusic
The 2015 Western Australian Indigenous Art Award of $50,000 was this week awarded to Melbourne artist and Noonucca/Ngugi woman Megan Cope by judges Amy Barrett-Lennard (Director of PICA), Kimberly Moulton (Curator/Project Officer at Birrarung ...

ABC Online
Indigenous affairs adviser to PM 'sorry' for Confederate flag costume
ABC Online
An Indigenous affairs adviser to Prime Minister Tony Abbott has apologised for wearing a Confederate flag costume to an event, saying he was "unaware" of the flag's connection to racial tensions after a mass shooting in the United States. Mark Coffey ...
Adviser to Australia PM Tony Abbott apologises for wearing Confederate flagTelegraph.co.uk
Indigenous affairs bureaucrat criticized for wearing Confederate flag shirtGlobalPost

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The Guardian (blog)
How to cook meat and veg the Indigenous way
The Guardian (blog)
But get close, and it's warm to the touch and emanates a wonderfully smoky fragrance of meat that has been marinated in native Australian spices. David Beaumont is a community engagement co-ordinator from the City of Sydney and a Wiradjuri man, “born ...

The Guardian
elders urge reconnection with Indigenous culture – video - The Guardian
The Guardian
Walking With Us explores a collection of connected stories about the importance of cultural protocol as told by elders from Indigenous groups in South Australia. They share teachings of their past and propose ways forward by coming together to ...

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The Guardian
Michael Kirby: Indigenous disadvantage bigger problem than recognition
The Guardian
But Davison said incarceration represented “an opportunity to engage people in their health care journey” and for many Indigenous Australian inmates it was the first time they accessed a health service. He said those who came in contact with the ...

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A time for all Australians to nurture Indigenous heritage
Eureka Street (satire) (registration)
The most publicised event of NAIDOC Week this year has been the meeting of Indigenous leaders with the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. It initiated a process that all hope will lead to the recognition of Indigenous Australians and ...

Constitutional referendum: Nixon goes to China fits indigenous change
The Australian
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson has employed it several times regarding the possible referendum to recognise indigenous Australians: it can only happen under a Liberal prime minister. But does the metaphor stand up to scrutiny? It can be made to work ...

Inside Film
Banished resonates despite non-Indigenous criticism
Inside Film
McGovern wrote, “Ï have had the pleasure of working with a number of Indigenous writers over the years, including as story editor on Redfern Now, and I know how important their story is and how important it is to get the portrayal of Indigenous ...

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The Guardian
Kimberley Indigenous community 'devastated' after camels killed with arrows
The Guardian
Harry Watson's nephew, Anthony Watson, told Guardian Australia some of the camels had apparently been shot with arrows. “They used bows and arrows and shoot them through the stomach, it's not a clean kill,” Watson said. “I hope the police charge those ...

ABC Online
Rural leadership training reveals Indigenous misconceptions
ABC Online
Indigenous workers may be key players in Australia's northern agricultural industry, but their valuable contributions often go unrecognised. It was an observation made by Darwin businesswoman and crocodile farmer, Giovanna Webb, while taking part in a ...

Central Western Daily
Hopes recognition in constitution for indigenous Australians isn't tokenistic
Central Western Daily
TRUE RECOGNITION: Orange Aboriginal Medical Service boss Jamie Newman says constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must have a profound effect on the lives of indigenous Australians. Photo: JUDE KEOGH.
Darwin's Bagot Community hosts start of NAIDOC Week celebrating Indigenous ...ABC Online
Celebrating and advocating during NAIDOC WeekABC Local
Aboriginal artists celebrate NAIDOC week with great performance in CairnsThe Cairns Post
Clarence Valley Daily Examiner -Bundaberg News Mail -Fraser Coast Chronicle
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Gulf Times
Australia mulls vote on Aboriginal recognition
Gulf Times
Police stand in front of protesters as they chant slogans and hold placards outside the venue for a meeting between Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott and 40 of the nation's most influential indigenous representatives in Sydney. AFP/Sydney ...

ABC Online
The Indigenous health gap: social factors hit hard
ABC Online
But this isn't the case for all of us. Indigenous Australians have a ten-year lower life expectancy than non-Indigenous Australians. For Indigenous men, that figure is even worse. In theory, we all have access to all the same amenities, so why the ...

The Guardian
Noel Pearson claims Indigenous summit on referendum 'stage-managed'
The Guardian
Cape York Indigenous leader Noel Pearson has criticised a historic summit on recognising Australia's first peoples in the constitution as “stage-managed”, saying he should have sent a “cardboard cut-out” of himself to the event. Prime minister Tony ...
Noel Pearson says Indigenous summit 'largely redundant'The Australian Financial Review

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The Australian Financial Review
What is Indigenous constitutional recognition?
The Australian Financial Review
The conferences would be overseen by a new "referendum council" of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, reporting on a quarterly basis, Mr Abbott and Mr Shorten announced. Mr Abbott said he would hope these conferences would begin their work ...

Indigenous culture and astrophysics: a path to reconciliation
The Conversation AU
It has been my privilege over the last six years to work on a project that combines an Indigenous Australian perspective of the universe with astrophysics. This has led to an astonishing series of global art exhibitions and opened a dialogue that has ...

The Australian (blog)
Confederate flag shirt: indigenous affairs bureaucrat's shock move
The Australian (blog)
Eyebrows were raised in some sections at the Central Australian Beef Breeders dinner when Mark Coffey, the Northern Territory manager in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, rocked up in the shirt, bearing a flag which is offensive to many ...

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'Most' of Government supports Indigenous recognition in constitution, says MP
ABC Message Stick
Most of the Liberal party supports the move to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution and the challenge is to build broader consensus, says parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister, Alan Tudge.

ABC Message Stick
Right words shape as biggest barrier to recognise Indigenous Australians in ...
ABC Message Stick
A meeting between Tony Abbott, Bill Shorten and 40 Aboriginal leaders from across the country delivered the clearest signal yet that recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution could happen if those involved agree on the right form of words ...
Indigenous constitutional recognition: PM listening to Aboriginal representativesThe Australian
What is Indigenous constitutional recognition?The Australian Financial Review
Record support for Indigenous recognition ahead of summitSydney Morning Herald
9news.com.au -Courier Mail -ABC Online
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Williams backs Indigenous participation to grow
ARU Rugby
The former Qantas Wallabies Forwards Coach can identify with the choices that young Indigenous players face with each code fighting for their natural talents. As a teenager, Williams had to decide whether to stay playing his first sport Rugby League ...

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