Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Australian
Indigenous constitutional recognition: PM listening to Aboriginal representatives
The Australian
Mr Wyatt said he was buoyed by poll results published this morning that showed 85 per cent support within the Australian community for indigenous constitutional recognition. He said he hoped to see common points of agreement emerge from today's meeting ...
Indigenous referendum: Australians invited to join community conferences on ...ABC Online
Record support for Indigenous recognition ahead of summitSydney Morning Herald
Australian political rivals unite for Aboriginal recognitionYahoo7 News
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ABC Online
Celebrating and advocating during NAIDOC Week
ABC Online
Years on, and NAIDOC Week in 2015 is a time for Indigenous Australians to come together and celebrate their culture. Indigenous man Raymond Kelly is a student at the University of Newcastle, and also a director of local Aboriginal organisation Awabakal.
Most Aussies want indigenous recognition: pollEchonetdaily
NAIDOC Week celebrates learning and respectMy Sunshine Coast (press release)
Celebrate #NAIDOC2015 with a long-read about loveCrikey (registration) (blog)

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The Australian
Megan Cope's 'Blaktism' video wins top indigenous art award
The Australian
Australia's richest indigenous art prize, established in 2008, is awarded every two years at the AGWA. The 14 finalists were selected this year from 118 artists. The finalists' exhibition, showing at AGWA until October 12, contains a dense blend of ...
WA Indigenous Art Award: Megan Cope's The Blaktism questions authenticity ...Sydney Morning Herald
Megan Cope Wins 2015 Western Australian Indigenous Art AwardBLOUIN ARTINFO

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Business Insider Australia
Doctors: Mandatory alcohol rehab laws are discriminating against indigenous ...
Business Insider Australia
There's little evidence that the Northern Territory laws for mandatory alcohol rehabilitation are working, according to US and Australian experts writing in the Medical Journal of Australia. And they say the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act 2013 is ...

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ABC Online
In quotes: Indigenous constitutional recognition
ABC Online
This is a significant step forward for the country, the fact that everyday Australians, one Saturday, will go out to acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have always been here and that counts and that our cultures and our ...
Fairfax-Ipsos poll: 85pc of voters back indigenous recognitionThe Australian Financial Review
Celebrate #NAIDOC2015 with a long-read about loveCrikey (registration) (blog)

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ABC Online
Indigenous referendum: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples pushes ...
ABC Online
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples says it will push to change a clause in the constitution that allows race discrimination. Around 40 Indigenous leaders will meet with the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader in Sydney tomorrow, for ...

Sydney Morning Herald
WA Indigenous Art Award: Megan Cope's The Blaktism questions authenticity ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne artist Megan Cope has won the prestigious 2015 Western Australian Indigenous Art Award, worth $50,000. "I'm really excited because, by selecting The Blaktism, the curators have set a precedent and taken a bit of a risk," Cope says of her ...

Business Insider Australia
Here's why Indigenous recognition in Australia may not be as revolutionary as ...
Business Insider Australia
Today marks the eve of a crucial summit to discuss the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution. The July 6 summit will see prime minister Tony Abbott and opposition leader Bill Shorten joined by Indigenous ...
Liberals agitate for modest indigenous recognitionThe Australian
In quotes: Indigenous constitutional recognitionABC Online
Indigenous recognition: referendum failure would be 'catastrophic'The Guardian
Sydney Morning Herald -The Age -The Australian Financial Review
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Indigenous people need a lot more than just symbolism
The Australian
This liberal objection to indigenous claims for recognition has a morbid irony to it, and I only hope good heartedness will ultimately prevail. Throughout Australia's history, application of liberal principles has been conveniently selective when it ...

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The Australian
Rio Tinto joins the push for indigenous recognition
The Australian
The mining company's Australian chief executive Andrew Harding said supporting the campaign for recognition would deliver practical benefits to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. While a final model for changes had yet to be resolved, Mr ...
Referendum explained: How the constitution could recognise Indigenous people ...ABC Online
UQ camp inspires Indigenous youthUQ News
The Battle of the Art Fairs: Indigenous ArtsArtsHub (subscription)
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State contract beckons for Indigenous prospect
cricket.com.au
Eleven of Australia's best Indigenous players are set to line up against the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars at Allan Border Field in Brisbane today (Saturday). But for Victorian Ben Abbatangelo, the stakes are much higher than simply a win or a loss.

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The Australian
Liberals agitate for modest indigenous recognition
The Australian
On the eve of a critical meeting of indigenous leaders, The Weekend Australian can reveal that Coalition MPs are considering a form of words for constitutional recognition to accompany the removal of outdated race clauses and a power to be able to make ...
Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous AustraliansSydney Morning Herald
An even more problematic rights debate looms for Tony AbbottThe Australian Financial Review

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The Australian
Western Australian Indigenous Art Award: Megan Cope video installation wins
The Australian
Brisbane-born Megan Cope's video work, The Blaktism 2014, was announced tonight as the winner of Australia's richest indigenous art prize, which is awarded every two years at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. The judges described it as “a ...
Black-face artist shows ID to win prizeThe West Australian

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Indigenous recognition in constitution a chance for all Australians to come ...
ABC Message Stick
SABRA LANE, PRESENTER: On Monday in Sydney, there will be a crucial meeting about changing Australia's Constitution and whether it should recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Prime Minister Tony Abbott will chair the summit.

Federal Budget impacts on Indigenous issues – new report
Crikey (registration) (blog)
The health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is Australia's most urgent and serious health challenge. Despite this fact, Indigenous issues barely rated a mention in the Federal Government's most recent Budget. This, however, does ...

ABC Online
Referendum explained: How the constitution could recognise Indigenous people ...
ABC Online
A referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia's constitution will be discussed at an unprecedented summit in Sydney on Monday. Leaders from the Indigenous community and both sides of the nation's politics will ...
UQ camp inspires Indigenous youthUQ News
The Battle of the Art Fairs: Indigenous ArtsArtsHub (subscription)
PM to hold bipartisan referendum summit with Indigenous leadersABC Local
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ABC Online
Solutions sought to resolve conflict over Indigenous fishing rights
ABC Online
Mr Stuart says a test case in South Australia two years ago went to the High Court of Australia, upholding cultural fishing rights under the Native Title Act. "In NSW Fisheries won't acknowledge that and they are still trying to bust our people," he ...

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Illawarra Mercury
Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous Australians
Illawarra Mercury
And to tick all these boxes Father Brennan hopes indigenous Australians agree to defer "high ideals" for an Aboriginal advisory body and ban on racial discrimination, suggested by the expert panel's "dog's breakfast" 2012 report, and agree to a ...

Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous Australians
The Canberra Times
And to tick all these boxes Father Brennan hopes indigenous Australians agree to defer "high ideals" for an Aboriginal advisory body and ban on racial discrimination, suggested by the expert panel's "dog's breakfast" 2012 report, and agree to a ...

Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous Australians
Sydney Morning Herald
A referendum, with its simple yes/no premise, would appear to be a simple proposal to sell, but history tells us Australians are reluctant to change the status quo. It's a reality Jesuit priest Father Frank Brennan is acutely aware of – it's the topic ...