Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

CANBERRA OBSERVED Forrest's bold plan for indigenous Australians
News Weekly
Last October, the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, commissioned a report from Andrew Forrest, one of Australia's leading business leaders with an unrivalled record of working for the advancement of indigenous Australians, to prepare a report on how ...

CANBERRA OBSERVED Forrest's bold plan for indigenous Australians
News Weekly
Last October, the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, commissioned a report from Andrew Forrest, one of Australia's leading business leaders with an unrivalled record of working for the advancement of indigenous Australians, to prepare a report on how ...

Federal Government reaches $100 million deal with states to provide services ...
ABC Online
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said there had been an ad-hoc approach to the issue in the past and the new deal would make it clearer who was responsible. "In every other town and city across Australia, essential municipal services are the ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Can a DNA test reveal if you're an indigenous Australian?
Sydney Morning Herald
The question of whether indigenous, racial or ethnic identity could be determined by genetic testing was considered in a landmark inquiry by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) in 2003, which I chaired and which culminated in the report ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Early British settlement 'all bad' for indigenous Australians: Tony Abbott
Sydney Morning Herald
The arrival of British settlers in Australia was "all bad" for indigenous Australians, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has declared, as the federal government prepares to set the timeline for a referendum on indigenous recognition in the constitution. Mr ...
British settlement 'all bad' for Indigenous Australians, Abbott saysSBS
John Howard: there was no genocide against Indigenous AustraliansThe Guardian
Out in the Bush, Abbott attacks Britain's Aboriginal sinsTelegraph.co.uk
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Indigenous workers 'ready for north jobs', Warren Mundine says
The Australian
“Here is a source of human capital in northern Australia right under our noses.” Mr Mundine said if the government's northern development white paper did not put indigenous education and employment at the centre of its policy, “we'll still be talking ...

SBS
Is Australia's modelling world ready to see black as beautiful?
SBS
Today, she has her own not-for-profit organisation aimed at helping other Indigenous people break into the fashion and beauty industry. But for all the headway she has made, Ms Dargin says Australia has a long way to go. "Until you can walk down the ...

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Is Tony Abbott becoming the Prime Minister for Indigenous Australians?
SBS
Developments in the Middle East, an apparent threat to Australia's security and an unresolved Budget. That's only a fraction of what's on Tony Abbott's plate. The PM couldn't ignore those issues without looking foolish. Luckily, Indigenous people view ...
Tony Abbott's visit to Indigenous NT communities follows a basic rule – keep ...The Guardian

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Is Tony Abbott becoming the Prime Minister for Indigenous Australians?
SBS
Developments in the Middle East, an apparent threat to Australia's security and an unresolved Budget. That's only a fraction of what's on Tony Abbott's plate. The PM couldn't ignore those issues without looking foolish. Luckily, Indigenous people view ...
Tony Abbott's visit to Indigenous NT communities follows a basic rule – keep ...The Guardian

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Celebrating Indigenous writing across the border
ArtsHub (subscription)
Literary Commons will see 12 Indigenous writers take part in four literary festivals and three university engagements in India at the end of the year during Australia's summer. It has been curated by Dr Mridula Nath Chakraborty from the university's ...

Indigenous Australians need a licence to drive, but also to work
The Conversation AU
But for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in some parts of Australia, getting a driver licence can be a major challenge. And breaching the conditions or simply failing to pay fines can result in licence suspension or even jail time. More ...
List of complaints against Beyond Blue campaign dismissed by ASBMuMbrella
Unwise to rush ahead with referendumThe Australian (blog)
Trangie Central School celebrate NAIDOC WeekNarromine News

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Indigenous campaigners re-enter Australia on Aboriginal passports
SBS
Brisbane sovereignty campaigners Boe Spearim and Callum Clayton-Dixon have re-entered Australia from Canada using Aboriginal Provisional Government passports. The pair refused to show any Australian documentation and were given a warning by ...

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Explainer: Can a DNA test reveal if you're an Indigenous Australian?
The Conversation AU
The question of whether Indigenous, racial or ethnic identity could be determined by genetic testing was considered in a landmark inquiry by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) in 2003, which I chaired and which culminated in the report ...

Cape York leader Noel Pearson has put a joint proposal to Tony Abbott on ...
The Australian
“I support indigenous Australians contributing to the democratic process through some constitutional procedure,” he said. Mr Pearson is understood to back a push for a debate on dedicated Senate seats for indigenous Australians or remote indigenous ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Tony Abbott responds to curly indigenous Rights question by repeating himself ...
NEWS.com.au
In case you missed it, Prime Minister Tony Abbott is spending the week in Arnhem Land and learning the ways of indigenous culture. We'll give the Prime Minister kudos for the fact it's the first time in Australian history a serving Prime Minister has ...
Tony Abbott's eyes and ears opened to indigenous prioritiesSydney Morning Herald
Well-connected Indigenous kids keen to tap new ways to save livesThe Conversation AU
PM considers timing for Indigenous recognition referendumABC Message Stick
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Wall Street Journal
Indigenous Australia's rapid rise is shifting money and votes
The Conversation AU
Quite simply, official measurements show the number of First Australians has skyrocketed to far outstrip growth in any other sub-section of the national population. From 1981 to 2011, the number of Indigenous Australians increased by around 185 ...
Push for indigenous Senate seats on Abbott's mind as bush visit beginsThe Australian
Australia Considers Constitutional Recognition for Indigenous PeopleWall Street Journal
Tony Abbott responds to curly indigenous Rights question by repeating himself ...NEWS.com.au
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Sydney Morning Herald
Referendum on indigenous Australians should be conservative: PM
Sydney Morning Herald
Tony Abbott has signalled his conviction that a referendum recognising indigenous Australians is more likely to succeed if it is "spiritually ambitious" but legally conservative. Declaring that the timing and process for the referendum will crystallise ...
Indigenous constitutional recognition: Committee urges referendum before 2016 ...ABC Online
Warren Mundine savages plan for dedicated indigenous seatsThe Australian
Australia Considers Constitutional Recognition for Indigenous PeopleWall Street Journal
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Warren Mundine savages plan for dedicated indigenous seats
The Australian
The real issues were economic parity for indigenous people with the rest of Australia, education, economic development, child and community safety and incarceration rates. “These are the areas that we should be focusing on,” Mr Mundine said. He said he ...
Australia Considers Constitutional Recognition for Indigenous PeopleWall Street Journal
Tony Abbott's eyes and ears opened to indigenous prioritiesSydney Morning Herald
Tony Abbott responds to curly indigenous Rights question by repeating himself ...NEWS.com.au
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Push for indigenous Senate seats on Abbott's mind as bush visit begins
The Australian
An idea has been put to Mr Abbott from his indigenous advisers that there be action beyond the proposed recognition of Aborigines as a way of “closing the gap” on living conditions between indigenous Australians and the rest of the community. Cape York ...

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Dedicated Aboriginal representation in the Senate a step too far
The Australian
While the idea was put to Abbott as part of a broader plan to help “close the gap” of living standards and expectations between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, and is now being talked about in some indigenous circles, the Prime Minister's ...
Lambie calls for indigenous seatsNTNews.com.au

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