Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Asian Scientist Magazine
Some Indigenous Groups More Vulnerable To H7N9 Viruses
Asian Scientist Magazine
The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, indicated that some indigenous people in Alaska and Australia displayed limited immunity response to the effects of influenza. The genetic susceptibility of indigenous ...

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Government funding for Aboriginal regional arts projects
artsHub Australia (subscription)
NSW is home to the largest Indigenous community in Australia and NSW Aboriginal artists are producing high-quality works that fuse traditional stories and culture with contemporary art forms and media.' Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Victor Dominello ...

Chance to Develop Young Indigenous Leaders
Pro Bono Australia
NIYLA connects Indigenous young people from communities across Australia as the next generation of leaders and changemakers and is an initiative of the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA). “NIYLA taught me that if you're passionate about something, ...

Scullion blasts 'scare tactics'
The Australian
INDIGENOUS Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has accused the Indigenous Land Corporation of running a misleading "scare campaign" after the organisation decided to hire two people to fight its potential amalgamation with the Indigenous Business Australia.

Pilger says 'Utopia' long overdue
SBS
Mr Pilger was Inspired by the struggle and achievemnets of Aboriginal people in Australia and said the film was long overdue. "In 2007 I was reminded that another [movie] was needed, and that was a response to one of the most savage attacks on ...

Eureka Street
Time to honour Aboriginal frontier warriors
Eureka Street
Professor Tim Flannery of Macquarie University has expressed his 'sense of outrage' that the Australian War Memorial (AWM) refuses to honour Aboriginal warriors who fought and died defending their lands and their people against white invader settlers ...

Indigenous Advocate Takes Top Job
Pro Bono Australia
Meehan will come to ANTaR from Oxfam Australia where he leads its Indigenous rights advocacy and policy. He will commence his role at ANTaR in May. According to ANTaR, Meehan was selected after a recruitment process that attracted a very strong field ...
TREATY - Change.org petition for Treaty - please sign and shareSydney Indymedia

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Sydney Morning Herald
Outside pressure key to better life for Aborigines
Sydney Morning Herald
Veteran filmmaker John Pilger believes the lot for indigenous people will improve only after pressure from outside Australia. "My own sense is that the so-called problem of indigenous Australia, which is really a problem for non-indigenous Australia ...

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Major Aboriginal art exhibition for Auckland Art Gallery
National Business Review (subscription)
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is bringing the largest and most significant exhibition of contemporary Indigenous Australian art yet seen in New Zealand to Auckland in March. My Country showcases the breadth of recent work by Aboriginal and Torres ...

Outside pressure key to better life for Aborigines, says Pilger
Brisbane Times
"My own sense is that the so-called problem of indigenous Australia, which is really a problem for non-indigenous Australia, will only be resolved when there is enough pressure from outside the country," he says. This claim and others come from Utopia, ...

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Adam Goodes and the 'matter of choice'
The Australian
She chose not to be a victim, not to wallow in a past that saw nine of her 10 siblings taken from their parents; saw her removed at the age of five from her parents at Point Pearce, an indigenous town on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, 70km from ...

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Tim Flannery in call to honour Aborigines killed in land wars
Sydney Morning Herald
Tim Flannery, Australian of the Year in 2007, has expressed his ''personal sense of outrage'' that Aboriginal warriors who fought and died defending their lands and people against white settlers are ignored by the Australian War Memorial. In any other ...
Put indigenous warriors in war memorials: FlanneryThe Canberra Times

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Freeman banks on support for islanders
The Australian
But Credit Suisse isn't alone, with Citigroup late last month unveiling a collaboration with Indigenous Business Australia and Supply Nation for a mentoring partnership for indigenous businesses. UBS supports the Nura Gili Centre for Indigenous ...

Review: Pilger's Utopia shows us Aboriginal Australia in 2014
The Conversation
Welcome to Aboriginal Australia in the 21st Century – John Pilger's Utopia. It was more than two decades ago when I saw John Pilger's 1986 documentary The Secret Country for the first time. I was a 17-year-old…

French Tribune
Kangaroo Sketch in Portuguese Prayer Book might Prove Existence of ...
French Tribune
This suggests the existence of Indigenous Australian before the arrival of Dutch. The book has been purchased at about US$15,000 by a New York gallery, Les Enluminures. It is believed that the book was possessed by a nun from western Portugal, named ...
'Kangaroo' sketch suggests Portuguese may have beaten Dutch to AustraliaBignews Portugal

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Summer camp aims to lift Indigenous uni enrolments
ABC Online
Indigenous students make up only one per cent of higher education enrolments in Australia. As Tracy Bowden reports, a special summer camp at the University of Sydney is hoping to help change that. TRACY BOWDEN, REPORTER: The summer holidays in ...

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ABC Online
Summer camp aims to lift Indigenous uni enrolments
ABC Online
Indigenous students make up only one per cent of higher education enrolments in Australia. As Tracy Bowden reports, a special summer camp at the University of Sydney is hoping to help change that. TRACY BOWDEN, REPORTER: The summer holidays in ...

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SBS
Bid to boost Indigenous cancer survival rates
SBS
The University of Western Australia's School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care is investigating different models of cancer treatment and how they could be used to boost Indigenous survival rates. Preliminary research indicates Aboriginal ...

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SBS
Outcomes much poorer for Indigenous Australians with cancer
SBS
The University of Western Australia's School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care is investigating different models of cancer treatment and how they could be used to boost Indigenous survival rates. Preliminary research indicates Aboriginal ...

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SBS
What changes to teaching of Indigenous history?
SBS
"There are two aspects to Australia's history that are paramount. The first of course is our Indigenous history, because for thousands of years Indigenous Australians have lived on this continent. The second aspect of our history is our beginnings as a ...
Rocking the education debate all over againThe Age
Kathy Marks: Review set to stoke culture fireNew Zealand Herald
Australia: New school curriculum to promote war and nationalismWorld Socialist Web Site

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