Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

SBS
Indigenous smart camp
SBS
... the Australian Science and Maths School in Adelaide, building their academic and cultural prowess. Australia's smartest indigenous students have sacrificed their school holidays for a brain boot camp in Adelaide, but the program's future maybe ...

Saudi Gazette
High-tech classrooms reviving Aboriginal languages
Saudi Gazette
Lumby, who oversees the students as they use their new knowledge to create projects on computers and iPads, is passionate about filling a gaping hole in Australian education — the study of Aboriginal languages. “I think it's important that the kids ...

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Violating the right to health, safety and freedom from violence
The Australian
These convictions have formed an integral part of our advocacy in constitutional reform and recognition of indigenous Australians. We contend that AMPs are not racially discriminatory. In fact, AMPs are measures to ensure that Aboriginal people enjoy ...

Origin greats attract 16600 Indigenous job seekers
Invest in Australia
The Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Julie Collins, has today released figures showing 16,600 young job seekers attended the Former Origin Greats (FOGS) Indigenous Employment and Careers Expos in Queensland this ...

Indigenous TV network aiming high in Australia
Radio Australia
... service before joining the much bigger SBS network last week. As its title suggests, the new operation is dedicated to indigenous affairs, and they've already put together an impressive team, including one of Australia's all-time rugby union greats ...

The Age
Green movement is here to help, not hinder, Aborigines
The Age
We have a positive vision for northern Australia that aims to respect culture, protect the environment and put forward appropriate solutions to issues affecting indigenous communities. The policy of free, prior and informed consent from traditional ...

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ScienceAlert
Indigenous AFL players
ScienceAlert
There appear to be parallels between the talent of Indigenous Australians for AFL football and the talents of athletes from a range of races for particular sports. The dominance of African-American NBL players, East African, in particular Kenyan and ...

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Commonwealth discrimination laws set for harmonisation - Government, Public ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Current Commonwealth discrimination legislation includes the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, Sex Discrimination Act 1984, Disability Discrimination Act 1992, Age Discrimination Act 2004, and the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986.

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NEWS.com.au
Medium mammals, big decline in northern Australia
ABC Online
But I guess one of the real positive things that's been happening right across Australia and particularly Northern Australia and I'd say especially in the Northern Territory in the last sort of 15, 20 years is sort of getting Aboriginal people back out ...
Young indigenous men most likely to be in juvenile detentionThe Sunshine Coast Daily

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NEWS.com.au
Indigenous youth detention rate worsens
The Age
Figures published today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show the over-representation of indigenous people in detention has worsened over the last four years. In 2008, indigenous young people were 27 times as likely as their non ...
Medium mammals, big decline in northern AustraliaABC Online
Young indigenous men most likely to be in juvenile detentionRockhampton Morning Bulletin

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NEWS.com.au
Indigenous youth detention rate worsens
Sydney Morning Herald
Figures published today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show the over-representation of indigenous people in detention has worsened over the last four years. In 2008, indigenous young people were 27 times as likely as their non ...
Medium mammals, big decline in northern AustraliaABC Online
Young indigenous men most likely to be in juvenile detentionThe Queensland Times

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Radio Australia
Indigenous survey sounds alarm for NT mammals
Radio Australia
One of the real positive things that's been happening right across Australia... and I'd say especially in the Northern Territory in the last 15-20 years, is getting Aboriginal people back out on country through caring for our country programs. Dr Mark ...
Indigenous youth detention rate worsensSydney Morning Herald

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Indigenous survey sounds alarm bells for NT mammals
ABC Online
A new study using local Indigenous knowledge has exposed a disturbing decline in mammal populations across the Northern Territory. The scientists from James Cook University spent four years gathering information based on the observations of Indigenous ...

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Calls to overhaul Indigenous education after poor NAPLAN results
ABC Online
The poor results from indigenous students in Australia's latest national education report have prompted calls for an overhaul of the way these students are taught in schools. Indigenous educators say part of the problem is that too many schools are ...

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Indigenous apprenticeships on offer in the Tweed
My Daily News
INDIGENOUS jobseekers can look forward to a new year full of opportunities following an Australian Government Department of Human Services announcement it has launched an Indigenous Apprentice Program for the Tweed. The Department of Human ...

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Culture seen as key to Indigenous education
ABC Online
The Federal Government is promising to focus on Indigenous education, after its latest NAPLAN national report showed Indigenous students were not catching up to the mainstream. The CEO of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy, Danielle Toon, ...

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New high-powered council signals Govt's indigenous focus for unis
The Australian
THE Gillard government has appointed a new high-powered advisory council to implement the recommendations of its review into indigenous higher education, the centre piece of which are targets to increase the number of indigenous students and staff at ...

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Black drama strides into the mainstream
Sydney Morning Herald
And I don't just mean indigenous Australians, either. The ABC's Kristy Best, for instance, is an actress. She looks Indian, because she has Indian heritage, but she's Australian, and she's only allowed to play Indians. Multi-ethnic is not the norm with ...

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New high-powered council signals Govt's indigenous focus for unis
The Australian
Joining them on the council's executive is conglomerate Wesfarmers' manager of aboriginal affairs Rosie Southwood, and University of Western Australia dean of indigenous studies Jill Milroy. Professor Anderson said the seniority of the new council was ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Reforms failing to close indigenous schools gap
The Australian
He said the bigger issue was not the comparison between indigenous and non-indigenous students, but the socioeconomic backgrounds of children. Opposition education spokesman Christopher Pyne criticised calls by Mr Garrett and the Australian ...
Education gap remains for Indigenous studentsABC Online
Year 7 students are slipping in mathsSydney Morning Herald
Queensland singled out for NAPLAN results boostNEWS.com.au
Tasmania Examiner
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