Donations

Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Off the long run: Greg Ritchie insults more than just the Muslim community - Herald Sun

Thu, 2012/11/15 - 12:31pm

Off the long run: Greg Ritchie insults more than just the Muslim community
Herald Sun
Cricket Australia has made giant strides in recent decades with the expansion of the Imparja Cup, the annual indigenous cricket carnival in Alice Springs, which now has five divisions and includes men and women. There are also specifically targeted ...

and more »

Aboriginal identity forum takes to Twitter with a twist - SBS

Thu, 2012/11/15 - 7:45am

WA today

Aboriginal identity forum takes to Twitter with a twist
SBS
On Tuesday, Mr Abbott suggested that Indigenous Australians from Central Australia were more authentic than their urban counterparts - comments which have resulted in an influx of reaction on Twitter. "I think it would be terrific if, as well as having ...
Abbott's comments unhelpful - WyattSky News Australia
Voices of authenticityThe Australian
Abbott in trouble again after 'urban Aboriginal' remarkWA today
Sydney Morning Herald
all 211 news articles »

Indigenous struggles resurface as homesickness beats Zeph Skinner - Perth Now

Thu, 2012/11/15 - 4:32am

Indigenous struggles resurface as homesickness beats Zeph Skinner
Perth Now
The high-flying forward is expected to return home to Nookanbah in remote Western Australia, after playing eight games at the Kennel. It is understood Skinner was positive about continuing his career when he left for his end-of-season break but changed ...

and more »

Support for Act of Recognition Bill Promising - NFP - Pro Bono Australia

Thu, 2012/11/15 - 1:11am

Support for Act of Recognition Bill Promising - NFP
Pro Bono Australia
Oxfam Australia's Indigenous rights policy adviser Andrew Meehan said signs of the strengthening of multi-party support were promising. “This seems to be an issue the parties are working on together in good faith,” he said. Meehan said further moves to ...

A storm of authenticity blows hard - The Age

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 9:41pm

The Age

A storm of authenticity blows hard
The Age
He said of Mr Wyatt and her: ''I think it would be terrific if, as well as having an urban Aboriginal in our Parliament, we had an Aboriginal person from central Australia, an authentic representative of the ancient cultures of Australia in the ...

Smartphone app could help save Australian Aboriginal language from extinction - Mother Nature Network

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 9:23pm

Mother Nature Network

Smartphone app could help save Australian Aboriginal language from extinction
Mother Nature Network
Around the world nearly 3,000 languages are facing extinction. At least 100 of those endangered languages are in Australia, where one, Iwaidja, now has fewer than 200 fluent speakers. The language is only used on Croker Island, a 130-square-mile island ...

Abbott's comments unhelpful - Wyatt - Sky News Australia

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 6:24pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Abbott's comments unhelpful - Wyatt
Sky News Australia
West Australian MP Ken Wyatt says comments by Tony Abbott describing him as an 'urban Aboriginal' are unhelpful. Mr Abbott on Tuesday said it would be terrific to have an 'authentic' indigenous representative of central Australia in Canberra, in ...
Voices of authenticityThe Australian
Abbott in trouble again after 'urban Aboriginal' remarkSydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal MP rebukes boss AbbottBrisbane Times
Business Spectator
all 200 news articles »

Indigenous Giles stands by Abbott - NTNews.com.au

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 4:12pm

NTNews.com.au

Indigenous Giles stands by Abbott
NTNews.com.au
Mr Abbott said Alison Anderson was an "authentic representative" of ancient Central Australian culture but mixed-race MP Ken Wyatt was "not a man of culture". Mr Giles also refused to criticise the Coalition leader for not including him in a list of ...

Abbott in trouble again after 'urban Aboriginal' remark - Sydney Morning Herald

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 1:59pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Abbott in trouble again after 'urban Aboriginal' remark
Sydney Morning Herald
''I think it would be terrific if, as well as having an urban Aboriginal in our Parliament, we had an Aboriginal person from central Australia, an authentic representative of the ancient cultures of central Australia in the Parliament,'' he said. The ...

Google News

Rock art oversight not up to scratch - The Australian

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 1:10pm

Rock art oversight not up to scratch
The Australian
THE work of some consultants assessing Aboriginal heritage sites in Western Australia is poor and demands better training and professionalism, says a rock art specialist. Archeologist Peter Veth said better standards were urgently needed as Western ...
Move to treat rock art as 'estates'The West Australian

all 2 news articles »

Aborigine backlash for Tony Abbott - The Australian

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 1:10pm

Aborigine backlash for Tony Abbott
The Australian
Just paint them!" and "#itriedtobeauthenticbut I've thrown more parties than boomerangs!". Aboriginal academic Marcia Langton hit out at Mr Abbott's comments and the Twitter movement, saying both highlighted "the burden of racism in Australian society".

Abbott on authenticity - The Australian

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 1:05pm

Abbott on authenticity
The Australian
As the transcript of my press conference clearly demonstrates, I said that Northern Territory Indigenous Advancement Minister Alison Anderson would make an authentic representative of the ancient cultures of central Australia. It is completely wrong to ...

Voices of authenticity - The Australian

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 1:04pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Voices of authenticity
The Australian
WHEN Tony Abbott told an audience including many party faithful at a dinner in Alice Springs on Saturday that Australia's first federal indigenous MP, Ken Wyatt, a Liberal, was "not a man of culture", he did not intend to cause offence. He meant ...
Abbott in trouble again after 'urban Aboriginal' remarkSydney Morning Herald
Abbott's comments unhelpful, says WyattBrisbane Times
Abbott's culture language clunky, Lib MPThe Age

all 195 news articles »

Jumbo and water rat fall into place - The Australian

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 1:02pm

Jumbo and water rat fall into place
The Australian
Although this work is by a Maori artist, most of the gallery's collection consists of Australian art, she says. Since 2003 the gallery has acquired more than 4500 Australian works, of which more than 500 are by indigenous Queenslanders. "Australian ...

Tomboy supermodel gets back to her roots for desert photo shoot - Sydney Morning Herald

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 1:01pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Tomboy supermodel gets back to her roots for desert photo shoot
Sydney Morning Herald
It is a theme throughout the book, in which photography is combined with the paintbrushes of indigenous Australian, native American and Haitian artists. Heidi Klum, Hugh Jackman and the Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio are among other celebrities ...

and more »

Indigenous struggles resurface as homesickness beats Zeph Skinner - Herald Sun

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 12:48pm

Indigenous struggles resurface as homesickness beats Zeph Skinner
Herald Sun
The high-flying forward is expected to return home to Nookanbah in remote Western Australia, after playing eight games at the Kennel. It is understood Skinner was positive about continuing his career when he left for his end-of-season break but changed ...

and more »

Diabetes among Indigenous Australians at crisis point - SBS

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 12:44pm

SBS

Diabetes among Indigenous Australians at crisis point
SBS
By Neale Cohen, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute. Diabetes rates in Australia are high but its prevalence in the Indigenous population is between three and four times higher than the rest of the population. And we are fast running out of time to ...

and more »

Beware an anti-Catholic witch hunt - Herald Sun

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 10:51am

Sky News Australia

Beware an anti-Catholic witch hunt
Herald Sun
Brian Gleeson, the federal Co-ordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services, warned in May that rates of sexual abuse of children in one Aboriginal community in South Australia was "in excess of 50 per cent and it could be as high as 75 per cent".
PM's assurance to Pell is a concernWA today
Why the Church should thank the mediaEureka Street

all 287 news articles »

PM attacks paper over slush fund 'smear' campaign - ABC Online

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 8:02am

Sky News Australia

PM attacks paper over slush fund 'smear' campaign
ABC Online
"I am not going to engage myself in the kinds of things that have been said in recent days, trying to divide Indigenous Australians up into neat little columns and descriptors - people are people. "People bring with them into the Parliament all sorts ...
New claim in AWU slush fund scandalThe Australian

all 71 news articles »

Eclipse holds deeper meaning for Indigenous Aussies - SBS

Wed, 2012/11/14 - 6:35am

SBS

Eclipse holds deeper meaning for Indigenous Aussies
SBS
A significant celestial event, not only for astronomers, but also for Indigenous Australians. Elverina Johnson travelled to Jardil beach near Yarrabah with a group of female elders to watch the total eclipse. "From the stories that my elders told me ...

and more »

Pages