Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Reel deal: singing Sapphires shine in the afterglow
Sydney Morning Herald
The American troops they performed for, Robinson and Peeler say, knew nothing about Aboriginal Australia. Performing at the Tiki Village, Robinson says: ''We'd sing Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We loved it so much and they loved our harmonies.'' ...
Our own soul sisters now gems on the big screenThe Canberra Times

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Petrol sniffing fears fuel support for Opal switch
ABC Online
The number of people in remote South Australian Aboriginal communities sniffing petrol has declined but there are fears access to unleaded fuel could cause a resurgence. Uniting Communities' manager of Indigenous policy and advocacy, Jonathan Nicholls ...

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Cowboys helping to 'close the gap'
North Queensland Cowboys
Rugby League was the first sporting code in Australia to join the 'Close the Gap' campaign with an inaugural 'Close the Gap' round in 2009, and this year's game-wide activities will again highlight the importance of working to improve Indigenous health ...

MBA students help promote Indigenous tourism to US audience
UQ News
Five students from each business school visited Perth in March to meet representatives from the industry body, the Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC). They learned about the tourism experiences on offer, ranging from ...

Cumberland Courier Newspapers
Jewels in the festival crown
Brisbane Times
The director of the warm-hearted Australian musical, about four young Aboriginal women who become Australia's version of the Supremes in the 1960s, stood with his cast during a sustained standing ovation at the world premiere at Cannes in May.
'The Sapphires' by Wayne Blair (director)The Monthly (subscription)

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Indigenous cancer research gets funding boost
ABC Online
A Menzies School of Health Research project is aiming to determine the level of services available to Indigenous cancer patients. Associate Professor Gail Garvey says cancer has not been a high priority on the Indigenous health agenda, despite it being ...

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Junking empty green symbolism
The Australian (blog)
As The Australian has argued for five years, there was little point urging remote indigenous communities to become self-supporting if government deprived them of the chance to develop and manage projects in their local environments. Widespread ...

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Wharton | San Francisco MBA Students Embrace Indigenous Australia for Global ...
Marketwire (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 2, 2012) - This week, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will host leaders from the Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC) at its campus in San Francisco, where a ...

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Wharton | San Francisco MBA Students Embrace Indigenous Australia for Global ...
MarketWatch (press release)
WAITOC provides a unique opportunity for Indigenous people in Australia to participate and contribute to the tourism industry in a meaningful way that maintains and values their cultural heritage. The organization's ultimate goal is to increase ...

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New York Times
Damien Hooper, the Aboriginal flag and freedom of speech
SBS
There are many people who would like us to believe that sport and politics should never mix. The reason for this is sport is seen as the pure and noble practice where champions arrive after hard work and application and chancers and cheats are found out.
Canadian aboriginal athletes back Australian boxer's T-shirt stuntWindsor Star
Indigenous leaders want officials to drop ban on flagsBrisbane Times
Support for Hooper's Aboriginal flag shirtNinemsn
The Australian
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NT kids doing their bit to prevent youth suicide
ABC Online
A group of teenage girls from the Amoonguna Indigenous community in Central Australia have put together a song as part of the Stay Strong, Live Long youth suicide prevention program run by the MacDonnell Shire. Official reports show the youth suicide ...

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WA today
NT backflips on indigenous homelands
WA today
In a major policy backflip the ALP Northern Territory government of Paul Henderson will invest $300 million in improving conditions on some 500 homelands -- tiny remote indigenous communities scattered across the territory. The announcement, certain to ...

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Jewels in the festival crown
Sydney Morning Herald
The director of the warm-hearted Australian musical, about four young Aboriginal women who become Australia's version of the Supremes in the 1960s, stood with his cast during a sustained standing ovation at the world premiere at Cannes in May.

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Raiders helping to Close the Gap
League Unlimited
“With the NRL dedicating this round to Closing the Gap it's a great way to close that gap between Aboriginal people's health and life expectancy and that of non-indigenous Australians. Eating healthily and playing sports such as rugby league is a great ...
NRL Mailbox: Closing the gapBigPond Sport

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NEWS.com.au
Damien Hooper, the Aboriginal flag and the right to freedom of speech
The Conversation
There are many people who would like us to believe that sport and politics should never mix. The reason for this is sport is seen as the pure and noble practice where champions arrive after hard work and application and chancers and cheats are found out.
Canadian aboriginal athletes back Australian boxer's T-shirt stuntMontreal Gazette
Indigenous leaders want officials to drop ban on flagsBrisbane Times
Support for Hooper's Aboriginal flag shirtNinemsn
The West Australian
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Fire trailers will aid remote Indigenous communities
ABC Online
Remote communities in the Kimberley in Western Australia and in the APY Lands in South Australia will have access to their own mobile fire fighting equipment for the first time. A number of fire trailers, designed and produced by the not-for-profit ...

Fair Work review blow for business
The Australian
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies chairman Professor Mick Dodson will speak at the Institute of Internal Auditors Asia Pacific Public Sector forum on Indigenous program audits in Canberra from 9.40am. Department of ...

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The Age
Greg Ansley: Australians cop a flogging for 'diabolical' performances
New Zealand Herald
... and a hissy fit by relay runners John Steffensen and Josh Ross; a gender row over the flag bearer, settled when triple silver medallist Lauren Jackson became the first female in 20 years to carry it; the caning indigenous light heavyweight boxer ...
As it happened: Day FourRadio Australia

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Indigenous support for Hooper flag action
Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)
Indigenous leaders have rallied behind Australian boxer Damien Hooper, saying he should not have to apologise for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with an Aboriginal flag to his opening bout at the Olympic Games. Hooper, who wore the t-shirt into the ring ...

NEWS.com.au
Indigenous support for Hooper flag action
Ninemsn
Indigenous leaders have rallied behind Australian boxer Damien Hooper, saying he should not have to apologise for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with an Aboriginal flag to his opening bout at the Olympic Games. Hooper, who wore the t-shirt into the ring ...
Indigenous leaders want officials to drop ban on flagsBrisbane Times
Fighter questions Olympic Committee's stance on Aboriginal flagABC Online
Australian boxer Damien Hooper warned not to wear Aboriginal flag t-shirtNEWS.com.au
The Australian
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