Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The West Australian
Sweet Country wins big at AACTA Awards
The West Australian
Indigenous Australian stories told through local film and television productions are being duly recognised at the 60th AACTA and AFI Awards with Sweet Country taking out six awards in total and the top prize for Best Film. Warwick Thornton won Best ...

ABC News
Indigenous stories awarded at AACTAs
Wellington Times
Indigenous Australian stories told through local film and television productions are being duly recognised at the 60th AACTA and AFI Awards in Sydney. Warwick Thornton won the Best Direction award for his film Sweet Country, starring Hamilton Morris ...
Sweet Country wins big at AACTA AwardsYahoo News
Sweet Country dominates AACTA Awards, with a surprise best actor winThe Sydney Morning Herald
Nicole Kidman begs audiences to look past blockbusters as AACTA awards praise Sweet CountryABC News

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Yahoo News
Sweet Country wins big at AACTA Awards
Yahoo News
Indigenous Australian stories told through local film and television productions are being duly recognised at the 60th AACTA and AFI Awards with Sweet Country taking out six awards in total and the top prize for Best Film. Warwick Thornton won Best ...
Aactas 2018: Warwick Thornton hits out at offshore detention as Sweet Country wins bigThe Guardian
Sweet Country dominates AACTA Awards, with a surprise best actor winThe Sydney Morning Herald

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The Guardian
Government MPs call for mandatory voter identification at federal elections
The Sydney Morning Herald
Despite the Australian Federal Police receiving 7743 allegations of voter fraud, only 65 were investigated and not one person was convicted. Mr Giles said mandatory identification could prevent Indigenous Australians, the homeless and those fleeing ...
Coalition pushes for voter identification laws and launches attack on GetUpThe Guardian
Inquiry calls for voter ID at electionsThe Australian

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The Guardian
Suicide crisis in remote Indigenous communities 'Australia's shame', Senate inquiry finds
The Guardian
A Senate inquiry into mental health in rural and remote areas has found that suicide has long since reached a crisis level in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and “that this has been allowed to continue unchecked for so long is to ...
GP mental health consultations continuing to riseRACGP

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The Guardian
Morning mail: Stillbirth pain, renters' eviction fears and polyamorous parrots
The Guardian
Australia's stillbirth rate has not changed in more than 20 years, and the rate among Aboriginal mothers is twice as high. A landmark report has found that the change in the number of stillbirths in Australia is out of step with that of other countries ...

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The Conversation AU
Meet the remote Indigenous community where a few thousand people use 15 different languages
The Conversation AU
On Australia's remote north-central coast, the small community of Maningrida is remarkable for many reasons. It boasts dramatic coastal scenery, world-renowned bark and sculptural artists, skilled weavers and textile printers, and unique local wildlife.

The Guardian (blog)
Can we handle the truth? Indigenous Australians depend on it
The Guardian (blog)
Considering so many crimes against Indigenous people in Australia (shootings, massacres, poisonings, the theft of Indigenous children and lands, and deaths in custody) reverberate generationally, should a truth-telling process be punitive or restorative?

Destructive decision will disable indigenous self-help
The Australian
The FRC wasn't dreamed up by some white official wanting to keep Aboriginal people down. It was originally worked out by Pearson and other senior indigenous leaders who wanted to lift Aboriginal people up and out of the stew of misused welfare money.

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Bush Mechanics: Who needs an oil cap when you have a doll's head?
The Sydney Morning Herald
Exhibit curator Mick Bolognese, from the National Motor Museum in South Australia, said the television series captured the imagination of many Australians at the time with its humorous exploration of the relationship between Aboriginal Australia and ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Rugby League Indigenous Council announcement
NRL.COM
“As Katrina and Laurie take on their new roles, I look forward to continuing to work in partnership with the Australian Rugby League Indigenous Council in developing stronger pathways, opportunities and recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Canberran Katrina Fanning named ARLIC chairwomanThe Sydney Morning Herald

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NRL.COM
Katrina Fanning announced as the new Chairwoman of the Australian Rugby League Indigenous Council
NRL.COM
Former Australian Jillaroo Katrina Fanning is eager to raise the participation of Indigenous people across all levels of the game after being appointed the new Chair of the Australian Rugby League Indigenous Council. Fanning had been a member of the ...

Can we handle the truth? Indigenous Australians depend on it | Paul Daley  The Guardian

From frontier massacres to the theft of children, violence reverberates generationally, which is why a formal truth and justice commission is a crucial step towards ...

Can we handle the truth? Indigenous Australians depend on it  The Guardian

From frontier massacres to the theft of children, violence reverberates generationally, which is why a formal truth and justice commission is a crucial step towards ...

Suicide crisis in remote Indigenous communities 'Australia's shame', Senate inquiry finds  The Guardian

A Senate inquiry into mental health in rural and remote areas has found that suicide has long since reached a crisis level in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Four Indigenous Australian fashion designers and studios to know now  Vogue Australia

Photographed by Shannon Brett. There's a new generation of Australian fashion designers, and they aren't hailing from Sydney or Melbourne. In fact, they're ...

Suicide crisis in remote Indigenous communities 'Australia's shame', Senate inquiry finds  The Guardian

A Senate inquiry into mental health in rural and remote areas has found that suicide has long since reached a crisis level in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Indigenous voice is not a threat to constitution  The Sydney Morning Herald

It is more than a quarter of a century since the High Court's Mabo decision first acknowledged Indigenous Australians as traditional owners of the land of ...

Can we handle the truth? Indigenous Australians depend on it  The Guardian

From frontier massacres to the theft of children, violence reverberates generationally, which is why a formal truth and justice commission is a crucial step towards ...

Suicide crisis in remote Indigenous communities 'Australia's shame', Senate inquiry finds  The Guardian

A Senate inquiry into mental health in rural and remote areas has found that suicide has long since reached a crisis level in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...