Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Day. Which day is that, exactly?
The Sydney Morning Herald
There, one of his men shot and wounded an Indigenous man - a harbinger of ghastly times to come - and Cook raised the Union flag, claiming the place for King George III, before sailing north to claim possession of all of the east coast of Australia for ...

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ABC News
Aboriginal man Daniel Love allowed to stay in Australia after deportation threat
ABC News
"As we have maintained throughout this case, Daniel should never have been placed into immigration detention — he is an Aboriginal Australian with a proud family history and it is a great relief that the department have now also taken the sensible ...

The Age
Australia Day: Striving to be a fruitful and inclusive society
The Age
They have been given an unwanted "special envoy" and now the Prime Minister has proposed an unasked-for day to celebrate Indigenous Australia. Meanwhile, the issues raised by the Indigenous community in the Uluru Statement have not been addressed ...

The Australian
Key items from banking royal commission
The Australian
ROUND FOUR ON LOANS TO FARMERS AND ISSUES AFFECTING INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS. Spotlight on: Issues affecting people living in remote and regional communities - farmers and indigenous Australians. Companies examined: CBA, Rabobank ...

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2GB
Warren Mundine: Only a 'small minority' raise changing the date of Australia Day 'all the time'
2GB
Indigenous leader Warren Mundine says most Aboriginal communities have higher priorities than protesting the date of Australia Day. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has floated the idea of introducing a special day to honour Indigenous Australians.

Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous Children Left Hungrier Under New CDP Penalties
Pro Bono Australia
The government argues that the changes simply bring CDP participants – of whom more than 80 per cent are Indigenous – in line with the rest of Australia. But Greens Senator Rachel Siewert told Pro Bono News it was unfair for the government to move the ...

ABC News
Indigenous rangers dismayed as NT Government allows cattle station to graze gamba grass weed
ABC News
The Northern Territory Government's decision to allow a cattle station to graze gamba grass, while ramping up its requirements on landholders to control the invasive weed, has come under fire. Two weeks ago the Government strengthened its rules around ...

The Conversation AU
Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point
The Conversation AU
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has floated the idea of a new national holiday to recognise the achievements of Indigenous Australians. The proposal is a pre-emptive strike against what he called the “indulgent self-loathing” of those who want to shift ...
Comment: Should there be a 'special' indigenous day?Courier Mail
The Project's Waleed Aly's brilliant idea for an Australia Day date ...Mamamia
Stacey Lee: Most Aussies don't care what date Australia Day is on as long as we get a public holidayThe Advertiser
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The Australian
Changing Australia Day would send mixed messages
The Australian
Australians should not fear that a separate day of commemoration of Aboriginal history (“Nation in two minds over extra holiday”, 26/9) would be divisive. If the proposal is about celebration and recognition of indigenous Australians, rather than angst ...

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The Australian
PM told an constitutional 'voice' must be priority
The Australian
It accuses politicians of having “generated confusion within the Australian public” on the role of a voice when it took centre place in last year's Uluru Statement from the Heart as the only form of constitutional recognition that would satisfy ...

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The Australian
Byron Shire 'shuns local Aboriginal groups'
The Australian
Some Aboriginal groups in the Byron Shire on the NSW north coast, whose council has voted to move Australia Day celebrations from January 26 to 25, have not been fully consulted on the move. The Australian understands the Arakwal Aboriginal ...

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The Cairns Post
Morrison needs to start a conversation, but not like this
The Canberra Times
Was it too much to hope that Prime Minister Scott Morrison's call for a new day to recognise Indigenous Australians would open the door to a mature and respectful debate about the day, and Australia Day, in the community? It would seem so. On Monday ...
Far North indigenous leaders say Scott Morrison's celebration idea will need support from the Aboriginal communityThe Cairns Post
Australian PM Proposes Date to Recognize Indigenous PeopleteleSUR tv HTTPS (press release) (blog)
Australia's True Colours Are Red, White, And Racist. No-One Should Stand For It.New Matilda
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The Australian
Griggs breaks ranks for top indigenous job
The Australian
Solving the problem of crisis-level residential overcrowding is one of the most pressing issues in remote indigenous Australia. Tony Abbott streamlined indigenous affairs in 2014, moving the various elements of the portfolio into the Department of ...

Herald Sun
Prime Minister's Another day and another mistake
Herald Sun
Yet Morrison thinks such deliberate offence-taking over Australia Day can be bought off by creating a separate day for Aborigines, “to recognise the achievements of indigenous Australia, the oldest living culture in the world”. But how would that stop ...

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SBS
Day to recognise Indigenous Australians 'too costly': business groups
SBS
Business groups say creating another public holiday could cost the Australian economy $3 billion after the prime minister suggested a special day to recognise Indigenous Australians. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive James ...

Scott Morrison claims Indigenous voice to parliament would be a third chamber  The Guardian

Prime minister tells Radio National Uluru proposal 'really is' a third chamber and must be rejected.

Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point  The Conversation AU

An alternative holiday for Indigenous people doesn't address the arguments against celebrating nationhood on a day that causes offence to some citizens.

Day to recognise Indigenous Australians 'too costly': business groups  SBS News

A business group says creating a public holiday to recognise Indigenous Australians could be costly, but the finance minister says it's "early days".

Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point  The Conversation AU

An alternative holiday for Indigenous people doesn't address the arguments against celebrating nationhood on a day that causes offence to some citizens.

ABC News
Tony Abbott's first visit to the NT as Indigenous envoy 'a photo opportunity', NT minister says
ABC News
The Northern Territory's Aboriginal Affairs Minister says he is "offended and disgusted" that former prime minister Tony Abbott failed to meet with him on his first trip to the NT as the Indigenous affairs envoy, labelling the visit an excuse to "get ...