Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

One of Australia's leading Indigenous voices joins the CBAA Conference lineup
Radioinfo
APRA AMCOS Ambassador Emily Wurramara will join the line-up for the CBAA's 2018 national conference. One of Australia's leading voices in Indigenous music, Emily grew up in remote Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria before moving to Brisbane to ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Abbott's consolation prize won't help Indigenous people
The Sydney Morning Herald
As a non flag-waving, but loyal, Australian I believe we should be told more about the new Special Envoys for Drought Assistance and Recovery (Barnaby Joyce), and Indigenous Affairs (Tony Abbott). Will they be given job descriptions and will key ...
Backlash after Tony Abbott accepts new role as special envoy on indigenous affairsNEWS.com.au
What do special envoys do and why have Barnaby Joyce and Tony Abbott been given the job?ABC News
Tony Abbott Set to be Appointed Indigenous Affairs Envoy After Controversial CommentteleSUR English
New Zealand Herald -ABC News
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ABC Message Stick
Aboriginal ancestors laid to rest on Kaurna land as fight to return remains continues
ABC Message Stick
After spending more than a century on foreign land, the remains of two Aboriginal elders have returned home and been reburied in the sand dunes at Tennyson Beach in South Australia. The remains were returned by overseas institutions to the Kaurna ...

ArtsHub
Screen Australia Crows about 25 Years of Indigenous Support
ArtsHub
Screen Australia is glowing today as it celebrates the 25-year anniversary of the Indigenous department which was set up in 1993 to provide training, resources and financial support to empower Indigenous people to tell their own stories, both in front ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous actors celebrate 25-year milestone
The Sydney Morning Herald
Seasoned and up-and-coming Indigenous actors are celebrating 25 years of Screen Australia funding. This month marks two and a half decades since Australia's peak film and television funding body established its Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander ...
Screen industry celebrates 25 years of Indigenous storytellingInside Film
What is working in Indigenous education: new findings releasedEducationHQ Australia

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Inside Film
Screen industry celebrates 25 years of Indigenous storytelling
Inside Film
Purcell told the audience that with no formal training her career as a writer and director would never have seen the light of day without the support of the Indigenous unit at Screen Australia and the AFC. “When I grew up Indigenous characters were ...

NEWS.com.au
Backlash after Tony Abbott accepts new role as special envoy on indigenous affairs
NEWS.com.au
But some Indigenous leaders and commentators have voiced concern over Mr Abbott taking up the role. Rod Little, co-chair of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, said Abbott's record on the issue was poor and that he did not consult ...
Tony Abbott set to accept Indigenous envoy roleNew Zealand Herald
Abbott's history with Indigenous Affairs 'nothing to crow about': Rod LittleABC News

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SmartCompany.com.au
“More harm than good”: The Indigenous employment gap is widening and we don't know how to fix it
SmartCompany.com.au
The Closing the Gap framework sought to halve the employment gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, among other targets. But the employment target expired unmet this year. In remote parts of Australia, the gap has actually widened ...

The Guardian
More than half of 147 Indigenous people who died in custody had not been found guilty
The Guardian
More than half of the Indigenous people who died in custody since 2008 had not been convicted of a crime. A Guardian Australia investigation has found that while 44% of deaths in custody were of sentenced prisoners, 56% were people held after being ...

'In 1788 it was nothing but bush': Tony Abbott on Indigenous Australia  The Guardian

With former PM to be government's special envoy on Indigenous affairs, we look at his comments on the issue.

'In 1788 it was nothing but bush': Tony Abbott on Indigenous Australia  The Guardian

With former PM to be government's special envoy on Indigenous affairs, we look at his comments on the issue.

Calls intensify for government to act on Indigenous deaths in custody  The Guardian

Government is reviewing implementation of royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody as Labor, Greens urge Coalition to do more.

'In 1788 it was nothing but bush': Tony Abbott on Indigenous Australia  The Guardian

With former PM to be government's special envoy on Indigenous affairs, we look at his comments on the issue.

Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous Employment Gap Widening and We Don't Know How to Fix It
Pro Bono Australia
The Closing the Gap framework sought to halve the employment gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, among other targets. But the employment target expired unmet this year. In remote parts of Australia, the gap has actually widened ...

ABC News
Aboriginal microbiome research hopes to help families navigate back to country, record their history
ABC News
Services like Link Up can help Indigenous Australians trace their roots but the three women were excited by the idea of science potentially filling the gaps. "[It's for] our children, our grandchildren, our great grandchildren," Ms Henaway said. "A lot ...

ABC News
Aboriginal microbiome research hopes to help families navigate back to country, record their history
ABC News
Services like Link Up can help Indigenous Australians trace their roots but the three women were excited by the idea of science potentially filling the gaps. "[It's for] our children, our grandchildren, our great grandchildren," Ms Henaway said. "A lot ...

The Guardian
Calls intensify for government to act on Indigenous deaths in custody
The Guardian
Labor and the Greens have called on the government to do more about deaths in custody, describing revelations from Guardian Australia's Deaths Inside investigation as “appalling and completely unacceptable”. The shadow attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, ...
Urgent call to end Aboriginal deaths in custodyEternity News

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The Guardian
'In 1788 it was nothing but bush': Tony Abbott on Indigenous Australia
The Guardian
Initially, few could fail to be impressed by the energy with which he approached his role as “the prime minister for Indigenous affairs”. Abbott publicly disagreed with John Howard over the stolen generations. He supported Australia's adoption of the ...
PM Morrison and what he might mean for Indigenous AustraliaSBS
I don't expect extra pay for new indigenous role says Tony AbbottThe Australian
Indigenous groups angry about Abbott role9news.com.au
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The Australian
I don't expect extra pay for new indigenous role says Tony Abbott
The Australian
Scott Morrison has defended his pick of Tony Abbott as special envoy on indigenous affairs, declaring the former prime minister was “passionate” about improving the lives of Aboriginal Australians. The Prime Minister batted off concerns from indigenous ...

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ABC News
Raising of South Sea Islander flag a step towards recognition for Australia's 'forgotten people'
ABC News
For many decades, those with South Sea Islander heritage were absorbed under Aboriginal Protection Acts and many were placed on missions, stations and reserves with Indigenous Australians. Mr Togo says South Sea Islanders are still feeling the effects ...

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