Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Guardian
After the apology to the stolen generations – a photo essay
The Guardian
Ten years ago the then Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, made an official apology to all Indigenous Australians, and in particular to the stolen generations, for past governments' mistreatment and wrongdoings to Australian's Indigenous populations ...

The Guardian
A year on, the key goal of Uluru statement remains elusive
The Guardian
The statement is a proposal of constitutional reform that would establish a constitutionally enshrined First Nations representative body to advise parliament on policy affecting Indigenous peoples and commit Australia to a process of truth-telling of ...

ABC Online
A journey into 'hell on earth'
ABC Online
Over 100 years, the Moore River Native Settlement became notorious as a camp where Aboriginal people from across Western Australia were sent — often against their will and often as young children — for "integration" into western society. Kevin Barron ...

The Australian
Family's rise from the sorry place: Ken and Ben Wyatt's proud return
The Australian
To mark both events, an extraordinary ceremony has been held at Moore River, or Mogumber, with Australia's first Aboriginal federal minister, Ken Wyatt, and his nephew Ben Wyatt, Australia's first Aboriginal state treasurer, standing side by side ...

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The Australian
Turning tables on our cringe kitsch
The Australian
Of course he never did hit rock bottom. Rather, his career soared and countless accolades followed. To this day, Albert is driven to shed light on the glaring and ongoing oppression of indigenous people, and their inequality with non-indigenous ...

Eternity News
A sweet homecoming - Eternity News
Eternity News
Writer and artist Jade Sweeney describes how she reconnected with her Aboriginal family.

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Daily Telegraph
Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker desperate to raise life expectancy of indigenous Australians
Daily Telegraph
Lionel Mitchell died at 42, and Larry Goolagong at 43. “Both of my grandfathers died of diabetes,” Mitchell said. “My old man is 43 now, I'm proud of him to live this far. He's got two grandkids now so that's put a spring in his step.” That one of the ...

Indigenous children's removal on the rise 21 years after Bringing Them Home  The Guardian

Twenty-one years on from the Bringing Them Home report, government data shows Australia has failed to curb the rate of child removal from Indigenous families ...

Barossa & Light Herald
Native plant species likely key in halting bee decline
Barossa & Light Herald
Researchers from the University of Adelaide are mapping the activity of honeybees and native pollinators in crops, areas of revegetation and native vegetation around different crops in South Australia. Two initial regions are Yorke Peninsula for canola ...

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The Guardian
Indigenous children's removal on the rise 21 years after Bringing ...
The Guardian
Government data shows the group remains overrepresented in all parts of the child protection system.
Chart of the day: The kids who make up more than half Australia's ...ABC Online
Aboriginal Youth Are Disproportionately Jailed, Report Finds - The ...New York Times

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Where the grass seems greener: Australia floats sustainability at Architecture Biennale
The Sydney Morning Herald
"I think we actually need to repair things, not just keep them okay.” A final part of the exhibit, a video work, showcases 15 real-life Australian projects - including by Indigenous Australians - that demonstrate the infinite ways architecture can be ...

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UQ News
Inaugural Reconciliation Day public holiday is a time for reflection
The Canberra Times
On Monday, May 28 the ACT will be the first Australian state or territory to observe the inaugural Reconciliation Day with a public holiday, beginning National Reconciliation Week. ACT Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Rachel ...
UQ learns to share and grow from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander historiesUQ News
Controversy over ACT Reconciliation DayThe Australian

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The Guardian
Fewer children in detention but Indigenous rate falling more slowly
The Guardian
Half of those under both types of supervision on an average day were Indigenous, despite the fact that only about 5% of 10-17 year olds across Australia are Indigenous. Indigenous children made up 48% of those under community-based supervision, while ...
Chart of the day: The kids who make up more than half Australia's child prison populationABC Online

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UQ News
UQ learns to share and grow from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories
UQ News
“National Reconciliation Week promotes and argues for reconciliation and the strengthening of relationships between Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians,” Professor Fredericks said. “I can think of no better place to ...

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The Conversation AU
Friday essay: William Ricketts Sanctuary is a racist anachronism but can it foster empathy?
The Conversation AU
In September 2003, an article in The Age reported the miserable conditions a group of Central Australian Aboriginal artists were enduring while housed in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. Cold, hungry, ill and isolated, the ...

ABC Online
Virus afflicting thousands of Indigenous Australians to receive 'rapid ...
ABC Online
A new $8 million taskforce will focus on Australia's response to the blood-borne HTLV-1 virus, found in Aboriginal communities at 1000 times the rate of ...

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The Guardian
A numbers game: Indigenous children in care and the threat of another stolen generation
The Guardian
A Family and Community Services spokesman told Guardian Australia the department would not rule out adoption of Aboriginal children. “Open adoption for Aboriginal children is possible under the legislation, when it is preferable to any other care order ...

Indigenous kids' justice supervision rises
9news.com.au
Half of those under both types of supervision on an average day were indigenous children, despite the fact that only about five per cent of 10-17 year olds across Australia are indigenous. Indigenous children made up 48 per cent of the total number of ...

The Australian
Labor's May-day push for Australia Day is 'boring', says Jacinta Price
The Australian
As Labor prepares for what could be a bruising state conference at the weekend, a member from federal MP Andrew Giles's Scullin branch has proposed an urgency motion to change the date of Australia Day, saying January 26 was “offensive” to indigenous ...
Morning mail: Victorian ALP to debate moving Australia DayThe Guardian
Victorian Labor Party calling for a vote to change Australia Day on the weekendDaily Mail
Victorian Labor to Debate Changing Australia DayThe Unshackled | Breaking the Chains of Control (blog)
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The Canberra Times
Don't treat our first Reconciliation Day as just another day off work
The Canberra Times
Australians generally, and Canberrans particularly, live in a lucky country. But our modern history begins with dispossessing Indigenous Australians. On May 28, the ACT will hold Reconciliation Day, becoming the first state or territory to specifically ...