Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

ABC Online
The Stella Prize: Alexis Wright wins for her collective memoir Tracker
ABC Online
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains images of people who have died. "How do you tell an impossible story, one that is almost too big to contain in a single book?" This is the opening line of ...
Alexis Wright wins Stella prize for 'majestic' biography of Tracker TilmouthThe Guardian
Alexis Wright wins 2018 Stella Prize for Tracker, an epic feat of Aboriginal storytellingThe Conversation AU

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Brisbane Times
First Queensland Indigenous judge 'breaks the glass ceiling'
Brisbane Times
"Indeed, I'm very grateful for the friends I've made over the years in the legal profession." Judge Jarro said the number of Indigenous law students and lawyers was growing every year. Bar Association of Queensland president Sandy Thompson said the ...

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Community Newspaper Group
'A 27-year-old white male who lives in Bondi': The face of Australian media
SBS
Would a media industry with more people who grew up outside of Australia's wealthiest, whitest enclaves constantly treat Sydney's west like a rolling re-enactment of Underbelly? Would we get as many headlines fretting that “Sydney is now more Asian ...
State of Homelessness in Australia's Cities report finds 'high numbers' of veterans sleeping roughCommunity Newspaper Group
'Dismal' lack of cultural diversity in key leadership positionsHuman Capital
Multiculturalism: Australia is 'dismal' on diversity - reportDeutsche Welle
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Katherine Times
Prince commends Army surveillance group
Katherine Times
“It was an honour to showcase the unique capabilities of the Regional Force Surveillance Group to The Prince,” Colonel Papalitsas said. “I'm pleased that The Prince was able to see first-hand the valuable contribution made by our people in some of the ...

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ABC Online
Brewarrina Mission open day connects past and present to Indigenous culture and heritage
ABC Online
The organisers of an inaugural open day at one of Australia's largest former Aboriginal missions hope the event will become a national movement towards Indigenous reconciliation. Australian National University researcher, Bhiamie Williamson helped to ...

ABC Online
Why does Indigenous success make some white Australians uncomfortable?
ABC Online
I hoped Hyde's ignorant assumptions — made on a 2016 Collective Potential podcast about inequality in Australia — delivered future comic material, as she wrestled with his misconceptions. While his statement hung uneasily, it was a reminder of the ...
Stolenwealth Games indigenous protest creates traffic chaos in SouthportGold Coast Bulletin
Emma Manix-Geeves picked in Australian indigenous squad which will tour the UK for first timeThe Mercury
Tenterfield Tours expands its indigenous heritage experienceTenterfield Star
Hit 107 -The Australian
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Community Newspaper Group
State of Homelessness in Australia's Cities report finds 'high numbers' of veterans sleeping rough
Community Newspaper Group
... cent of respondents identifying as veterans reported they had suffered a serious brain injury or head trauma, a figure “considerably higher” than those who were not veterans. Only 51.3 per cent of veteran respondents reported they had enough income ...
In a Proudly Diverse Australia, White People Still Run Almost EverythingNew York Times

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Family the best form of welfare
The Australian
That ideal, however, is the basis of successful non-government initiatives such as the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, which has opened doors for indigenous students at the nation's leading schools. Mr Wyatt, Australia's first indigenous ...

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Gold Coast Bulletin
Stolenwealth Games indigenous protest creates traffic chaos in Southport
Gold Coast Bulletin
Up to 30 protesters sat across the tram tracks and blocked motorists and trams after starting the protest inside Australia Fair shopping centre at 3.30pm. Aboriginal protesters crowd around the shops in Australia Fair. Photo: Brianna Morris-Grant. It ...
Emma Manix-Geeves picked in Australian indigenous squad which will tour the UK for first timeThe Mercury
Surprise! Australia Is Run Almost Entirely By White PeopleJunkee
Tenterfield Tours expands its indigenous heritage experienceTenterfield Star
Hit 107 -The Australian
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NEWS.com.au
For $340000 a year, we deserve better than Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane
NEWS.com.au
Although those who have non-European and indigenous backgrounds make up an estimated 24 per cent of the Australian population, such backgrounds account for only 5 per cent of senior leaders. “In a society where nearly one-quarter is estimated to have a ...

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Junkee
Surprise! Australia Is Run Almost Entirely By White People
Junkee
It found that of the 2490 most senior posts in Australian state and federal governments, 95 per cent are held by white people. Despite making up three per cent of the population, Indigenous Australians compose just 0.4 per cent of those positions. In ...

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ABC Online
Too many Aboriginal kids are cycling from out-of-home care to the justice system — here's how we stop it
ABC Online
The trajectory from out-of-home care to the justice system is glaringly obvious to many Aboriginal people. I know: I have lived it. As a young boy, I lost both of my parents. I was placed with family in what is considered "kinship care", but I was ...

WAtoday
Fake indigenous art inquiry to hear from West Australian Gija artists
WAtoday
Photograph shows examples of souvenirs featuring fake or unlicensed Indigenous art and designs. Photo: Indigenous Art Code. The parliamentary committee was set up by Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion to look into the growth of bogus Aboriginal ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Fake indigenous art inquiry to hear from West Australian Gija artists
The Sydney Morning Herald
The parliamentary committee was set up by Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion to look into the growth of bogus Aboriginal art flooding the market and robbing artists of their income. Artists and representative bodies from across WA have called ...

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Radio Australia
Commonwealth Games: Historian hits back at 'romanticised' Indigenous representation
Radio Australia
Indigenous protesters have gathered at the Commonwealth Games in the past week to put the spotlight on broader Indigenous issues in Australia. A group of Indigenous rights activists blocked the path of the Commonwealth Games baton last week, forcing ...

ABC Online
Commonwealth Games: Historian hits back at 'romanticised' Indigenous representation
ABC Online
Indigenous protesters have gathered at the Commonwealth Games in the past week to put the spotlight on broader Indigenous issues in Australia. A group of Indigenous rights activists blocked the path of the Commonwealth Games baton last week, forcing ...

ABC Online
Indonesia turns to Australian Indigenous elders for help with marine sustainability
ABC Online
Indigenous elders on the Mid North Coast are sharing their knowledge about environmental sustainability with Indonesian marine and fisheries leaders. The group, from the Indonesian provinces of Maluku and North Maluku, are on a four-week tour of ...

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SBS
Renewed calls for diversity in top jobs after Human Rights Commission report
SBS
... self-image. "The general Australian population has about 24 per cent of people who have non-European and Indigenous background. What we're seeing then, is a significant under-representation of cultural diversity in senior leadership," he told SBS ...

The Guardian
Australia's political and business leaders overwhelmingly Anglo-Celtic, research finds
The Guardian
“Described another way, about 95% of senior leaders in Australia have an Anglo-Celtic or European background,” the report says. “Although those who have non-European and Indigenous backgrounds make up an estimated 24% of the Australian population, such ...

Service delivery will never improve until indigenous Australians own assets to protect
The Australian
Very few individuals in Aboriginal communities have an asset the value of which will be increased by the services that Australian governments are trying to deliver. Individuals who own a house on freehold or long-term leasehold land (as in Canberra ...