Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Inquiry launched into how Perth prisoner gave birth alone in jail cell
The Guardian
Morgan said he became aware of the incident the morning after the woman gave birth and had sent a list of 20 questions to the department. “I think it is wrong that any woman should be giving birth in a prison cell by herself,” he told Guardian ...

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Daily Telegraph
Hospitals to be equipped with culturally appropriate waiting rooms for indigenous patients
Daily Telegraph
“I was born in a segregated hospital and a lot of Aboriginal people were up until the late 1960s. If we can make it feel more comfortable that's fine but then we need to work on the real issues of how do we integrate them into the full hospital system ...
Emergency departments are being told to build designated waiting rooms with Aboriginal art for indigenous patients.Daily Mail

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NEWS.com.au
The Australian crisis we can't ignore
NEWS.com.au
Beyond the barbed wire fences, footpaths are littered with broken glass, unaccompanied toddlers wear days-old nappies (if any) and gangs of bored girls break into cars. The tiny town of just 2991 people - half of who are Indigenous Australians - boasts ...

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ABC Online
Aboriginal children need loving, safe and culturally appropriate homes
ABC Online
Recent arguments about the removal of Indigenous children from their families fail to appreciate the complexity of the issue. Reducing the debate to oversimplified understandings of the factors that contribute to the devastating disparity in outcomes ...

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Treaty with our 'first nations' will give us framework of responsibility
The Australian
Western Australia has made the most progress. Liberal premier Colin Barnett led the way in 2015 by signing the first treaty between a state government and indigenous peoples. In exchange for surrendering native title rights and interests, the Noongar ...

The Australian
How did we let this happen?
The Australian
There is no reason it should have happened, especially not in a first-world country like Australia, but it has: indigenous communities in the country's north are in the grip of wholly treatable sexually transmitted diseases. In the case of syphilis, it ...

Gold Coast Bulletin
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games protesters call on Prince Charles to meet with them
Gold Coast Bulletin
Brisbane Aboriginal-Sovereign Embassy leader Wayne Wharton, who is helping organise the “Stolenwealth Games” protests, has called on the next king to visit the temporary base camp at Doug Jennings Park. “We want to be able to get to (Prince Charles ...

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The Scotsman
Scotland hope for best medal haul at away Commonwealth Games
The Scotsman
“You know, I can't help it if the Australians go out there and set the world on fire and I end up in third, fourth place, something like that. We just have to go out there, perform the best we can, and if a medal comes off of the back of that, then all ...

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The Australian
Bipartisan support key to indigenous affairs overhaul: Julian Leeser
The Australian
The Liberal co-chair of the parliamentary standing committee on indigenous affairs says he hopes to secure cross-party agreement and indigenous support for measures to recognise indigenous Australians.
Soul-searching for indigenous recognitionSBS
Soul-searching for indigenous recognition - 9News9news.com.au

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The Mercury
TasWeekend: Confronting display of unfinished business
The Mercury
The admission, penned by the 130-year-old magazine's first female editor, was triggered by research conducted by US historian John Edwin Mason, who specialises in photography and African history. One example Mason cited came from a 102-year-old story ...
Ball-tampering and boat people: should we be measuring the quality of our outrage?The West Australian

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SBS
Soul-searching for indigenous recognition
SBS
The inquiry will be looking to make detailed recommendations, gauge cross-party agreement, as well as indigenous peoples' support, he said. Mr Leeser, who is personally supportive of the concept of an indigenous voice, said the committee is able to ...

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BBC News
How Aboriginal Australians forged tools from early British ships
BBC News
It's an archaeological detective story that began on a building site in Sydney and ended on the banks of the River Thames in London. The BBC's Phil Mercer reports on the unlikely origin of recently found Aboriginal artefacts. For indigenous Australians ...

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The Australian
Spike in child sex abuse charges turns spotlight on remote Aboriginal communities
The Australian
A 14-year-old boy from South Australia's remote Aboriginal lands has also been charged with the sexual assault of a child, believed to be a nine-year-old girl who was transferred to Alice Springs Hospital. A spokeswoman for NT Health was unable to give ...

Radio New Zealand
NZ Commonwealth Games team welcomed into village
Radio New Zealand
The Australian ceremony included indigenous traditions and a special first nations welcome by the Yugambeh people. The ceremony concluded with a swing dancing performance which displayed the fun and energy of not only the Gold Coast, Queensland and ...

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The Australian
That's history
The Australian
Now here's a fool's quest: a Quarterly Essay, grandly titled Moment of Truth, on the impacts of European development on indigenous Australia. An essay that attempts “to yoke a vast body of historical scholarship that has transformed our understanding ...

Men's health needs to be a priority
The Australian
There are many areas in which we can do better, such as improving the indigenous life experience in Australia. With sufficient awareness, funding and support, hopefully over time the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in education ...

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The Australian
Food boxes help bring Aboriginal children to school
The Australian
Food has become one of the most effective tools for truancy officers initially dispatched by Tony Abbott in 2013 in a bid to close the gap in school attendance between indigenous and non-indigenous children. The federal government's Remote School ...

The Guardian
The solution to Australia's drug epidemic starts with a conversation
The Guardian
“Good rehab,” he told me almost eight years ago, “Indigenous focus, good men.” Simple as that. From that relatively short conversation, I got on the road to recovery. I've been proud to build my life up in the years since. I've earned good money ...

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The Guardian
Coalition criticised for 'pathetic' response to Indigenous incarceration report
The Guardian
The ALRC report made 35 recommendations, many of which have been made before, including abolishing the practice of jailing people for unpaid fines — a law that disproportionately affects Aboriginal women — and introducing national targets to reducing ...

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Radio Australia
Can a morning yarn among students lead to classroom success?
Radio Australia
The school has embraced the morning yarning circle, a practice that has been used in Indigenous cultures for generations, where students can share their ideas and feelings. It aims to help teachers understand what children are dealing with that day ...