Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Guardian
Child protection report reveals soaring number of investigations
The Guardian
Rates of substantiated abuse cases increased further with remoteness and low socioeconomics, particularly for Indigenous children. The report found almost half of Indigenous children who were the subject of substantiated notifications were from the ...
Child protection report lacks crucial national detail on abuse in out-of-home careThe Conversation AU

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The Canberra Times
'Out of control': Rates of Indigenous kids in ACT government care jump again
The Canberra Times
Ms Causon described the review as an important opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to "have a real say in how to improve outcomes" and address the "alarming number of our kids involved in the child protection system". Louise ...

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9news.com.au
Stark protection rates for indigenous kids
9news.com.au
Emotional abuse and neglect were the most common types of substantiated abuse investigations for both indigenous and non-indigenous children. The average age of engagement with child protection services was the same (eight years old) among indigenous ...
'Out of control': Rates of Indigenous kids in ACT government care jump againThe Sydney Morning Herald

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The Weekly Times
Murnong: Indigenous root vegetable a menu pick
The Weekly Times
The murnong, a dandelion-like plant with a bright yellow flower and a nutrient-packed tuber, was cultivated for thousands years by Aboriginal people across Australia's cool, dry south and south east. But their crop was almost immediately wiped out with ...

The Australian
$8m project to fight syphilis epidemic in outback
The Australian
The majority of under-16s reporting are in the 14- and 15-year-old category, who believe it or not across Australia are having consenting sex, just as they are in indigenous Australia.” Northern Territory Labor MP Warren Snowdon said the scheme “couldn ...

The Australian
David Littleproud says Greens push to end kangaroo trade is treason
The Australian
“The EU could introduce an import ban based on sanitary grounds and denounce the discrepancy with the EU's welfare values.” Australia's Agriculture Minister, David Littleproud, condemned the use of the documentary in a campaign against kangaroo ...

EducationHQ Australia
Indigenous Coordinator
EducationHQ Australia
Indigenous Coordinator. Contract full-time job recruited via Department of Education - Northern Territory (Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia). Job Reference 034877. Closing date March 11, 2018. LocationGunbalanya NT, Australia. Type Full-Time ...

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EducationHQ Australia
Book swap aims to help Indigenous literacy
EducationHQ Australia
While 88 per cent of Indigenous Year 3 students in major cities met or exceeded the national minimum standard for reading in 2017, only 46 per cent of students in very remote areas did so. The ILF has run the Great Book Swap for the past eight years ...

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The Conversation AU
What writers and publishers must learn from the Deadly Woman Blues fiasco
The Conversation AU
With Deadly Woman Blues, Walker sought to produce a chronologically ordered biographical encyclopedia cataloguing the overlooked histories and achievements of black women in Australian music. This included not only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Book swap aims to help indigenous literacy
SBS
While 88 per cent of indigenous Year 3 students in major cities met or exceeded the national minimum standard for reading in 2017, only 46 per cent of students in very remote areas did so. The ILF has run the Great Book Swap for the past eight years ...

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Healthcare IT News (blog)
All-women team set to improve Indigenous health with “highly unusual” grant win
Healthcare IT News (blog)
The exceptional grant to an all-woman team has kick-started work into the prevention of falls, which the researchers said affect one in three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people each year, contributing to injuries and deaths. The Ironbark ...

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National Indigenous Times
Protesters set to harness Games exposure
National Indigenous Times
The Commonwealth Games — which will begin on the Gold Coast on April 4 — will be a chance to take the struggles of Australia's Indigenous people to the world, Aboriginal activist Wayne Wharton said. Up to 5000 demonstrators from across Australia are ...

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9Honey
One brilliant idea took Mikaela Jade from bush ranger to game changer
9Honey
... a young Indigenous woman living in a remote area "high risk". But she eventually came upon a company in the UK who said 'we love it, let's do it'. Mikaela now has a small team working offshore and Indigital has taken her all around the world. She ...

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National Indigenous Times
Kickett lines up new career goal
National Indigenous Times
Many of the Indigenous players in the league today are relatives, including Swans star Buddy Franklin. “I think we've got up in the high 60s or 70s national players – three quarters of the players come from WA and they are mostly Noongar players ...

National Indigenous Times
Don't ignore your kidneys, pleads Leanne
National Indigenous Times
The statistics are grim: Indigenous Australians are more than twice as likely to have indicators of chronic kidney disease and four times more likely to die from it than other Australians. Many people don't even know they have it until the situation ...

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National Indigenous Times
'I know Australia is a better nation than this'
National Indigenous Times
He said only Indigenous people could close the gap, but it would mean changing the relationship Australia has with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Mr Yu said a political settlement to Indigenous constitutional recognition should be tied ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Women in Music Awards announced
The Sydney Morning Herald
The awards come after research published in 2017 found gender inequality is rife in the Australian music industry. Women make up around one fifth of songwriters and composers registered with the Australasian Performing Rights Association and generally ...

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Indigenous dilemma: words are not enough
The Mandarin
Fred Chaney and Bill Gray believe the government's promises to work with Aboriginal people will remain undeliverable rhetoric without changes to delegation and accountability frameworks. In a recent article, Professor Ken Smith, Dean of the Australian ...

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NEWS.com.au
Miranda Live: Warren Mundine asks — Are the words 'indigenous, Aboriginal' racist?
NEWS.com.au
IS it time we changed the way we refer to First Australians? Indigenous leader Nyunggai Warren Mundine is set to tackle the sensitive matter of racism and naming conventions today on Miranda Live. The former National President of the Australian Labor ...

The Guardian
'I won't be the lone voice': Vonda Malone wants Torres Strait Islanders to be heard
The Guardian
In addition to her focus on housing, health and waste management, Malone wants to cement the Torres Strait as an international tourist destination, empowering Indigenous businesses and boosting local employment. She is committed to ensuring Torres ...

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