Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Herald Sun
James Cook statue, and Burke and Wills statute vandalised
Herald Sun
... Williams John Wills who were the first white men to cross Australia from south to north. They died on their return to Melbourne in 1861. It is not yet known who defaced the statues. Police dust a beer bottle for finger prints in St Kilda. Picture ...
Vandals demanding to change the date of Australia Day spray paint the Aboriginal flag and the words 'no pride' on ...Daily Mail

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ABC Online
Indigenous director Warwick Thornton invites Australia to learn more about its history on January 26
ABC Online
"I don't like films that just let you dribble and you know who's going to win and what's going to happen" he says. It's no wonder then that his latest film is, at times, hard to watch. Released nationally on the eve of Australia Day, Sweet Country is a ...

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SBS
Mum, daughter in running for Aust awards
SBS
Ms Danganbarr respects the views of her fellow indigenous Australians who want to change the date of Australia Day from January 26. But she thinks there are other priorities to focus on, like domestic violence and school attendance. "I would rather ...

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Warwick Daily News
Indigenous elder says its time to get on the same team
Warwick Daily News
INDIGENOUS elder Sam Bonner may be a big fan of the cricket carnival, but when it comes to Australia Day he doesn't share the same passion. Mr Bonner said it was devastating to know Aboriginal history was constantly being erased. "They've completely ...

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Gladstone Observer
Indigenous elder says its time to get on the same team
Gladstone Observer
INDIGENOUS elder Sam Bonner may be a big fan of the cricket carnival, but when it comes to Australia Day he doesn't share the same passion. Mr Bonner said it was devastating to know Aboriginal history was constantly being erased. "They've completely ...

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The Age
State opposition to sack councils for not celebrating Australia Day
The Age
Premier Daniel Andrews has criticised the progressive inner-city councils for voting to change the date and instead advocates celebrations which get the "balance right" and respect Indigenous Australians. Local Government Minister Marlene Kairouz ...
Victorian opposition vows to scrap Safe Schools and teach 'western' principlesThe Guardian
Victorian Liberals vow to teach students 'Australian values'SBS

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SBS
Who are the Australian of the Year award nominees?
SBS
Australian of the Year finalist Bo Remenyi received the NT's state award for her lifesaving work. AAP. "Seeing women in leadership roles and competing internationally is important. It gives them the sense that anything is possible," she told AAP. Four ...
Quantum physics scientist named 'Australian of Year'Yahoo7 News
Turnbull praises Australian award nomineesRiverine Herald

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ABC Online
Government accused of 'hiding the truth' after ignoring questions on Indigenous affairs
ABC Online
The department is responsible for most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander government programs, and the majority of its 2,300 staff are focussed on Indigenous affairs. The department took about 100 questions on non-Indigenous issues, of which about ...

The Guardian
'About the future and the past': NSW Labor to ink treaty with Indigenous Australians
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Treaties are a practical way for New South Wales to deepen Aboriginal participation in the economy and community." Treaties were established early in other British colonial outposts such as New Zealand, Canada and the United States. Legal battles over ...
Massacres and protest: Australia Day's undeniable history | Australia ...The Guardian
My grandfather protested against Australia Day in 1938. We'll never ...ABC Online
Australia Day? We've got bigger fish to fry - National Indigenous TimesNational Indigenous Times
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The Canberra Times
ACT prison system nation's most expensive: Productivity Commission report
The Canberra Times
The report also serves as a fresh reminder of the ACT's high rate of Indigenous imprisonment, despite the relatively small total prison population in Canberra, an issue reflected across the country, with indigenous Australians 11.4 times more likely to ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Give thanks for our states, they make us Australian
The Sydney Morning Herald
NSW sits on the Australian average at 215. Victoria has Australia's lowest imprisonment rate: 140 per 100,000, a distinction it shares with Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory. Indigenous Australians are far more likely than others to be ...

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Push to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney icon
NEWS.com.au
Kamilaroi woman Cheree Toka has spent the past year campaigning to have the flag raised permanently on the landmark following her first Harbour Bridge climb, which she described as both scary and extremely disappointing. The 27-year-old says the first ...

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The Australian
Push to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney icon
The Australian
"If it's so important to put up then why not just leave it up there?" She has collected more than 64,000 signatures on a Change.org petition and many supporters are shocked that the flag is taken down, she said. Ms Toka wants to discuss the matter with ...

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Warwick Daily News
Indigenous elder says celebrations miss the wicket
Warwick Daily News
In Sam's view Australia Day should be an inclusive celebration that commemorates the traditional owners of a continent that was once divided into hundreds of small nations belonging to Indigenous families and clan groups. Local Indigenous woman Sharman ...

WAtoday
The world events that shaped West Australians the most
WAtoday
It's a yes! Australia's yes vote to allow same-sex marriage has been voted one of the most historic moments. Photo: Anna Kucera. The events that made Australians most proud of their country were the same-sex marriage vote and the Sydney Olympics, while ...

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ArtsHub
Border Mail letters: Isn't it time we did better for our First Nations people?
The Border Mail
Frankly I am tired of waiting for our government, at all levels, to really listen to the voices of Indigenous Australians. And I am deeply disappointed with the current federal government's response to a wide range of Indigenous issues, but ...
First Nations performing arts profiled on global stageArtsHub

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Rallies and marches on track for Friday
National Indigenous Times
Speakers at Redfern are set to include National Congress of Australia's First Peoples co-chair Rod Little and Aboriginal Elder and pastor Ray Minniecon. Speakers at Hyde Park will include congress co-chair Jackie Huggins, former Human Rights Commission ...

The Guardian
Massacres and protest: Australia Day's undeniable history
The Guardian
One hundred years later, on 26 January 1938, a date by then called Australia Day, a group of 100 mostly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, led by the Aborigines Progressive Association, met at Australian Hall in Sydney for a day of mourning ...
Australia Day? We've got bigger fish to fryNational Indigenous Times
BuzzFeed launches 'What They Don't Teach You' documentary series ahead of Australia DayMuMbrella

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Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson slams Greens over Australia Day date debate
Herald Sun
Ms Henderson said the Greens campaign to change the date of Australia Day was “regrettable and, frankly, a diversion”. “If the Greens were genuinely focused on the needs of indigenous Australians, they would speak out on critically important issues ...

Geelong Advertiser
Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson slams Greens over Australia Day date debate
Geelong Advertiser
Ms Henderson said the Greens campaign to change the date of Australia Day was “regrettable and, frankly, a diversion”. “If the Greens were genuinely focused on the needs of indigenous Australians, they would speak out on critically important issues ...
Australia Day debate: It's a date with the pastSunraysia Daily

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