Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

SBS
Indigenous Australians most harassed in the workplace: study
SBS
Indigenous Australians have experienced disadvantage since European settlement in 1788 including the 'White Australia' policies in the 20th century, where the government forcibly removed Indigenous children with one non-Indigenous or mixed heritage ...

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SBS
Indigenous Australians most harassed in the workplace: study
SBS
Thirty-eight per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian workers experienced discrimination or harassment over the past year, a survey by non-profit organisation Diversity Council Australia has found. Indigenous people only comprise 2 ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Push to rename electorate after trailblazer for Indigenous Australian rights
The Sydney Morning Herald
In 1934 he launched a petition rallying King George V for a representative for indigenous people in Federal Parliament, to help address injustices. Then prime minister Joseph Lyons failed to pass it on and the petition never reached the king. Mr Cooper ...

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ABC Online
Mungo Man welcomed back to country in dance and song
ABC Online
Five Indigenous dance groups from different parts of the country came to perform, each representing a star in the southern cross, or the points of the compass. From the north, the Yolngu nation from Galiwinku, Elcho Island and Nhulunbuy in the Norther ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
After Don Dale, a new path for Indigenous Australians
The Sydney Morning Herald
Royal commissions are usually only appointed by governments as a last resort for they are slow, costly and can merely make recommendations, not laws. The greatest risk associated with them is that while they can be cathartic, they are not guaranteed to ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous military veterans from regional Australia honoured in national photography exhibition
ABC Online
The two photographers began capturing the stories of Indigenous veterans at Redfern in 2014. They have since photographed about 200 veterans from all over Australia. The pair was in Newcastle speaking to Hunter Valley veterans ahead of their exhibition ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Australians travelling 1000 kilometres for kidney dialysis: report
The Sydney Morning Herald
Gumatj clan ceremonial leaders and Mutitjulu elders at the First Nations National Convention at the Mutitjulu community near Uluru in May. A new report into Aboriginal health has found that some elders miss important community ceremonies because they ...
Kidney specialists call for system overhaul to stop Indigenous patients making fatal choicesABC Online

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SBS
Reports Turnbull government rejects proposal for Indigenous voice to Parliament
SBS
Malcolm Turnbull's cabinet has rejected its own Referendum Council's proposal to recognise Indigenous Australians in the Constitution, according to a leaked cabinet report. The Courier Mail has reported the Turnbull government is walking away from the ...
'Sad day': Turnbull government 'rejects' Indigenous referendum proposalBrisbane Times
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The Conversation AU
Government spending on Indigenous people is rising, so why do so ...
The Conversation AU
Despite an increase in government spending in the Indigenous sector, many key outcomes for Indigenous equality are not being met.
With a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Australia must fix its ...UNSW Newsroom
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UNSW Newsroom
With a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Australia must fix its record on Indigenous rights
UNSW Newsroom
One would assume the Human Rights Council seat means Australia will lead on issues of human rights domestically, including in the area of Indigenous rights (one of the five pillars of Australia's bid) and self-determination. However, as the UN Human ...

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ABC Online
Historic photos reunited with Indigenous Australians hoping to find a familiar face
ABC Online
A small group is gathered around a photo book in the remote north of Western Australia, Kimberley locals — young and old — searching for familiar faces. The images are from an archive of historic photographs from museums around the world, some going ...

The Conversation AU
With a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Australia must fix its record on Indigenous rights
The Conversation AU
One would assume the Human Rights Council seat means Australia will lead on issues of human rights domestically, including in the area of Indigenous rights (one of the five pillars of Australia's bid) and self-determination. However, as the UN Human ...

The Guardian
Funding of Indigenous-run groups plummeted over past nine years
The Guardian
The proportion of funding that goes directly to Indigenous-run organisations has fallen over the past nine years, while funding to other organisations that is earmarked as Indigenous spending has increased by one third. Australian governments spent an ...
Progress on pause: the potential of the Service Learning in Indigenous Communities initiativeHoni Soit

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Courier Mail
Malcolm Turnbull risks war with Labor and indigenous groups after rejecting Referendum Council's 'radical' blueprint
Courier Mail
The PM is now moving to personally salvage indigenous Constitutional recognition and prefers a less ambitious proposal, such as simply putting to referendum that the Constitution be changed to acknowledge indigenous Australians. Labor Senator Pat ...

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The Australian
Blot on $5.4bn indigenous housing program
The Australian
“In contrast, we are focused on delivering value for money from any investment in housing and will carefully consider these recommendations of the review, and work with First Australians living in remote Australia, states and territories on future ...

SBS
'Incredible mystery': The Indigenous soldiers of the Light Horse Brigade
SBS
"And one of the things that is very interesting is that the Light Horse had the highest number of Indigenous soldiers in any regiment within the ADF in World War One." At the outbreak of the war, Private Lingwoodock was among 1000 Indigenous ...

SBS
Matildas can win the World Cup, says Indigenous star Kyah Simon
SBS
The 26-year-old striker has been at the forefront of the women's game in Australia ever since she made her international debut in 2007, at the age of 16. She was the first Indigenous Australian - male or female - to score for Australia and was a member ...

Indigenous Australian elder Harold Hunt says yes to marriage equality – video
The Guardian
Harold Hunt OAM expresses his full support for marriage equality for all Australians in this video supplied by the yes campaign, saying: 'We're talking about a fair go.' Hunt received his Order of Australia Medal for services to Indigenous communities ...

Innovation risk as Indigenous students failing to make maths grade
EducationHQ Australia
Indigenous students are eight times more likely to fall behind in maths by Year 9 than non-indigenous students, dampening regional innovation according to the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute's (AMSI) 2017 Discipline Profile of the ...

Sky News Australia
Govt should 'stay out' Australia Day debate
Sky News Australia
Senator Leyonhjelm was responding to a decision by the City of Hobart to become the latest council to move Australia Day celebrations from January 26 out of respect for indigenous people. 'The commonwealth government thinks it should intervene in every ...