Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Good Food
Escape to the other cape: Cape Leveque in the Kimberley
Good Food
I've come for the gubinge crush – a uniquely northern Australian sensation. Gubinge? You might know it by another name. Terminalia ferdinandiana, green plum, billygoat plum, salty plum, or its most common English name, Kakadu plum, is an Indigenous ...

The Guardian
Youth justice system rules driving up Indigenous incarceration rate, commissioner says
The Guardian
... had “a disproportionate impact on Aboriginal young people” and violated Australia's human rights obligations. A number of young people consulted as part of the submission said there should be more Indigenous-specific programs available both in and ...

The Advertiser
Mitcham Council Australia Day celebrations 'blatantly disrespectful' to its Aboriginal residents, artist says
The Advertiser
Mitcham Council this year held its Australia Day ceremony at the historic Carrick Hill mansion in Springfield. Ms Close said any opposition to Cr Hockley's push would be viewed poorly by the indigenous community. “Unfortunately, this nation is built on ...

The Australian
Public service workforce falls to decade low
The Australian
There are 4821 indigenous Australians in the public service or 3.2 per cent of the workforce — up from 3935 or 2.5 per cent in 2007. The number of people with disabilities has fallen to 5486 — down from 5602 in 2007 — but holding steady as a share ...

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Star Weekly
Brimbank to review Australia Day celebrations
Star Weekly
Mayor John Hedditch said the council would review its Indigenous Action Plan later this year before making a decision. Three Victorian councils – Darebin, Yarra and Moreland – have dumped January 26 as a day of celebration as a show of support for ...

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ABC Online
Tane Chatfield's family demands answers from Corrective Services NSW over death in custody
ABC Online
The family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody are calling for answers, saying the circumstances leading to his death are unclear. Tane Chatfield, 22, was found unresponsive at Tamworth Correctional Centre last Wednesday and died in hospital two ...
Death in custody: Tane Chatfield's family says 22-year-old was looking forward to releaseThe Guardian

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Indigenous AFL players are greatly admired by fans
The Australian
All of our indigenous players have been applauded, loved and admired by hundreds of thousands of fans. Instead of having that message reinforced, there are those who have trained some of the lads to ignore all that. No matter how many of those white ...

ABC Online
Smoking rates among pregnant Indigenous women tackled in major research project
ABC Online
Many of those resources have been digitally focused. Phase two involved a pilot project using those resources, and was implemented in NSW, South Australia and Queensland. "We had trained all of the health providers at those services," Associate ...

The Australian (blog)
Connections to indigenous cultural feed a broader role in the community
The Australian (blog)
Australia Council researcher Mandy Whitford says there is a strong relationship between cultural maintenance — such as speaking an indigenous language and involvement in cultural events — and rates of education and employment. “These findings show ...

When will Australia hear this?
The Australian
A report last week from a parliamentary inquiry into the hearing health of Australians revealed what those working in the field of ear health have known for decades. The prevalence of otitis media (middle ear) infections among Aboriginal and Torres ...

The West Australian
Players not just a commodity: New Fremantle Dockers board member
The West Australian
Professor Hayward was the 2008 National NAIDOC Aboriginal Person of the Year, was inducted into the WA Women's Hall of Fame in 2012 and is a Member of the Order of Australia. Former champion Australian swimmer Sam Riley, serving with Gold Coast, ...

The Australian
'Miranda must go': push to end Hanging Rock's enduring myth
The Australian
Visitor numbers to Hanging Rock are likely to soar next year when Foxtel releases FremantleMedia Australia's reimagining of Lindsay's novel, which stars indigenous actress Madeleine Madden as one of the schoolgirls. The series has been sold to Amazon ...

SBS (blog)
This & That: 'Walkabout', 'Yolngu Boy'
SBS (blog)
David Gulpilil (OAM) is without a doubt Australia's most famous and prolific Indigenous performer. Now aged in his sixties, the Arnhem-raised Yolngu dancer and actor is famed for his grace, charisma and almost uncanny ability to dominate any film he ...

ABC Online
You're probably reading the wrong books: We need to seek authors with different lives to us
ABC Online
"There's certainly more and more Australian Indigenous writers who are being published … and recognised at a really high level, which is really wonderful," she says, paying tribute to initiatives like the State Library of Queensland's national black ...

Follow the lede: a story of Australia's indigenous youth "suicide crisis" with Rebecca Trigger
ABC Local
The heart-wrenching story of 15-year-old James was "extremely challenging" to tell, according to journalist Rebecca Trigger. Rebecca wrote about James, a star athlete with a bright future who was another casualty in the crisis that's killing young ...

The Canberra Times
Bringing the Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters exhibition alive
The Canberra Times
Desert weavers Dorcas Bennett and Rene Nelson of Western Australia. Photo: Jamila Toderas. The Songlines exhibition, the intriguing tale of the seven sisters, features a dramatic chase across the Australian desert. It's the story at the heart of an ...

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The Sunshine Coast Daily
Woodford Folk Festival releases Speakers Programme
The Sunshine Coast Daily
More than 70 speakers - from singer-songwriter John Butler and former prime minister Bob Hawke to science fanatic Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Indigenous lawyer lawyer Noel Pearson - will appear at the event, lending a thought-provoking element to a ...

ABC Online
Remote Aboriginal school takes out top science award never won outside Perth
ABC Online
A remote Aboriginal school in Western Australia has broken two, long-standing records by winning a state science award. The Science Teachers Association's (STAWA) Secondary School of the Year award — now in its 59th year — had never gone to an ...

NEWS.com.au
Could this Julie Bishop coincidence possibly be true?
NEWS.com.au
Ms Bishop also used her speech to talk up Australia's bid for a 2018-2020 seat on the UN Human Rights Council. Australia would help empower women, girls and indigenous groups to reach their full potential if elected. “Australia is proud to be home to ...

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SBS
Julie Bishop slams North Korea's Kim Jong-Un in UN speech
SBS
Ms Bishop also used her speech to talk up Australia's bid for a 2018-2020 seat on the UN Human Rights Council. Australia would help empower women, girls and indigenous groups to reach their full potential if elected. "Australia is proud to be home to ...

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