Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The West Australian
Former Liberal MP Michael Sutherland labelled racist over bid to tackle anti-social behaviour at Wellington square.
The West Australian
Australian Legal Service WA chief executive Dennis Eggington told 6PR he was concerned over Mr Sutherland's campaign issues. “It seems to be all connecting Aboriginal people, the statues, for instance, Australia Day and now the unruly people,” he said.

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MuMbrella
BuzzFeed launches new podcast, 'Pretty for an Aboriginal'
MuMbrella
BuzzFeed is proud to introduce Pretty For An Aboriginal — the new podcast hosted by Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell that's set to rock traditional perceptions of Indigenous Australia and challenge rigid mindsets of what women of colour can and cannot do.

SBS
Why Australia hasn't developed more diverse regional accents
SBS
While Indigenous Australians had developed over 250 different languages at the time of European colonisation, he says Australia is a relatively young country in terms of white settlement. "It's limited mainly because we're a young country, we're only ...

Aboriginal activists form new organisation
Honi Soit
Activists argue the program is discriminatory against Aboriginal people and will fail to close the employment gap between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. Led by Aboriginal unionists and supported by the Australia Council of Trade Unions ...

Google News

NT News
Indigenous Economic Development Forum to be held in Darwin on October 23-24
NT News
The Indigenous Economic Development Forum is recognised as one of the largest Indigenous economic development events in Australia. It provides a platform to enhance discussions held between Indigenous businesses and other stakeholders during the ...

Huffington Post Australia
Before We Get A Seat On The UN, We Need To Help People Much Closer To Home
Huffington Post Australia
The pledge for the council seat is a lofty global ambition that states that Australia will "advance human rights for Indigenous peoples around the globe". The Government has itself acknowledged that it has much work to do on this issue in its own ...
Deputy Vice Chancellor suddenly stood down from the UniversityHoni Soit

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The Conversation AU
Australia's 'big heart'? Hypocrisy exposed in tale of multicultural adoption
The Conversation AU
These conflicts point to the fact that the mother's reproductive “choices” interlock with the West's economic dominion over the “third-world” and Indigenous Australia. Her adoption becomes a symbol for the expropriation of resources such as textiles ...

News Of The Area (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
Port Stephens Indigenous Artist performs original work at classical concert series
News Of The Area (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
JACOB Ridgeway will be performing as a part of a signature series of twilight musical dialogues simply called “Australia” which celebrates his local heritage. Fingal Bay Sports Club Modern Media: Advertise with News Of The Area and you get your ad in 1 ...

NEWS.com.au
Aboriginal artists make 'Spaghetti Western' film to screen at Tarnanthi indigenous art festival
NEWS.com.au
In the camp at Welbourn Hill station they taught horse riding techniques to the younger men and shared personal stories of life working as stockmen in remote Central Australia from the 1940s to 1960s. Described as an “Indulkana Spaghetti Western ...

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The Advertiser
Wattle Range Council invites Victorians snubbed by their council to become citizens in Penola on Australia Day
The Advertiser
Australia Day or Invasion day? While Indigenous Australians and their supporters want to change the date for Australia Day, there's a belief by many that the date has always been 26 January and it should remain on that date. But a closer look reveals ...

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New York Times
The New Voice of Indigenous Australia
New York Times
In 1985, as part of a process of reconciliation with Indigenous Australians, who had been brutally dispossessed of their lands, the government in Canberra both acknowledged the original name and returned ownership of Uluru to the Anangu, on condition ...

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SBS
What the locals told me: 'Indigenous minority taking over', 'Time for Gov to intervene again'
SBS
Over the past few years I've got to travel around Australia reporting on Indigenous issues and meeting Indigenous people from all walks of life. There were people with different connections to their family and their culture, with different skin colours ...

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EducationHQ Australia
Smith busy breaking down barriers in Indigenous education
EducationHQ Australia
“I felt through positive approaches to students especially indigenous students with relationship development that it was time to work with other schools. “So there were several other schools I started communicating with – one of them was Trinity Bay ...

NEWS.com.au
Northcote Greens preselection: Indigenous businesswoman to run in by-election
NEWS.com.au
AN INDIGENOUS businesswoman has been has been named as the Greens candidate to run in the Northcote by-election. Lidia Thorpe will contest the ... “This is one of the most progressively-minded places in Australia and the time has come for a Green MP.

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ABC Online
Australia's progress on Closing the Gap 'woefully inadequate', UN says
ABC Online
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz visited Australia earlier this year, and today released her report detailing her concerns on the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Ms Tauli-Corpuz ...

ABC Online
Bush Bands Bash draws huge crowds for Indigenous music concert in Central Australia
ABC Online
More than 2,000 people flocked to a concert in Alice Springs on Sunday night to see the best Indigenous bands from across the Northern Territory. The Bush Bands Bash is the culmination of a week-long workshop, where Indigenous groups refine their acts ...

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ACS (registration)
Indigenous charities get a boost
ACS (registration)
“One of the biggest things holding back charities and social enterprises in Australia from addressing health, social and environmental challenges is a lack of IT capability and capacity,” she said. Iles said this was amplified for Indigenous organisations.

MuMbrella
BuzzFeed launches new podcast, 'Pretty for an Aboriginal'
MuMbrella
BuzzFeed is proud to introduce Pretty For An Aboriginal — the new podcast hosted by Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell that's set to rock traditional perceptions of Indigenous Australia and challenge rigid mindsets of what women of colour can and cannot do.

ABC Online
Australia lags behind in Indigenous political participation: Expert
ABC Online
Although non-binding, the Declaration recognised the rights of indigenous peoples around the world to self-determination and proposed protections for their land and resources. A decade ago, Canada, New Zealand, the United States and Australia ...

New Matilda
To Close The Gap, Australia Must Address The 'Coloniser In The Room'
New Matilda
Life expectancy is still on average 10 years lower for an Indigenous Australian compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts. A person of Aboriginal descent is more than three times as likely to have diabetes and four times as likely to have chronic ...