Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Guardian
Bangarra: Indigenous Australian dance company tells the conflicted story of Bennelong – video
The Guardian
Bangarra's newest work is inspired by the life of Woollarawarre Bennelong, one of the most famous Aboriginal figures from the time of first contact. Bennelong was a senior man of the Eora nation, who was captured by British colonialists, becoming an ...

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ABC Online
Just being Aboriginal doesn't make me an activist
ABC Online
Aboriginal activists often face sustained animosity — Australia doesn't want to see Aboriginal people as David, or itself as Goliath. That would turn the image of the beloved Aussie underdog on its head, reframing it in light of theft, murder and ...

Smithsonian
How Indigenous Australians Are Still Fighting for Their Lands 25 Years After a Landmark Court Case
Smithsonian
The landmark decision—issued 25 years ago this month—changed the lives of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people. (While both are indigenous to Australia, they have different ancestry.) For cultures so deeply intertwined with the land ...

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Faith no more: churches in trouble as the nation goes godless
The Australian
Between the 2011 census and the 2016 census the Australian population increased by 9 per cent. The number of indigenous Australians increased by 18 per cent. And the number of atheist Australians increased by 45 per cent. Each of these numbers tell a ...
Census 2016: Milestone passed as Australia becomes more Asian than EuropeanCessnock Advertiser

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ABC Online
Why Indigenous languages matter
ABC Online
There was a brief transfer of cultural knowledge immediately after first contact - and the exchanging of personal names between the naval officers of the ships of the First Fleet and the leaders of the Gadigal clan. Languages were actively denied to ...

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ABC Online
In a strange uncanny Australia, how do we know we belong?
ABC Online
This grand building once announced Australia to the world, drawing international guests to an exhibition of this emerging nation. The exhibition contained many Indigenous artefacts, specifically weapons and shields. Soon after the palace burned to the ...

The Guardian
Indigenous constitutional recognition faces tough battle post Uluru
The Guardian
The Referendum Council handed its final report to the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and the opposition leader, Bill Shorten, on Friday afternoon but the real battle will begin weeks later when its authors must convince the Australian public, both ...
Referendum Council to give political leaders ultimatum on indigenous constitutional recognitionNEWS.com.au
Australia's Aborigines deliver PM a roadmap to constitutional recognitionReuters

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Courier Mail
Indigenous Real Estate Investment Trust acquires its sixth asset with the purchase of a Mackay shopping centre
Courier Mail
Canberra-based I-REIT was launched in October 2013 to provide indigenous investors the opportunity to invest in an actively managed commercial property fund in partnership with Indigenous Business Australia and other indigenous organisations.

The Guardian
College made millions by tricking Indigenous people, court finds
The Guardian
A vocational training college made tens of millions of dollars by tricking disadvantaged and Indigenous communities into signing up to expensive diploma courses, a court has found. Unique International College used a misleading and unlawful scheme to ...

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The Advertiser
Adelaide uni and top chef team to research native foods and create a sustainable industry
The Advertiser
The deal is expected to turn Australian food culture into a sustainable industry. It will benefit indigenous communities and make the most of their traditional knowledge, said. Professor Andy Lowe, director of food innovation at the University of ...
Building a native food industry in AustraliaNewsMaker (press release)

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Huffington Post Australia
Now Even The UN Is Worried About Housing Affordability In Australia
Huffington Post Australia
The Committee urged Australia to develop "a comprehensive national housing strategy" that focuses specifically on youth, domestic violence victims, asylum seekers and Indigenous people, as well as increasing investments in affordable and social housing ...

Turnbull to receive ultimatum on indigenous recognition
The Australian
Mr Turnbull and Mr Shorten have consistently said any referendum question must have the support of indigenous Australia, and Referendum Council co-chairman Mark Leibler has said he would not support recommending a course of action “unless it's got ...

The Guardian
It's a long walk for Indigenous justice. But I'm crossing Australia one step at a time
The Guardian
I started this journey walking from Perth to find the truth and find a new way for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Australia. For the past 50 years our people have been fighting for rights, but it's like it has just gone down the drain too many ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous photographer Mervyn Bishop marks life-and-death dash behind the lens
The Sydney Morning Herald
Those intimate photographs are at the heart of the eponymous exhibition Mervyn Bishop, at the Art Gallery of NSW. The collection of more than 100 images is a tribute to Australia's first Aboriginal press photographer and an award-winning visual ...

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Census 2016: Milestone passed as Australia becomes more Asian than European
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One point two per cent of Australians speak Vietnamese, and another 1.2 per cent Cantonese. The Census recorded 300 different languages, including indigenous languages. A record 2.8 per cent of Australians identified themselves as Aboriginal or Torres ...

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Indigenous knowledge key to climate change
The Australian
In the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes, indigenous farmers gather at the top of mountains the night after the winter solstice - not to enjoy the view, but to forecast the timing and quantity of rains. ... Pic Ray Strange Australian Capital Territory ...

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Wingham Chronicle
Census 2016: Australia hits 'tipping point' as Melbourne is set to overtake Sydney
Wingham Chronicle
The median indigenous age has also grown. Half-a-century after Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders were first legally counted in the census, the median age has grown by three years, from 20 to 23. For non-indigenous Australians the median age in ...

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New York Times
That Low Hum of Racism
New York Times
You can see the full scope of his reporting in the 60-minute documentary we produced in partnership with “Foreign Correspondent” on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in his New York Times article profiling three young Indigenous Australians ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Audience experience of First Nations arts has doubled
ArtsHub (subscription)
In essence to dare to change and challenge the cultural tapestry and social engineering of Australia, this too is the role of the Indigenous-led initiatives in the arts.' 'Indigenous-led is a voice that is yet to reach it's full potential, to me ...

National Geographic Australia
Indigenous artwork lit up the Sydney Opera House - National ...
National Geographic Australia
Last night the Sydney Opera House began its indigenous artists showcase with a stunning array of light and art animation. The sails featured animations ...
VIDEO: Sydney Opera House to light up year-round with Indigenous ...Daily Review

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