Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Mercury
It's time to talk about Australia Day, says Rebecca White
The Mercury
“There's shared concern I think that at the moment it excludes indigenous Australians and that's certainly very worthy of us to give consideration to how we make sure Australia Day is an inclusive day that celebrates everything we're really proud of as ...

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National Indigenous Times
Marcia Langton takes aim at 'cashed-up green groups'
National Indigenous Times
The majority of Indigenous Australians are being thwarted in their efforts to build better lives by green groups that hijack debates and lobby against projects that would provide an economic return to communities, according to Marcia Langton. In a hard ...

Australia's greatest health burden: the five big killers
The Border Mail
"Indigenous Australians experienced a cancer burden 1.7 times that of non-Indigenous Australians, and the gap was particularly notable when it came to lung cancer," she said. Indigenous males had a lung cancer burden 2.3 times that of non-Indigenous ...

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Teacher Magazine
Financial literacy – where Australia sits
Teacher Magazine
In addition, the average financial literacy score for Indigenous students was 411 points, significantly lower than the OECD average of 489 points and also significantly lower than the average for non-Indigenous Australian students of 508 points. This ...

The Conversation AU
Indigenous picture books offering windows into worlds
The Conversation AU
But in the scope of its ambition, the depth and complexity of its range, and its commitment to bringing the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to all Australians, Magabala Books looms large on the Australian literary landscape.

The Age
The big five cancer killers: Australia's greatest health burden revealed in Australian Institute of Health and ...
The Age
"Indigenous Australians experienced a cancer burden 1.7 times that of non-Indigenous Australians, and the gap was particularly notable when it came to lung cancer," she said. Indigenous males had a lung cancer burden 2.3 times that of non-Indigenous ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
The big five cancer killers: Australia's greatest health burden revealed in Australian Institute of Health and ...
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Indigenous Australians experienced a cancer burden 1.7 times that of non-Indigenous Australians, and the gap was particularly notable when it came to lung cancer," she said. Indigenous males had a lung cancer burden 2.3 times that of non-Indigenous ...
Cancer has biggest health burden: reportSBS

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Lawyers Weekly
Uluru summit delivers clear message to Australian lawmakers
Lawyers Weekly
Lawyers and legal academics have weighed in on new calls for constitutional reform to empower Australia's first peoples as part of the nation's next serious step towards Indigenous reconciliation. A group of Indigenous Australians have issued a ...

Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Australians Have Said How They Want To Be Heard, But We're Not Listening
Huffington Post Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders from across this vast and diverse nation met in Uluru for the 2017 National Constitutional Convention, having had a series of meetings around Australia over the previous six months. Two hundred and fifty ...

The Conversation AU
We need to know the true cost of Indigenous boarding school scholarships on communities
The Conversation AU
While many consider Indigenous boarding programs a “solution” generally aimed at remote students who don't have access to local high schools, most Indigenous students at boarding schools are not from remote Australia. Some come from cities, but the ...

UQ News
Unfinished business: Adani, the State and Indigenous rights
UQ News
Dr Lyons said the Australian Senate was expected to debate amendments to the Native Title Act on Tuesday (13 June). “The report raises issues that are crucial to the important and timely debate about native title and the rights of Indigenous peoples in ...

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The West Australian
Kimberley elder Since Ruth Abdullah gets Order of Australia medal for Aboriginal legal work
The West Australian
Since Ruth Abdullah became part of the Stolen Generation aged just seven, her focus has been preventing further injustices by helping Aboriginal people know their legal rights. Her dedication to this cause has on Monday led to her being awarded the ...

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SBS
Queen's honours list awards diversity, multiculturalism and Indigenous service
SBS
The list of almost 900 Australians included a dozen honoured for their contribution to Indigenous Australia and fourteen honoured for their contribution to multiculturalism and diversity. Honours were also handed to several prominent supporters of same ...
Queen's Birthday honours: Order of Australia for Irish-born champion of a 'fair go'NEWS.com.au
Queen's birthday honours list: Cate Blanchett and Alan Joyce among Australians recognisedThe Guardian
Best and brightest named in Queen's Birthday Honours ListCourier Mail
The West Australian
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The Australian
Unions back Uluru Declaration on indigenous recognition
The Australian
The proposed amendment has the support of constitutional conservatives such as Liberal MP Julian Leeser and lawyer Damien Freeman, who also call for a form of words recognising indigenous Australians outside the Constitution. The Opposition Leader ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial
The Sydney Morning Herald
Photo: National Gallery of Australia. One of the arguments I have had with the two earlier shows and continue to have with the present one is with the concept of race-based segregation as the underlying basis for an art exhibition. Is indigenous art in ...

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Australian Ageing Agenda
Supplement crucial to viability of indigenous aged care - Australian ...
Australian Ageing Agenda
Without the viability supplement, most indigenous and indigenous-focused residential aged care providers would run at a loss, a national audit has found.

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ABC Online
Call for corporate Australia to invest in remote Indigenous art centres
ABC Online
The art of remote Australia can often be seen in the background when corporate giants and political leaders appear on the evening news. Depictions of waterholes, dreaming tracks and ancestral spirits animate the walls of many boardrooms and government ...

Rare Glass Spearhead Discovered on Rottnest Island
National Geographic Australia
Rottnest held 4,000 men and young boys as prisoners between 1838 and 1931. To begin with, the island was used as an Indigenous prison but later incarcerated non-aboriginals as well. There are 373 indigenous Australians buried at a site called Tentland.

The Conversation AU
How Indigenous tourism can help bring about reconciliation in Australia
The Conversation AU
This is important because, as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples comprise only about 3% of Australia's total population, non-Indigenous Australians can live their lives with little cultural interaction. Experiences potentially fostering ...

The Australian Financial Review
Marcia Langton: Green extremists 'hijacking' Indigenous cause
The Australian Financial Review
Langton has routinely identified Australian mining as a wellspring of real and sustaining economic enfranchisement of remote Aboriginal communities around our mining nation. This has made her controversial in some corners of Australian society.
Indigenous people victims of 'green' fight against Adani mine, says Marcia LangtonThe Guardian

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