Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

ABC Online
Advance Australia Fair is our anthem, right or wrong
ABC Online
I could go on and on. Indigenous people comprise fewer than 3 per cent of the Australian population but are more than 10 per cent of the National Rugby League competition. Of the 13 players who ran out for the Australian Kangaroos against New Zealand ...

The Guardian
Indigenous Protected Areas get five-year funding extension in budget
The Guardian
It said the government had extended the National Landcare Programme and the department was working with other agencies to “deliver long-term improvements to Australia's biodiversity and natural resource condition and expand the Indigenous Protected ...

SBS
NRL Indigenous round kicks off amid national anthem controversy
SBS
Despite having kicked off just last night, this year NRL's Indigenous Round has already been shrouded in controversy. At last night's Bulldogs Cowboys game, Advance Australia Fair was sung in both the Dharug language and then in English. A NRL ...
Bulldogs' Elliott happy to be a role modelNRL.COM

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The Macleay Argus
Proudly representing Indigenous heritage
The Macleay Argus
Kelly-Scholes starred for the New South Wales Echidnas who claimed silver at January's School Sport Australia 19 and Under Championship held in Sydney and she earned a place in the Australian Indigenous Budgies side to compete in Suva.

ABC Online
Indigenous arts festival seeks to break down 'dots and didgeridoos' stereotype
ABC Online
"Yirramboi festival is the opportunity to show not only Melbourne, but Australia and the rest of the world just how brilliant our contemporary artists are." Mr Boehme is aiming to transform Melbourne into a "city-wide treasure hunt" of Indigenous arts ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Chinese schoolkids' applause brings Indigenous author Bronwyn Bancroft to tears
The Sydney Morning Herald
Beijing: When it was suggested to Indigenous Australian children's book author Bronwyn Bancroft that her picture books be translated into Chinese, her first thought was the size of the population. "Being able to take a story, especially the images, to ...

Wide World of Sports
NRL Indigenous round to feature alternative national anthem
Wide World of Sports
"[It] acknowledges our history, the land, the Indigenous culture and also it acknowledges the Australia that we have today, which is very multicultural so I'm a fan of it." "Obviously there are going to be a lot of people who are patriotic about the ...
NRL adopts 'alternative' national anthem for Indigenous round - ABC ...ABC Online
NRL to showcase alternative anthem in Indigenous Round - NRL.comNRL.COM
Alternative national anthem planned for NRL's Indigenous round ...The Guardian
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ABC Online
NRL adopts 'alternative' national anthem for Indigenous round
ABC Online
When players run onto the field tonight for the first match of the Indigenous round of the National Rugby League season, they will sing the national anthem as usual. What comes next is believed to be an Australian sporting first. The audio recording of ...
INDIGENOUS RUGBY LEAGUE HISTORY DECommentary Box Sports
Budget delivers only piecemeal measures for Australia's First PeoplesMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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The Australian
Rheumatic heart disease a blight on indigenous population
The Australian
But many affected indigenous youth fail to receive more than half their monthly penicillin requirement. More than 2600 people in the Northern Territory have rheumatic heart disease, while sufferers in Western Australia's remote Kimberley Region are ...

SBS
BUDGET 2017: Indigenous bodies say government is out of touch
SBS
Indigenous peak bodies have converged on Canberra to respond to the federal budget, announced on Tuesday night by Treasurer Scott Morrison. They say the Turnbull Government is out of touch and many of its measures affecting Indigenous Australians ...
Turnbull Budget has Glaring Omissions for Indigenous AustraliansPro Bono Australia

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Pro Bono Australia
Turnbull Budget has Glaring Omissions for Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous businesses have also had a big boost,” she said. The opposition's response to the Turnbull budget was more scathing. “The 2017 budget fails to deliver for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians,” leader of the opposition Bill ...

SBS
Australia's Isaiah Firebrace makes it through to Eurovision finals in Ukraine
SBS
Australian contestant Isaiah Firebrace has made it through to the Eurovision finals to be held this weekend in Kyiv, Ukraine. The 17-year-old performed his song 'Don't Come Easy' in the first semi-final early this morning, Australian time. The young ...
Eurovision 2017: Australia's Isaiah qualifies for grand final with stunning performance9TheFIX

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SBS
Migrant, Indigenous bodies say new budget measures are discriminatory
SBS
FECCA's concerns come as the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative body, the National Congress of Australia's First People, argues parts of the budget continue to treat Indigenous Australians unfairly. FECCA said extending the ...

SBS
BUDGET 2017: What it means for Indigenous Australians
SBS
The federal budget has been handed down in Parliament House with the government promising a fair and practical plan forward that makes the right choices for hard-working Australians. But how does the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population fair?
Family Matters. Let's keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids in culture.Save The Children Australia
Let's not miss more sports opportunitiesTownsville Bulletin
2017 Budget: $5.9 Million For Apps To Help Indigenous Kids With EducationGizmodo Australia

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Gizmodo Australia
Here's The Full 2017 Australian Federal Budget Speech
Gizmodo Australia
This Budget also delivers important increased support for veterans mental health, protections for children within the family justice system, victims of domestic violence, closing the gap for Indigenous Australians and creating the National Redress ...

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dailytelegraph.com.au
NRL celebrates contributions of indigenous stars across the game in Round 10
dailytelegraph.com.au
While international football was celebrated last weekend, Greenberg pointed out there were 24 indigenous players in action across all representative games, including Thurston and Thaiday for Australia. Of the 77 NRL debutants last season, 13 were ...
NRL and RECOGNISE stand togetherNRL.COM

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National Geographic Australia
Modern Dodo Bird Discovered by Indigenous Ranger
National Geographic Australia
The Dodo's closest living relative has been found in Australia. Native to South East Asia and the South Pacific the bird has made a staggering journey all the way to Western Australia's north. The Indigenous Bardi Jawi rangers came across the modern ...
Indigenous rangers stumble across dodo relative living in the KimberleySBS

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Federal budget 2017: Aboriginal people exposed to British nuclear testing to receive improved health care
ABC Online
Many Indigenous people were moved away before the tests in South Australia's far north. But some remained and were subjected to extreme levels of radiation, which a royal commission linked to significant injuries and disabilities. Veterans' Affairs ...

Indigenous Australian Archie Roach to perform at Bella Coola Music Fest
Coast Mountain News
Archie continued to collect awards, including a Deadly Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indigenous Music with Ruby Hunter and again in 2008 they shared a Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award for their contribution to Australia's performing arts. In ...

Indigenous demands stall urgent amendments to Native Title Act
The Australian
Ahead of tomorrow's scheduled Senate vote, Labor and the Turnbull government were at loggerheads over the amendments drafted in response to a Federal Court ruling that invalidated more than 126 agreements across Australia. Labor last night refused to ...