Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

dailytelegraph.com.au
Call for the Aboriginal flag to fly atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge is growing
dailytelegraph.com.au
Cheree Toka, a 26-year-old Kamilaroy woman, is calling on the state government to erect the traditional Aboriginal flag at the peak of the bridge on an ongoing basis, rather than just on ceremonial occasions. Currently, only the NSW and Australian ...

ABC Online
'Rushed' native title changes exclude indigenous Australians, critics say
ABC Online
The Federal Government is rushing to amend native title law after a Federal Court decision cast land use agreements into doubt, but critics say the changes are being rushed through without consulting indigenous people. As the Minerals Council and ...

ABC Online
Q&A: Bill Leak racism debate prompts protest, claim Australia lagging behind in dealing with race
ABC Online
The panellists condemned what an audience member described as some sections of the left wing celebrating Leak's death on Friday, but they also criticised his infamous 2016 cartoon depicting an Indigenous man with a beer can who could not remember his ...
'Of course I'm glad he's dead': The 'champions of tolerance' react to Bill Leak's deathdailytelegraph.com.au
Q&A: protesters interrupt debate on Bill Leak, accusing cartoonist of racismThe Guardian
Q&A: Audience member interrupts panel, calls Bill Leak 'racist'The Australian
Daily Mail
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The Australian
Indigenous leaders back change to land-use law
The Australian
The committee is hearing views on amendments rushed through federal parliament following last month's “McGlade'' decision in the Federal Court, regarding a claim in Western Australia. The full bench decision effectively invalidated a tranche of ...
Miners support urgent native title changes9news.com.au
Minister-turned-lobbyist Ian Macfarlane says mines need protection from native titleThe Guardian

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Sydney conference calls for treaty talks 'at all levels of government'
The Australian
Minimalist indigenous constitutional recognition has been dealt a new blow, with a Sydney conference calling for treaty negotiations at all levels of government and a federal parliamentary body that would give indigenous Australians a say in laws that ...

NT News
Georgina Murphy: Aboriginal Australia to star at fashion event
NT News
The 18-day festival is consumer focused — it removes the exclusivity of the high-end, couture shows on the international circuit and champions Australia's best trade talent, from seasoned labels to up-and-coming student designers. Fashion lovers ...

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ABC Online
Our Mob, God's Story: Indigenous artists share Christian faith through painting
ABC Online
In an age when knowledge of the Bible seems to be fading, many Indigenous Australians claim it as an important game changer in their lives. Among the 73 per cent of Indigenous Australians who claim Christianity as their faith — more than the general ...

Global Indigenous Runway
ArtsHub (subscription)
Global Indigenous Management is excited to announce: 'Global Indigenous Runway' as part of Virgin Australia's Melbourne Fashion Festival's 2017 Off-site Runway Series. Celebrating their fifth year as part of the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion ...

Whyalla News
South Australia dining: Getting the indigenous food experience at Adelaide's Orana restaurant
Whyalla News
The menu at Orana is a confluence of indigenous produce and classical technique and is the brainchild of Scottish expat Jock Zonfrillo, who after arriving in Australia in the mid–90s has made it his mission to prove that native ingredients have a place ...

SBS (blog)
New leadership needed in WA to reduce incarceration, build schools in prisons and transform lives
SBS (blog)
In Western Australia, the rate of imprisonment of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children is 50 per cent higher than the imprisonment rate of black children in the US. Australia incarcerates Aboriginal juveniles at 37 per 10,000, whereas the ...

Hawaiipublicradio
Asia Minute: DNA Helps Link Indigenous Australians with Ancestral Lands
Hawaiipublicradio
Indigenous people around the world share a tie to the land of their ancestors. That's true here in Hawai'i and it's also true in Australia where a new study is helping some native people connect with their past. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's ...

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The Cairns Post
Indigenous woman Terri Janke went from dropout to lawyer
The Cairns Post
But, while Toni became the youngest indigenous Australian to complete a law degree, Terri's interest in law waned after some insensitive comments during a court visit. “I thought I wanted to be in the courts like LA Law. They always won their cases and ...

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ABC Online
Bill Leak, editorial cartoonist for The Australian, dies aged 61 of suspected heart attack
ABC Online
His long and illustrious career was often marred by controversy, and was last year accused of an "attack" on Indigenous Australians for one particular piece. Born in Adelaide but raised near Sydney, Leak trained at the Julian Ashton Art School, and ...
'Simply irreplaceable': Cartoonist Bill Leak dies, aged 61SBS
Bill Leak dies aged 61The Australian
Cartoonist Bill Leak: a witty, fearless satirical artistNEWS.com.au
The Guardian -Daily Mail
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Financial Times
Australia's first aboriginal minister seeks referendum
Financial Times
In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Wyatt vowed to tackle the severe disadvantage and continuing institutional racism that affects indigenous communities, who make up about 3 per cent of Australia's 24m population. But a major report published ...

ESPN
For Patty Mills, giving voice to indigenous Australians comes naturally
ESPN
As one of Australia's highest-profile active indigenous athletes, Mills has become an ambassador of sorts for his culture, a path he never dreamed he would navigate when he entered the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2009. It was unimaginable to ...
Clinical tips: closing the gapAustralian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)

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ESPN
For Patty Mills, giving voice to indigenous Australians comes naturally
ESPN
As one of Australia's highest-profile active indigenous athletes, Mills has become an ambassador of sorts for his culture, a path he never dreamed he would navigate when he entered the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2009. It was unimaginable to ...

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Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Rappers AB Original Win Australian Music Prize
Huffington Post Australia
Incendiary indigenous rap duo A.B. Original have won the prestigious Australian Music Prize, taking home a $30,000 cheque. The group, of rappers Briggs and Trials, burst into the spotlight last year with their debut album Reclaim Australia. The album's ...
Briggs Rubbishes The Australian's Shit Take On AB Original's Historic WinPedestrian TV
AB Original win Best Album of Year for 'Reclaim'Daily Review
The winner of the Australian Music Prize has been announcedFasterLouder
Rolling Stone Australia
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The Conversation AU
Why 'green-black' alliances are less simple than they seem
The Conversation AU
In Australia and across the world, Indigenous people are resisting developments that threaten their lands. Wangan and Jagalingou people stand in opposition to the planned Carmichael coalmine in Queensland, while the Sioux people are holding firm in ...

ABC Online
Potential workforce untapped, says OECD study
Herald Sun
UNEMPLOYED single mothers, people with a mental illnesses and indigenous Australians are the missing pieces to the nation's productivity puzzle, a report has found. But overly generous benefits and poorly targeted policies are deterring would-be ...
Young women 'greatest untapped potential' in Australia: OECD reportABC Online
Mums are economy's greatest untapped resource, and we need to fix thatNEWS.com.au

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The Australian
Indigenous hip-hop act AB Original wins Australian Music Prize
The Australian
Indigenous hip-hop act A.B. Original has won this year's Australian Music Prize. The Melbourne duo of rapper Briggs and producer Trials took the $30,000 prize for their debut album Reclaim Australia, which earned critical acclaim when it was released ...
Australian Music prize: AB Original become first Indigenous act to win $30000 awardThe Guardian
AB Original win Australian Music PriceNEWS.com.au
AB Original Keep Crushing It, Secure The $30K Australian Music PrizePedestrian TV

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