Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

ABC Local
Police exhumed Indigenous baby's remains without speaking to elders, administrator says
ABC Local
The removal of bones from an Aboriginal baby's grave on a sacred site should be investigated by the South Australian coroner, according to the administrator covering the area involved. The director of administration in the APY Lands, Rex Tjami, said ...
Remains of Aboriginal infant, who died after 1950s Maralinga atomic tests, exhumed from burial caveThe Advertiser

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$40m for 'robust, independent evaluation' of Indigenous policy
The Mandarin (registration)
The IAS was, according to PM&C, “a major reform in the administration and delivery of services and programs to Indigenous Australians in response to widespread criticism over many years.” It consolidated 150 funded activities under 27 separate programs ...

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Cosmos
The passions of Aboriginal astronomy guide, Willy Stevens
Cosmos
Willy Stevens grew up knowing little about his ancestral Australian Aboriginal culture. Born a Muruwari man in New South Wales, he was adopted into a Kamilaroi family. But when at the age of 17 he met his biological mother, she regaled him with ...

Gold Coast Bulletin
Bob Katter to introduce law to protect indigenous artists from being ripped off
Gold Coast Bulletin
It has been reported that up to 80 per cent of tourist shops and markets have been selling “Aboriginal-style” souvenirs, with some using products imported from Indonesia. Under Australia's competition and consumer laws, it is not illegal for ...

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Blue Mountains Gazette
Barnaby Joyce launches extraordinary attack on people who want to move Australia Day
Blue Mountains Gazette
Describing himself as a "conservative, Anglo-Celtic Australian," Mr Macfarlane has said that the day was inherently divisive because it commemorated what many Indigenous Australians regard as an invasion. He likened it to the idea of a Scottish person ...
City of Yarra to debate whether to dump Australia Day celebrationsHerald Sun

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The Cairns Post
Bob Katter to introduce law to protect indigenous artists from being ripped off
The Cairns Post
It has been reported that up to 80 per cent of tourist shops and markets have been selling “Aboriginal-style” souvenirs, with some using products imported from Indonesia. Under Australia's competition and consumer laws, it is not illegal for ...

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Herald Sun
City of Yarra to debate whether to dump Australia Day celebrations
Herald Sun
AN inner city council may consider dumping Australia Day celebrations because they could offend Aborigines. City of Yarra Greens mayor Amanda Stone says January 26 marks the arrival of white settlers and the start of the dispossession of indigenous ...

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The Mercury
Defence says Rio Olympics sparked recruitment rush
The Mercury
THE Australian Defence Department has struck gold in the recruitment of indigenous Diggers and it's blaming it on Rio. Internal ADF figures has revealed a 200 per cent leap in indigenous Australians signing up to join the permanent military. Figures ...

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Australian Defence Forces recruitment: Huge spike in indigenous ...
dailytelegraph.com.au
THE Australian Defence Department has struck gold in the recruitment of indigenous Diggers and it's blaming it on Rio. Internal ADF figures has revealed a 200 ...

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Herald Sun
Australian Defence Forces recruitment: Huge spike in indigenous ...
Herald Sun
THE Australian Defence Department has struck gold in the recruitment of indigenous Diggers and it's blaming it on Rio. Internal ADF figures has revealed a 200 ...

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dailytelegraph.com.au
Greg Inglis says the NRL must retain the Indigenous All Stars concept
dailytelegraph.com.au
“It does educate a lot of people about the Aboriginal culture and Australia in general.” In the lead-up to Friday's All Stars clash in Newcastle, Inglis and his teammates assembled at the Quarantine Station in Manly for their annual Indigenous camp ...

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9news.com.au
Tirade against Australia Day posted on naval officer's Facebook page
9news.com.au
And I still don't.” The post goes on to declare while soldiers, sailors and airmen are honoured on those days, the impact of Australia Day on indigenous Australians is “overlooked”. Why does Australia neglect our history and my people on this day?” it ...

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Stress hormones underlie Indigenous health gap in Australia
Science Daily
This raises the possibility of using this measure to study risk for future mental ill health in young Indigenous Australians and other First Nations' people worldwide. Dr Berger and his colleagues found that Indigenous participants who reported high ...

ABC Online
Abbott government's Indigenous Advancement Strategy shows how not to spend $5b taxpayers' dollars
ABC Online
A short chauffeur-driven jaunt from Parliament House in Canberra is the National Press Club. In front of its distinctive blue backdrop, and live on national television, politicians spruik how their ideas are going to help thousands, if not millions, of ...

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SBS
Why Indigenous art is such big business internationally
SBS
Indigenous artwork is known in Australia for it's rich symbolism, cultural history and meaning - but internationally, it's a booming industry - worth millions. Art director and collector Simon Chan, explains to SBS Cantonese how collectors can ensure ...

ABC Online
Abbott government bungled Indigenous funding overhaul, major report finds
ABC Online
The Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) moved thousands of existing agreements into five broad funding streams overseen by the Prime Minister's Department. A report from independent watchdog, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), said the ...
Tony Abbott's Indigenous Advancement Strategy below standard, audit findsThe Australian
$10m for 'robust, independent evaluation' of Indigenous policyThe Mandarin (registration)

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End of indigenous council 'gives nation a chance to re-engage'
The Australian
However, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples co-chair Rod Little said the suspension offered a chance to re-engage with the peak body, whose funding was eliminated in last year's budget. “Congress is, and will be, a much more valuable ...

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The Australian
Government to spend $40m evaluating effectiveness of indigenous ...
The Australian
The Turnbull government will spend $40 million evaluating its indigenous affairs programs in an attempt to counter a national audit office report expected to be ...

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Whitsunday Times
Day of mourning for indigenous
Whitsunday Times
WHILE Australia Day celebrations were taking place in Airlie Beach last Thursday, a different type of recognition was taking place. TJ Bendeich set up a space she described as "a space for those mourning” and for people to share a minute's silence for ...

ABC Online
Top Indigenous players descend on Broome for much more than 'just footy'
ABC Online
The head of the AFL Players' Association (AFLPA) says this week's Indigenous All Stars' visit to Broome is about much more than just football. Fifty-five Indigenous footballers are in Western Australia's Kimberley region for a four-day camp, beginning ...