Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

ABC Online
Retiring Chief Justice Robert French stands by silence on asylum seeker ruling
ABC Online
Delivering the annual State of the Judicature speech earlier this year, Justice French spoke about the "national disgrace" of Indigenous incarceration, which is at least 16 times higher than for non-Indigenous Australians. He said one thing he was sure ...

Catholic Leader
Key organiser of Pope John Paul II's meeting with Indigenous Australians recalls blessed day
Catholic Leader
For 18 months leading up to the Alice Spring event, Ms Rowan, representing Queensland as a member of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Organising Committee for the meeting between the pope and indigenous people of Australia, had ...

The Australian
Drive for indigenous recognition knocked off course by treaty demands
The Australian
Constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians has been blindsided by more radical demands, with an official forum in Hobart insisting that plans for a ...
Indigenous Welfare Advocate Wins Human Rights MedalPro Bono Australia

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Cricbuzz
Lessons to learn from across the ditch
NT News
That's just one of the many responses I've heard in Sydney and Brisbane from non-Aboriginal people about indigenous Australians as they learned I had spent more than five years working as a journalist in Darwin and throughout the Northern Territory.
Natalie Plane - An Indigenous Australian who aspires to inspireCricbuzz
'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march ...Brisbane Times

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The Age
Lessons to learn from across the ditch
NT News
That's just one of the many responses I've heard in Sydney and Brisbane from non-Aboriginal people about indigenous Australians as they learned I had spent more than five years working as a journalist in Darwin and throughout the Northern Territory.
'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBDThe Age
Natalie Plane - An Indigenous Australian who aspires to inspireCricbuzz

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'Out of prison, Out of foster care': Aboriginal activists lead march across CBD
WAtoday
13 year old Jenna-Lee Roberts of Doonside flys the Aboriginal flag at the front of the protest. Aborginal Human Rights protest through Circular Quay on December 10, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Sarah Keayes. In Western Australia, indigenous ...

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The Australian
Soft bigotry of low expectations holds back indigenous reform
The Australian
I think this bigotry is a problem with the national broadcaster because it is matched only by The Australian newspaper in its coverage of indigenous affairs, putting aside the SBS. Before I put aside the SBS, let me opine that there is more insight in ...

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dailytelegraph.com.au
'Tipping point': Former PM wants nuclear dumping ground in Australia
Yahoo7 News
He believes nuclear energy will need to be included in a mix of sources to combat climate change and that Australia could use money generated by disposing of the world's nuclear waste to close the gap between the living standards of indigenous ...
'Make Australia a nuclear dumping ground': Hawkedailytelegraph.com.au

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Pro Bono Australia
NFP Commits to New Opportunities for Indigenous Workforce
Pro Bono Australia
“Since our origins more than 175 years ago, St Vincent's Health Australia has worked alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to both improve their access to health services and strengthen communities,” Hall said. “Now, through our ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Dream award opportunity for Indigenous artists
ArtsHub (subscription)
Young Indigenous artists have just a few days left to nominate for the 2017 Dreaming Award presented by the Australia Council. With a prize of $20,000 the Dreaming Award could be a life-changing experience for an emerging artist enabling them to create ...

The Australian
Noel Pearson: compassionistas' bigotry worst threat to indigenous
The Australian
He admits left supporters helped indigenous Australians gain rights to land through Native Title, but then went onto support “unscrupulous” Labor governments that imposed conservation regimes which prevented his people ever using the land. “I thought ...
Pearson slams 'soft bigotry' on the LeftSky News Australia
Noel Pearson says 'soft bigotry' of the left the biggest challenge to Indigenous reformThe Guardian

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Perth's Roe 8 on Indigenous heritage site
Yahoo7 News
The traditional owners of Beeliar Wetlands want to be on site while the Perth Freight Link is constructed in case ancient Aboriginal artefacts are uncovered. Government consultants met with the owners on Thursday to discuss heritage management plans ...

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The Guardian
Woman who allegedly supplied moonshine that killed Indigenous Australians charged
The Guardian
A woman who allegedly supplied the toxic moonshine that killed three members of an Indigenous community in western New South Wales has been charged with liquor offences. Sandra Boney, 40, her brother Norman Boney, 46, and her partner, Roger John ...

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SBS
Here's the truth about the 'free ride' that some Australians think ... - SBS
SBS
The shocking truth about non-Indigenous Australia is that many people mistakenly assume that Indigenous Australians coast through life, receiving privileges ...

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Cashless welfare cards lacking support: Human Rights Commission
The Australian
The Social Justice and Native Title Report 2016 queries whether cashless debit card trials in Ceduna in South Australia, and Kununurra and Wyndham in Western Australia, occurred with the full support of the communities. The review, which covers the ...

Melbourne FC
Johnstone among Indigenous recruits
Melbourne FC
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 28: New draftee Dion Johnstone of the Demons runs during the Melbourne Demons training session at Gosch's Paddock in Melbourne, Australia on November 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media).

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Sky News Australia
Commission releases Indigenous snapshot
Sky News Australia
The persistence of Aboriginal deaths in custody contributes to a sense things are getting worse not better for indigenous Australians, according to the Australian Human Rights Commission. Its 2016 Social Justice and Native Title report released on ...
[ December 7, 2016 ] Teen survey reveals depth of discrimination NEWSNational Indigenous Times
How racism impacts health careAustralian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Universities join push to make Indigenous education numbers add up
The Sydney Morning Herald
So bad have Indigenous education outcomes remained that on the 50th anniversary of Perkins' graduation, Australia's newest Indigenous senator said the best education for Indigenous Australians was in jail. "One of the highlights for what the prison ...

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Indigenous representation increases
AFL.com.au
AFL general manager game and market development Simon Lethlean said the AFL Indigenous Programs were delivering talent from remote communities, regional towns and metropolitan centres all across Australia, giving young indigenous men the chance ...

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Daily Review
Blackfella Films boss Rachel Perkins responds to 'First Contact' criticism
Daily Review
Last week, SBS aired the second series of Blackfella Film's controversial reality series First Contact, sparking a passionate debate about how Indigenous Australians are represented on TV. The series featured six famous, non-Indigenous Australians ...
[ December 7, 2016 ] Commercial TV too white and it's not alright ARTSNational Indigenous Times

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