Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Australian
Newsmen honoured for indigenous deaths stories
The Australian
Three journalists from The Australian have been recognised as the country's best in their fields, winning Walkley Awards for a radio podcast and series of newspaper articles about the unsolved murders of three indigenous children in Bowraville, NSW.

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The Australian
Stan Grant's Quarterly Essay tackles the definition of Aboriginal Australia
The Australian
That address, in which he levelled the simple charge that the Australian Dream was “rooted in racism”, resonated so deeply with both black and white Australia, it became a “weight” for him to bear. Many indigenous people felt that in telling his family ...

The Australian
Credits where credit's due for frequent fires program
The Australian
Qantas's business relationship with the Dambimangari and three other indigenous groups across the Kimberley is part of a bigger trend monitored by the Business Council of Australia. While new data from the council's latest survey on indigenous ...

ABC Online
Remote work-for-the-dole scheme 'devastating Indigenous communities'
ABC Online
The scheme applies to about 34,000 people, mostly Indigenous, across Australia and was introduced by Mr Scullion in July last year. CDP increased the number of work hours required for welfare payments to 25 per week, for at least 46 weeks a year.

Turnbull government warns Fremantle council to move back its Australia day celebrations
The Sydney Morning Herald
"I want a reconciled council, and when we focus on issues confronting our Indigenous Australians we should focus on those issues that will make a difference to their lives, like Aboriginal incarceration, health, alcoholism, and employment." Earlier in ...

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Turnbull government warns Fremantle council to move back its Australia day celebrations
WAtoday
"I want a reconciled council, and when we focus on issues confronting our Indigenous Australians we should focus on those issues that will make a difference to their lives, like Aboriginal incarceration, health, alcoholism, and employment." Earlier in ...

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ArtsHub (subscription)
Terra nullis for Indigenous mural
ArtsHub (subscription)
The mural was commissioned by the Uniting Church in 2013 and painted by Aboriginal artist Paul Davis and English-born artist Etienne Cohen in tribute to five Aboriginal rights activists, including Eddie Mabo and Charles Perkins. It was situated on the ...

SBS
Offensive 'white Christmas' display sparks calls for Golliwog boycott in Australia
SBS
A prominent Indigenous author, filmmaker and academic is calling for Australians to boycott stores that sell Golliwog dolls, after a recent display of the toys at a Toowoomba chemist sparked outrage. A photo of the controversial dolls placed underneath ...
'It's the most racist city in Australia'NEWS.com.au

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Huffington Post Australia
Treat Your Eyes With Australia's Most Mesmerising Indigenous Art
Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Australia is the oldest living culture on earth, so you can imagine the art it bears is as sacred as it is significant. Stories from the Dreamtime are at the centre of existence for Aboriginal people, and through art, language, dance and ...

The Conversation AU
Look up: how policy gaps and failure blind us to what's going on in Indigenous affairs
The Conversation AU
Under the program in 2015-16, 146,000 financial penalties were applied to 34,000 participants, compared to 104,000 penalties applied to 750,000 job-active participants in non-remote Australia. At a 33:1 comparative rate, poor Indigenous Australians are ...

The Guardian
First Contact: when Indigenous Australia becomes entertainment, everyone loses
The Guardian
... by Indigenous writers and commentators on social media and beyond, and the nub of the critique is this: First Contact exploits the suffering and disadvantage of vulnerable First Nations people to manufacture white Australia “feels”. It's that ...
Meet Eight Prominent Indigenous Australians In SBS's First Contact VR ExperienceGizmodo Australia
Trapped in Australia's 'invisible prison'dailytelegraph.com.au
SBS's 'First Contact' Sent Well-Known Aussies Into Aboriginal Australia. Here's What They LearnedHuffington Post Australia
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SBS
Indigenous Australia bears the brunt of the HIV epidemic
SBS
SBS World News Radio: Rates of HIV transmission amongst Indigenous Australians continue to rise, with new figures showing the rate of HIV notification among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is now more than double the non-Indigenous rate.

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SBS
Fact check: How big a problem is ice use among Indigenous Australians?
SBS
Across Australia, around 2.3 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 15 years and over report using methamphetamines in the past year. This is similar to the general population rate of 2.1 per cent. Methamphetamine use in remote ...

National Indigenous Times
[ December 1, 2016 ] Airileke and Benny cry freedom over West Papuan rule CULTURE
National Indigenous Times
“I think for a lot of the international community there is a hope and expectation that Australia will grow up and grow into its identify where Indigenous sovereignty is there for everyone, even non-Indigenous people.” Ingram said he hoped Sorong ...

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National Indigenous Times
[ December 1, 2016 ] Songwriter targeted over Oz Day comments PEOPLE
National Indigenous Times
Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettit told www.nit.com.au that the council started looking at what it did on Australia Day after this year's celebrations and talking with some of the Indigenous participants about how it made them feel. Australia Day marks the ...

[ December 1, 2016 ] KPMG swoops on Arrilla in ground-breaking deal BUSINESS
National Indigenous Times
The deal announced this week will see Arrilla principal Shelley Reys become the first Indigenous partner of KPMG Australia. Arrilla is an Indigenous consulting firm which works with government, private enterprise and community groups. “We believe ...

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The Age
Australia stagnating in maths and science as other nations streak ahead
The Age
The story is similar for year 8 in mathematics and even worse in science. The gaps in achievement between Australia's Indigenous and non-Indigenous students remain as they were 20 years ago. In mathematics, 62 per cent of Indigenous students do not ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
The message all Australians should take from Indigenous culture
The Sydney Morning Herald
I realised immediately that this was a golden opportunity to broaden what was a pretty narrow mind when it came to Indigenous people. It's such a hot potato for most suburban Australians – an awkward conversation that most would rather not have. Most ...

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Herald Sun
Radio star Brendan 'Jonesy' Jones breaks down on air: 'I feel so guilty'
Herald Sun
The pair were discussing the controversial SBS show First Contact in which six well-known Aussies spent 28 days learning about Aboriginal Australia. The second episode of the three-part series aired last night and Jones said on air this morning that he ...

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10 things you can do after watching First Contact
SBS
To immerse yourself in some amazing stories check out books written by Indigenous Australians - there's plenty; Alexis Wright, Kim Scott, Sue McPherson, Sally Morgan to name a few. A great place to start is Indigenous author Dr Anita Heiss' list of 99 ...