Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

SBS
More Indigenous psychologists needed to address gaps in mental health
SBS
In September, the Australian Psychology Society (APS) issued a monumental apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. It was a formal acknowledgment of psychology's role in their mistreatment, corrosion of culture and loss of identity.

ABC Online
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest named WA's 2017 Australian of the Year
ABC Online
Mr Forrest was chosen for driving hands-on philanthropy to support 250 community causes, as well as his work to highlight Indigenous disparity in Australia, and for drawing attention to the 45.8 million people trapped in modern slavery. "We're just so ...
Andrew Forrest named West Australian of the YearThe Australian

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ABC Online
Sistergirls and brotherboys unite to strengthen spirits
ABC Online
About 85 transgender and gender-diverse Indigenous people came from around Australia to Wurundjeri country in Victoria for Kunghah, which means "gathering" in Ngarigo language. "We didn't know each other before today, and we're going home as family ...

The West Australian
Forrest a grateful, fortunate Australian
The West Australian
“I fundamentally believe Australia does not have to suffer the indigenous disparity, that with brave policy changes then indigenous people can share equal roles in education and in the workforce,” he said. Mr Forrest's wife, Nicola, said all the ...
Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest named WA Australian of the YearWAtoday
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest named WA's 2017 Australian of the YearABC Online

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Crikey (registration) (blog)
Keith Windschuttle and the Aboriginal sovereignty conspiracy that never was
Crikey (registration) (blog)
Keith Windschuttle's latest contribution to the indigenous affairs policy debate is his new book, The Break-up of Australia. The real agenda behind Aboriginal recognition, published by Quadrant Books. “Just what I wanted for Christmas, the new Keith ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest named WA Australian of the Year
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Never daunted by the scale of challenge, Andrew devotes his relentless energy to society's most vulnerable, tirelessly working to highlight Australia's Indigenous disparity and drawing attention to and liberating 45.8 million people trapped in modern ...
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest named WA's 2017 Australian of the YearABC Online

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Linda Burney calls on Malcolm Turnbull to stop silencing Aboriginal voices
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's first female Aboriginal MP Linda Burney has slammed the Turnbull government's "paternalistic" approach towards indigenous people and demanded decision-making power be delivered back to the bush. "Inflicting policy decisions on Aboriginal ...

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ABC Online
Aboriginal Australians moving 'beyond the chains of history', says Stan Grant
ABC Online
He has written a Quarterly Essay, titled The Australian Dream, in which he describes the "largely untold" story of an emerging Indigenous middle-class in Australia. "It's something that's crept up on us, but we are now into the second or perhaps even ...
Increasing disadvantage for Indigenous Australians: key reportSBS
Interview: Stan Grant, ABC Indigenous Affairs editorABC Message Stick
Lack of account in $5.9bn indigenous spend 'beggars belief'The Australian
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The Australian
Pilbara Big hART indigenous theatre project unites Roebourne community
The Australian
Rankin says such responses ignore deeper causes and novel solutions. Of juvenile detainees in Australia, 52 per cent are indigenous; for some deprived kids, he argues, jail time has become a rite of passage that includes the comfort of airconditioning ...

SBS
Stop silencing Aboriginal voices: Linda Burney
SBS
Australia's first female Aboriginal MP Linda Burney has slammed the Turnbull government's "paternalistic" approach towards Indigenous people and demanded decision-making power be delivered back to the bush. "Inflicting policy decisions on Aboriginal ...

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The Australian
The very
The Australian
The second moment of clarity required her to drop out of studies at the University of NSW for a time, disillusioned at her prospects, and go to work at the Australia Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board, first as a secretary and ...

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SBS
Government announces Indigenous-led review into remote housing
SBS
The Federal Government has announced an independent review into housing in Indigenous communities. "Overcrowding, homelessness and poor housing conditions in remote Australia remain unacceptably high," Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion ...

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SBS
Dutton Shocked To Discover All Non-Indigenous Citizens Are Immigrants
SBS
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton was reportedly shocked to receive a briefing today that classified all non-Indigenous citizens of Australia as technically immigrants. Mr Dutton was busy preparing for a press conference during which he aimed to expand ...

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Business Insider Australia
Australia's oldest piece of indigenous jewellery has been found in the Kimberleys
Business Insider Australia
Archaeologists have found Australia's oldest piece of indigenous jewellery, a pointed kangaroo bone worn through the nose, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The ornament has been dated at more than 46,000 years old and debunks a theory that ...

Indigenous-led review into remote housing
The West Australian
"Overcrowding, homelessness and poor housing conditions in remote Australia remain unacceptably high," Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said. Senator Scullion said the review would consult with indigenous communities and businesses, housing ...

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ArtsHub (subscription)
Big boost for Indigenous arts
ArtsHub (subscription)
The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) has announced a $17.54 million partnership with mining and resources moghul BHP Billiton and the State Government of South Australia to continue to present TARNANTHI Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and ...

Hawaiipublicradio
Asia Minute: Struggles of Australia's Indigenous People
Hawaiipublicradio
The challenges and living conditions of indigenous people around the world are now getting more attention than they have in the past. In Australia, a study out this week includes a number of disturbing findings. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's ...

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The Conversation AU
Reviving Indigenous languages – not as easy as it seems
The Conversation AU
The NSW government has announced it will propose legislation for protecting and reviving NSW Aboriginal languages. NSW Aboriginal languages are part of the heritage of NSW Aboriginal people, and part of Australia's heritage. Recognising this should ...

dailytelegraph.com.au
It's time to tackle indigenous crime
dailytelegraph.com.au
It also found 70 per cent of indigenous homicides involved alcohol (compared with only 22 per cent for non-indigenous homicides), despite drinking rates among indigenous Australians overall being no greater than for other Australians and despite a ...

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Queensland Country Life
Experts urge Australians to forget Bill Leak, think of indigenous women instead
Queensland Country Life
Former Arnhem Land senior solicitor Josephine Cashman has slammed the outward looking nature of Australia's bureaucrats and urged policy makers work to ensure Aboriginal lives matter by prioritising the issue of domestic violence in indigenous ...