Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Pro Bono Australia
Relationships, Respect and Trust Key to Engagement with Indigenous Employees
Pro Bono Australia
For some Indigenous Australians, the decision to share their heritage to employers and colleagues has been, and continues to be, a difficult one, as we heard at the recent launch of Diversity Council Australia's new Building Workplace Capability for ...

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cricket.com.au
CA, CommBank make landmark investment
cricket.com.au
Women's cricket, Australia's Indigenous players and players with a disability are the big winners after Cricket Australia and Commonwealth Bank announced a record investment today in Sydney. The landmark deal is the single largest investment in women's ...

The Australian
Use of section 18C is out of hand, says Tony Abbott
The Australian
Mr Abbott's comments came as indigenous adviser Warren Mundine yesterday criticised a complaint against Leak and The Australian under section 18C. The complaint to the Human Rights Commission was prompted by a cartoon that portrayed a crisis in ...
Bill Leak Faces Allegations Of Racial Discrimination Over *That* CartoonPedestrian TV

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ABC Online
Warlpiri people unite under desert skies for epic Indigenous dance performance
ABC Online
Hundreds of Warlpiri people came together for an epic cultural dance performance under the stars on the North Tanami Desert in Central Australia, on Saturday night. The biennial event, known as Milpirri, started in 2005 in Lajamanu and was born out of ...

The Guardian
Mike Baird's government to return Goat Island to Indigenous owners
The Guardian
The New South Wales government is taking steps to return Goat Island, known by the traditional owners as Me-mel, to the Aboriginal people, and has established a working group to establish how management of the island can be handed over. Aboriginal ...

ABC Online
Perth entrepreneurs left frustrated by Indigenous business agency
ABC Online
Two West Australian companies say their plans to expand in Australia and overseas are in jeopardy because Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) will not provide them with financial support. Two years ago entrepreneur Dwayne Rowland took a gamble and ...

The Guardian (blog)
Why Australia Day and Anzac Day helped create a national 'cult of forgetfulness'
The Guardian (blog)
I've written before about how governor Lachlan Macquarie (monstrous in his treatment of Indigenous people) was responsible for creating the cult of white imperial/colonial self-congratulation that evolved from his “foundation day” into Australia Day ...

The Tech Portal
KPMG encourages economic growth and entrepreneurship in Indigenous Australia
The Tech Portal
KPMG, the global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services has recently launched a series of proposals aimed at encouraging the economic growth of the Australian Indigenous community. Developed in conjunction with ...

The Australian
Sidelined to centre stage for Daintree guardians
The Australian
But even then, the Yalanji had to strike 15 indigenous land-use agreements in one of Australia's most complicated land carve-ups that led to legislative amendments last year for the clan to take ownership of the famed national park. Yalanji traditional ...

The Australian
Bill Leak cartoon reviewed for 'racial hatred'
The Australian
A series of cartoons illustrate hateful and derogatory material specifically relating to indigenous Australians, their relationships with their children, alcoholism and domestic violence.” Ms Dinnison cites section 18C, which makes an act unlawful if ...

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Huffington Post Australia
B2M Is Indigenous Australia's Answer To The Backstreet Boys
Huffington Post Australia
Just like the Backstreet Boys or Boys2Men, Tiwi Islands group B2M create insanely catchy pop and r'n'b songs. Yet their lyrics aren't about romance. As lead singer Jeffrey 'Yellow' Simon says, "There are too many love songs in the world already ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Virtual reality tells Indigenous story in London as bones set to return to Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
London: As old, stolen bodies return to Australia, Britain is being repaid in virtual reality. In a neat coincidence this week, London's film festival was treated to a cutting-edge, VR demonstration of the story-telling-power of Indigenous culture ...
Indigenous remains returned to AustraliaArtsHub (subscription)

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Superannuation policy should be reformed to promote the economic wellbeing of indigenous Australia, argues KPMG ...
Financial Standard
The professional services company said indigenous Australians face unique issues when participating in Australia's compulsory retirement savings regime, including low levels of financial and language literacy, the onerous administration requirements of ...

Indigenous remains returned to Australia
ArtsHub UK (subscription)
The ancestral remains will be returned to members of the Advisory Committee for Indigenous Repatriation and to representatives of the Ngarrindjeri community in South Australia and the Whadjuk community in Western Australia. The remains have been held ...

ABC Online
Indigenous leaders express hope and cynicism ahead of Kimberley suicide roundtable
ABC Online
The meeting is a part of the Federal Government's election policy to trial prevention-of-suicide programs across Australia and has been hastily arranged according to Broome Indigenous leader Marty Sibosado. "It's part of the national suicide policy ...

The Guardian
Kimberley suicide rates: government urged to support Indigenous-led solutions
The Guardian
Broome cemetery in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Rates of Indigenous suicide in the Kimberley are seven times higher than the national average and three times higher than the national Indigenous average. Photograph: Janine Israel for the ...
Indigenous suicide linked to bigger picture issues, psychologist saysABC Message Stick
Aboriginal Suicide Rates Have Hit Crisis Point and Prevention Isn't WorkingVICE
A Fundraising Event for Indigenous Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention with David Suzuki & Clover MooreRenewEconomy

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Targeted care is creating better outcomes for Indigenous mothers
SBS
Senior Advisor for the NSW Aboriginal Nursing and Midwifery Strategy Leona McGrath is working to ensure Indigenous women continue to access prenatal care. Leona is one of only 230 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander midwives in Australia. As a mother ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Life in the Northern Territory for Indigenous Australians 'distressing', royal commission hears
The Sydney Morning Herald
This was a version of Indigenous life in the Northern Territory given to the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory as bureaucrats and health specialists gave evidence on Thursday about government ...
Aboriginal survival rests on success of royal commission ...The Guardian
Agencies can't keep track of where kids are living, commission toldThe Australian
Aboriginals treated as subhuman: Anderson - 9news.com.au9news.com.au

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ABC Message Stick
Indigenous suicide linked to bigger picture issues, psychologist says ...
ABC Message Stick
An Indigenous psychologist says a big picture approach is needed to tackle high rates of suicide among Indigenous Australians.
Kimberley suicide rates: government urged to support Indigenous ...The Guardian
Aboriginal Suicide Rates Have Hit Crisis Point and Prevention Isn't ...VICE
A Fundraising Event for Indigenous Wellbeing and Suicide ...RenewEconomy

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The Guardian
Australian rock formation could be older than Stonehenge, researchers say
The Guardian
Researchers investigating a historic Aboriginal site in Australia believe an ancient astronomical stone formation could prove to be older than Stonehenge, and are now working with elders to determine its age. The Wurdi Youang stone arrangement 45km ...
Ancient site could rival Stonehenge as world's oldest observatoryMashable
Ancient Aust'n Aboriginal site could be "oldest observatory in the world": expertsXinhua

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