Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Guardian
'At last': Kenbi land returned to Aboriginal owners after 37-year fight
The Guardian
“Prior to European arrival, this land, Australia, was cared for by hundreds of nations of Aboriginal people. Yours are the oldest continuing cultures on Earth. Our nation is as old as humanity itself, and Larrakia people were, and are, the Aboriginal ...
Malcolm Turnbull hands over land as Kenbi native title claim settled after 37 yearsThe Sydney Morning Herald
Australian PM ends longest running Aboriginal land claimReuters
Turnbull makes pitch for more Indigenous MPsSBS
ABC Online -The Australian -The Conversation AU
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ABC Technology and Games
Tablet app tries to shed light on Indigenous drinking issues
ABC Technology and Games
NICK GRIMM: Groups trying to curb alcohol addiction in Australia's Indigenous communities say they've been hamstrung by a lack of good information about the scale of the problem. The most reliable data on the issue is two decades old but as Tom ...
'Grog Survey' app trial in SA, Queensland seeks new data to curb Indigenous alcohol addictionABC Online

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ABC Online
Plans to develop northern Australia not embracing Indigenous population, says Peter Yu
ABC Online
Speaking at this week's Developing Northern Australia conference in Darwin, Mr Yu said the Government was focussing on traditional industries such as mining and irrigated agriculture, but was "practically silent" on economic activities where Indigenous ...

National Indigenous Times
[ June 20, 2016 ] Voting open in the backblocks of Australia NEWS
National Indigenous Times
As well as improved accessibility, remote polling arrangements for this election are providing employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians to work as AEC polling officers in their communities. Remote mobile polling visits are being promoted by ...

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Broadsheet
Australian Native Foods: To Forage or Not To Forage?
Broadsheet
It's a question many of us have wondered when dining at a top-flight Australian restaurant and presented with a carefully-created, incredibly delicious meal of native ingredients: How on earth do they forage so much in the wild? The answer is, they don't.

Coombs calls for indigenous recognition
SBS
Australia's first indigenous Paralympian has called for constitutional recognition to make sure young athletes don't face the hurdles he did. Kevin Coombs, a former wheelchair basketball player who competed at the inaugural Paralympic games as an ...

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Indigenous women subject to horrifying levels of violence
The Australian
In its bid for a position on the Human Rights Council, Australia must increase its efforts to prevent violence against indigenous women and girls. The council is made of 47 member states, elected by the majority of members of the UN General Assembly ...

The Northern Daily Leader
Closing the gap - $24m for Indigenous schooling
The Northern Daily Leader
Organisations to be supported through the funding package include The Clontarf Foundation, Role Models and Leaders Australia, Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience, Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, Cathy Freeman Foundation, AFL ...
Investing in the future of Indigenous YouthMy Sunshine Coast (press release)

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Indigenous treaty: Langton, Davis look to Canadian model
The Australian
“The word 'recognition' proves problematic (in the Australian context),” they write in From Recognition to Reconciliation, “because of the non-specific nature of the commitment it implies, juxtaposed against the very specific and concrete ...

How a Dreamtime colouring book is bringing Australians closer together
SBS
'Colouring Country' creator Ros Moriarty told NITV News her art therapy book, which features Indigenous colouring-in templates, brings Indigenous and other Australians closer together because it provides a calming experience. Ms Moriarty says she ...

Policy Forum
Australia needs bipartisanship on recognition
Policy Forum
Comments by Bill Shorten this week in support of a treaty with Indigenous Australians brought back memories of the republican referendum of some years ago. At that time, the Chairman of The Australian Republican Movement, Malcolm Turnbull, was warned ...
Talk of a treaty on recognition is not going to disappear quietlyThe Australian
Shorten's treaty talk reflects impact of Indigenous activismEureka Street (registration)
Men of few deedsThe Saturday Paper (subscription)

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ABC Online
Farmers in WA banking on native vegetables becoming Australian staple
ABC Online
While kangaroo and emu meat is becoming a more common feature on Australian dinner tables, a meal of meat and three vegetables is still reliant on traditional staples such as peas, potatoes and carrots.

Broadsheet
Australian Native Foods: To Forage or Not To Forage?
Broadsheet
It's a question many of us have wondered when dining at a top-flight Australian restaurant and presented with a carefully-created, incredibly delicious meal of native ingredients: How on earth do they forage so much in the wild? The answer is; they don't.

The Australian
Federal election 2016: Labor to restore funds to indigenous affairs budget
The Australian
Labor would restore funding to the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, stripped in the 2014 budget, dismantle the Coalition's controversial indigenous Advancement Strategy funding arrangement and fund a range of programs focusing ...

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The Australian
Federal election 2016: 'treaty talk doom indigenous referendum'
The Australian
The debate about symbolism, history, practical reconciliation and indigenous recognition has created a diversion in the election campaign, with Barnaby Joyce yesterday disagreeing with the Prime Minister's concession that the British landing in ...
Australia Can Have An Indigenous Treaty And Constitutional RecognitionHuffington Post Australia
Federal election 2016: Indigenous leaders push for treaty negotiations as Malcolm Turnbull agrees with 'invasion'The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous poll to fail without support9news.com.au
Business Insider Australia -Herald Sun
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The Source
Meet Briggs, The Groundbreaking Indigenous Rapper From Australia
The Source
Briggs is an Indigenous Australian rapper, record label owner, comedy writer, actor as well as a political and current affairs commentator who's been breaking new ground in Hip Hop and beyond Down Under through his uniquely conscious, comedic, ...

Federal election 2016: Reconciliation Australia backs Malcolm Turnbull over 'invasion' comments
The Canberra Times
The first major discussion of Indigenous issues in the federal election campaign came after Opposition Leader Bill Shorten signalled his support for a treaty with Indigenous Australians after the planned referendum on Indigenous recognition, which ...

Huffington Post Australia
Australia Can Have An Indigenous Treaty And Constitutional Recognition
Huffington Post Australia
Australians can "chew gum and breathe" at the same time when it comes to debating both constitutional recognition and a treaty with its Indigenous peoples, the chairman of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council says. Indigenous affairs have ...
Federal election 2016: Indigenous leaders push for treaty negotiations as Malcolm Turnbull agrees with 'invasion'The Sydney Morning Herald
George Brandis issues warning over Labor's Indigenous treaty planThe Guardian
Bill Shorten grilled on Q&A about our indigenous people, housing, the gender pay gap, pension and moreHerald Sun
The Australian Financial Review -Business Insider Australia -Sky News Australia
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Clarence Valley Daily Examiner
Mundine, Roberts awarded Order of Australia
Clarence Valley Daily Examiner
Warren Mundine and Rhoda Roberts were both made officers in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO). Grafton-born Mr Mundine was recognised for distinguished service to the community as a leader in Indigenous affairs and advocate for ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous art exhibition of Canning Stock Route collection works launches Japanese tour in Osaka
ABC Online
The collection of 35 paintings from the National Museum of Australia's Canning Stock Route collection will then travel to other galleries around Japan over the next 12 months. Dr Matthew Trinca, the director of the National Museum of Australia ...