Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

SBS
Committee releases key report on Indigenous constitutional recognition
SBS
MPs and senators from the Liberal and National parties, Labor and the Australian Greens were also on the committe, whichunanimously agreed on the urgency of recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution, but failed to set a timeframe on a ...
Time to end the constitution's silence on Australia's first people: reportSydney Morning Herald
Bipartisan report calls for recognition of Indigenous Australians in constitutionThe Guardian
Lawmakers Call for Recognition of Indigenous AustraliansteleSUR English
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The Guardian
Indigenous recognition will help redress discrimination, says Nova Peris
The Guardian
Recognition in the country's founding document will go some way to redressing the racial discrimination Indigenous Australians “live, eat and breathe”, Labor senator Nova Peris has said. A bipartisan parliamentary committee looking into constitutional ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Time to end the constitution's silence on Australia's first people: report
Sydney Morning Herald
An ambitious model for "substantive" recognition of Indigenous Australians in the country's founding document and a pathway to achieve it are proposed in the unanimous final report of an all-party committee. Committee chairman Ken Wyatt has made an ...
Bipartisan report calls for recognition of Indigenous Australians in constitutionThe Guardian
Lawmakers Call for Recognition of Indigenous AustraliansteleSUR English
Indigenous recognition report to be tabled in parliamentSBS
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ABC Online
Senator David Leyonhjelm questions if Aboriginals were first occupants of ...
ABC Online
Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm says there are doubts about whether Aboriginal people were the first occupants of Australia. "There are some anthropologists who argue that," he said this morning, when asked his view on a referendum to ...
A senator just said Aboriginal people shouldn't be in the Constitution because ...Business Insider Australia
Experts dismiss David Leyonhjelm's claims about Australia's first peopleThe Guardian
Leyonhjelm casts doubt over first AussiesYahoo7 News

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The Guardian
Indigenous people in West Australia's prisons to get 24/7 legal advice
The Guardian
Indigenous people brought into prison in Western Australia are to be given immediate access to an around-the-clock phone helpline, as part of a promise made to the family of an Aboriginal woman who died in custody. The premier, Colin Barnett, made a ...
Western Australia to introduce Custody Notification Service – at long lastThe Stringer
Legal Service alert to save livesThe Australian
Funding fears for vital lifeline to Indigenous detaineesThe Age

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The Guardian
Bipartisan report calls for recognition of Indigenous Australians in constitution
The Guardian
Guardian Australia understands the committee was unanimous in pushing for the the inclusion of a new clause recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution. Calls by some community leaders like Noel Pearson that recognition be “symbolic” in the ...
Bold plan to break impasse over constitutional referendumSydney Morning Herald
Indigenous recognition referendum: Report set to show Government, Labor ...ABC Online

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The Australian
Aboriginal medical service at risk
The Australian
There were 32,075 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the greater western Sydney area at the 2011 census. The Australian understands the Department of Health administrators have been working with the AMSWS since January but a recent ...

ABC Online
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission giving Indigenous communities a voice
ABC Online
"The commissioner has made quite clear that it's important Indigenous communities particularly are involved and engaged in this process," he said. The royal commission into exploring South Australia's nuclear options started in March this year, with ...

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Perth Now
Indigenous Aussies making history
Perth Now
THE anniversary of a historic moment for indigenous Australians 41 years ago has coincided with Matildas Lydia Williams and Kyah Simon creating a new chapter at the FIFA women's World Cup in Canada. On June 22, 1974 Harry Williams broke new ...
Australia's forward Kyah Simon (C) and Australia's goalkeeper Lydia Williams ...The Australian
Women's World Cup: Matildas technical director Ante Juric talks up Aussie ...Courier Mail

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Fox Sports
Indigenous Aussies making history
Fox Sports
Australia's forward Kyah Simon (C) and Australia's goalkeeper Lydia Williams celebrates victory against Brazil. Source: FRANCK FIFE / AFP. THE anniversary of a historic moment for native Australians 41 years ago has coincided with indigenous Matildas ...
Women's World Cup: Matildas technical director Ante Juric talks up Aussie ...Courier Mail

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The Australian
Australia's forward Kyah Simon (C) and Australia's goalkeeper Lydia Williams ...
The Australian
Harry was the first recognised indigenous Australian helping the Socceroos earn its first point at the World Cup. In nearly the exact minute Harry made his debut for the Socceroos and to the day, Matildas striker Simon scored an 80th minute winning ...
Indigenous Aussies making historyPerth Now

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The Australian
Aussie footballers writing history
The Australian
On June 22, 1974 Harry Williams broke new ground in the former West Germany by making his debut for Australia at the men's FIFA World Cup in the 82nd minute in a scoreless draw with Chile in West Berlin. Harry was the first recognised indigenous ...

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NEWS.com.au
Aussie footballers writing history
NEWS.com.au
THE anniversary of a historic moment for native Australians 41 years ago has coincided with indigenous Matildas Lydia Williams and Kyah Simon creating a new chapter at the FIFA women's World Cup in Canada. On June 22, 1974 Harry Williams broke new ...
Women's World Cup: Matildas technical director Ante Juric talks up Aussie ...Courier Mail

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How Australian Indigenous people regard drunk driving
Medical Xpress
Ms Fitts said drink driving among Indigenous communities was a serious public health issue because Indigenous Australians were three times more likely to be involved in a serious or fatal road crash compared to the rest of population. "The problem is ...

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ABC Online
Indigenous cattlemen complete pastoral skills course in the Kimberley
ABC Online
Mr Minggun said horseriding, quad biking and fencing were among the highlights. "I wanted a lifetime experience, because you don't get much of this back at home, courses like these," he said. "Luckily they've still got courses like this in Western ...

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The Guardian
Aboriginal man's death in custody in Northern Territory prompts scrutiny
The Guardian
In May a 63-year-old man from Yuendemu, in central Australia, died in the Darwin Watch House. Kwementyaye Langdon had been arrested for drinking in public and taken to the city watchhouse. He was found dead a few hours later. The attorney-general ...

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The Ecologist (blog)
Australia must abandon plans to ditch legal protection for Indigenous people ...
The Ecologist (blog)
A successful, low-cost scheme in New South Wales to safeguard indigenous Australians in police custody is to lose federal funding, writes Eugene Schofield-Georgeson, even though it is demonstrably saving lives. Rather than cut funding, the government ...
Cutting the Aboriginal custody helplineThe Saturday Paper (subscription)

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ABC Online
Denise Champion becomes first Aboriginal woman ordained in South Australia
ABC Online
Deacon Champion, a Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges) woman, was also the first Aboriginal woman to minister a mainstream congregation in South Australia. Previously, Deacon Champion has travelled to Johannesburg as the Uniting Church's Indigenous ...

Mackay Daily Mercury
Recognise historical truth
The Australian (blog)
The Weekend Australian supports the principle of recognising our Aboriginal citizens as the descendants of our first people. Yet a referendum could fail as supporters battle between different models for constitutional change and opponents criticise the ...
'Don't use north plan to undermine Indigenous land rights'Mackay Daily Mercury
Abbott's white paper for the black tropics: Boon or boondoggle?Crikey (blog)

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Business Insider Australia
Most Australians want Indigenous recognition in the Constitution
Business Insider Australia
A Newspoll has found an overwhelming support for Indigenous Australia with two in three people voting in favour of constitutional recognition. The poll showed that 63% backed the change with support the strongest amongst Greens and Labor voters as well ...
Two out of three back indigenous recognitionThe Australian
Poll: 63% of voters favour recognising ​Indigenous Australians in constitutionThe Guardian

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