Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

ABC Online
Leaked document reveals 192 WA Aboriginal communities deemed ...
ABC Online
Extensive research was conducted as early as 2010 to identify West Australian remote Aboriginal communities considered unsustainable, a leaked document held by the State Government shows. The Government has resisted calls to accelerate consultation ...
Tweed march backs WA Aboriginal communitiesEchonetdaily
No choice but politics for Indigenous women: Pat O'ShaneSBS
Funding backs Indigenous artistsPS News
The Ecologist (blog) -Crikey
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The Guardian
Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding revealed
The Australian
Large sporting umbrella bodies including Swimming Australia, Athletics Australia, the Australian Rugby Union and the Australian Football League have all received indigenous funds. A host of universities around the nation are also on the list. The ...
Government departments among list of federal Indigenous grant recipientsThe Guardian

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The Guardian
Government departments among list of federal Indigenous grant recipients
The Guardian
Guardian Australia has been told the Brisbane Broncos' project intends to mentor Indigenous year 12 students in the outer regions of Brisbane, in order to increase school attendance, improve education results, and enable transitions from school to ...

Tourism key to protecting Indigenous history in Tully
ABC Local
Sonya is very positive about the future of the business and Indigenous tourism both in Australia and worldwide. "I really think it's going to give Aboriginal people a huge opportunity to stand and be self-sufficient, but still maintain control of who ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Brandis refuses to protect exploited Indigenous artists
ArtsHub (subscription)
It will benefit members of the public in Australia and overseas who have concerns about the provenance and authenticity of Indigenous artwork, and the fair and ethical treatment of artists. It will secure public confidence in the integrity of the ...

Calls for indigenous Australian artefacts in British Museum to be returned
Lexology (registration)
The British Museum's decision to loan rare aboriginal artefacts to the National Museum of Australia has sparked accusations of cultural insensitivity and threats of legal action from indigenous community leaders in Australia. The objects are to be ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Indigenous artists challenge dance sector over lack of representation
ArtsHub (subscription)
The sector's lack of engagement with Indigenous artists was initially raised by dancer/choreographer Jacob Boehme (a member of South Australia's Kaurna and Narranga peoples who was born and raised on Kulin lands) at a breakout session exploring ...

The Guardian
Malcolm Fraser was unflinching in his support of Indigenous Australians
The Guardian
My last direct exchange with Fraser was at the time he was writing the introduction to my book, Indigenous Australia for Dummies. He was supportive of my aims in the book – to make information about Indigenous people much more accessible in a light, ...
A traditional Liberal whom the left is trying to ownThe Australian
The evolution of Malcolm Fraser was a wonderful thing to beholdThe Conversation AU
Malcolm Fraser: a man of principle and strength whose compassion I witnessed ...Sydney Morning Herald
TheBull.com.au
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Plan to Boost Indigenous Jobs
Pro Bono Australia
“The Australian Government will be leading by example by increasing its own Indigenous workforce to 3 per cent by 2018, which equates to around 7,500 Indigenous employees across the Commonwealth public sector,” he said. The procurement target, and ...

Echonetdaily
Tweed march backs WA Aboriginal communities
Echonetdaily
The Tweed's indigenous community has organised a protest march for next week in the Tweed Heads CBD in solidarity with remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia who face being forcibly removed from their lands. The fears about the closures ...
Positives in the remote desertThe Australian

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Two firefighters injured battling Sydney fire 0:27
Courier Mail
Indigenous activist Sam Watson warned the Palaszczuk Government against following in Western Australia's footsteps. “In Queensland in the 1960s, we had the appalling situation when Joh Bjelke-Petersen moved the bulldozers into old Mapoon,” he said.

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ABC Online
NSW Election 2015: Labor pledges Indigenous cultural centre for Barangaroo ...
ABC Online
The Barangaroo development on Sydney's harbour would be home to a Australia's first Indigenous cultural centre if the state's voters elect a Labor government next Saturday. The Opposition has promised to allocate $100 million to the project that it ...
NSW election will go down to the poles and wiresThe Saturday Paper (subscription)

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The Guardian
Colin Barnett links closure of remote Aboriginal communities to child abuse
The Guardian
It was not clear from Barnett's comment whether the 39 cases he mentioned were found in remote Aboriginal communities, or in cities and towns in WA. Guardian Australia contacted his office and requested the source of the statistics, but did not receive ...
Scullion denies remote WA communities will be 'shut down', says State ...ABC Online
Barnett shoved by indigenous rally protesterPerth Now
National Day Of Action Tomorrow Against Barnett Closure Of Remote CommunitiesNew Matilda
Radio Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald
Malcolm Fraser dead: former Australian prime ministers pay tribute
Sydney Morning Herald
"I well remember Malcolm attending the National Apology in February 2008 together with prime ministers Whitlam, Hawke and Keating as we celebrated another milestone between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians," the former Labor prime minister ...
Malcolm Fraser dead: prime ministers' statementsThe Australian
Malcolm Fraser: Former Australian PM dies aged 84BBC News
Former PM Malcolm Fraser dies at 84SBS
Wall Street Journal -The West Australian
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The Australian
Abbott agrees to meet Shorten and Indigenous leaders
Sydney Morning Herald
These include the decision to withdraw services from about 150 remote Indigenous communities by the state government in Western Australia, cuts in funding to programs and Mr Abbott's remark that those living on outstations were exercising a "lifestyle ...
Fantasy landThe Monthly (subscription)

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The Daily Telegraph
Hugh Jackman's big gesture to a young, unknown indigenous girl in remote ...
The Daily Telegraph
“While living in a remote community I came to understand that 'connection' to land is a fundamental part of the indigenous identity,” Jackman's sign read. “Think about the past, have quality conversations. I support you.” The response was posted to ...
Indigenous AFL players speak out against closure of remote Aboriginal ...The Age
Hugh Jackman backs WA remote communities over closuresSBS

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The Age
Indigenous AFL players speak out against closure of remote Aboriginal ...
The Age
Indigenous AFL players have joined an online campaign to stop remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia from being closed. The WA government intends to close about 150 remote communities after responsibility for delivering their essential ...

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The Australian
Restore funding to bush settlements or the gap 'will widen'
The Australian
It found that only “limited progress” had been made on bridging the gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, and there had been no improvement in primary school-aged literacy and numeracy, while employment continued ...
Australians Rally against Closure of Aboriginal CommunitiesteleSUR English
Thousands rally in protest of remote community closuresABC Message Stick

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Study examines cancer survival statistics for Indigenous Australians
News-Medical.net
Cancer Council Queensland is calling for enhanced joint efforts to improve Indigenous cancer control this Close the Gap day (tomorrow, Thursday 19 March), following the release of research findings that cancer survival is lower for Indigenous than ...

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Abbott agrees to meet Shorten and Indigenous leaders
Sydney Morning Herald
These include the decision to withdraw services from about 150 remote Indigenous communities by the state government in Western Australia, cuts in funding to programs and Mr Abbott's remark that those living on outstations were exercising a "lifestyle ...

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