Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

Factbox: What is Sorry Day?
SBS
On 26 May every year, ceremonies, marches and presentations are held to commemorate Sorry Day, the day on which Australians express regret for the historical mistreatment of Aboriginal people.

Jobs Gap Widens For Indigenous Workers
Pro Bono Australia
... achieving post-school qualifications,” Brumby said. “What's concerning though is that these education gains aren't improving employment—we found that since 2008, employment outcomes for Indigenous Australians did not improve in any State or Territory.
Why do we still fail on Aborigines?The Age

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Choosing lore and life: the campaign against Aboriginal youth suicide
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show Aboriginal men die by suicide at a rate four times higher than non-indigenous men, while for Aboriginal women the figure is five times higher. Advertisement. The group most at risk is children, mostly boys ...
The Zone transcript: Peter McConchieThe Age

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Steep rise in number of Aborigines in jail
The Australian
Overall, the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australian prisons has increased by almost 75 per cent over the past decade, analysis by the Jesuit Social Services, to be released today, reveals. Jesuit Social Services chief ...

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Professor Tom Calma  The Conversation AU

Cornes: After recent cases of racial vilification, it's obvious Australia is ...
The Daily Telegraph
Michael Long is a respected advocate; Andrew McLeod addressed an assembly of the United Nations; Adam Goodes was named the Australian of the Year last year. Therein lies some of the problem. For every success an indigenous footballer has, the ...

Indigenous literacy rates on the decline: report
Ninemsn
5:54pm May 23, 2014. A decline in literacy rates for non-indigenous students is behind the recent success in the "Close the Gap" campaign, according to the Council of Australian Governments' (COAG) Reform Council. Qantas considering removing life rafts.

Supermarkets grow support for Indigenous bush food producers
ABC Local
When the Robins, a family from Melbourne, began a bush foods store and catering business back in 1986, they had no idea that it would grow to employ hundreds of Indigenous people across Australia. Decades later, their 'Outback Spirit' sauces and ...

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Indigenous Australian art exhibition opens in Bandung
ANTARA
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - An exhibition of Indigenous Australian visual art opened Thursday evening at the Galeri Soemardja at Bandung Institute of Technology, according to the Australian Embassy here on its official web site on Friday. Australian ...

The Guardian (blog)
The stolen generations: an unending disaster for Australia
The Guardian (blog)
I've thought a lot about this conundrum as I've read about Australia's stolen generations and pondered whether removal is currently enacted unduly often with Aboriginal Australians. The rationale for the removal of the original stolen generations was ...

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Australia's top Indigenous surfers to gather at Bells
Echonetdaily
The event is in its third year after a 16-year hiatus and has turned into a showcase of the elite indigenous surfers in the country. Surfing Victoria Indigenous Aquatic Manager and Contest Director, Steve Parker is ecstatic to be holding the event at ...

The Guardian
education lift not matched by jobs
The Australian
... made significant gains in education, but not employment. “What's concerning, though, is these education gains aren't improving employment; we found that since 2008 employment outcomes for indigenous Australians did not improve in any state or ...
Indigenous hit hardest by dole changesDaily Mail

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As Northern Territory tourist numbers double, Indigenous operators prepare
ABC Online
With Asian holidaymakers flocking to Australia's north, Indigenous tour operators in the Top End are readying to reap the rewards. Tourist numbers in the Northern Territory have doubled over the past three years, with visitors from China and its Asian ...

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As NT tourist numbers soar, Indigenous operators prepare
ABC Message Stick
With Asian holidaymakers flocking to Australia's north, Indigenous tour operators in the Top End are readying to reap the rewards. Tourist numbers in the Northern Territory have doubled over the past three years, with visitors from China and its Asian ...

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Fundraising efforts criticised in Australian indigenous community
Radio Australia
Two charities say they acted swiftly to withdraw fundraising efforts in an indigenous community, when it emerged that agents were signing people up to direct debit payment plans. The companies were raising money in Far North Queensland on behalf of Red ...
Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this ...ABC Message Stick

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The Australian Financial Review
Fears Tony Abbott will widen indigenous gap
The Australian
THE deputy chairman of Tony Abbott's indigenous advisory council, doctor Ngiare Brown, has denounced budget cuts to indigenous affairs and says the $7 GP co-payment will hurt indigenous people and other vulnerable Australians who desperately need ...
Budget: Indigenous Australians among hardest hitABC Local
Long-term approach needed to improve indigenous healthThe Australian Financial Review
This budget could devastate Indigenous AustraliansABC Message Stick
Crikey (blog) -ACTU (press release) -The Canberra Times
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Recycling plant keen to boost Indigenous jobs
ABC Online
A study showed it could be profitable recycling cardboard alone and the South Burnett Regional Council and Indigenous Business Australia are working together on job opportunities. Manager Andrew Beckett says the facility employs four Indigenous people ...

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The Australian Financial Review
Long-term approach needed to improve indigenous health
The Australian Financial Review
The health status of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people remains unacceptable, with them experiencing a significantly higher incidence of disease and morbidity, as well as lower life expectancy than the average Australian population.
Budget: Indigenous Australians among hardest hitABC Local
This budget could devastate Indigenous AustraliansABC Message Stick
Indigenous health leaders say co-payments must be scrapped, as new ...Crikey (blog)
ACTU (press release) -Sydney Morning Herald
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Rethinking Indigenous Australia's agricultural past
ABC Online
It has long been thought that prior to white settlement, Indigenous Australians lived a nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Now some scholars argue that the first Australians practiced forms of agriculture and aquaculture, writes Cathy Pryor.
drive for indigenous jobs, trainingThe Australian

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#Budget2014 risks to 'closing the gap' include Indigenous cancer impact
Crikey (blog)
In other Budget reaction, the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) has welcomed new funding for 500 nursing and allied health scholarships for rural and regional Australia, and called for some places to be ...