Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

SBS
Project investigates Indigenous self-identification
SBS
Aboriginal means native to land. I find it quite derogatory in the sense of an identification that we stand under. I don't like to be called an Aboriginal. If someone says what country do you come from, I say I come from Australia and I am an ...
Indigenous mental health report shows legal flawsWarrnambool Standard
Congress Lowitja to focus on racism and the growing risk of “interventions”Crikey (blog)

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SBS
Project investigates Indigenous self-identification
SBS
Aboriginal means native to land. I find it quite derogatory in the sense of an identification that we stand under. I don't like to be called an Aboriginal. If someone says what country do you come from, I say I come from Australia and I am an ...
Congress Lowitja to focus on racism and the growing risk of “interventions”Crikey (blog)

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Indigenous mental health report shows legal flaws
Warrnambool Standard
Mr Clarke, who is deputy chairman of the First Peoples Disability Network, said successive inquiries had found Aboriginal Australians to be the most jailed sector of the human race and there were now similarities with treatment of refugees seeking asylum.

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The Australian Da Vinci: How David Unaipon (Almost) Changed Our Nation
Gizmodo Australia
Born David Ngunaitponi at South Australia's Point McLeay Mission in 1872, his name was reputed to mean “I go forward”. He undoubtedly went further forward than most of his contemporaries — he remains the only Indigenous Australian on a current ...

Dark Emu argues against 'Hunter Gatherer' history of Indigenous Australians
ABC Local
The common perception of Indigenous Australians leading a 'hunter-gatherer' lifestyle before European settlement is ignoring strong evidence of sophisticated farming and agriculture practices, argues Mr Pascoe. "There certainly was a lot of movement ...

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Dark Emu argues against 'Hunter Gatherer' history of Indigenous Australians
ABC Local
The common perception of Indigenous Australians leading a 'hunter-gatherer' lifestyle before European settlement is ignoring strong evidence of sophisticated farming and agriculture practices, argues Mr Pascoe. "There certainly was a lot of movement ...

SBS
Close the Gap Day to put spotlight on Indigenous healthcare
SBS
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders can expect to live 10-17 years less than non-Indigenous Australians. The babies of Aboriginal mothers are twice as likely to die as other Australian babies, and in general Indigenous Australians experience higher ...
There are doctors in the houseThe Age
Major conferences put the spotlight on improving Indigenous health and ...Crikey (blog)

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ABC Local
Indigenous people invisible in Australian ads?
ABC Local
Indigenous people invisible in Australian ads? By Xavier La Canna. The head of an advertising consultancy says Aboriginal people are not involved enough in his industry, and New Zealand is 'kicking Australia's butt' in representations of cultural ...

SBS
National Close the Gap Day to put spotlight on Indigenous health care
SBS
The babies of Aboriginal mothers are twice as likely to die as other Australian babies, and in general Indigenous Australians experience higher rates of preventable illness such as heart disease and diabetes. These are startling statistics from a ...
There are doctors in the houseThe Age
Major conferences put the spotlight on improving Indigenous health and ...Crikey (blog)

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Indigenous Leadership Training Attracts Huge Demand
Pro Bono Australia
Hundreds of indigenous leaders from across the country have thrown their hands up to take part in indigenous leadership training, says the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (AILC). According to AILC, more than 280 Indigenous leaders from around ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Rise of Aboriginal PhDs heralds a change in culture
Sydney Morning Herald
The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students completing doctoral degrees has quadrupled in the past two decades and a new generation is preparing to influence the institutions of knowledge in Australia. Dr Sana Mary Nakata, 30, whose ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
There are doctors in the house
The Age
Just 55 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students were awarded PhDs in Australia from 1990 to 2000, but 219 students earned PhDs in the 11 years to 2011, a fourfold increase, according to the Department of Education. A remarkable 143 PhDs were ...
Major conferences put the spotlight on improving Indigenous health and ...Crikey (blog)
Indigenous higher education gathers momentumSydney Morning Herald

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Pilbara's Yaburara People remember one of Australia's largest massacres
National Indigenous Times
In the west-Pilbara at the site of the world famous Burrup peninsula, in the midst of the world's largest collection of rock art, and across the nation people gathered last Sunday to remember one of Australia's worst massacres when more than 150 ...
Major conferences put the spotlight on improving Indigenous health and ...Crikey (blog)

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Film Review: “Utopia” By John Pilger Exposes Genocidal Maltreatment Of ...
CounterCurrents.org
The important movie “Utopia” by the outstanding expatriate Australian humanitarian journalist John Pilger exposes the horrendous circumstances of the Indigenous (Aboriginal) Australians. The following review summarizes the main points raised in “Utopia ...

Sky News Australia
Indigenous concern about Cape York plan
Sky News Australia
Traditional owners on Queensland's Cape York say they need more time to consider the government's 20-year plan for the peninsula. About 10 indigenous groups say they want the March 25 deadline for submissions on the Cape York regional plan extended ...

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Strategy cuts indigenous school truancy
The West Australian
He's joined by Giovanni, 4, Thomasina, 12, and Eli, 15, all of whom have been picked up by School Attendance Officers, part of the Commonwealth's strategy to boost attendance in remote indigenous communities around Australia. Xavier College in ...

SBS
Mundine says he's 'not a supporter of Aboriginal English'
SBS
In January the Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne launched a review into the National Curriculum, with a focus on Australia's place in Asia, Indigenous Australia and sustainability. Mr Mundine has echoed Mr Pyne's questioning of whether those ...
Linda Burney attacks Warren Mundine on mathsThe Australian

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Australian surfing magazine sorry for calling indigenous surfer 'apeish'
Washington Times
An Australian surfing magazine is receiving a wave of criticism after a journalist described an indigenous surfer he was interviewing as “apeish.” Surfing Life writer Nathan Myers was working on a story about Otis Carey, a 23-year-old free surfer from ...
Magazine Apologizes For Racist ArticleHuffington Post

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Australian Times
Where are the Indigenous Australians on our screens?
Australian Times
As someone who has taken a keen interest in Australian films and TV series over the years I feel that Indigenous Australians are under-represented in Australian media, as they are in so many other aspects of Aussie life. One 2006 study found that while ...
First roll call of nation's Indigenous servicePS News
Indigenous issues in SA electionSBS

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The Guardian
NT called to act over mentally impaired Indigenous woman 'ignored' in WA jail
The Guardian
Fulton has spent the past 18 months in a West Australian prison after she crashed a stolen car and was charged with driving offences. Born with foetal alcohol syndrome, Fulton, 24, was ruled by a magistrate to be unfit to plead or face trial. Rejected ...

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