Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

Alice Springs News Online
Tony Abbott sent packing on his first Aboriginal envoy trip
Alice Springs News Online
Former Prime Minister turned special envoy to Aboriginal Australia was forced out of Borroloola this week after facing heated criticism from parents, educators and elders during his first visit to the community in his new role, according to a media ...

Geelong Advertiser
ScoMo's national holiday plan for indigenous Australians nothing but electioneering
Geelong Advertiser
I have to confess I did like his comment on his Facebook page that “Indulgent self-loathing does not make Australia stronger”. Naturally enough not everyone thought his new national holiday a good idea. As is the norm, representatives of our indigenous ...

The Advertiser
SA Museum's former Aboriginal archaeology expert says career was ruined by unfair misconduct investigation
The Advertiser
Dr Keryn Walshe, pictured, was suspended from her position for seven months, after colleagues mistakenly claimed she had breached policy by releasing Aboriginal remains of Narungga people for DNA research in 2016. Despite being cleared of any ...

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The Guardian
Tony Abbott condemned by Indigenous parliamentarians after NT visit
The Guardian
Vowles, a Wakaya and Waramunga man, told Guardian Australia “when Tony Abbott was prime minister he stripped $534.4m from the federal Indigenous affairs portfolio. “He is also the man who said Aboriginal Australians living on their traditional lands in ...

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ABC Local
Aboriginal man Daniel Love allowed to stay in Australia after deportation threat
ABC Local
"As we have maintained throughout this case, Daniel should never have been placed into immigration detention — he is an Aboriginal Australian with a proud family history and it is a great relief that the department have now also taken the sensible ...

ABC News
Aboriginal man Daniel Love allowed to stay in Australia after deportation threat
ABC News
"As we have maintained throughout this case, Daniel should never have been placed into immigration detention — he is an Aboriginal Australian with a proud family history and it is a great relief that the department have now also taken the sensible ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal community wins 20-year Pilbara native title battle
The Sydney Morning Herald
An Aboriginal community has won a 20-year battle to be recognised as the native title holders of about 40,000 square kilometres of land in Western Australia's Pilbara region, including the mining town Newman. The Nyiyaparli community lodged its first ...

2GB
Warren Mundine: Only a 'small minority' raise changing the date of Australia Day 'all the time'
2GB
Indigenous leader Warren Mundine says most Aboriginal communities have higher priorities than protesting the date of Australia Day. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has floated the idea of introducing a special day to honour Indigenous Australians.

ABC News
How Japanese bombers destroyed an organ donated by Nazis to a remote community in WA
ABC News
Seventy-five years ago today, at the height of World War II, Japanese bomber pilots mistook a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia for military base. Four children, a woman, and a priest were killed in the ensuing attack on Kalumburu, in ...

ABC News
Historic pardon after crime writer's campaign brings justice for convicted rapist
ABC News
Aboriginal man Kipper Billy was wrongly convicted of rape in 1861. This morning, his Royal Pardon was handed over to Indigenous representatives at a special ceremony at Government House in Brisbane. The injustice to Kipper Billy haunted Blanch for ...

ABC News
Aboriginal defendants are pleading guilty due to language and cultural barriers, legal officials warn
ABC News
But for more than 30 years, he has acted as a guide for Aboriginal people trying to navigate Western Australia's daunting criminal justice system. "My role is to make sure that Aboriginal people have an advocate to speak on their behalf and help them ...

Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous Children Left Hungrier Under New CDP Penalties
Pro Bono Australia
The government argues that the changes simply bring CDP participants – of whom more than 80 per cent are Indigenous – in line with the rest of Australia. But Greens Senator Rachel Siewert told Pro Bono News it was unfair for the government to move the ...

SBS
YET ANOTHER ABORIGINAL DAY FIXES NOTHING
Herald Sun (blog)
Morrison floated his thought bubble on Tuesday in response to yet another Greens-dominated council, Byron Shire, moving its Australia Day celebrations from January 26. The council wants to celebrate Australia Day a day earlier, to spare local ...
Day to recognise Indigenous Australians 'too costly': business groupsSBS
Bundy indigenous leader backs PM's separate celebration ideaNews Mail
Letters to the Editor, September 27, 2018Courier Mail

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The Conversation AU
Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point
The Conversation AU
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has floated the idea of a new national holiday to recognise the achievements of Indigenous Australians. The proposal is a pre-emptive strike against what he called the “indulgent self-loathing” of those who want to shift ...
PM Scott Morrison suggests a second 'special day' to recognise indigenous AustraliansNEWS.com.au
How to Rethink Australia DayNew York Times
Triple M fills Hottest 100 Australia Day radio void with 'Ozzest 100'NEWS.com.au

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The Australian
Changing Australia Day would send mixed messages
The Australian
Australians should not fear that a separate day of commemoration of Aboriginal history (“Nation in two minds over extra holiday”, 26/9) would be divisive. If the proposal is about celebration and recognition of indigenous Australians, rather than angst ...

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Townsville Bulletin
Palm Island celebrates survival but not the arrival of the First Fleet
Townsville Bulletin
PALM Island Aboriginal Council Mayor Alf Lacey is happy to join a conversation about a day to celebrate the achievements of the First Australians but don't ask him to celebrate the arrival of the First Fleet. “What you are asking is for the conquered ...

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The Australian
One day we'll all be equal: Australia Day?
The Australian
We also have NAIDOC Week, which is held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Add that to Sorry Day, Reconciliation Day, Mabo Day and the various other ...
Have your new Aboriginal day, but make it very positive, mmmkay?Illawarra Mercury

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The Australian
Byron Shire 'shuns local Aboriginal groups'
The Australian
Some Aboriginal groups in the Byron Shire on the NSW north coast, whose council has voted to move Australia Day celebrations from January 26 to 25, have not been fully consulted on the move. The Australian understands the Arakwal Aboriginal ...

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Herald Sun
Prime Minister's Another day and another mistake
Herald Sun
SCOTT Morrison is already backing off his mad plan to save Australia Day by creating yet another national day to “celebrate” Aborigines. No wonder. How could the PM suggest something so divisive and useless that within 24 hours he was playing it down?

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SBS
Day to recognise Indigenous Australians 'too costly': business groups
SBS
Business groups say creating another public holiday could cost the Australian economy $3 billion after the prime minister suggested a special day to recognise Indigenous Australians. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive James ...