Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

The Australian
Scott Morrison wants to create a national day for indigenous Australians
The Australian
Australia Day is a day for everyone, including Aboriginals.” The former PM said he believed the nation was proud of its indigenous heritage and he didn't believe there was any push to exclude indigenous Australians from celebrating Australia Day.
PM attacks Byron's alternative Australia Day planEchonetdaily
Scott Morrison slams 'indulgent' council's plans to change Australia DayStarts at 60

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The Guardian
Scott Morrison calls for new national day to recognise Indigenous people
The Guardian
Scott Morrison has called for a new national day recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people while defending his support for Australia Day to remain on 26 January, saying “indulgent self-loathing” does not make Australia stronger. The ...
Scott Morrison suggests new Indigenous celebration public holiday instead of moving Australia DayABC News
Indigenous Day: Scott Morrison calls for special day for Indigenous Australians - but it won't replace Australia Day9news.com.au
Tony Abbott cool on Scott Morrison's suggestion of a national day for Indigenous AustraliaThe Sydney Morning Herald
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ABC News
Scott Morrison suggests new Indigenous celebration public holiday instead of moving Australia Day
ABC News
PM rejects calls to move Australia Day away from January 26 and instead wants a new public holiday to recognise Indigenous Australia; Frontbencher Ken Wyatt, an Aboriginal man from WA, backs idea and suggests holding it during NAIDOC Week; Proposal ...
Scott Morrison calls for new national day to recognise Indigenous peopleThe Guardian
Indigenous Day: Scott Morrison calls for special day for Indigenous Australians - but it won't replace Australia Day9news.com.au
PM Scott Morrison suggests a second 'special day' to recognise indigenous AustraliansNEWS.com.au
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THE 20TH DAY OF THE YEAR WILL FINALLY WORK?
Herald Sun (blog)
Children's Day and the week leading up to it, is a time to for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to celebrate the strengths and culture of their children. The day is an opportunity for all Australians to show their support for Aboriginal ...

SBS
Scott Morrison calls for special day to honour and recognise Indigenous people
SBS
Every year, the government faces growing calls to change the date of Australia Day out of respect for Indigenous Australians. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people feel it is wrong to celebrate a day that marked the beginning of British ...

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ABC News
Why doesn't the Northern Territory have an AFL team?
ABC News
AFL was first played in the NT in 1916; It is now its most popular sport; It is particularly popular in Indigenous communities, such as the Tiwi Islands; Participation in the AFL is higher in the Territory per capita than any other Australian ...

ABC Message Stick
Native Mounted Police camps, evidence of frontier battles unearthed in Queensland
ABC Message Stick
Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of paramilitary Native Mounted Police camps across Queensland, shedding light on Australia's violent frontier history. Professor Bryce Barker, an archaeological anthropologist from the University of Southern ...

OUPblog (blog)
Missing Persons? Aboriginal people in Western Australian mental hospitals
OUPblog (blog)
Indigenous Australians, like most indigenous peoples, have a long history of engaging with European-style mental health services both in and out of the colonial era. However, their history is poorly documented and largely unexplored. We can't even say ...

ABC News
Australian HIV rates declining overall, but not for everyone
ABC News
963 new cases of HIV infection in Australia in 2017, compared to 2,412 at peak of epidemic in 1987; 7 per cent decline in HIV rates in Australia over past 5 years; 41 per cent increase in HIV rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ...
HIV on the rise in straight Australian men, Kirby Institute reportThe Sydney Morning Herald
HIV rates continue to increase in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communitiesABC Local
HIV rates among heterosexuals on the rise in AustraliaSBS
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ABC Local
HIV rates continue to increase in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
ABC Local
Rates of HIV infection in Australia's Indigenous communities remain stubbornly high, even as they drop across the population. New figures released today show that in 2017 Australia had its lowest number of new diagnoses in seven years. But researchers ...

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ABC Local
HIV rates continue to increase in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
ABC Local
Rates of HIV infection in Australia's Indigenous communities remain stubbornly high, even as they drop across the population. New figures released today show that in 2017 Australia had its lowest number of new diagnoses in seven years. But researchers ...

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The West Australian
Canberra trip opens doors for students
The West Australian
The students attended a breakfast at Parliament House hosted by Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion, who spoke about the opportunities available to young, Aboriginal Australians. “There are so many great job opportunities available with the ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginals lived in the Western Desert 10000 years earlier
The Sydney Morning Herald
Researchers from the University of Western Australia said the uncovered evidence was a hafted multifunction tool, likely used as either a spear barb or for wood working. Similar tools had previously been found elsewhere in Australia but were only dated ...

ABC News
Legal limbo: What happens if you find human bones in your garden?
ABC News
It has since been revealed by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), that the bones were around 750-years-old, male and of Aboriginal ancestry. This discovery set into motion an almost year-long dispute concerning where the remains would be ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
HIV on the rise in straight Australian men, Kirby Institute report
The Sydney Morning Herald
Associate Professor James Ward, head of Aboriginal Health Infectious Diseases, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) said several small HIV outbreaks among rural and remote Aboriginal communities had put “enormous strain” ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
How an Indigenous community inspired a law firm to fight for change
The Sydney Morning Herald
Just over a decade ago the remote community of Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia reached a crisis point. In the years 2005 to 2006 its people attended 50 funerals, including 13 suicides. Most of the deaths were alcohol related. "We knew things had to ...

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New Matilda
So Much Like Home: From Palestine To Central Australia
New Matilda
It was an extraordinary statement, given that Aboriginal Australians comprise less than 3 per cent of the population of one of world's wealthiest countries. How is it that a nation that has built so much for so many can provide so little for so few? It ...

ABC Local
Budj Bim aerial seed bombing could see return of the tiger quoll
ABC Local
It is tipped to join the likes of Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef as Australia's 20th UNESCO World Heritage site early next year, becoming the only Australian site listed solely for its Indigenous cultural value. So a bit of spring rejuvenation ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Menzies, Ned and the Don: Mormons baptise prominent Australians after death
The Sydney Morning Herald
Mormons have posthumously 'baptised' prominent Australians, including former prime ministers Robert Menzies and John Curtin, bushranger Ned Kelly, cricketer Don Bradman and well-known Indigenous people. The Mormon practice of baptising the dead ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
'It's gone against the grain': How Elefant Traks changed the sound of Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous rapper Jimblah's 2013 album Phoenix was acclaimed for its ruminations on the Aboriginal experience in modern Australia. "We definitely have a lot of enthusiasm for artists who are unashamedly political, and confident to talk about the issues ...

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