Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

The Guardian
Harrowing video footage shows death in custody of Aboriginal man
The Guardian
The number of Aboriginal people being incarcerated has steadily increased over the last decade. Indigenous adults are now 13 times more likely to be incarcerated than non-Indigenous Australians, and juveniles are 24 times more likely to be incarcerated.
David Dungay's final moments before death in custody shown at inquestABC News
This Aboriginal Man Yelled "I Can't Breathe" Over And Over In The Moments Before He DiedBuzzFeed News

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Voice of America
Saving A Critically Endangered Aboriginal language in Australia
Voice of America
Indigenous elders in central Australia are leading efforts to save a critically endangered language. Of the estimated 300 Indigenous languages that once existed in Australia, only 90 are still spoken. Language is a critical part of Indigenous culture ...

Geelong Advertiser
Denise Charles: Before Australia can go on as a nation, Aboriginal people need to heal
Geelong Advertiser
Reflecting on this year's NAIDOC theme “Because of Her We Can,” I acknowledge the resilience and hardships endured by the Aboriginal women in my life — my mother, my grandmothers, my great grandmothers — and all Aboriginal women who have gone ...
NAIDOC Week: King William IV 'intended a treaty' be negotiated with SA Aboriginal peopleABC News
Indigenous children's access to hearing aids on rise: reportThe Canberra Times
Sports Commission acknowledges Indigenous Australians' contribution to sportAustralasian Leisure Management (press release)
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ABC News
Domestic violence prevention brings together Indigenous men and women in outback community
ABC News
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 34 times more likely to be hospitalised as a result of domestic violence than any other group of women in Australia. One in 10 men have witnessed violence towards their mother by a partner before the age ...

ABC News
Low literacy levels among Indigenous children, young adults 'appalling', local elder and educator says
ABC News
"We know that at least 40 per cent, and up to 85 per cent, of Indigenous people aged 15 have low literacy," Mr Beetson said. "Wherever you go across Australia, there's a minimum of 40 per cent [with low literacy]." Mr Beetson said Indigenous literacy ...

The Advertiser
The cricketing pioneer we need to immortalise in bronze
The Advertiser
Before Nova Peris became the first Indigenous Australian to win Olympic gold, before Cathy Freeman lit up the stadium and our hearts in Sydney 2000 and before Evonne Goologong-Cawley went on to win 14 Grand Slams, there was Faith. And because of ...

WA Police formally apologise to Indigenous Australians  SBS

WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson has delivered an unprecedented speech apologising for the "devastating" mistreatment of Indigenous people by law ...

ABC News
Remote work-for-the-dole scheme has 'devastating' impact on Indigenous people, say participants
ABC News
Ms Ulah, who lives in the remote Aboriginal community of Warburton, Western Australia, had been away without a mobile phone and had missed activities required under the remote work-for-the-dole scheme. She is one of 148 people in her community of 500 ...
Work-for-the-Dole participants slam schemeABC Local

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Newcastle Herald
Opinion | The Ripple Effect: Improving health outcomes for Indigenous Australians
Newcastle Herald
Thirty-four years later, the Indigenous Medical Education entry program is recognised as one of the most successful and empowering models of Indigenous medical education, graduating more than a third of Australia's Indigenous doctors – a wonderful ...

ABC Local
Remote Indigenous Australia an 'untapped' talent pool for soccer, Matildas coach says
ABC Local
The head coach of the Matildas believes it is time soccer caught up to other sporting codes and tapped into the talent pool of remote Indigenous Australia. The revelation brought Alen Stajcic, the man at the helm of the national women's soccer team, ...

ABC News
Council issues littering fine to former councillor who donated firewood to Aboriginal camp
ABC News
A West Australian man who donated cardboard and timber to people at an Aboriginal short-stay campsite has vowed to fight a littering fine in court. Up to 15 people a night stay at Boulder Camp, which was set up in the mid-1990s to temporarily ...

ABC News
Canberra's Indigenous rangers take park management back in time
ABC News
There are currently nine rangers spread across Canberra's parks depot, working to preserve Aboriginal heritage sites, conducting cultural burns, and enthusiastically sharing their knowledge of ancient Australia with school groups. Their name comes from ...

ABC News
WAAPA's Aboriginal Performance course is producing some of Australia's favourite actors
ABC News
While Australia has no shortage of world-class performing arts institutions and there are other courses for Indigenous performers, WAAPA's Aboriginal Performance course is the only one that focuses entirely on acting (Brisbane's Aboriginal Centre for ...

Newcastle Herald
Opinion | The Ripple Effect: Improving health outcomes for Indigenous Australians
Newcastle Herald
Thirty-four years later, the Indigenous Medical Education entry program is recognised as one of the most successful and empowering models of Indigenous medical education, graduating more than a third of Australia's Indigenous doctors – a wonderful ...

NT News
MATT CUNNINGHAM: We must listen to the voices of strong women
NT News
On the flip side, progressive voices within Aboriginal Australia — such as Jacinta Price, who has been vocal about the abuse often suffered by indigenous women and children — have been embraced by mainstream conservatives. These strange alliances ...

The West Australian
Aboriginal group in funds call
The West Australian
The group that represents most native title groups in the Mid West, Murchison, Gascoyne and Pilbara is calling on State and Federal governments to present a sustainable plan for remote Aboriginal housing. The call comes after the Commonwealth ceased to ...

Australian Olympic Committee
AOC honours female Indigenous Olympians for NAIDOC Week
Australian Olympic Committee
AOC: In the spirit of NAIDOC Week 2018 and its theme “Because of her, we can,” the AOC celebrates the outstanding achievements of our Indigenous female Olympians and the women who inspire them. Of the 52 Indigenous athletes to represent Australia at ...

InDaily
NAIDOC Week: King William IV 'intended a treaty' be negotiated with SA Aboriginal people
ABC News
Negotiating a treaty between the state of South Australia and local Indigenous people is "unfinished business" originally instructed by British king William IV, an academic says. Daryle Rigney, the head of Indigenous strategy and engagement at Flinders ...
Greens call for end to fake Indigenous art tradeInDaily
AOC honours female Indigenous Olympians for NAIDOC WeekAustralian Olympic Committee
Indigenous business owners 'the original entrepreneurs'SBS
Daily Mail
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InDaily
Greens call for end to fake Indigenous art trade
InDaily
Hanson-Young said Aboriginal artists were being “ripped off” by the lucrative fake trade, which the Arts Law Centre estimates to turn over about $200 million each year. Under Australia's Competition and Consumer laws, it is not illegal to sell “fake ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
The noise of a few can out-roar support of thousands: lunch with Marcia Langton
The Sydney Morning Herald
Professor Marcia Langton, anthropologist, geographer, chairwoman of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne and unwavering advocate for indigenous rights for more than 40 years, is, in theory, a formidable lunch companion; she's a ...