Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

SBS
'Tears of joy' as Aboriginal Australian descendants from Vanuatu begin search for families
SBS
An estimated 7000 Melanesian workers were deported after 1901 when the White Australia policy kicked in. “We've always been aware of the Australian Aboriginal descendants living in Vanuatu,” says Ms Davis. Details of exactly how they ended up there ...

SBS
'Tears of joy': Aboriginal Australian descendants from Vanuatu begin family search
SBS
An estimated 7000 Melanesian workers were deported after 1901 when the White Australia policy kicked in. “We've always been aware of the Australian Aboriginal descendants living in Vanuatu,” says Ms Davis. Details of exactly how they ended up there ...

The Guardian
Inquiry into teen killed by crocodile recommends foetal alcohol screening
The Guardian
The 15-year-old boy, referred to as HLS, was found dead in mangroves about 5km from a remote Aboriginal community at La Djadarr Bay on the Dampier Peninsula, about 140km north of Broome, Western Australia, on 14 March 2013. A large saltwater ...

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The Guardian
Indigenous leaders say remote housing in jeopardy after 'devastating' budget cut
The Guardian
Indigenous leaders have warned that community housing will fall into disrepair – and crucial local employment programs will be scrapped – after the federal government set aside no money for remote housing in three states. Queensland, Western Australia ...

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The Guardian
Police car filmed veering across road and hitting Aboriginal man
The Guardian
The Western Australian police minister has been asked to explain why a police car seemingly drove into a young Aboriginal man walking along the side of the road in the Perth suburb of Thornlie on Sunday afternoon. Footage recorded by a witness in a ...

The Guardian
Police car in WA runs into Aboriginal man – video
The Guardian
The Western Australia police minister has been asked to explain why a police car seemingly drove into a young Aboriginal man walking along the side of the road in the Perth suburb of Thornlie on Sunday afternoon. Footage recorded by a witness in a ...

InDaily
Aboriginal art dynasty projects its story to new audiences
InDaily
“It's been known to be one of the Indigenous communities with the worst conditions in Australia,” Torres says. “We do have the government resources but no one has pointed the funds to our community, probably because we don't have that front leading ...

The Conversation AU
Deal on Murray Darling Basin Plan could make history for Indigenous water rights
The Conversation AU
Our research estimated that Indigenous-specific water entitlements comprise much less than 1% of Australian water allocations. The agreed measures include A$40 million for Aboriginal communities to invest in water entitlements for both economic and ...

ABC Online
Budget 2018: Aboriginal patients convinced the Government to help them get home
ABC Online
"There's been a push up from strong people with good hearts, strong people with strong brains, talking up on behalf of Australia-wide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people." Ms Amagula, 55, spoke to the ABC last year about the heartache she had ...
Indigenous Round provides a fitting recognitionNRL.COM

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The Guardian
'One-stop liver shop': chronic hepatitis B 'will be eradicated in NT in five years'
The Guardian
“Only your blood can tell the story,” an elder from Galiwin'ku told researchers who were trying to eliminate chronic hepatitis B in Aboriginal communities. His message has helped inspire an “intensive effort” across the Northern Territory using a ...

The Australian
Federal budget 2018: Indigenous groups slam budget's 'squandered opportunity'
The Australian
Oxfam Australia chief executive Helen Szoke called the budget “yet another squandered opportunity to work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to drive the solutions to the challenges they face” and warned its lack of ...

ABC Local
New remote dialysis clinics funded in Federal budget
ABC Local
Hooked up to a dialysis machine in Adelaide, Inawintji Williamson smiles as she thinks about returning home to her remote Aboriginal community for a holiday. "I still go visiting when the dialysis bus is going there, but I want to stay there longer for ...

Starts at 60
Cousin of HIV virus wreaking havoc in rural Australian communities
Starts at 60
“If you acquire the infection early in life, you are at risk of developing leukaemia.” He said despite being a huge problem in Australia for years, not a lot has been done to stop the spread of the infection. “One of the puzzling things about the virus ...

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Katherine Times
Spending for First Australians
Katherine Times
The 2018-19 Budget builds on the Coalition's highly successful Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP), which has seen an incredible increase in the contracts awarded to Indigenous businesses. Prior to the IPP, Indigenous businesses were under represented ...
Indigenous communities are reworking urban planning, but planners need to accept their historyThe Conversation AU

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Radio Australia
Aboriginal teenager who learnt to drive with only one eye vows to one day run for mayor
Radio Australia
An Aboriginal teenager who lost an eye to a rare cancer 14 years ago says learning to drive has transformed her and her family's life. Loretta Lennon, 18, says her personal confidence has grown since she obtained her P-plates. (Credit: ABC). Loretta ...

The Conversation AU
Indigenous communities are reworking urban planning, but planners need to accept their history
The Conversation AU
Nearly 80% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia live in urban areas but cities often exclude and marginalise them. Urban planning and policy have been central to this, and the harms can be seen in key moments and processes that ...

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The Cairns Post
Indigenous and Torres Strait servicemen to be recognised
The Cairns Post
AWM director Dr Brendan Nelson said the sculpture would recognise the “equality of sacrifice” of indigenous servicemen. “In the Second World War, in the Torres Strait especially, they formed a unit to defend the northern part of Australia,” Dr Nelson ...

The Australian
Budget 2018: State alliances rolled out for indigenous health
The Australian
The government will implement a new primary care funding model for the Indigenous Australians' Health Program to provide greater transparency of funding and improve health outcomes. This new transparency initiative would be based on patient numbers ...

Geelong Advertiser
Torquay Aboriginal artist Nathan Patterson creates piece to raise funds for Epilepsy Action Australia
Geelong Advertiser
A TORQUAY Aboriginal artist has created a special custom piece for a charity auction raising money for Epilepsy Action Australia. Nathan Patterson said he was approached by the organisers to donate a work to the auction. ”I always try and donate ...

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ArtsHub
Federal budget 2018-19 offers paltry support for the arts
ArtsHub
Funding for the Cook anniversary includes a major redevelopment of Sydney's Meeting Place Precinct at Botany Bay, commemorating the first meeting between Captain Cook and Aboriginal Australians. The memorial stands within Morrison's own electorate of ...
Federal Budget 2018: a state-by-state spending analysisThe Conversation AU

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