Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

Voice of America
Protestors, delays and rain backdrop as Commonwealth Games opened
SBS
Despite the protests outside, the ceremony drew heavily on Aboriginal culture and symbolism, with 11-year-old Isabella Graham starting the countdown with a message on a smartphone welcoming competitors, officials and fans to the "oldest living culture ...
Aboriginal Activists Stage Commonwealth Games ProtestsVoice of America
Tickets for Commonwealth Games opening ceremony remain on saleThe Guardian
Commonwealth Games' opening ceremony celebrates Australia's Indigenous cultureAction News Now

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Economic Times
Aboriginal activities stage Commonwealth Games protests
New Zealand Herald
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — As an opening ceremony featuring symbolic tributes to Australia's indigenous people was getting under way, Aboriginal protesters were gathering outside the Commonwealth Games stadium to get a message across, too. Flanked ...
Protestors, delays and rain backdrop as Commonwealth Games openedSBS
Tickets for Commonwealth Games opening ceremony remain on saleThe Guardian
Originally Aboriginal: History meets culture at CWG opening ceremonyEconomic Times
The Independent
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Yahoo7 News
Aboriginal activists target Games opening ceremony
Yahoo7 News
Gold Coast, Australia, April 4, 2018 (AFP) - - There were minor scuffles Wednesday as about 100 Aboriginal activists faced off against police outside the stadium hosting the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. A small band of protesters have ...

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Aboriginal people do “community” differently  Eternity News

ABC Local
Commonwealth Games: Queen's Baton relay delayed by protesters
ABC Local
Indigenous protesters wearing yellow and carrying a large Aboriginal flag block a road. Photo: The Queen's Baton relay was diverted away from Doug Jennings Park due to a protest. (ABC News: Frances Adcock). Aboriginal people from around Australia met ...
Games: 'Stolenwealth' Games protesters disrupt baton relayReuters Canada

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The New Daily
Commonwealth Games 2018: Queen's Baton relay delayed by protesters
The New Daily
The Queen's Baton relay began about 12.15pm with baton bearer Emma McTaggart continuing along Seaworld Drive, instead of taking the planned route around Doug Jennings Park. Aboriginal people from around Australia met in Uluru last May to discuss ...

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ABC Online
Colourful health bus provides medical services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in remote areas
ABC Online
Remote communities often grapple with challenges of distance from health care and support, but an outreach service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South Australia's Riverland is hoping to change this, with the help of a bus. Bright ...

NEWS.com.au
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NEWS.com.au
“Each time 'Australia' has hosted the games, thousands of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islanders as well as other groups who have been oppressed by the crown have united to resist colonial activity and authority,” the Facebook event reads. Protesters ...
ROYAL ROW: Protestors block Queen's baton relayMackay Daily Mercury
Commonwealth Games 2018: Prince Charles faces protest as activists disrupt baton relayHindustan Times

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The Australian
Commonwealth Games 2018: protesters halt Queen's baton relay
The Australian
Indigenous rights activists have set up a blockade of a Gold Coast street in a bid to disrupt the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton relay. About 40 protesters wearing black, red and yellow and carrying Aboriginal flags have spread out across the end of ...
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ROYAL ROW: Protestors block Queen's baton relayGympie Times

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National Indigenous Times
The Queensland Police want YOU
National Indigenous Times
Queensland Police has issued an Australia-wide call for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interested in a career in law enforcement as the force faces a shortage of eligible recruits. Indigenous Employment Officer Adrian Coolwell said about ...

Gold Coast Bulletin
Stolenwealth Games indigenous protesters heading to Carrara to target Opening Ceremony
Gold Coast Bulletin
Protests occurred at the 2006 Melbourne Games while in 1982 about 2000 marched in Brisbane to draw attention to aboriginal rights. Share this on Facebook · Share this on Twitter · Share this by Email. Most viewed. Empty streets in Broadbeach for the ...

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National Indigenous Times
Judge Jarro blazes a trail of firsts
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous barrister Nathan Jarro has become a judge of the District Court in Brisbane in a move that has been welcomed as an important appointment for First Nations people. Not only is Judge Jarro one of only two Indigenous judges currently presiding ...

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Aboriginal Art Directory News
THE SONGKEEPERS
Aboriginal Art Directory News
Weird coincidences abound, don't they? On the day that I saw a preview of the delicious documentary, 'The Songkeepers' about the (mainly) women's choirs that are a key part of cultural maintenance in remote desert communities, I also caught up with one ...

National Indigenous Times
Health workers drive life-saving handbook
National Indigenous Times
A new handbook has been released in the battle to lower the rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women developing or dying from cervical and endometrial cancer. The publication by Cancer Australia was developed with Aboriginal and Torres ...

National Indigenous Times
Bush footy could save remote communities
National Indigenous Times
An Australian Rules football competition in Central Australia's bush communities could boost the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people, according to a Charles Darwin University researcher. Northern Institute Indigenous social researcher Professor ...

Herald Sun
Moonee Valley councillor under fire for contentious Australia Day remarks
Herald Sun
But he has come under fire from fellow councillors for his speech, which spoke of Australia's postcolonial history but made no mention of indigenous Australians. Councillor Richard Lawrence tabled a motion at the last council meeting calling for the ...

iNews
Mile highs and controversial lows: A brief history of the Commonwealth Games
SBS
In 1990, a 16-year-old Cathy Freeman became the first Aboriginal woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 4x100 metre relay. At the next Games in Canada, Freeman did a lap of honour around the racetrack following her victory in the 400 ...
Billions to tune in to Gold Coast for tonight's Comm Games Opening CeremonyHerald Sun
Commonwealth Games are an opportunity to face up to the history of colonialismAustralian Times
Can the Commonwealth Games help mend old wounds in divided Australia?iNews
NEWS.com.au
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Newcastle Herald
Be inspired by five days in Australia's red centre
Newcastle Herald
In 1873, surveyor William Gosse sighted 'the Rock' and in honour of the then chief secretary of South Australia Sir Henry Ayers, named it Ayers Rock. It wasn't until 1993 that Uluru became the first icon in Australia to be given back its Aboriginal ...

Triple M
Incredible Aboriginal Street Art Underway In Shepparton
Triple M
The second stage of Greater Shepparton City Council's Aboriginal Street Art Project has commenced and a second mural will be completed by 8 April. Cam Scale is the man behind the mural; a well-renowned fine artist and mural painter in Australia. The ...

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Shepparton News
Aboriginal war feat recognised
Shepparton News
The Aboriginal Street Art Project is aimed at celebrating and recognising the Aboriginal history and culture within the region. Pte Cooper fought for Australia during World War I before dying on a European battlefield in 1917, aged 21. He was the son ...