Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

Indigenous funding: so little to show for $33bn
The Australian
Abolishing Australia — there are days when this seems an attractive option. All the governments falling apart — what an idea, and how very appealing, especially when the business activity statements forms are due. Seriously though, Onus-Williams says ...

The Australian
Labor MP quits over 'yesterday's ideas' for Aboriginal problems
The Australian
Scott McConnell, who was raised with Aboriginal people in Central Australia and who won more than 75 per cent of the two-party-preferred vote in a 2016 battle against the then community services minister, Aboriginal woman Bess Price, will not recontest ...

Broadsheet
The Story Behind the Work That Went Viral on Australia Day
Broadsheet
“Australia Day affects me. I did it purely for myself, and I didn't expect other people to take notice.” A quick trawl through her Instagram account shows a fascination with the imagery of European folklore and witchcraft. Demons, mermaids, horned ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Common sense lives here: Cory Bernardi mansplains childbirth
The Sydney Morning Herald
On nearly every register of health, Aboriginal people have worse outcomes and are much more susceptible to chronic disease than non-Aboriginal Australians. Ask any health practitioner and they will tell you a great challenge is getting Aboriginal ...

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Launch of WA Aboriginal Leadership Institute to bring together emerging leaders
Community Newspaper Group
A NEW organisation to bring together emerging Aboriginal leaders was launched this week by WA Governor Kerry Sanderson with a ceremony at Government House. Indigenous women Robyn Smith Walley and 2016 Aboriginal Western Australian of the Year Rishelle ...

The Guardian
More Indigenous students in school until year 12, ABS says
The Guardian
​Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are staying in school longer but Australia's Indigenous retention rate remains well below that of other students. On Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released new school statistics showing the ...
Indigenous students stick to study: reportYahoo7 News

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The Australian
Labor pledges to fly Aboriginal flag permanently on Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Australian
“We should all be proud of 60,000 years of indigenous history here,” he said in a statement. “Flying the Aboriginal flag on the great arch that defines Sydney around the world is an appropriate expression of that pride.” Talking to Jones on his 2GB ...
Alan Jones slams Luke Foley's plan to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour BrideDaily Telegraph
Push to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour BridgeNEWS.com.au
Foley to give Aboriginal flag equal status if elected Premier9news.com.au
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Daily Telegraph
Alan Jones slams Luke Foley's plan to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour Bride
Daily Telegraph
You're gone. It's the first time I've seen a death notice on the front page of the paper,” Jones said on 2GB. Luke Foley today announced Labor would fly the Aboriginal flag on the harbour bridge every day. Picture: Tim Hunter. Broadcaster Alan Jones ...
Foley to give Aboriginal flag equal status if elected Premier9news.com.au
Push to fly Aboriginal flag on bridgeThe West Australian

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The Australian
Aboriginal bodies handed power to cut record wave of state wards
The Australian
The national peak body for Aboriginal children, SNAICC, is calling on all states and territories to adopt an Aboriginal family-led decision-making program to give vulnerable families a greater say when welfare authorities become involved in their ...
Hearts on the line in WA education strikeSBS

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Daily Telegraph
Luke Foley wants Aboriginal flag next to national flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge every day
Daily Telegraph
With just over a year until polling day, Mr Foley told The Daily Telegraph in an exclusive interview: “I think there is unfinished business when it comes to our relationship with Australia's first people. NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley is shaping his ...
Luke Foley recruits Paul Keating's help as he unfurls flag planNEWS.com.au

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Herald Sun
Yarra Council bans staff from uttering Australia Day
Herald Sun
Cpl Denver Bowden raises the Australian flag. Picture: Jay Town. The Coalition has vowed that if it is elected in November, it will move to sack those councils who vote to ditch Australia Day and January 26 citizenship ceremonies. In August, Yarra ...

COAG leaders to talk about Australia Day date change on February 9
The Advocate
Tasmanian Aboriginal activist Michael Mansell has been selected as part of a group to inform Coalition of Australian Government leaders on the next phase of the Closing the Gap agenda. Mr Mansell said the meeting will discuss a demand to change the ...

Brisbane Times
WA Governor announces new institute dedicated to 'overcoming Aboriginal disadvantage'
Brisbane Times
The Governor of Western Australia has launched a new institute dedicated to "overcoming Aboriginal disadvantage" in the state. The Western Australian Aboriginal Leadership Institute is the first centre in WA focused only on building leadership and ...
Institute launched for Aboriginal leadershipBusiness News

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WAtoday
WA Governor announces new institute dedicated to 'overcoming Aboriginal disadvantage'
WAtoday
"The launch of the Western Australian Aboriginal Leadership Institute is an exciting milestone for our state," she said. In her opening address, she said one of the core focus areas would be on the expansion of Chevron Australia's existing WA ...
Institute launched for Aboriginal leadershipBusiness News

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The Conversation AU
The great Australian plays: The Cake Man and the Indigenous mission experience
The Conversation AU
Indigenous Australian activists and artist have consistently utilised the potential for theatre… to create different frames… of Indigenous Australians… In a show like Basically Black (1972), the “gaze” as an expression of racial objectification was ...

Herald Sun
Acting Lord Mayor Arron Wood says Melbourne City Council should mark 'atrocities” against Aborigines on Australia Day
Herald Sun
Acting Lord Mayor Arron Wood wants changes to Australia Day celebrations. But Cr Wood, who is acting in the top job while Robert Doyle faces sexual harassment claims, said new elements should be added to the council's Australia Day program. “In the ...

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Pro Bono Australia
First Commissioner for Aboriginal Children Steps Down
Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous organisations have hailed Australia's first commissioner for Aboriginal children a “fearless advocate” as he steps down from the role. Andrew Jackomos, the inaugural Victorian commissioner for Aboriginal children and young people, stepped ...

ABC Online
Older Indigenous Australians with illness or disability at high risk of depression, study finds
ABC Online
"Before this study people were aware of the impact of social disadvantage and poverty on poorer mental health in older Aboriginal people, but we didn't really appreciate the important role that living with chronic illness and physical disability has in ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Poll shows strong support for a national tribute to Indigenous people on Australia Day
The Sydney Morning Herald
A majority of voters would prefer the date of Australia Day to remain unchanged, but there is strong support for the introduction of a formal ceremony on the national day to recognise Indigenous people and their history and culture, polling conducted ...

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Aboriginal 'warrior' seems tormented by self-hate
The Australian
This display has been matched, even outdone, by the Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance group which says, among a bunch of profanities, “abolish Australia, not just Australia Day”. Despite these public displays of hate, nobody is branding the entire ...

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