Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

PerthNow
Simon Schrapel: Saving at-risk families must be a major priority at the election
PerthNow
In the past decade the number of children and young people removed from families and placed in care has almost doubled — we now have more children in care than at any point in recent history. Data clearly demonstrates the rise in South Australia is ...

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The Advertiser
Simon Schrapel: Saving at-risk families must be a major priority at the election
The Advertiser
Aboriginal children now represent 34 per cent of all children in South Australia's care system. Of course the removal of children from families and placement into care is but one side of the story. For some children such action is both necessary and ...

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Bendigo Advertiser
Aboriginal community involved in Australia Day celebrations in Castlemaine
Bendigo Advertiser
RECOGNITION: Aunty Julie McHale and Uncle Rick Nelson at Castlemaine's 2016 Australia Day event. Picture: NONI HYETT. Amid growing debate about whether it is right to mark Australia Day on January 26, at least one central Victorian community is taking ...

SBS
Global vision: One company's mission to make glasses affordable for all
SBS
Melanie Gould, the Aboriginal health coordinator for Sydney North Primary Health Network, says access to such services is often a barrier. "They're not going to the doctor, the hospital, to get the checks and then it's not being identified," she said ...

Tasmania Examiner
Bay of Fires and Wineglass Bay rated in top 20 beaches of Australia
Tasmania Examiner
... sweeping) are easily accessible, relatively undeveloped, with several basic but beautiful campsites. This sublime coastal stretch fuses radiant white sands with clear aqua waters, dotted with many large orange lichen granite forms, giving it a ...

Herald Sun
Founder of Yothu Yindi says African gangs poor behaviour is an insult to First Australians
Herald Sun
ONE of Australia's most senior Aboriginal tribal leaders has delivered a sharp message to African gangs causing fear across Melbourne, telling them that their poor behaviour is an insult to the First Australians. Witiyana Marika, 56, from Yirrkala ...

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Courier Mail
The inspirational Patty Mills letter that changed a 10-year old's world
Courier Mail
“To hear that from somebody who had already been through what I've had to go through, that meant the world.” Mills has become an NBA stalwart for the Spurs. Mills was playing for the California-based St Mary's Gaels when he wrote the letter. He is now ...

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PerthNow
Founder of Yothu Yindi says African gangs poor behaviour is an insult to First Australians
PerthNow
Mr Marika said if the youths would not listen to police, parents or community leaders in Melbourne, perhaps they would listen to indigenous Australia. Police on high alert at Flinders Street Station in Melbourne on New Year's Eve amid African gang ...

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The West Australian
Sandhill Women to share harmonies
The West Australian
Three of the members — singer-songwriter Eleanor Dixon, her storytelling aunt Janey and rapper Kayla Jackson — come from Marlinja, a tiny indigenous community in the Barkly region between Alice Springs and Darwin. Fourth member Beatrice Lewis is a ...

Northern Star
Last hurrah for Australia Day?
Northern Star
Campaigns to boycott the national public holiday by councils were met with retaliation from the government to revoke citizenship ceremonies. Lismore City councillor Vanessa Ekins amended her Australia Day motion seeking to change the date after the ...

The Australian
Noel Pearson: Lutheran legacy binds my people to Flo and Joh Bjelke-Petersen
The Australian
Several thousand Aboriginal people spread across former missions in South Australia, Hermannsburg in the Northern Territory and my own Guugu Yimidhirr people of Hope Vale and Kuku Yalanji of Wujal Wujal in Queensland shared an identity with Florence ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Cutting-edge furniture design meets Aboriginal creativity on Milingimbi Island
The Sydney Morning Herald
Five Indigenous staff, in their 20s and 30s, form the core of a team of 14 working in what White refers to as the "men's shed". Initially, the workshop focused on basic timber coffins and simple furniture, such as well-made boardroom tables and chairs ...

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The Advertiser
Elders term SA Stolen Generation compensation scheme as 'unworthy' and 'disgusting'
The Advertiser
Mr Maher said the compensation process had been difficult and acknowledged “no amount of money would ever be enough”. He said the scheme had a “low evidentiary base” and was designed to provide compensation quickly to members of the Stolen Generation ...

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Community Newspaper Group
Aboriginal students get to engage with culture through National Empowerment Program
Community Newspaper Group
ABORIGINAL students have completed the inaugural edition of an empowerment project designed to engage them with their culture. Sixteen students have graduated from the National Empowerment Program (NEP) designed to link participants with leaders in ...

4BC
Indigenous leader Jacinta Price couldn't care less about changing the date
4BC
Following the launch of Mark Latham's new campaign save to Australia Day, Jacinta Price says it's a choice to feel offended and Australia Day shouldn't be moved. Chris Kenny speaks with the indigenous leader from Alice Springs as she weighs in on the ...
Mark Latham launches New Australia Day date campaignDaily Telegraph

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Northern Star
Ten fantastic things to do this week
Northern Star
Art On Bundjalung Country in Lismore: Art on Bundjalung Country is a major partnership between the Lismore Regional Gallery, Arts Northern Rivers, North Coast Primary Health Network, Bulgarr Ngaru Aboriginal Medical Corporation and University Centre ...

The Advertiser
Meet the top performing South Australia SACE students
The Advertiser
The Medindie resident received two SACE Governor of South Australia Commendations including the Aboriginal Student Excellence award. A prefect, Laura had roles on a range of school committees ranging from library and careers groups to school events and ...

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Daily Telegraph
Mark Latham launches New Australia Day date campaign
Daily Telegraph
Ms Price appears and then says: “Australia Day is under serious threat. How sad is that? Save Australia Day. It will be a sad day if we lose it.” Mr Latham is also asking for donations to help fund the campaign. Mr Latham's new push for January 26 ...
'There was no invasion': Mark Latham mounts campaign to 'save the date' and enlists Aborigines who want to celebrate ...Daily Mail

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Herald Sun
Mark Latham launches New Australia Day date campaign
Herald Sun
Mr Latham told Sydney radio station 2GB today that there “was no invasion” in 1788 and argued “a large number” of Aboriginal people celebrate Australia Day each year. “There was no organised military resistance or organised military conflict in terms ...

'I can't believe we're still arguing this shit'; why feminism is unfinished business
WAtoday
Indigenous artist, educator and curator Paola Balla does not identify as a feminist. "Feminism has failed us, as it was not designed for us. I say this with awareness that I am a co-curator of a show about art and feminism, and stand in my black ...