Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

The Guardian
Closing the Gap 'refresh': Coalition accused of ignoring Indigenous Australians
The Guardian
A coalition of Indigenous bodies wrote to Scullion in the new year, criticising the discussion paper for containing foregone conclusions and rushing into reform without adequately consulting people. Davis said the letter reflected the concerns raised ...

SBS
'We didn't expect to hit the main nerve:' AB Original on music and activism
SBS
Not on the scale that is necessary, including changing the date of Australia Day from January 26 to a day of mourning and the celebration of survival for Indigenous Australians. "I think being a part of the broader conversation about [these issues ...

The Guardian
Indigenous children's commissioner rejects out-of-home care targets
The Guardian
The other is a target to reduce the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the prison system. The two are inextricably linked: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found in 2016 that children who were known to the child protection system ...

The Canberra Times
Keating government ignored Finance Department call to abolish National Museum
The Canberra Times
Mr Keating's cabinet agreed instead to create a Gallery of Aboriginal Australia, housing the National Museum's Indigenous collections, on Acton peninsula with new accommodation for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

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The Advertiser
Woonun Willoughby, son of ex-Yothu Yindi drummer Bart Willoughby, found not guilty of murder by reason of mental ...
The Advertiser
Willoughby, whose father is renowned Aboriginal musician Bart Willoughby, was rushed to hospital in a coma but has since recovered from his physical injuries. Bart Willoughby toured the US with famed Aboriginal band Yothu Yindi and continues to work as ...

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The Advertiser
Adelaide Strikers to wear new shirts designed by Aboriginal artists for historic BBL match in Alice Springs
The Advertiser
Strikers men's coach Jason Gillespie, who is the first indigenous Australian Test cricketer, said the shirts were a “great initiative”. “The shirts look brilliant, the artists have done a great job. We will all be very proud to wear them in Alice ...

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Belfast Telegraph
Northern Ireland journalist scoops award in Australia for her work
Belfast Telegraph
Jane Bardon, formerly a BBC reporter in Northern Ireland, is now a senior reporter with ABC based in Darwin, Australia. She is also the daughter of Jonathan Bardon, the author of A History of Ulster, which is regarded as the definitive book on the ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Relaunching Woomera
The Sydney Morning Herald
He warned there may be criticisms from the South Australian government and business if permission was refused and advised cabinet that local Aboriginal communities had been consulted and had not objected to the project. "Under the proposed agreement ...

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The Australian
Keating held Court over native title
The Australian
And in 1995 the key “third plank” of the native title act, the so-called “social justice package”, began to be considered, after Mr Keating sought the views of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission on further measures to address the ...
Native title: How the West lost its land actBrisbane Times

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The Conversation AU
Cabinet papers 1994-95: The Keating government begins to craft its legacy
The Conversation AU
The new National Native Title Tribunal brought sharp focus to these concerns. Keating urged that this body must have sufficient authority to counter the “implacable” opposition of interests and governments such as that in Western Australia. Cabinet ...
Keating's struggle to implement Mabo decision revealed in 1994-95 cabinet papersThe Guardian
Keating acts against race hate speechSBS

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Brisbane Times
Native title: How the West lost its land act
Brisbane Times
Mediation was similarly offered in other areas where the Commonwealth was keen to avoid confrontation with Aboriginal groups. Cabinet welcomed the success of former Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen who – engaged by the Commonwealth – had brokered an ...

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Closing the Gap: Indigenous targets mostly unmet
The Australian
Ten years after Kevin Rudd delivered the first prime minister's Closing the Gap report to parliament, only one of seven targets is on track to be met, four more are due to expire in June with no hope of being achieved and all levels of government, as ...

Cabinet papers: Ministers baulked at Creative Nation pricetag
The Australian
Mr Keating launched his Creative Nation cultural policy in October 1994 with a $252 million package that positioned the arts, media and creative industries as part of Australia's economic future. Cabinet papers reveal that ministers baulked at the ...

Brisbane Times
Unearthed winner Baker Boy makes high-energy Woodford debut
Brisbane Times
Rapping in both English and his native Yolngu Matha tongue, Baker Boy, also known as Danzal Baker, launched a new track from his upcoming debut album Mr La Dee Da Di. “It's a song about la dee da di fellas with money, but how I've got my friends and ...

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The Advertiser
Tauto Sansbury: Aboriginals have little to feel positive about
The Advertiser
Like it or not, Aboriginal Australians are the most disadvantaged, ostracised, criticised and victimised group in society. We experience racism pretty much on a daily basis. I speak from experience. This is Aboriginal life. I want to share with you my ...

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PerthNow
Tauto Sansbury: Aboriginals have little to feel positive about
PerthNow
FOR the best part of my 40 years' involvement with my community, with governments, with the political system, with service providers both Aboriginal and NGOs, there isn't much I can write about that has been positive for the long term. As we enter the ...

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National Geographic
The Brutal Story of How Europe Conquered the Pacific
National Geographic
I also wanted to trace the impact on the indigenous people—what happened to the Tahitians and, in particular, the Aboriginal people of Australia, which is a much sadder and more somber story. All these communities—paradises, if you like—were ...

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PlayersVoice
When girls had to stop playing
PlayersVoice
In 2010, I was asked an interesting question by a documentary maker, 'Can we find an Aboriginal runner to challenge the African dominance in distance running?' I was hooked on the idea. Indigenous Australians are the original distance runners. Could we ...

Eternity News
A tribute to the pioneers of a national Aboriginal fellowship
Eternity News
Aboriginal Christians not only had to overcome cultural and geographical barriers to form the Aboriginal Evangelical Fellowship 47 years ago; they also had to defy opposition waged by some of the missionaries, who accused them of wanting to create a ...

The Guardian
Family of Indigenous man who died in custody confront guards
The Guardian
A NSW Corrective Services spokeswoman said the commissioner, Peter Severin, “deeply regrets” Dungay's death. The commissioner and the department's Aboriginal strategy and policy staff have met with Dungay's family to “discuss their concerns and provide ...

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