Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

Perth Now
Too many Aboriginal kids in care, says WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt
Perth Now
WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt says he is “deeply and personally committed” to addressing the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in State care, as shocking new statistics reveal they account for more than half of kids removed from their family homes by ...

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ESPN
Mills congratulates Wallabies for representing Indigenous people
ESPN
The Wallabies, who defeated the All Blacks 23-18 in Brisbane, did so wearing a special jersey to celebrate Australian Indigenous culture that was described by Kurtley Beale at launch as "pretty cool ... amazing ... it's obviously a very special symbol ...
Should the Wallabies wear the Indigenous jersey more than once a year?The Sydney Morning Herald
ARU's recognition of indigenous players a long time cmoingThe Australian
Beale critical to Indigenous rugby growth: EllaRugby.com.au
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Closing the Gap set for overhaul after failing to improve outcomes for Indigenous Australians
ABC Online
"We are committed to co-designing the Closing the Gap refresh and that is why the [Council of Australian Governments] will hear from the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples and discuss priorities and objectives for each state and territory ...
'Historic': Sweeping overhaul of Indigenous Closing the Gap strategy welcomedThe Sydney Morning Herald

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The Border Mail
Overhaul of Closing the Gap strategy welcomed
The Border Mail
Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, speaks to Local Elder Uncle Moogi at the Kornar Winmil Yunti Aboriginal Corporation in Adelaide. Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING. Australia's Aboriginal affairs ...

Researchers Appeal to Government to Offer Indigenous Healing Practices
National Geographic Australia
The remote province of Nauiyu, around 250km South of Darwin, is the first of the four Australian analyses to investigate indigenous trauma and healing from a local and communal standpoint. Gavin Morris, a researcher from Charles Darwin University, ...

EducationHQ Australia
Indigenous community more educated: census
EducationHQ Australia
Nearly half (47 per cent) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons aged 20 to 24 years reported they had finished Year 12 during the 2016 census. There has been further growth across other educational categories, with an increase of more than ...

ABC Online
Census shows Australians working shorter weeks, but women still bear most household responsibilities
ABC Online
And Ms Kindermann said education for Indigenous Australians had also improved across the board. There was a 150 per cent increase in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people holding Cert III and Cert IV level qualifications since 2006.

ABC Online
Samuel Johnson, Magda Szubanski among Victorian nominees for Australian of the Year
ABC Online
Aboriginal community leader Graham Atkinson, volunteer fitness instructor for the elderly, Eleanor Griffiths, philanthropist Rhonda Renwick and scientist Professor Paul Zimmet have all been nominated in the Victorian Senior Australian of the Year. In ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous 'closing the gap' strategy faces sweeping overhaul by Turnbull government
The Sydney Morning Herald
Up to $300 billion in government spending will come under scrutiny as state and territory leaders consider a "refresh" of the Closing the Gap strategy to reduce Indigenous disadvantage in Australia. Australia's Indigenous affairs ministers will ...

ABC Online
Giant Indigenous artwork returns to Australian desert after 20 years
ABC Online
On the edge of the Great Sandy Desert, a piece of history is returning home. It has been praised as the most extraordinary piece of Indigenous art, painted 20 years ago. But for the Ngurrara people it is not just a painting. Ngurrara Canvas II is a map ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Tucking into the Australian superfood market
The Sydney Morning Herald
Cherikoff's research work at the University of Sydney's biochemistry department, analysing the nutritional composition of Australian Aboriginal bush food, spurred him on to launch his own business. "My first business began in 1984 when I started ...

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Voice of America
Aboriginal Rangers Find Evidence of One of Australia's Rarest Birds
Voice of America
Aboriginal rangers have discovered new evidence of one of Australia's rarest and most mysterious birds. The Night Parrot was feared extinct until it was spotted in 2013. There have been precious few sightings since, but indigenous wildlife rangers say ...

Herald Sun
Contenders for the Victorian Australian of the Year announced
Herald Sun
The other finalists for the Victorian Australian of the Year are cancer crusader Karen Livingstone and animal advocate Lyn White. Ms Livingstone said she was “extremely honoured” to be nominated after 27 years of work in the field. “The work I've done ...

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Courier Mail
Wallabies v All Blacks: Australia's dead-rubber win can be springboard into bright future
Courier Mail
In 1982 it was an understrength side tackling tenaciously into a second-half gale in Wellington that fought for an 19-16 upset for Aboriginal brothers Mark and tryscorer Gary. Was the united spirit behind wearing the indigenous jersey last Saturday ...

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ABC Online
Brazilian design meets Aboriginal art for National Gallery of Victoria's first international Triennial
ABC Online
In the middle of the Australian desert, a gigantic soft sculpture is beginning to take shape. The work is a collaboration between internationally acclaimed furniture designers from Brazil, artists from Larapinta Valley Town Camp, and Alice Springs ...

Australia's secret islands on the Kimberley coast
The Times
The ladies on board are already swooning over Paul, our divorcé skipper, and deckhand Bala, a charismatic Aboriginal Australian. Then there's “deckie” Scotty, chef Matty and 13-year-old cabin boy Moonie — each one a wannabe pirate. Any preconceptions ...

The Mercury
TasWeekend: Going back to the beginning
The Mercury
But this has never been the dominant view of the Aboriginal community. In many parts of Australia, Aboriginal people were forcibly removed from their land to make way for cattle, then corralled into taking part in their land's destruction as farm labour.

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ABC Online
'A hidden gem': Bedlam Walls walk offers glimpse of Tasmania's Aboriginal heritage
ABC Online
Just minutes from the centre of Hobart on the eastern shore of the River Derwent is an area rich in Aboriginal heritage. The area, known as Bedlam Walls or Shag Bay heritage track, is Oyster Bay country. It offers great views of kunanyi/Mount ...

Gloucester Advocate
Aboriginal Language Bill a proud moment in NSW history
Gloucester Advocate
For Taree's Jaycent Davis, the passing of Australia's first Aboriginal languages legislation in NSW Parliament was a proud moment. The Aboriginal Languages Bill 2017 was introduced in the Upper House on Wednesday, October 11, which moved to ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Should the Wallabies wear the Indigenous jersey more than once a year?
The Sydney Morning Herald
It would be a decision for the Australian Rugby Union to make but if they were in any way superstitious, it would make sense to keep the jersey as more of a permanent thing given the Wallabies had only beaten the All Blacks once in their previous 18 ...
Bernard Foley hopes to see Wallabies' indigenous tributes continueCourier Mail
Wallabies v All Blacks: Bledisloe 3 at Suncorp StadiumThe Australian
Beale critical to Indigenous rugby growth: EllaRugby.com.au
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