Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

The West Australian
Honour for work in Aboriginal community
The West Australian
The John Curtin Medal is awarded annually by the university to recognise individuals or organisations displaying the attributes associated with Australia's World War II Prime Minister — vision, leadership and a commitment to community service. Ms ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
'When 1800 people leapt to their feet, I knew I wasn't in Australia'
The Sydney Morning Herald
We need to trust our egalitarian intuitions more fully and work harder for a "fair go" for and with everyone, especially Indigenous Australians and our neighbours. And, as Keating said, we should do this with cleverness and goodwill towards others and ...

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The West Australian
Event inspires future advocates
The West Australian
The program was delivered jointly by Oxfam Australia and Aboriginal membership organisation Aarnja, who united forces to bring the workshops to Broome. Aarnja chief executive Janine Dureau said the event was a tremendous opportunity for women in the ...

Rugby.com.au
Indigenous jersey more than just a symbolic gesture: Cheika
Rugby.com.au
Australia has had just 14 Indigenous Wallabies through its history, with Kurtley Beale the only Indigenous player in the current setup. It's a stark contrast to other football codes, flush with an over-representation of Aboriginal stars. Cheika said ...

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Mashable
Taika Waititi has stuffed Thor: Ragnarok with Aussie Easter eggs
ABC Online
He made a conscious effort to create opportunities for Indigenous Australians and Māori people, “to make [himself] feel a little bit more at home.” “These films are so big – just the scale is huge – there's hundreds of hundreds more people than I'm ...
Taika Waititi peppered 'Thor: Ragnarok' with Indigenous Australian and New Zealand referencesMashable
'Thor: Ragnarok' Director Taika Waititi Says He Filled The Film With Cool Aussie Easter EggsJunkee
The amusing origin story behind the spaceship names in Thor: RagnarokSYFY WIRE (blog)

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ABC Online
Wrong to be 'White': Is Racism a Moral Problem?
ABC Online
In the same year, an Australian Prime Minister delivered a long-overdue apology on behalf of the Australian Parliament to Aboriginal Australians for its shameful practice of child removal, and the United States elected its first Black president. A ...

Daily Liberal
Aboriginal Languages Bill the first of its kind in Australia
Daily Liberal
NSW has become the first state in Australia to pass legislation through parliament acknowledging the value and importance of language to “our country's First Peoples” and to the cultural heritage of NSW. Gunnedah-based Minister for Aboriginal Affairs ...

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Mashable
Taika Waititi peppered 'Thor: Ragnarok' with Indigenous Australian and New Zealand references
Mashable
"That spaceship, that's painted with the Aboriginal flag colours. No one else knows that but us." Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok was filmed in Australia's Gold Coast, and stars locals Chris Hemsworth and Cate Blanchett, but that's not what makes it a ...
'Thor: Ragnarok' Director Taika Waititi Says He Filled The Film With Cool Aussie Easter EggsJunkee
The amusing origin story behind the spaceship names in Thor: RagnarokSYFY WIRE (blog)

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Indigenous smoking rates cut down
Katherine Times
The number of smoking-related deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is predicted to continue to increase, and to peak over the next decade, resulting in thousands of premature deaths that are largely preventable. New research ...

Daily Liberal
Aboriginal Languages Bill the first of it kind in Australia
Daily Liberal
NSW has become the first state in Australia to pass legislation through parliament acknowledging the value and importance of language to “our country's First Peoples” and to the cultural heritage of NSW. Gunnedah-based Minister for Aboriginal Affairs ...

ABC Online
Gord Downie from The Tragically Hip dies, prompting tears from Justin Trudeau
ABC Online
A few months after that concert, Downie released a solo album with an accompanying graphic novel and animated film inspired by the tragedy of state-funded church schools that Canadian Aboriginal children were forced to attend from the 19th century ...
Gord Downie, Tragically Hip frontman, dies of cancer aged 53The Guardian

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NEWS.com.au
Aboriginal teen Sarafina Elliott flies flag on Mount Everest
NEWS.com.au
The 16-year-old Yawuru/Ngarluma girl planted the Aboriginal flag on the world's tallest mountain to honour her culture. “I thought everyone knows Australians go there and I don't think the Aboriginal flag has been up there,” she told NITV News.

The Australian
The story of Australia's first indigenous representative
The Australian
At long last, the first indigenous person ever to represent Australia in any sport will be recognised. Depicted on the jersey, forming a ring around a stylised wallaby, are 14 waterholes, each of them representing the 14 Aborigines who have played Test ...

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NSW passes Aboriginal languages bill
Yahoo7 News
NSW has become the first state in Australia to pass legislation to protect Aboriginal languages, the government says. Legislation passed parliament on Wednesday, making the state the first to protect the endangered languages and establish an Aboriginal ...

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ABC Online
Wallabies trailblazer Lloyd McDermott on his Indigenous pride and rugby league's poaching
ABC Online
Ten years later he was admitted to the Bar in New South Wales and eventually became Australia's first Indigenous lawyer. He says he has three loves in his life — his family and fellow Indigenous people, the law and rugby union. On Saturday, the ...
Kurley Beale unveils Wallabies indigenous jumper for All Blacks clashNEWS.com.au

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National Indigenous Times
Kimberley women set to put talk into action
National Indigenous Times
The regional event, delivered jointly by Kimberley Aboriginal membership organisation Aarnja and Oxfam Australia, involved about 40 women from areas including Broome, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Kununurra, Derby, Wyndham, Dampier Peninsula and ...

SBS - The World Game
Taika Waititi turned a spaceship in Thor: Ragnarok into the Aboriginal flag
SBS - The World Game
The director further explained to Screen Australia that he purposely wanted to fill the giant Marvel film with in-jokes specifically for New Zealand and Australian audiences. As well as the Commodore showing the colours of the Aboriginal flag, another ...

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James wants people to come to his party
National Indigenous Times
Mr Gibbs said he was fed up that the opinions of Aboriginal Australia were being ignored. He said his party would push for programs in communities to combat high incarceration rates, promote reconciliation and engage with those people who were in prison.

Perth Now
WA researcher Anne Poelina presented with international women's award
Perth Now
An indigenous woman from the Mardoowarra region, commonly known as the Fitzroy Valley, Dr Poelina has played a leading role in Indigenous health, education, language maintenance, publishing, empowerment, clinical practice and cultural development ...

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National Indigenous Times
Smoking down but deaths still to rise
National Indigenous Times
An epidemic of smoking-related deaths is about to hit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, health researchers have warned. A research team led by Dr Raymond Lovett from the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the ...

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