Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

ABC Online
Aboriginal remains exposed by floodwaters repatriated to higher ground
ABC Online
The discovery of a human skull has sparked one of Australia's largest repatriation efforts to save the remains of about 100 Aboriginal people in Western Australia's far north. The bones were found earlier this year outside Fitzroy Crossing's Pioneer ...

NEWS.com.au
Australian-themed food chain Outback Steakhouse apologises following accusations it used an Aussie slur
NEWS.com.au
The use of the term “Ab-original” to describe something as trivial as fried vegetables led some social media users to accuse the chain of “making fun” of indigenous Australians. One person said it was “a bit racist”. Outback Steakhouse is owned by ...
The Aussie-themed restaurant chain accused of being 'a bit racist' with its menuYahoo7 News

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ABC Online
Meningococcal outbreak prompts vaccine program aimed at Aboriginal people in the NT
ABC Online
The NT Centre for Disease Control (CDC) said it had recorded 17 cases of the disease so far this year, with 10 cases recorded in September alone, mainly among Aboriginal children living in the Central Australia, Barkly and Katherine regions. There were ...

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Illawarra Mercury
Painkillers and meth drive surge in Australian drug deaths
Illawarra Mercury
The ABS also released data about Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, showing it increased by 19 per cent - or 128,500 people - in the five years to June 2016. That's more than double the 8 per cent increase for the non ...
Deaths from dementia and diabetes risefinder.com.au

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The Age
Yes, councils can snub Australia Day, ban fizzy drinks and plastic bags
The Age
Lydia Thorne from the local Indigenous community at the Darebin public forum to discuss the decision by the council to stop Australia Day celebrations. Photo: Chris Hopkins. The preamble suggests councils are entitled to make decisions that would ...

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SBS
Leading causes of death in Australia revealed
SBS
Deaths among Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has increased by 19 per cent or 128,000 people over five years to 2016, according to ABS Demography Director Beidar Cho. The Indigenous population is at 798,400, or 3.3 per cent ...

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Honouring Namatjira's legacy
The Australian
For many Australians, the works of Albert Namatjira were their introduction not only to indigenous paintings but also to art in general. Almost 60 years after his death they remain firm favourites in many living rooms across this continent and around ...

Sputnik International
Plans to Dump Nuclear Waste on Australian Aboriginal Sacred Site May Be Halted
Sputnik International
Plans to transport nuclear waste from Britain to a sacred Aboriginal site in southern Australia could now be put on hold. Proposals to ship nuclear waste from northern Scotland to a heritage site considered important to indigenous groups in Australia ...

Yahoo7 News
The Aussie-themed restaurant chain accused of being 'a bit racist' with its menu
Yahoo7 News
An Australian-themed restaurant chain has been taken to task for an item on its US menu that some customers say is "racist" and insulting. A number of disgruntled customers have taken to social media to post images of the menu which includes a "Bloomin ...

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ABC Online
Desert Feet bringing the healing power of music to remote Indigenous communities
ABC Online
The 71-year-old is concerned that current programs tackling mental health problems in remote Aboriginal communities aren't working. "There's been talkfests talking about mental health but what concerns me is the action isn't there," Ms Knight told 7.30.

Courier Mail
Five iconic Australian road trips
Courier Mail
aking you to come of the most iconic Australian destinations, such as Uluru, Alice Springs and Kings Canyon, The Red Centre road trip tours through Central Australia's most diverse landscape. Learn about the area's Aboriginal history from the Arrernte ...

NT News
Meningococcal outbreak in Central Australia has Northern Territory health authorities worried
NT News
Centre for Disease Control acting director Charles Douglas encouraged those in high risk groups (Aboriginal children and teenagers in Central Australia, the Barkly and Katherine West regions) to go to their local health clinic to receive a free ...
Rise in Northern Territory meningococcal casesThe Australian
Meningococcal outbreak hits Northern Territory9news.com.au

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The Australian
Rise in Northern Territory meningococcal cases
The Australian
“To reduce the likelihood of further cases in the NT, I encourage those in the high-risk groups for infection (Aboriginal people aged between 12 months and 19 years in Central Australia, the Barkly and Katherine West regions) to attend their local ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Why Australian athletes won't #TakeTheKnee
The Sydney Morning Herald
And then of course there is Australian Rules footballer, Adam Goodes. In his last season of competition, the Australian of the Year, Goodes was booed for an entire season for his views on Aboriginal issues. Many commentators and football fans claimed ...

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The Times
Aborigines challenge nuclear waste transfers from Dounreay
The Times
Aboriginal Australians are challenging proposals to transport nuclear waste from northern Scotland to a sacred site. Wallerberdina, 280 miles north of Adelaide, has been identified as a potential location for Australia's first nuclear waste dump as ...

The Guardian
Youth justice system rules driving up Indigenous incarceration rate, commissioner says
The Guardian
... and their circumstances; the targeting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by police; the impact of mandatory sentencing; and alcohol law reform were all issues raised by the Australian Law Reform Commission discussion paper, released ...

The Advertiser
Mitcham Council Australia Day celebrations 'blatantly disrespectful' to its Aboriginal residents, artist says
The Advertiser
She said the council was “celebrating the end of Aboriginal Australia as we know it and celebrating all the atrocities that occurred” by holding its annual Australia Day celebration. The Australia Day debate started when Cr Karen Hockley announced she ...

Daily Telegraph
SSM supporter's vile street rant goes viral
Daily Telegraph
When a woman hit back saying “we've accepted you into this country too” the man fired up saying “I'm Australian — my parents are Australian. I'm not being racist! I've got Aboriginal family. I'm not being racist at all.” “You're just being a f**king d ...
'We accepted you. You're bringing our f***ing country down': Gay marriage supporter rants at immigrant 'No' voters ...Daily Mail

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Senior Project Officer (Identified)
EducationHQ Australia
Implement strategies to deliver improved educational engagement outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as identified in Advancing Education: An action plan for education in Queensland and other related strategic documents. Deliver ...

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ABC Online
Tane Chatfield's family demands answers from Corrective Services NSW over death in custody
ABC Online
The family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody are calling for answers, saying the circumstances leading to his death are unclear. Tane Chatfield, 22, was found unresponsive at Tamworth Correctional Centre last Wednesday and died in hospital two ...
Death in custody: Tane Chatfield's family says 22-year-old was looking forward to releaseThe Guardian

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