Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

ABC Online
Garma: Dr G Yunupingu remembered in festival's opening ceremony
ABC Online
... memorial for acclaimed Indigenous musician Dr G Yunupingu. Yolngu leader and land rights champion Galarrwuy Yunupingu officially opened the Garma Festival by imploring politicians to take action on constitutional change for Indigenous Australians.
Dr G Yunupingu remembered at Garma openingSky News Australia
Turnbull's bid to unite the nation as Garma festival opensThe Australian
Garma festival: Gumatj clan lead emotional tribute to Dr G YunupinguThe Guardian

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ABC Online
Northern Territory Indigenous employment scheme axed after alleged rorting
ABC Online
A Northern Territory Indigenous employment scheme has been axed after it was discovered a number of businesses had allegedly rorted the system of thousands of dollars. The suspension comes after an independent audit into the system failed to pick up ...

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The Australian
Skiers warned not to go off piste after snowstorm
The Australian
“The fronts and associated low will also cause widespread showers over southeast Australia across the weekend and continue on Monday with falls in excess of 50mm possible in coastal areas exposed to a westerly airstream. Some of the heavier showers, ...

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Back on track in the outback
Save The Children Australia
The Chilling Space – The Kununurra Chilling Space provides a safe and engaging place for Aboriginal children and young people aged 12–18 to attend life skills workshops, case management and recreational activities. Kununurra Night Patrol – The ...

ABC Online
Garma Festival 2017: Young Indigenous Australians concerned about education
ABC Online
The education panel kicked off the festival in north-east Arnhem Land which is the premier forum for Indigenous affairs in Australia. Gumatj man Winston Yunupingu, 20, told the panel he found it difficult transitioning from his traditional culture in ...
NT schools 'failing' remote kids: OscarThe Australian
Constitutional reform can combat brutalityYahoo7 News
'You're almost instantly disadvantaged': Indigenous students on their schools away from homeThe Guardian

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SBS
Opposition calls on government to step up: Shorten's road map to recognition
SBS
In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Mr Shorten says the 'best chance of success for any proposal for constitutional change rests on the active engagement of Indigenous Australians in the process' in addition to strong support across the ...

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InDaily
Adelaide the latest front in "change the date" debate
InDaily
But area councillor Anne Moran argued the date of Australia Day should not be offensive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and claimed Britain's settlement of Australia was a “gentle colonisation”. “There was never any suggestion it was ...

The Australian
Sims shares slump after it replaces CEO, CFO
The Australian
Alistair Field, previously the managing director of its Australian and New Zealand metals business, will succeed Mr Claro while chief accounting officer Amit Patel has been appointed acting CFO. Citi noted that the scrap-metal recycler is targeting a ...

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The Australian
Indigenous Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar warns on constitutional recognition shift
The Australian
However she said it was also important indigenous Australians not be expected to become “cardboard cutouts” of western ideals, and that there must be an acceptance of the need to walk in two worlds. “There would be some of you here today, who, like me ...
Constitutional reform can combat brutalityYahoo7 News
NT schools 'failing' remote kids: OscarNEWS.com.au
'You're almost instantly disadvantaged': Indigenous students on their schools away from homeThe Guardian

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The Guardian
The Preatures Unveil Evocative New Clip For Reconciliation-Driven Single 'Yanada'
theMusic
"Yanada is a song about Australia facing the truth of its history, so creating a narrative that sees two best friends, one Aboriginal and one non-Aboriginal, exploring a world within the dark depths of a river seemed completely appropriate, and a ...
Isabella Manfredi on the Preatures' new song: 'I want Indigenous language on the radio again'The Guardian

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The West Australian
Four events mark Baha'i celebration
The West Australian
The first celebration, International Day of the World's Indigenous People, is this Saturday at the Albany Town Hall and one of the organisers of the festivities, Renee Farrant, said the faith had a huge presence in the region. “The Baha'i faith arrived ...

ABC Online
Suicide must stop being an option for Indigenous people, Kimberley woman tells Prime Minister
ABC Online
"We are absolutely committed to working with you, my commitment as Prime Minister, the commitment of my Government is to do things with Aboriginal people, not do things to them, which of course is part of the problem, the problems of the past that you ...
Morning mail: Trump to Turnbull, 'You are worse than I am'The Guardian

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The Guardian
Constitutional reform can combat brutality
SBS
Ms Oscar cites last week's nationwide protests following the acquittal of a man who ran over Aboriginal boy Elijah Doughty in Western Australia, and the tear-gassing of former Northern Territory juvenile inmate Dylan Voller. "Our kids know the odds ...
Bill Shorten calls for finalising of referendum question on Indigenous voice in parliamentThe Guardian

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The West Australian
Community services questioned at suicide inquest
The West Australian
Service provision for remote Kimberley communities was the sticking point on the first day of hearings for the WA Coroner's Inquest into the suicides of 13 young Aboriginal people in Fitzroy Crossing. The bulk of the session yesterday was dedicated to ...

Constitutional reform can combat brutality
9news.com.au
Ms Oscar cites last week's nationwide protests following the acquittal of a man who ran over Aboriginal boy Elijah Doughty in Western Australia, and the tear-gassing of former Northern Territory juvenile inmate Dylan Voller. "Our kids know the odds ...

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The Guardian
Constitutional reform can combat brutality
Yahoo7 News
Ms Oscar cites last week's nationwide protests following the acquittal of a man who ran over Aboriginal boy Elijah Doughty in Western Australia, and the tear-gassing of former Northern Territory juvenile inmate Dylan Voller. "Our kids know the odds ...
Bill Shorten calls for finalising of referendum question on Indigenous voice in parliamentThe Guardian

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Aboriginal prison rates blew out under Triggs's HRC while she was busy attacking Bill Leak
The Australian
Colin was Australia's first Aboriginal policeman. He gave pivotal evidence at the Fitzgerald inquiry. He is one of the finest men you are ever likely to meet. He said, 'Mate, that was such a great cartoon. What you have said in that cartoon is ...

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The Australian
Let's work together on constitutional change: Shorten to Turnbull
The Australian
Mr Shorten's letter came as Aboriginal leader Nolan Hunter said New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal could be a model for proposed Australian indigenous policy reform. Mr Hunter, the chief executive of the powerful Kimberley Land Council in Western ...

The Australian
Bill Leak shone a light, but some chose not to look
The Australian
It is a year since Bill Leak, the late cartoonist for this newspaper, drew a cartoon about an Aboriginal deadbeat dad who had forgotten his delinquent son's name. It caused quite a stir. It ended up in the Australian Human Rights Commission. Looking ...

Fremantle mayoral candidate pledges to return Australia Day celebrations to January 26
Community Newspaper Group
“There has been a growing movement that January 26 is increasingly becoming a day that is 'not for all Australians' and for many Aboriginal Australians it is indeed a day of sadness and dispossession,” he said. “This does not just refer to Indigenous ...

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