Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

The Australian
No hiding place
The Australian
But with indigenous Australia's numbers expected to hit a million in little more than a decade, the old narrative that deaths by disease, deprivation and straight-up murderous intent were simply the end of the story for entire communities, starting ...

The Australian
A matter of perspective
The Australian
The subjects of these photographs are almost all drawn from the life of Aboriginal Australia, mostly from the 1960s and 70s, although a couple of shots included in the exhibition are from as late as 1988. Bishop's images are engaging in their sincerity ...

The $450 monthly super threshold hurts indigenous workers: experts
The New Daily
The gap in financial welfare between indigenous and other Australians is not changing and is actually being accentuated by the $450-per-month threshold for compulsory superannuation payments. So the Indigenous Superannuation Working Group of the ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
Dr G Yunupingu, Australian Aboriginal singer – obituary
Telegraph.co.uk
When his debut album, Gurrumul, was released that year, the shy 38-year old from Elcho Island in Arnhem Land, northern Australia, was hailed as one of the brightest talents ever to emerge from the country's indigenous population. The album went ...

Green Left Weekly
Melbourne CBD standstill: Rally for Elijah Doughty halts peak-hour traffic, trams
The Age
Melbourne's CBD was brought to a standstill on Friday night by protesters rallying over the death of Indigenous teenager Elijah Doughty in Western Australia. Traffic and trams were brought to a halt by protesters, who staged a peaceful sit-in in the ...
Justice for Elijah DoughtyGreen Left Weekly
Elijah Doughty: Melbourne brought to standstill as protesters march against sentenceABC Online
Hundreds rally in Melbourne to protest after Elijah Doughty court outcomeThe West Australian

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Perth Now
Diggers and Dealers conference cancel Aboriginal ceremony
Perth Now
It is a sensitive time in Kalgoorlie after a 56-year-old man who ran down and killed 14-year-old Aboriginal boy Elijah Doughty was acquitted of manslaughter in the WA Supreme Court and was instead jailed for three years for dangerous driving causing death.

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Green Left Weekly
Vale Yami Lester: Aboriginal activist, elder and anti-nuclear campaigner
Green Left Weekly
As a young man Lester joined the Aboriginal Advancement League in Adelaide, fighting to gain recognition of the human cost of the British nuclear tests in South Australia, and an acknowledgement of the 1800 Aboriginal people affected. His campaign for ...

Inside Film
You Are Here: “Our culture and heritage is still alive; it has never died and it never will die.”
Inside Film
Adult illiteracy among Indigenous Australians – 45-65 per cent of Aboriginal Australians are functionally illiterate in English – was something Glynn tells IF she wanted to explore for some years, whether in drama or documentary, with the aims of ...

What happens when two singing cultures meet?
ABC Online
In the obscure churches of remote Central Australia, a 140-year musical legacy of ancient Aboriginal languages, German sacred poetry and baroque music is being preserved by four generations of song women. The Song Keepers tells the unknown story of ...

We want truth: Aboriginal man's family
The Australian
The family and supporters of an Aboriginal man who died in custody have marched to NSW parliament demanding a date be set for an inquest into the incident and the release of CCTV footage. David Dungay, a 26-year-old diabetic, died in December 2015 at ...

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ArtsHub (subscription) (blog)
Giving voice to creation songs
ArtsHub (subscription) (blog)
Sung into Being gives notable focus to renowned artist Rover Joolama Thomas, Moon added. 'Thomas was one of the first Indigenous Australian artists acquired for the Holmes à Court Collection. He forged new conventions in Aboriginal art and created new ...

Community Newspaper Group
Strength of identity in Yirra Yaakin's Sista Girl at Subiaco Arts Centre
Community Newspaper Group
YIRRA Yaakin (Stand Tall in Noongar language) is renowned for its long history of sharing Aboriginal stories. Now, for the first time, the Subiaco theatre company showcases a new cultural perspective with an Italian-Australian voice interwoven in the ...

Green Left Weekly
Justice for Elijah Doughty
Green Left Weekly
On July 21, a Western Australian Supreme Court jury found the man accused of chasing and killing Aboriginal teen Elijah Doughty with his car was not guilty of manslaughter. It is the latest demonstration that the legal system is failing Aboriginal ...

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Huffington Post Australia
It's Time For Victoria To Lead A Victorious Charge Towards An Australian Republic
Huffington Post Australia
We led the birth of Australian democracy at the Eureka Stockade. We led the way on the eight-hour day and the minimum wage. We led the anti-conscription effort in World War One. We are leading the way on establishing a treaty with Aboriginal communities.

On Now: Koskela's First Indigenous Group Show
Broadsheet
After numerous successful collaborations and product development, this winter the Australian design house is exhibiting Walma / Moon Rise, its first Indigenous group art show in the Koskela Gallery, with 24 contemporary works by 15 Indigenous ...

The Cairns Post
Indigenous census responses reveal attitudes towards racism
The Cairns Post
Evidence of how “unracist” and culturally senstive Australia is can be found in a lot of places. There are “indigenous only” sporting teams, Murri Courts, exclusive hunting and fishing rights, native title, and exclusive-use computer rooms at universities.

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Bunbury Mail
Indigenous musician G Yunupingu dies aged 46: 'Voice of a generation'
Bunbury Mail
"His debut album cemented him as the Australian voice of a generation, hitting triple platinum in Australia, silver in the UK and charting in multiple other countries across the globe," his record label, Skinnyfish, said in a statement following his ...

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ABC Online
Patty Mills on the NBA, his $65m deal and inspiring Indigenous kids
ABC Online
Patty Mills may have just signed a new $65 million deal to play in the NBA, but he is quick to point out "I was still able to catch those crayfish" on a recent visit home to the Torres Strait Islands. The Australian basketball star has found enormous ...

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Yahoo7 News
New music from late Australian indigenous singer Gurrumul
Yahoo7 News
Sydney (AFP) - New music from world-renowned Australian Aboriginal singer Gurrumul will be released next month, his record label said, with one album already completed as part of a documentary. The singer, who was born blind and never gave any ...

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Pro Bono Australia
Rising Number of Indigenous Professionals But Still Unfinished Business
Pro Bono Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have a history of entrepreneurship and engaging with the mainstream economy but constitutional reform remains unfinished business, according to author, journalist and special adviser to the Prime ...

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