Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

Northern Star
The beard that stopped the nation is coming to Lismore
Northern Star
At a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry in 1881, the men and women of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve went head-to-head with the Aboriginal Protection Board. Their goal was both simple and revolutionary: to be allowed to continue the brilliant ...

Program creating opportunities for Aboriginal people
CathNews
MercyCare Chief Executive Officer Chris Hall said the traineeship program was part of the organisation's commitment to working with Aboriginal people to create employment opportunities. “MercyCare is committed to supporting Aboriginal people's ...

Northern Star
Ball recognises all Australians
Northern Star
Mayor Robert Mustow, Aboriginal Ambassador of the Year Cath Gillespie, Irene Green, compere Troy Combo, Elder of the Year Vivian Lambeth, compere Troy Freeburn, Isaachar Fraser, Young Person of the Year Tara Freeburn, Community Achievers Award ...

The Conversation AU
FactCheck Q&A: are Indigenous Australians the most incarcerated people on Earth?
The Conversation AU
During a Q&A episode marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum, Cape York Partnership founder Noel Pearson outlined some of the problems Indigenous Australians continue to face, including high incarceration rates. Pearson said Indigenous ...
Noel Pearson denies he swore at Malcolm Turnbull - The AustralianThe Australian

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Daily Advertiser
Ray Goodlass' Ray's Reasoning | OPINION, June 6, 2017
Daily Advertiser
This surprising but very welcome statement was also delivered on the 29th anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report and National Sorry Day, and acknowledged the ongoing inequality between Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians.
Noel Pearson denies he swore at Malcolm TurnbullThe Australian

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Crikey (registration) (blog)
Essential documents from Aboriginal Australia: 5 - the 2008 Yirrkala Statement
Crikey (registration) (blog)
Essential documents from Aboriginal Australia: 5 - the 2008 Yirrkala Statement. Dhuwalanydja rom wawungu wanga-wuy ngandarryunmarama Australian-gala bapurrulili. Nganapurru marrliliyama nhukula ngurru-warryun-narayngu, marr yurru ...

Bunbury Mail
Newcastle-based Indigenous leader says it's time to talk truth about Australia's past
Camden Haven Courier
Mr Gordon said many Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia had “stood up and taken on the challenge of coming up with better approaches” to relations with non-Indigenous Australians but “this needs to be acknowledged more widely ...
The best in Australian travel: The Ozcars for Indigenous TravelBunbury Mail
Statement from the Heart a 'turning point': Sean GordonLakes Mail
Uluru summit delivers clear message to Australian lawmakersLawyers Weekly
Newsport -The Sydney Morning Herald -Goulburn Post
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Bunbury Mail
Statement from the Heart a 'turning point': Sean Gordon
Lakes Mail
Mr Gordon said it was also important for Australia to establish a Makarrata Commission – from the Aboriginal word for a restoration of peace after disunity – where the truth about relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is acknowledged.
The best in Australian travel: The Ozcars for Indigenous TravelBunbury Mail
Uluru summit delivers clear message to Australian lawmakersLawyers Weekly
OPINION: Acknowledging Indigenous history should not be scaryNewsport
Newcastle Herald
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Essential documents from Aboriginal Australia: 5 – the 2008 Yirrkala Statement – The Northern Myth  Crikey

Lawyers Weekly
Uluru summit delivers clear message to Australian lawmakers
Lawyers Weekly
Lawyers and legal academics have weighed in on new calls for constitutional reform to empower Australia's first peoples as part of the nation's next serious step towards Indigenous reconciliation. A group of Indigenous Australians have issued a ...
OPINION: Acknowledging Indigenous history should not be scaryNewsport
Uluru Statement 'not contentious' and should be heeded, human rights bodies urgeIllawarra Mercury

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Bunbury Mail
National Indigenous Arts Award recognises Bunbury talent
Bunbury Mail
Critically acclaimed Bunbury actor and director of Indigenous theatre and film Lynette Narkle was presented with Australia Council's prestigious Red Ochre Award for 2017 at the 10th National Indigenous Arts Awards at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday, ...

The best in Australian travel: The Ozcars for Indigenous Travel
Bunbury Mail
There are few tour guides more passionate or knowledgeable than Darren Capewell, a local Nhanda​ man who runs eco-tours through his people's traditional home near Shark Bay in Western Australia. "Capes" epitomises all that is good about Aboriginal ...

ABC Online
Noel Pearson alleged to have unleashed foul-mouthed tirade at Prime Minister over Indigenous constitutional recognition
ABC Online
Exposing division over progress toward constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians — an issue thrashed out by stakeholders in Uluru two weeks ago — the alleged outburst, which Mr Pearson denies, followed a meeting of the Referendum Council ...

The Australian
Aborigines deserve voice in nation's future
The Australian
To Aboriginal Australians left out of constitutional discussions by the founding fathers, it sounds like: “Get back in your box.” In their eyes the nation is already divided by race. Markers of health, wealth and longevity show black Australians a long ...

Newsport
OPINION: Acknowledging Indigenous history should not be scary
Newsport
The difference between Aboriginal occupation of Australia and the British occupation is that the Aboriginal occupation was of terra nullius, at least on the human level. Too bad for the megafauna and fire-susceptible plants which were rendered extinct ...
Uluru Statement 'not contentious' and should be heeded, human rights bodies urgeIllawarra Mercury

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Crikey (registration) (blog)
Four essential documents from Aboriginal Australia. Part Four, the 1998 Kalkaringi Statement
Crikey (registration) (blog)
In addition to Aboriginal resistance, key reasons given for voting 'No' at the 1998 referendum included ... inadequate information and understanding about statehood, inadequate consultation, concerns about the Constitutional Convention process, a lack ...

Crikey (registration) (blog)
Four essential documents from Aboriginal Australia. Part Three, the 1993 Eva Valley Statement
Crikey (registration) (blog)
This is the third of a series of posts looking at various foundational documents from Aboriginal Australians that variously call for land rights, constitutional recognition, redress for past injustices and more. It is no coincidence that these ...
Newcastle-based Indigenous leader says it's time to talk truth about Australia's pastBarossa & Light Herald
Reflections on reconciliationAustralian Jewish News
Advisory council to focus on Indigenous healthBendigo Advertiser
The Northern Daily Leader
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ABC Online
Pilbara child sex charges prompt calls for WA Government to implement more Gordon Inquiry recommendations
ABC Online
Dr McGlade said it was a wake-up call, arguing the Gordon Inquiry's recommendations should be fully implemented to help ensure the safety of Aboriginal children in Western Australia. Led by retired Aboriginal magistrate Sue Gordon, the inquiry was ...

Essential documents from Aboriginal Australia: 3 – the 1993 Eva Valley Statement – The Northern Myth  Crikey

Essential documents from Aboriginal Australia: 2 – the 1998 Barunga Statement – The Northern Myth  Crikey