Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

Treaty talks begin for South Australia NEWS
National Indigenous Times
South Australia's Treaty Commissioner Roger Thomas began consultations this week with Aboriginal people to discuss what a state Treaty might look like. Initial talks will focus on whether Aboriginal people want a treaty, whether there should be a ...

A $1.5 million price tag for unlawfully exploiting Aboriginal intangible heritage introduced into Victoria
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Nine out of 10 Australians agree that Aboriginal art is an important part of Australian culture.1 This recognition, however, is not always reflected in laws that would ordinarily be expected to protect Australian cultural heritage. The significant ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal astronomy the star of Dreamtime stories
ABC Online
... University of NSW and has aspirations to study the formation of stars once she graduates. She is descended from the Wiradjuri people but only delved into her ancestry after seeing an Indigenous map of Australia hanging in the entrance of the ...

ABC Online
Tasmanian Aboriginal group welcomes council move to change Australia Day celebrations
ABC Online
"It's not about when will we celebrate Australia Day it's how do we reconcile, how do we form a proper relationship with the Aboriginal community." Hobart's Lord Mayor came under fire late last year after the Museum of Old and New Art unveiled their ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
United Nations 'appalled' at Indigenous youth detention and living conditions
The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Australians are living in "appalling" conditions and young Aborigines in detention are "essentially being punished for being poor", the United Nations has declared in a scathing report. A 15-day tour of Indigenous communities and high-level ...
Indigenous justice target 'vital'Sky News Australia
UN official criticises Australia's 'disturbing' number of Aboriginal children behind barsABC Online

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ABC Online
Culture key to suicide prevention among Indigenous Australians, experts say, ahead of global discussion
ABC Online
A focus on culture may be the key to reducing the high rate of suicide among Indigenous Australians, experts say, as they gather to hear the experiences of First Nations people from around the world to find solutions.

The Australian
Indonesian bone jewellery a 'forerunner' of Aboriginal culture
The Australian
Prehistoric jewellery and art supplies found on Australia's doorstep suggest the Aborigines may have inherited aspects of their ancient culture from even older island-hopping ancestors. Australian-led researchers have discovered 30,000 year-old ...
Researchers uncover prehistoric art and ornaments from Indonesian 'Ice Age'Phys.Org

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Slow food
Terra Madre Chefs' Network Changing The Food System in Australia
Slow food
Dale Chapman was the first ever Aboriginal Australian delegate at Terra Madre, in 2006. “To see the artisan approach to ancient methods alive and well was overwhelming. When I returned to Australia, I wanted to give back to my community, so I designed ...

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The Mercury
Council wants to move Australia Day
The Mercury
CONSULT the Aboriginal community to consider a better date for Australia Day celebrations. WRITE to the Federal Government to lobby it to change the January 26 date. Hobart Lord Mayor Sue Hickey was one of several aldermen to oppose the move but ...

Indigenous plight by the numbers
The Australian
Aboriginal and indigenous people make up about 3 per cent of Australia's 24 million population. - They are near the bottom across all economic and social indicators. - There have been failures to meet almost every target including reducing the infant ...

ABC Online
UN official criticises Australia's 'disturbing' number of Aboriginal children behind bars
ABC Online
A United Nations official has blasted Australia for the "disturbing" number of Aboriginal children behind bars, saying the Federal Government needs to drive down Indigenous imprisonment rates. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people are ...
UN blasts 'disturbing' racism against Aborigines in AustraliaYahoo7 News
UN official slams racism in Australia9news.com.au
Indigenous Australia's 'line in the sand' on recognitionEsperance Express
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The Australian
Female reporter refuses to leave court over 'sensitive Aboriginal men's business'
The Australian
“She was not disrespectful of Aboriginal culture - she was just doing her job,” he told The Australian. “If the magistrate had closed the court or ordered her out then of course she would have complied. “As it transpired the defence found a way around ...

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ABC Online
Ringbalin shares Indigenous culture and healing environment message
ABC Online
On a sandy dance floor at the mouth of the Murray, warmed by a circle of fires, Aboriginal groups have staged a ringbalin, the culmination of a week of ceremonies along the Murray-Darling river system. Ringbalin, a Ngarrindjeri word for ceremony ...

The Mandarin (registration)
Indigenous groups demand funding certainty for one of the 'things that work'
The Mandarin (registration)
The minister noted that while the environment and Indigenous affairs are separated in government, Aboriginal Australians traditionally “see people and country as one” and that the threats to both were introduced by the settlers and their descendants ...

Herald Sun
Sorry, but we're a divided nation
Herald Sun
The ultimate symbol of this tribalisation — plans by both Labor and the Liberals to change our Constitution to give Australians with Aboriginal ancestors extra legal rights. EXAMPLE TWO: a report that Melbourne's Monash council spent just $4000 on ...

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Indigenous Australia's 'line in the sand' on recognition
Esperance Express
Indigenous Australians have rejected a referendum that offers only minimal recognition in the constitution, insisting they will walk away unless more meaningful change is offered. They have challenged political leaders to discuss what is emerging as ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Deadly funny - a new brand of Australian comedy
ArtsHub (subscription)
Aboriginal stand-up is a small, but increasingly recognisable, element of Australia's comedy scene. Melbourne's International Comedy Festival first held its Deadly Funny competition in 2007 and The Deadly Funnies have helped to sustain the genre.

ArtsHub (subscription)
What is Blak design?
ArtsHub (subscription)
Over the phone they explained to me, “As part of the design we feel that the ongoing history of Aboriginal Australia should be acknowledged.” They asked me, “What are your thoughts on the idea of a contemporary fire pit/gathering space on the ground ...

ABC Online
Magpie Goose: A new non-profit fashion label puts a modern twist on traditional Top End Aboriginal prints
ABC Online
The socially inclusive enterprise is the brainchild of former lawyer Maggie McGowan, who regularly travelled to remote Indigenous communities as part of her work in Aboriginal legal aid. "I loved spending time at the art centres and got to see what ...

The Australian
Northern Territory intervention just 'another form of abuse'
The Australian
Pat Anderson, who has long decried the Howard government's use of her Little Children Are Sacred report to justify its rolling-out of troops and police in 2007, was speaking at a central Australian indigenous constitutional recognition meeting. Ms ...