Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

ABC Online
Undertaker buries his son as Aboriginal suicides continue in remote WA town
ABC Online
The West Australian mining town of Leonora is a community in a constant state of mourning. In the past 18 months alone, six young Aboriginal people have committed suicide. Matt Taylor is the town's undertaker, and three weeks ago he buried his own son.

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The Australian
Shortfall on indigenous health targets prompts new reform drive
The Australian
Now the Department of Health has moved to evaluate the effectiveness of primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including the $3.4 billion Indigenous Australians' Health Program, established in 2014 as a key component of a ...

SBS
Remains coming home to the Clarence Valley
SBS
This will be the 51st repatriation from Germany since the Government's Indigenous Repatriation Programme's inception at the start of the 1990's, with over 1400 ancestral remains being repatriated to Indigenous Communities in Australia from the rest of ...

The Guardian
'Poster child': why your Aboriginal colleague isn't there to explain Indigenous culture
The Guardian
It is not being served, or being served rudely, not being able to hail cabs,” says Young, a former chief executive of Diversity Council Australia. And it seems everyone has a view about what Aboriginal people should do: “They say what they think ...

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InDaily
Why the housing shortage exacerbates scabies in Indigenous communities
InDaily
Scabies is a disease of antiquity, one of the scourges of those on the First Fleet but no longer known for most in Australian society. However, in the far remote Northern Territory, scabies infection remains endemic, and in some regions almost 70% of ...

The West Australian
Day aims to close gap
The West Australian
“Close the Gap Day is about reducing the inequalities between indigenous and non-indigenous people in Australia,” she said. “As an Aboriginal organisation, we are raising awareness along with over 1000 other events in Australia. “There is such a big ...

First Indigenous law graduate is dreaming big
EducationHQ Australia
It is certain that Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Global Studies graduate David Orr will be talking to many people as one of the first group of lawyers to graduate at Australian Catholic University (ACU) and when he takes up a position with the ...

ABC Online
Did Indigenous warriors influence the development of Australian rules football?
ABC Online
The game has its straight up and down plays — the long-kicking and high-marking that seem to give the contest a sense of order and clarity of purpose. But then there are the moments of pure anarchy, as the ball falls to the ground, players knock it ...

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The Conversation AU
Did Indigenous warriors influence the development of Australian ...
The Conversation AU
In a painting such as Warriors of New South Wales, 1813, we can easily imagine a group of men ready to take to the football field. Australian War Memorial ...

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UN visit coincides with fresh 18C uproar in Parliament
National Indigenous Times
Federal Parliament erupted over Australia's race hate laws on Tuesday as a United Nations delegation began its tour of Australia to report on the human rights treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. UN Special Rapporteur on the ...

'No such thing': Aboriginal MPs deny settling on 'politicians' model' for recognition
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's highest-profile Aboriginal politicians have emphatically rejected claims they have settled on a minimalist model for recognition in the constitution, well before an Indigenous constitutional convention assembles at Uluru to debate the ...

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Pro Bono Australia
Seeing Culture as a Real Solution for Indigenous Australians
Pro Bono Australia
For Indigenous Australian and CEO of not for profit First Hand Solutions, progress will only come with a major investment in culture and a re-connection to Country. Peter Cooley, a 2016 Pro Bono Australia Impact 25 recipient spoke to Lina Caneva about ...

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ABC Online
The unspoken illness: Cancer in Aboriginal communities
ABC Online
Cancer is a leading cause of death among Indigenous Australians, but fear, stigma and shame mean it is rarely spoken about. Aboriginal Australians are less likely to be diagnosed with cancer, but significantly more likely to die of the disease. Often ...

The Guardian
Native title system restricting benefits for Indigenous Australians, research finds
The Guardian
The report, released by Curtin University and the University of Western Australia this week, found that, even after native title had been recognised, the weak bargaining position “inherent in the legislation” created significant barriers to positive ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
The politics of Aboriginal kitsch
ArtsHub (subscription)
For over a century, European-heritage Australians have been consuming Aboriginalia – Aboriginal cultural designs and figures in souvenirs and bric-a-brac. It includes garden ornaments, ceramics, figurines, prints, fabric design, swap cards, linen ...

The planning system and Aboriginal Australia - The University of Sydney  University of Sydney

Reuters
Australia again denounced for treatment of Aborigines as UN investigates
Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Australian Aboriginal community of Ramingining stand next to a machine used to pay for fuel in East Arnhem Land, located east of the Northern Territory city of Darwin, Australia November 25, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray/File ...

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NEWS.com.au
Harley Windsor, the indigenous 20-year-old who has just become a world champion skater
NEWS.com.au
For a country with a barely a scintilla of ice itself, Australia is now an ice skating world champion. And much of that is down to an indigenous 20-year-old from western Sydney who probably wouldn't be skating today if his mum hadn't taken a wrong turn ...

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Namoi Valley Independent
Girls Academy program launched at Gunnedah High School | GALLERY
Namoi Valley Independent
“As the future mothers and leaders of the Indigenous community, making sure you are strong and educated young women is critical to closing the gap that exists between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.” Head teacher of well-being and team ...

ABC Online
Learn words in Indigenous Australian languages with four young speakers
ABC Online
The campaign to maintain those still being actively spoken and revive dormant or "sleeping" languages is being fought on many fronts, and Indigenous communities themselves are spearheading the fight. These four Indigenous Australians are part of the ...