Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

The West Australian
Aboriginal elder calls for Abetz apology
The West Australian
He said Mr Abetz should humbly apologise to Professor Dodson in writing for the “slur on Pat Dodson and slur on Aboriginal people”. He also for called for MPs to have to complete a cultural awareness program after being elected to Parliament. “It was ...
WA MP Peter Abetz defends 'bad taste' same sex marriage speechNEWS.com.au

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ABC Online
NATSISS results show Australia long way off closing the gap, Indigenous leader says
ABC Online
The results of a comprehensive survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians again proves there is a long way off closing the gap with the general population, an Indigenous leader says.

SBS
Jamie's Ministry of Food rolls into Indigenous Australia
SBS
The upcoming program, marking the van's second-ever visit to an Indigenous community in Australia, will aim to empower families with the confidence needed to improve their diet and in-turn, their health. “The food we want to cook is not unattainable ...

Australian Geographic
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AT LEAST 250 distinct languages were spoken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at the time of European colonisation. A tribe was commonly named for the language its people spoke; the language bestowed by creator beings in an ancient time.

The Guardian
Indigenous health: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking rate drops below 40%
The Guardian
For the first time the rate of smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has dropped below 40% and a third of those who have previously smoked have now successfully quit, new data shows. However, the rate remains much higher than ...
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ABC Online
The push for a treaty with Indigenous Australians and why some don't want recognition in the Constitution
ABC Message Stick
Nayuku Gorrie explains in a provocative essay, which has gone viral, why she doesn't want Constitutional recognition and explains why she feels a treaty is the only satisfactory solution for Indigenous Australians.
Indigenous constitutional recognition: One woman's expletive-laden call for a treatyABC Online

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ABC Online
Indigenous constitutional recognition: One woman's powerful call for a treaty
ABC Online
Nayuka Gorrie is an Aboriginal woman who has one thing in common with Cory Bernardi and Andrew Bolt. None of them support constitutional recognition for Indigenous people, despite Australia looking to hold a referendum on the issue next year. Nayuka ...
The push for a treaty with Indigenous Australians and why some don't want recognition in the ConstitutionABC Message Stick

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Marketing to Islander and Indigenous cultures a focus of Homeground Talks
MuMbrella
The inaugural HOMEGROUND TALKS will take place at Sydney Opera House on 27 May, the anniversary of Australia's 1967 Indigenous referendum, providing an important new forum for provocative conversations about contemporary First Nations issues.

ABC Online
Confusion surrounds push to recognise Aboriginal people in Constitution, First Peoples congress warns
ABC Online
Confusion surrounds the push for a referendum on constitutional recognition amid a lack of direction from the Prime Minister's office, the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples has warned. The comments come as a survey of hundreds of ...

The Conversation AU
Explainer: the largest language spoken exclusively in Australia – Kriol
The Conversation AU
But if someone asked: “which language, only found in Australia, is spoken over an area the size of Spain and is the second most common language in the Northern Territory?” would you get it right? The correct answer – Kriol – is not a traditional ...

The New Daily
Intervention 'demonised Aboriginals as paedophiles': Q&A
The New Daily
Speaking on ABC's Q&A program on Monday night, Indigenous Anglican Pastor Ray Minniecon dominated the show when he spoke passionately on numerous occasions about injustices he felt Aboriginal people had endured. “Look at the intervention in the ...

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Lifehacker Australia
Easily Find Aboriginal Place Names With This Interactive Digital Map
Lifehacker Australia
The project called Weemala, which means 'a big lookout' in the Gadigal (Sydney region) language, places historic survey information from the State Library's collection relating to Australia's Indigenous communities in a digital landscape. “This ...

New Matilda
Anzac Day: We've Already Said Thanks, It's Time To Move On
New Matilda
Aboriginal people got one national apology. But Anzacs have had more than 100 thank you's, writes Chris Graham. At the outset, I should say that my Grandfather fought in the Second World War. He did so to protect the liberties and freedoms that I enjoy ...

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The Guardian
South Australian Indigenous communities to get street names
The Guardian
Some Aboriginal communities in South Australia are unmarked in records or maps, but that is about to change. When you don't have a house number or street name, filling in forms to access welfare payments, apply for a driver's licence or register a car ...

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The fight by Aboriginal people against the NT Intervention and the Basics Card
rabble.ca
Interview with Rosalie Kunoth-Monks Arrernte, Alyawerr woman from Central Australia, on the terrible consequences of the NT Intervention on Aboriginal people and how the Basics Card is literally starving people. To support, you can donate at: WESTPAC ...

ABC Online
British Museum's offer to 'loan' Aboriginal artefact to Australia 'disgusts' family
ABC Online
The descendents of an Aboriginal warrior whose shield was taken by Captain James Cook say they are insulted by an offer from the British Museum to loan it back to Australia. Rodney Kelly said the Gweagal shield and several spears belonged to his the ...

Gizmodo Australia (blog)
Easily Find Aboriginal Place Names With This Interactive Digital Map
Gizmodo Australia (blog)
100 year old letters, surveys and more containing 88 Aboriginal languages from across Australia have been collated in an interactive digital project by the State Library of NSW. The project focuses on the Aboriginal place names and meanings for various ...

ABC Online
World's largest study into Indigenous health finds location doesn't determine disadvantage
ABC Online
MARK COLVIN: The world's biggest study on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous people has found that living in a richer country doesn't give Indigenous people an advantage. The study of more than 150 million Indigenous people in 23 countries was ...
Australian NFP Funds Global Research on Indigenous Peoples HealthPro Bono Australia
Global snapshot of indigenous peoples health releasedScience Daily

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Times Higher Education (THE) (blog)
World insight: one size can't fit all for indigenous communities
Times Higher Education (THE) (blog)
Forty-three years ago, the South Australian Institute of Technology, an antecedent institute of the University of South Australia, was the trailblazing institution in Australia for the provision of opportunity and education to Aboriginal and Torres ...

ABC Online
Australian NFP Funds Global Research on Indigenous Peoples Health
Pro Bono Australia
An Australian Indigenous Not for Profit has funded a world first study into the health and wellbeing of more than 154 million Indigenous and tribal people globally. The report revealed the extent of work that needs to be done if the United Nations is ...
Indigenous peoples around the world still live in greater poverty, report findsABC Online

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