Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

ABC Online
A matter of trust: What happened to $34 million from Aboriginal fund on Groote ...
ABC Online
It was high drama in the Darwin Supreme Court earlier this week when Lalara sacked her lawyer and handed in an unsigned document that claimed judges appointed in Australia after 1901 did not have valid legal powers, and therefore no judge had the ...

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ABC Online
Adelaide City Council launches Reconciliation Room celebrating Aboriginal art ...
ABC Online
Adelaide Lord Mayor Martin Haese said the Reconciliation Room was unique. "That's a first for any town hall in Australia and what this room does is it recognises the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture to Australian society ...

Report reveals thousands of Indigenous people with mental health issues are ...
ABC Online
A study finds that thousands of Indigenous people are being held in jails instead of receiving treatment or community support, with a failure to identify mental health issues early in life identified as a major concern.

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SBS
Comment: Why Aboriginal people with disabilities crowd Australia's prisons
SBS
Australia imprisons thousands of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disability each year. A widespread lack of understanding – and action – underpins this shameful breach of human rights. The number of people in Australian prisons recently ...

ABC Online
Aboriginal artwork in the Kimberley could be among oldest in the world ...
ABC Online
Professor Veth said the Kimberley region had one of the most diverse and abundant collections of Indigenous rock art in Australia. "There are probably no reliable dates for the Kimberley, and yet here is one of the largest rock art galleries in the ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Murrumu Walubara Yidindji renounces citizenship to reclaim Australia
Sydney Morning Herald
A small Aboriginal tribal group that has established its own government and renounced legal ties with Australia aims to make history by entering into the first Indigenous treaty with the Commonwealth. The Sovereign Yidindji Government, whose lands ...

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ABC Online
Why Aboriginal People with Disabilities Crowd Australia's Prisons
Pro Bono Australia
Australia imprisons thousands of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disability each year. A widespread lack of understanding – and action – underpins this shameful breach of human rights. The number of people in Australian prisons recently ...
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The Australian (blog)
Aboriginal sovereignty movement accuse NT judge of 'treason'
The Australian (blog)
The Aboriginal sovereignty movement has dramatically intervened to disrupt a major fraud trial involving alleged multi-million dollar rorting of one of Australia's oldest and largest Aboriginal royalties trusts, and accused an NT Supreme Court judge of ...
Former Aboriginal land trust official Rosalie Lalara dismisses lawyer at court ...ABC Online

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Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Man John Leha's 'Amazing' New York Marathon
Huffington Post Australia
Six months later, and 50kgs lighter, the young Australian of mixed Indigenous and Tongan heritage just finished the New York Marathon - one of the world's toughest road races. "I'm on top of the world," Leha told The Huffington Post Australia after ...

The Guardian
What if Aboriginal people helped all Australians to connect to country?
The Guardian
So, isn't it about time the Commonwealth of Australia stopped trying to make Aboriginal people Australian? Instead, why don't we make Australians Aboriginal? When I was asked to write about something that I wanted to share, I had my reservations. This ...

The Conversation AU
Why Aboriginal people with disabilities crowd Australia's prisons
The Conversation AU
The number of people in Australian prisons recently reached an all time high of 33,791, with 27% or 9,264 of those prisoners identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. People with mental and cognitive disability who are poor, disadvantaged ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Jack Charles, Australian aboriginal actor, refused taxi twice in three days
Telegraph.co.uk
A spokesman for the Victoria taxi regulator said it was investigating the case adding: “This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and illegal.” Two years ago a group of aboriginal actors said they had been turned away by four different Melbourne taxi ...
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Indigenous elder Jack Charles rejected by taxi at Melbourne Airport; second in ...ABC Online
Uncle Jack Charles considering legal action after another Melbourne cab ...The Age

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BBC News
Aboriginal actor Jack Charles 'refused taxi twice in three days'
BBC News
Aboriginal Australian actor "Uncle" Jack Charles says he has been refused taxi rides two times in three days. Mr Charles' manager, Patrice Capogreco, said the actor may take legal action against the drivers and taxi company. The first incident occurred ...
Jack Charles, Australian aboriginal actor, refused taxi twice in three daysTelegraph.co.uk
Indigenous elder Jack Charles rejected by taxi at Melbourne Airport; second in ...ABC Online

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BBC News
Aboriginal actor Jack Charles 'refused taxi twice in three days'
BBC News
Aboriginal Australian actor "Uncle" Jack Charles says he has been refused taxi rides two times in three days. Mr Charles' manager, Patrice Capogreco, said the actor may take legal action against the drivers and taxi company. The first incident occurred ...
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The Australian (blog)
Aboriginal leaders feel powerless when dealing with the government
The Australian (blog)
More than two years ago, 25 indigenous leaders gathered on the NSW central coast. As a group, we embodied the diversity of Aboriginal Australia, being that we came from and represented urban, regional and remote communities. We were drawn together ...

ABC Online
Tea, scones and a race relations turning point: a history of Aboriginal CWA ...
ABC Online
While it's easy to celebrate the Country Women's Association for their expert domestic skills, it's also possible to take for granted the role it played in changing Australian society. Jennifer Jones tells Sunday Extra the story of how the group became ...

World Policy Institute (blog)
Timeline: Australia Through Aboriginal Eyes
World Policy Institute (blog)
After the resignation of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the self-proclaimed “Prime Minister of the Indigenous People,” the reconciliation process between the Australian government and the aboriginal communities is marked by uncertainty. Despite ...

ABC Online
Senior Victorian Australian of the Year winner Indigenous elder Jack Charles ...
ABC Online
Hours after winning Senior Victorian Australian of the Year, Indigenous elder Jack Charles was refused a fare by a taxi driver unless he prepaid his fare. The incident happened as the 76-year-old actor was leaving the awards ceremony at Melbourne's ...
Uncle Jack Charles refused cab after being named Victorian senior of the yearThe Age

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The Guardian
Police abuse of Aboriginal man shows racism still rife, says Warren Mundine
The Guardian
An incident in which a South Australian police officer abused an Aboriginal man and threatened to strangle him and set him on fire shows how much more needs to be done to stamp out racism, Warren Mundine has said. In the incident, an unnamed senior ...
SA cop's shocking racial abuse of Aboriginal manThe Advertiser

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The Age
Uncle Jack Charles refused cab after being named Victorian senior of the year
The Age
Prominent Aboriginal elder Jack Charles was refused a taxi unless he paid the fare upfront, moments after being named Victorian Senior Australian of the Year in Melbourne on Wednesday night. The veteran Indigenous actor, 72, was leaving the awards ...

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