Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

ABC Online
Majority of grants from Indigenous Advancement Strategy first round given to ...
ABC Online
Less than half of the successful applicants for the first round of the new federal Indigenous Affairs funding scheme were Aboriginal organisations. The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet confirmed the figure in its submission to a Senate inquiry ...
Most groups funded under Indigenous advancement strategy non-IndigenousThe Guardian

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The Conversation AU
Racism towards Indigenous Australians: reporting the good with the bad
The Conversation AU
Can we trace modern-day racism against Indigenous Australians to the country's British invaders? Often when trying to extinguish a fire, it is more important to know what sustains it rather than what started it.
Aboriginal art unfit for Western eyesTelegraph.co.uk
'We don't have monopoly on taxpayer dollars': Aboriginal elder Garry Murray3AW
Artefacts help us plot future course by learning from pastThe Australian

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ABC Online
Remote Aboriginal communities: Clear outcomes needed for government ...
ABC Online
Remote Western Australian communities appear likely to face specific accountability measures as part of the State Government's soon to be announced governance framework. Premier Colin Barnett and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Peter Collier have ...

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Brisbane Times
300 indigenous protesters stage Brisbane City Hall sit-in
Brisbane Times
Around 300 people stormed into Brisbane's City Hall on Saturday night and staged an old-fashioned sit-in to protest the forced closure of indigenous communities in Western and Southern Australia. The surprise action followed a rally in King George ...
Brisbane protest over Indigenous community closures occupies City HallThe Guardian

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Fusion
Why Aboriginal Australians Are Sending Out An SOS
Fusion
Last week, riot police and local law enforcement shut down a Perth-area camp site where a group of Aboriginal Australians had recently set up tents to protest government policy. An estimated 100 people were evicted from the site with three arrested—a ...

Brisbane Times
300 indigenous protestors stage Brisbane City Hall sit-in
Brisbane Times
Around 300 people stormed into Brisbane's City Hall on Saturday night and staged an old-fashioned sit-in to protest the forced closure of indigenous communities in Western and Southern Australia. The surprise action followed a rally in King George ...
Brisbane protest over Indigenous community closures occupies City HallThe Guardian

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Telegraph.co.uk
Aboriginal art unfit for Western eyes
Telegraph.co.uk
"I have heard a number of people who visited here say, 'This is fantastic, not just because we are being exposed for the first time to the story of Aboriginal Australia but also because it is important for us as English people to reflect on our own ...

Green Left Weekly
Aboriginal Servicemen who fought in World War I
Green Left Weekly
Aboriginal people were not considered citizens of Australia, but “wards” of the state Protector of Aborigines. They had low wages if any, were forced to live on reserves and missions, could not enter a public bar, vote, marry a non-Aboriginal person ...

The Australian
British Museum indigenous exhibition earns royal approval
The Australian
Muriata, a traditional basket-maker from north Queensland, was among a group of indigenous artists, curators and community leaders who met the prince on Thursday night at the launch of the British Museum exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring ...

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The Australian
Aboriginal art in decline as critics and judges hold back
The Australian
No distinction between strains of Aboriginal identity can be drawn in polite discourse in Australia, and this complicates consideration of the relative strengths and merits of remote and urban indigenous art-making currents and their complex ...
The Australian children 24 times more likely to face jail than their peersSydney Morning Herald
Family harnesses power of social media to drive protests against forced ...ABC Online
Wollongong stages rally against forced closures of Aboriginal communitiesABC Local
TripleM Sydney -The Guardian -ArtsHub (subscription)
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Aboriginal art in decline as critics and judges hold back
The Australian
No distinction between strains of Aboriginal identity can be drawn in polite discourse in Australia, and this complicates consideration of the relative strengths and merits of remote and urban indigenous art-making currents and their complex ...

ABC Online
Indigenous communities closure: West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says 'no ...
ABC Online
The West Australian Government has softened its language about its plan to close scores of remote Aboriginal communities. Last November, Premier Colin Barnett caused dismay when he said that between 100 and 150 communities would be forced to close.
The Australian children 24 times more likely to face jail than their peersSydney Morning Herald
Melbourne city centre blocked by protests over closure of Indigenous ...The Guardian
Colin Barnett pulls back on indigenous community closuresThe Australian
NEWS.com.au -ABC Local -ArtsHub (subscription)
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Radio Australia
Indigenous communities closure: West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says 'no ...
Radio Australia
The West Australian Government has softened its language about its plan to close scores of remote Aboriginal communities. Last November, Premier Colin Barnett caused dismay when he said that between 100 and 150 communities would be forced to close.
WA Premier Colin Barnett moves to reassure Indigenous people they won't be ...ABC Message Stick

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The Guardian
Thousands join protests against WA Indigenous community closures
The Guardian
Tens of thousands of Australians have taken part in protests throughout the country in a fight against the forced closure of Aboriginal communities in Western Australia, with some continuing into Friday night. Last November the Western Australian ...
Indigenous protest in Melbourne's CBDSky News Australia

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The Guardian
Melbourne city centre blocked by protests over closure of Indigenous ...
The Guardian
Photograph: Lauren Pike/Kimberley Land Council Protesters gather in Broome for a #sosblakaustralia rally on 1 May 2015 against proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. Photograph: Lauren Pike/Kimberley Land Council.
Protesters will 'shut down' MelbourneNEWS.com.au
Major headaches for commuters and footy fans as protesters vow to shut ...The Age
Neil Mitchell takes on Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance protester3AW
9news.com.au -ABC Online -SBS
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WA today
American activist arrested by police at WA Aboriginal rights demonstration
WA today
The demonstrators have been camped at the island since early March, opposed to West Australian Premier Colin Barnett's plans to close 150 of the state's 174 Aboriginal communities. Now their cause is being heard across the country and has gained ...

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ABC Local
Wollongong stages rally against forced closures of Aboriginal communities
ABC Local
Hundreds of people have gathered in Wollongong to lobby against the proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. The Barnett Government plans to stop funding services for up to 150 communities, after the Commonwealth ...
Melbourne city centre blocked by protests over closure of Indigenous ...The Guardian
Ananguku Arts: shaping Indigenous artistsArtsHub (subscription)
Aboriginal Communities Should Not Be ClosedHuffington Post
Radio Australia -Herald Sun
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Sydney Morning Herald
British Museum exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation ...
Sydney Morning Herald
A delegation of Indigenous Australians, along with other dignitaries including Prince Charles (the exhibition's patron) and Australia's High Commissioner in Britain Alexander Downer, attended a reception at the museum's Indigenous Australia: Enduring ...
UK exhibition raises artefacts debateDaily Mail

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UK exhibition raises artefacts debate
SBS
A London exhibition of indigenous objects will improve the UK's limited understanding of Aboriginal Australia, according to Canberra's man in the English capital. But UK High Commissioner Alexander Downer has refused to enter the heated debate about ...

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UK exhibition raises artefacts debate
The Australian (blog)
A LONDON exhibition of indigenous objects will improve the UK's limited understanding of Aboriginal Australia, according to Canberra's man in the English capital. BUT UK High Commissioner Alexander Downer has refused to enter the heated debate about ...

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