Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

ABC Local
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey to gauge WA ...
ABC Local
Researchers will be on the ground in regional Western Australia over the coming weeks, putting together a snapshot of the lifestyles and views of Aboriginal Australians. The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey is held every ...

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Thanks to Faith, change won out
The Australian (blog)
It also sought to make it possible to include Aboriginal people in the national census. Referendums in Australia have had an appalling record. Only a handful have been passed and although all the major political parties were supporting a Yes vote no ...

The Canberra Times
Australian War Memorial's indigenous gargoyles may go in sandstone revamp
The Canberra Times
After years of controversy, there are plans to remove and possibly not replace two "indigenous gargoyles" at the Australian War Memorial, a move the memorial has put down to asbestos fears, according to a new government tender. But they are not ...
Gargoyles depicting Indigenous man and woman are no statues of libertyThe Guardian
Consultation over Indigenous gargoyles at Australian War MemorialABC Message Stick

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The Stringer
The extensiveness of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander suicides – 1 in 20
The Stringer
Whereas it was reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics that for the period 2000 to 2010 one in 24 of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths were by suicide, in the period since this rate has increased to one in 20. The suicide rate is ...
Opportunities for Aboriginal jobs with DMPFerret

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The Guardian
Gargoyles depicting Indigenous man and woman are no statues of liberty
The Guardian
The Australian War Memorial is about to start a long overdue public conversation about the cultural sensitivity of two of its original architectural features: the stone faces of an Indigenous man and woman that are set amid gargoyles of native ...
Consultation over Indigenous gargoyles at Australian War MemorialABC Message Stick
Australian War Memorial's indigenous gargoyles may go in sandstone revampBrisbane Times

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ABC Online
Consultation over Indigenous gargoyles at Australian War Memorial
ABC Online
The Australian War Memorial (AWM) in Canberra will consult Indigenous groups over whether to replace two stone faces of Aboriginal Australians. The 26 gargoyles which line the courtyard within the Pool of Reflection need to be replaced after 75 years ...
Gargoyles depicting Indigenous man and woman are no statues of libertyThe Guardian
Australian War Memorial's indigenous gargoyles may go in sandstone revampBrisbane Times

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Australian Mining
Opportunities for Aboriginal jobs with DMP
Australian Mining
“The AES Open Day is an opportunity for interested applicants to gain an insight into the department's role within Western Australia,” Sellers said. “It also provides an opportunity to hear from current Aboriginal employees on their experiences and ...

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Fulbright for Indigenous Business Researcher
Pro Bono Australia
“How does Indigenous enterprise and social enterprise impact on the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia? Have employment and educational levels improved because of Indigenous enterprise and social enterprise within specific communities? Are there ...

The Canberra Times
Australian War Memorial's indigenous gargoyles may go in sandstone revamp
The Canberra Times
After years of controversy, there are plans to remove and possibly not replace two "indigenous gargoyles" at the Australian War Memorial, a move the memorial has put down to asbestos fears, according to a new government tender. But they are not ...

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Australian War Memorial to get rid of indigenous gargoyles
The Canberra Times
After years of controversy, there are plans to remove and possibly not replace two "indigenous gargoyles" at the Australian War Memorial, a move the memorial has put down to asbestos fears, according to a new government tender. But they are not ...

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Australian War Memorial to get rid of indigenous gargoyles in sandstone revamp
Brisbane Times
After years of controversy, there are plans to remove and possibly not replace two "indigenous gargoyles" at the Australian War Memorial, a move the memorial has put down to asbestos fears, according to a new government tender. But they are not ...

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The Guardian
New burglary laws will jail more Aboriginal people in WA, experts fear
The Guardian
Western Australia is on the brink of passing new burglary laws that lawyers say will put more Aboriginal people behind bars. The criminal law amendment (home burglary and other offences) bill 2014 is expected to be debated in the state parliament on ...

Ambitious Indigenous Jobs Plan for Northern Territory
Pro Bono Australia
The Northern Territory Government has announced an ambitious plan to double the number of Indigenous Australians employed in public service in the state. Chief Minister Adam Giles announced recently that his Government planned to meet the newly set ...

Perth Now
Coverage a black and white issue
Perth Now
But in the cyclones' devastating wake, one crucial question remains - why don't Australians care about the lives of Aboriginal people? This was clearly reflected in the inconsistent reporting by the majority of mainstream media outlets from around ...

Gossip Cop
Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs Slam 2 Broke Girls Joke About Aboriginal ...
Gossip Cop
The stars of “2 Broke Girls” distanced themselves on Saturday from a recent joke on the show that many Australians have called racist and offensive. Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs both spoke out against the line, which took a jab at Aboriginal Australians.
'2 Broke Girls' stars Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs speak out over 'aboriginal ...CarterMatt.com

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Green Left Weekly
Aboriginal people driven from their land
Green Left Weekly
At the Freedom Summit in Canberra over January 25 to 27, Aboriginal activists who had travelled from around the country brought with them many pressing concerns, which paint a picture of the many fronts on which Aboriginal Australia continues to be ...

Uproxx
'2 Broke Girls' Offended Australians With An Aboriginal Australians Joke
Uproxx
People in Australia are pissed after a particular episode of 2 Broke Girls aired over there on Wednesday night. “And the Fun Factory,” which originally aired in the U.S. in early January, featured a joke made at the expense of Aboriginal Australians.

Aboriginal Art Directory News
The Wild Australia Troupe
Aboriginal Art Directory News
A little before 1892, a group of 27 Indigenous people came together from the groups of Wakaya, Kuthant, Kurtjar, Arapa, Walangama, Mayikulan, Kabi Kabi, Kalkadoon and Muralag. There were 22 men, four women and one child. And the man behind it, ...

The Australian
Philip Clarke's discovery of Aboriginal plant kingdom
The Australian
WHEN the young Philip Clarke arrived at the South Australian Museum as a volunteer worker in 1982, it was a musty, eccentric place, with a diverse range of near-forgotten treasures packed away. The Aboriginal artefact stores were housed in the east ...

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Australia's indigenous affairs minister set on outright kava ban
Radio Australia
He says in order to protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, kava should be banned and he will continue pursuing it until it is banned. Anthropologist Kirk Huffman says the government is going about this in entirely the wrong way.

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