Mainstream Media (Keywords: Aboriginal, Australia)

Closing gap is 'not the only way'
The Australian
Yesterday he met with Labor's first indigenous MP, Nova Peris, who is also the deputy chair of the committee charged with coming up with a form of words to change the Constitution to recognise indigenous Australians. But Mr Mundine has rejected a push ...

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The rise of Indigenous art speaks volumes about class
SBS
The great story of recent Australian art has been the resurgence of Indigenous culture and its recognition as a major art form. But in a country increasingly divided by class and wealth, the rise of Indigenous art has had consequences undreamed of by ...

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Rise of Indigenous art speaks volumes about class in Australia
The Conversation
The Conversation is running a series, Class in Australia, to identify, illuminate and debate its many manifestations. Here, Joanna Mendelssohn examines the links between Indigenous art and class. The great…

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The Guardian
Mungo Man is a physical reminder of the need for Indigenous recognition
The Guardian
As one of the two foundational burials, with Mungo Lady, he exemplifies Aboriginal Australia's proudest traditions of antiquity and cultural development on the international stage. Traditional owners have never ceased to call for the return of all ...
Geologist who unearthed Mungo Man fights for 40000-year-old remainsThe Guardian

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The rise of Indigenous art speaks volumes about class in Australia
The Conversation
The great story of recent Australian art has been the resurgence of Indigenous culture and its recognition as a major art form. But in a country increasingly divided by class and wealth, the rise of Indigenous…

Call for action to close Aboriginal disadvantage
The West Australian
WA's indigenous person of the year, Ian Trust, says the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians will not be closed without "radical" action. Mr Trust, who is seeking State and Federal government support for a potentially groundbreaking ...

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Call for action to close Aboriginal disadvantage
The West Australian
Call for action to close Aboriginal disadvantage The West Australian WA Indigenous Person of the Year (2013) Ian Trust. Picture: Steve Ferrier/The West Australian. WA's indigenous person of the year, Ian Trust, says the gap between Aboriginal and ...

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Call for action to close Aboriginal disadvantage
The West Australian
WA's indigenous person of the year, Ian Trust, says the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians will not be closed without "radical" action. Mr Trust, who is seeking State and Federal government support for a potentially groundbreaking ...

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'Empower parents to close the gap'
The Australian
At present most funding was going to regional and remote regions, which represented “a minor percentage of the Aboriginal population of Australia”. “If that same mob lived in Bourke rather than western Sydney they'd be getting funding but ... if you ...

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Richard Bell: 'Asylum-seeker policy is a manifestation of Australian racism'
The Guardian (blog)
The piece that dominates the exhibition is a recreation of the Aboriginal tent embassy, which itself has sat on the grounds of Old Parliament House in Canberra since 1974 as a direct visual protest to the white colonial occupation of Australia and the ...

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On a mother of a day, bureaucrats dither, native languages wither
Crikey
International Mother Language Day has been around since 2000 and is aimed at promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism — and it is especially important in Australia, where our indigenous languages are under threat. My home is in ...

Is racism affecting Australians' health?
SBS
It's well known that Indigenous Australians have much lower life expectancy than other Australians, and have disproportionately high rates of diseases and other health problems. Could that in part be due to racism? The Social Determinants of Health ...

Calls to amend WA constitution
ABC Message Stick
Labor M-P Josie Farrer has called for bipartisan support for changes to the West Australian constitution to recognise Aboriginal people as the traditional land owners. The Premier Colin Barnett has already indicated his support for a bill that ...

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Call for WA to amend constitution to recognise Aboriginal people as ...
ABC Online
Labor MP Josie Farrer has called for bipartisan support for changes to the West Australian constitution to recognise Aboriginal people as the traditional land owners. The Premier Colin Barnett has already indicated his support for a Bill that ...

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On a mother of a day, bureaucrats dither, native languages wither
Crikey
Today is the UN's official International Mother Language Day, a day to recognise the importance of indigenous languages. But writer and linguist Greg Dickson says that for Australia's indigenous communities, those languages are being erode — and will ...

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Australia lags behind comparable countries in terms of indigenous academics
The Australian
But Dr Calma said Australia still lagged behind comparable countries in terms of indigenous academics, noting Canada and New Zealand had trained indigenous doctors in 1866 and 1899 respectively. "But it was not until 1983 that Helen Milroy graduated ...

Australian Teacher Magazine
Big picture needed on Aboriginal education
Australian Teacher Magazine
Dr Calma said attendance was just one measure of success as he addressed the National Press Club on Thursday, the same day he became University of Canberra chancellor and the first Indigenous man to hold such a position in Australia. Prime Minister ...
Aboriginal genocide and "closing the gap"MuslimVillage.com
Tony Abbott's cuts directly hurt Aboriginal childrenThe Guardian

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Scope required on Aboriginal education
Sky News Australia
... fixing the high rate of otitis media or middle ear disease among children and addressing overcrowded houses. Dr Calma became University of Canberra chancellor today, the first indigenous man to hold such a position in Australia. SHARE THIS ARTICLE:.
Big picture needed on Aboriginal educationThe Australian
Aboriginal genocide and "closing the gap"MuslimVillage.com
Tony Abbott's cuts directly hurt Aboriginal childrenThe Guardian
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Big picture needed on Aboriginal education
Geelong Advertiser
Dr Calma said attendance was just one measure of success as he addressed the National Press Club on Thursday, the same day he became University of Canberra chancellor and the first indigenous man to hold such a position in Australia. Prime Minister ...
Aboriginal genocide and "closing the gap"MuslimVillage.com
Tony Abbott's cuts directly hurt Aboriginal childrenThe Guardian

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New Canberra Uni chancellor Tom Calma calls for indigenous scholarship backing
The Australian
But Dr Calma said Australia still lagged behind comparable countries in terms of indigenous academics, noting Canada and New Zealand had trained indigenous doctors in 1866 and 1899 respectively. “But it was not until 1983 that Helen Milroy graduated ...