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Of Indigenous Health Articles in the Australian, Courier-Mail & Sydney Morning Herald 2006 The Media and Indigenous Policy Project Index of Indigenous Health Articles in The Australian, Courier-Mail & Sydney Morning Herald 2006 Compiled by Monica Andrew University of Canberra The articles in this index were collected from the Factiva database. Further information on the methodology for collecting newspaper articles for this project is available at http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/arts-design/research/research- centres/news-and-media-research-centre/events/the-media-and-indigenous-policy/the- media-and-indigenous-policy-database © Monica Andrew, 2013 Andrew, Monica (2013), Index of Indigenous Health Articles in The Australian, Courier-Mail and Sydney Morning Herald, 2006, Media and Indigenous Policy Project, University of Canberra. http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/arts-design/research/research-centres/news-and-media- research-centre/events/the-media-and-indigenous-policy/the-media-and-indigenous-policy- database Further information about the Media and Indigenous Policy project is available at http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/arts-design/research/research-centres/news-and-media- research-centre/events/the-media-and-indigenous-policy The Media and Indigenous Policy project was supported under the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Projects funding scheme (DP0987457), with additional funding supplied by the Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra. 2006 January 2006 Title: Not so lucky Publication: Courier Mail Publication date: Wednesday, 4 January 2006 Writer(s): Gruen, Nicholas News genre: Arts review Page number: 15 Word length: 806 News source: Academic, Medical, Publication First spokesperson: Fiona Stanley, co-author, The Children of the Lucky Country Second spokesperson: Professor Sue Richardson, National Institute for Labour Studies, Adelaide Synopsis: Review of The Children of the Lucky Country, which argues that, while there had been improvements in children's health and safety, we were still failing children. Mentions that fetal alcohol syndrome was 100 times more prevalent among Aborigines than other Australians. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Child health, Disease Title: Funding still short for child safety Publication: Courier Mail Publication date: Monday, 9 January 2006 Writer(s): Chilcott-Moore, Tanya News genre: News Page number: 2 Word length: 497 News source: Bureaucrat, Church/welfare body, Medical, Politician, Publication First spokesperson: Mike Reynolds, Qld Child Safety Minister Second spokesperson: Alex Scott, general secretary, Queensland Public Sector Union Synopsis: A report found that Queensland's child protection system remained under-resourced two years after the State Government pledged to overhaul the failing system. Mentions that over-representation of Indigenous children in foster care had worsened under the new Department of Child Safety. Keywords: Child health Title: From splendour to squalor in 700 metres Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Saturday, 14 January 2006 Writer(s): Murdoch, Lindsay News genre: Feature Page number: 10 Word length: 823 News source: Aboriginal lay person, Aboriginal leader First spokesperson: Phillip Goodman, community leader, 15-mile Camp Second spokesperson: Margaret Burrenjuck, resident, 15-mile Camp Synopsis: Description of the poor standard of housing at 15-mile Camp, an Aboriginal community near Darwin. 3 2006 Keywords: Living conditions Title: Letters Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Monday, 16 January 2006 Writer(s): News genre: Page number: 8 Word length: 847 News source: Non-Aboriginal lay person First spokesperson: Second spokesperson: Synopsis: Responses to article on Aboriginal living conditions. Keywords: Living conditions Title: Aboriginal mental health call Publication: Australian Publication date: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 Writer(s): Karvelas, Patricia News genre: News Page number: 2 Word length: 271 News source: Aboriginal leader First spokesperson: Sue Gordon, chair, National Indigenous Council Second spokesperson: Synopsis: The National Indigenous Council is demanding that Aboriginal mental health services, including an acute lack of indigenous psychiatrists and psychologists, become a priority at the next Council of Australian Governments meeting. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Disease, Medical services - Indigenous community controlled, Medical services - mainstream Title: Children in care up 70pc in 10 years Publication: Australian Publication date: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 Writer(s): Karvelas, Patricia News genre: News Page number: 4 Word length: 319 News source: Medical, Publication First spokesperson: Meredith Bryant, children, youth and families unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Second spokesperson: Synopsis: A report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found that the number of children in care had jumped 70 per cent over the previous decade because of increased reporting of abuse and neglect. Mentions 4 2006 that the rate of indigenous children in state and foster care was more than six times that of other children. Keywords: Child health Title: Face-washing deal under the pump Publication: Australian Publication date: Friday, 20 January 2006 Writer(s): Karvelas, Patricia News genre: News Page number: 1 Word length: 733 News source: Aboriginal leader, Police/Court, Politician, Publication First spokesperson: Amanda Vanstone, Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Second spokesperson: Mervyn Maher, CEO, Mulan Synopsis: Claims that the Aboriginal face-washing program, condemned for being "paternalistic", has not to reduce rates of the eye disease attacking the indigenous children of Mulan. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Child health, Disease Title: Pregnant pause Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Thursday, 26 January 2006 Writer(s): Ross, Susan News genre: Invited column Page number: 7 Word length: 967 News source: Medical, Publication First spokesperson: Susan Ross Second spokesperson: Synopsis: Argues that there was too much medical intervention in child birth. Briefly mentions the unacceptably high mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Keywords: Child health, Women's health Title: Sniffing inquiry to bypass state Publication: Australian Publication date: Saturday, 28 January 2006 Writer(s): Wiese Bockmann, Michelle News genre: News Page number: 10 Word length: 519 News source: Aboriginal leader, Politician First spokesperson: Kate Reynolds, SA Democrat MP Second spokesperson: Vicki Gillick, co-ordinator, Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Synopsis: A national Senate inquiry into petrol sniffing will skip South Australia, 5 2006 despite evidence that the addiction is "as rife as ever" in the state's remote communities. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs Title: Hospital standards just not up to scratch Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Tuesday, 31 January 2006 Writer(s): Pollard, Ruth News genre: News Page number: 4 Word length: 628 News source: Politician, Publication First spokesperson: John Hatzistergos, NSW Health Minister Second spokesperson: Synopsis: NSW hospitals performed below the national average for treating emergency patients within the recommended triage time, and had more people waiting longer than 12 months for elective surgery than most other states. Mentions that, while Australia's mortality rate continued to fall, the death rate of Aborigines remained three times that of the general population. Keywords: Indigenous health standards February 2006 Title: Indigenous community to control own health Publication: Courier Mail Publication date: Thursday, 2 February 2006 Writer(s): Chilcott-Moore, Tanya News genre: News Page number: 2 Word length: 416 News source: Aboriginal leader, Bureaucrat First spokesperson: Vince Mundraby, Mayor, Yarrabah Second spokesperson: David Baird, chief executive, Gurriny Yealamucka Synopsis: Queensland Health would hand over its reponsibility for primary health care to an indigenous community in an historic agreement in the state's north. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Indigenous health standards, Medical services - Indigenous community controlled, Suicide Title: Time for a solution Publication: Australian Publication date: Saturday, 4 February 2006 Writer(s): News genre: Editorial Page number: 16 6 2006 Word length: 477 News source: Aboriginal leader, Film/TV/Other media report First spokesperson: Noel Pearson Second spokesperson: Warren Mundine, national president, ALP Synopsis: Claims that the future of the 1200 remote Aboriginal communities scattered across Australia is the most urgent issue facing the newly appointed Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough. Keywords: Indigenous health standards Title: Frontier too far Publication: Australian Publication date: Saturday, 4 February 2006 Writer(s): Rothwell, Nicolas News genre: Feature Page number: 17 Word length: 2890 News source: Aboriginal leader, Academic, Church/welfare body, Local government, Politician First spokesperson: Senator Amanda Vanstone, former minister for indigenous affairs Second spokesperson: Noel Pearson Synopsis: Investigation into the viability of remote Aboriginal settlements. Keywords: Disease, Indigenous health standards, Living conditions Title: Condom trees for Valentine's Publication: Australian Publication date: Wednesday, 8 February 2006 Writer(s): Dodd, Mark News genre: News Page number: 3 Word length: 230 News source: Medical First spokesperson: Jacki Mein, public health officer, Kimberley Public Health Unit Second spokesperson: Chris
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