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The Media and Indigenous Policy Project Index of Indigenous Health Articles Alcohol & Drugs The Australian, Courier-Mail & Sydney Morning Herald 1988-89, 1994-95, 2002-03 & 2006-07 Compiled by Monica Andrew University of Canberra The articles in this index from The Australian and the Courier-Mail from 1988-89 and 1994- 95 were collected from newspaper clipping files held at the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Study (AIATSIS) library. The researchers are grateful to AIATSIS for allowing access to their facilities. All articles from the Sydney Morning Herald and articles from 2002-03 and 2006-07 from The Australian and the Courier-Mail 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, Alcohol & Drugs in The Australian, 1988-89, 1994-95, 2002-03 & 2006-07, 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. Keyword: Alcohol & drugs 1988 Title: Health, schooling improve with liquor control plan Publication: Courier-Mail Publication date: Writer(s): Odgers, Rosemary News genre: News Page number: 2 Word length: 457 News source: Local government, Other, Politician First spokesperson: Judy Spence, State Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy Second spokesperson: Synopsis: Alcohol-related health problems dropped 80 per cent in the month after liquor restrictions were introduced in the Cape York Aboriginal community of Aurukun. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Child health, Living conditions Title: 1788 Revisited Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Thursday, 21 January 1988 Writer(s): Watson, Maureen News genre: Editorial Page number: 1 Word length: 1439 News source: Opinion First spokesperson: Maureen Watson Second spokesperson: Synopsis: Compares the treatment of Aboriginal people in 1788 with 1988. Claims that Aboriginal people established their own medical, legal and housing services as well as their own schools, magazines, newspapers and broadcast and TV studios without government assistance. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Federal politics, Health funding, Indigenous politics Title: Goodwill keeps the yobbos in line Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Wednesday, 27 January 1988 Writer(s): Brown, Malcolm News genre: News Page number: 3 Word length: 895 News source: Aboriginal leader, Non-Aboriginal lay person, Police/Court, Politician First spokesperson: Gary Foley, Aboriginal activist 3 Keyword: Alcohol & drugs Second spokesperson: Synopsis: Discusses emergency services operations in relation to Aboriginal protests and the Tent Embassy. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Bicentennial, Indigenous politics, Police, Race & racism Title: Rock singer wanted for anti-alcohol role Publication: Courier-Mail Publication date: Saturday, 30 January 1988 Writer(s): AAPA US News News genre: News summary/minor piece Page number: 3 Word length: News source: Politician First spokesperson: Mr Hatton, NT Chief Minister Second spokesperson: Synopsis: Rosckstar Tina Turner had been asked by the Northern Territory Government to join its fight against petrol sniffing and alcohol abuse in Aboriginal communities. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs Title: Tina's message to Aborigines: Be a winner Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Saturday, 13 February 1988 Writer(s): News genre: News Page number: 1 Word length: 393 News source: Other, Politician First spokesperson: Tina Turner, middle-aged US singer and actress Second spokesperson: Synopsis: Tina Turner made a series of television commercials telling Australia's Aborigines to be a winner. The message, to be televised in the Northern Territory, states ". You know grog can be a bad sickness. And so is petrol sniffing. They can kill your culture and they can kill you. Aboriginal culture is something to be proud of." Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Arts, Indigenous health standards, Living conditions Title: Fears that 40pc of blacks may have aids Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Friday, 19 February 1988 Writer(s): O'Neill, John News genre: News 4 Keyword: Alcohol & drugs Page number: 3 Word length: 455 News source: Aboriginal lay person, Non-Aboriginal lay person First spokesperson: Mr Jones, Federal Government's Drug Offensive Second spokesperson: Synopsis: Claims that heroin and AIDS were increasing causes of death for Aboriginal people around Sydney, particularly the Redfern area. Keywords: Aboriginal deaths in custody, Alcohol & drugs, Disease, Federal department of health, Health funding, Hospitals, Indigenous health standards, Living conditions, Medical services - Indigenous community controlled, Suicide Title: Health department to go west Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Saturday, 27 February 1988 Writer(s): Aubin, Tracey & O'Niell, John News genre: News Page number: 6 Word length: 424 News source: Politician First spokesperson: Mr Anderson, NSW Minsister for Health Second spokesperson: Mr Collins, opposition spokesman on health Synopsis: The NSW Department of Health was moving from the city to Parramatta. Notes that the government announced a $2 million program of initiatives designed to improve the health of Aborigines in NSW. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Health funding, Indigenous health standards, Living conditions, Medical services - Indigenous community controlled, State department of health, State politics Title: Aborigines less likely to drink, study finds Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Saturday, 26 March 1988 Writer(s): News genre: News Page number: 3 Word length: 471 News source: Academic, Church/welfare body, Conference/Meeting/Speech First spokesperson: Dr Carol Watson, research officer N.T Drug and Alcohol Bureau Second spokesperson: Mr Frank Brennan, Australian Catholic bishops' adviser on Aboriginal affairs Synopsis: A study by the Northern Territory Drug and Alcohol Bureau found that Aborigines were about five times more likely than other Australians to abstain from alcohol. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Indigenous health standards 5 Keyword: Alcohol & drugs Title: Aborigines more likely to avoid alcohol, study finds Publication: Courier-Mail Publication date: Saturday, 26 March 1988 Writer(s): AAPAUSNEWS News genre: News Page number: 32 Word length: 200 News source: Conference/Meeting First spokesperson: Dr Carol Watson, research officer at the Northern Territory Drug and Alcohol Bureau. Second spokesperson: Synopsis: A study by the Northern Territory Drug and Alcohol Bureau found Aborigines were about five times more likely than other Australians to abstain from drinking alcohol. Dr Carol Watson told a World Health Organisation drugs conference in Sydney the study dispelled the common myth all Aborigines were big drinkers. Notes that two-thirds of Aboriginal drinkers drank to dangerous levels under the National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs Title: 'Extinction' threat to Aborigines Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Saturday, 9 April 1988 Writer(s): Clark, Pilita News genre: News Page number: 7 Word length: 238 News source: Publication First spokesperson: Report from Federal Health Department Second spokesperson: Synopsis: A report from the Federal Health Department claimed that unless Aboriginal alcohol consumption was checked it could contribute to the extinction of the race. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Federal department of health Title: Jail hell without end for a tormented Black Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication date: Saturday, 16 April 1988 Writer(s): Hewett, Tony News genre: Editorial Page number: 13 Word length: 1583 News source: Aboriginal lay person, Bureaucrat, Medical, Police/Court 6 Keyword: Alcohol & drugs First spokesperson: John Jefferson Bray, South Australia's Chief Justice Second spokesperson: Chris Charles, Andrew Kiltie's solicitor Synopsis: Discusses treatment of Andrew Kiltie, an Aboriginal man described as having a behaviour disorder, in Yatala maximum security prison in South Australia. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs, Prisons, Suicide, Violence Title: Black win restrictions on Kava Publication: Courier-Mail Publication date: Tuesday, 10 May 1988 Writer(s): AAPAUSNEWS News genre: News summary/minor piece Page number: 14 Word length: 100 News source: Politician First spokesperson: Second spokesperson: Synopsis: Legislation would be introduced to restrict the sale of kava, following calls by Aborigines in Western Australia for a curb on kava drinking. Keywords: Alcohol & drugs Title: Govt quashes black crime report Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Publication