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Too poor to retire: More Australians than ever will work past 70

Too poor to retire: More Australians than ever will work past 70  - And the government needs to stop talking down older Australians , and instead celebrate the fact that they are significant contributors and want to work ...

Near deaths in Australian prisons largely uninvestigated, human rights advocates say

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Near deaths in Australian prisons largely uninvestigated, human rights advocates say  - The figures that are available from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show serious incidents in Australian prisons are rising for both Indigenous  ...

Indigenous groups say ranger program is working, but needs more funding

Indigenous groups say ranger program is working, but needs more funding  - federal budget, claiming the government's program is working, but needs to be expanded if Australia is to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage ...

1.59 million supporters to call on Government to stop Australia becoming “the least generous we've ...

1.59 million supporters to call on Government to stop Australia becoming “the least generous we've ... - Mr Costello added: “ Australian Aid is an investment in reducing global poverty , in strengthening democracy, and providing health as well as education ...

Australian Government's Failed Intervention Leaves Aborigines Poor, Hungry, Suicidal and ...

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Australian Government's Failed Intervention Leaves Aborigines Poor, Hungry, Suicidal and ...  - The Indigenous people of Australia continue to suffer from terrible living conditions and unfair criminalization years after the government began an ...

Constitutional challenge looks to revive aboriginal languages

Constitutional challenge looks to revive aboriginal languages  - Leitch says aboriginal languages should be awarded "similar consideration" to French and English, which he says tend to dominate talk about ...

Indigenous cancer stats worse than thought, study says

Indigenous cancer stats worse than thought, study says  -  Indigenous Australians are dying from lung cancer at eight times the rate of non- indigenous people, with concerns remoteness and disadvantage are ...

Classroom welcomes mums, bubs in Australian first EDUCATION

Classroom welcomes mums, bubs in Australian first EDUCATION  - The Cape York Girl Academy has welcomed its first teenage students – and their babies – in an Australian first that brings young Indigenous mums ...

Northern Territory orders second review into town camps while first continues

Northern Territory orders second review into town camps while first continues  - Part of an Aboriginal town camp on the outskirts of Alice Springs. The peak body representing the camps, Tangentyere Council, says the public ...

Muddled thinking on Indigenous imprisonment

Muddled thinking on Indigenous imprisonment  - The president of the Australian Bar Council, Patrick O'Sullivan, QC, recently lamented mandatory sentencing, which he said was largely responsible ...

History Wars Erupt in Australia

History Wars Erupt in Australia  - The move to aboriginal views collided with the backlash whipped up by Rupert Murdoch's flagship newspaper, The Australian . This is the same ...

105 year old Indigenous artist starts to win acclaim in art world

105 year old Indigenous artist starts to win acclaim in art world  - 105 year old Indigenous artist starts to win acclaim in art world ... the artwork featuring her home is starting to win acclaim in Australia and overseas.

The Commonwealth role in education

The Commonwealth role in education  -  Australia's current national approach to education is the envy of many other countries around the world - many of who aspire to emulate it. The USA ...

Indonesian Government nominated for homophobia award for trying to ban gay emojis

Indonesian Government nominated for homophobia award for trying to ban gay emojis  - The Indonesian Government has been nominated for an LGBT award in Australia . But it's not exactly the kind of award anybody would want to win ...

There's More To Trent Zimmerman Than Being A Gay Liberal In The House Of Reps

There's More To Trent Zimmerman Than Being A Gay Liberal In The House Of Reps  -  Australia's first openly gay MP Trent Zimmerman has warned of the marriage equality plebiscite “spiralling into a dark place,” taking a veiled swipe at ...

North Korea colonel defects in rare move

North Korea colonel defects in rare move  - More than 28,000 people have fled North Korea since the end of the Korean ... programme and is given an aid package to help them start a new life.

Thousands missing out on surgery, funding boost fails to make dent in 'phantom waitlists'

Thousands missing out on surgery, funding boost fails to make dent in 'phantom waitlists'  - A new survey says the rate of people missing out on surgery is still hovering ..... New Zealand was one of only a few countries collecting this type of ...

Anzac ceremonies continue to grow with region's young people

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Anzac ceremonies continue to grow with region's young people  - The Nelson region is following a New Zealand -wide trend which has been buoyed after last year's centenary of the landing at Gallipoli, according to ...

Flavell defends silence on land bill

Flavell defends silence on land bill  -  Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says he is still working through the issues raised in the Waitangi Tribunal report on his Maori land law ...

NZ pushes for dialogue on ocean sanctuary plans

NZ pushes for dialogue on ocean sanctuary plans  - The Kermadecs Ocean Sanctuary proposal overrides seafood industry rights embedded in the Quota Management System and in the rights of Maori  ...

Tutū Cider from New Zealand Makes West Coast Debut

Tutū Cider from New Zealand Makes West Coast Debut  - The name Tutū comes from a Maori colloquial term for being cheeky and mischievous, fitting for the younger, sprightlier sibling of the Kono beverage ...

End excessive force and criminalization against indigenous Papuans

End excessive force and criminalization against indigenous Papuans  - As a result of the judicial mechanism failing to fulfill the right to justice for indigenous Papuans, Papuan people do not see that their rights are fulfilled ...

Sports partner to bring health message to children in PNG

Sports partner to bring health message to children in PNG  - “Healthy minds, respectful behaviour, being respectful to others, these are really important things for Papua New Guinean people so we want them all ...

Byron screening of film to highlight plight of West Papua

Byron screening of film to highlight plight of West Papua  - A group of surfers travelled to West Papua looking for waves and adventure but instead found the country's people living under a brutal regime.