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WA Government urged to fix contaminated water supplies in remote Indigenous communities

WA Government urged to fix contaminated water supplies in remote Indigenous communities  - Residents in remote WA communities have urged the State Government to fix their drinking water supplies, some of which have been contaminated ...

How to unlock the traditional science of Indigenous Australians

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How to unlock the traditional science of Indigenous Australians  - The divide between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians is still undeniably wide, with Indigenous Australians consistently losing out in health, ...

Indigenous community rebuilds after Lam

Indigenous community rebuilds after Lam  - For the first time, building materials for remote houses are being made locally in Northeast Arnhem Land, creating dozens of jobs for indigenous  ...

Half of NT's Indigenous population not enrolled to vote, electoral commission says

Half of NT's Indigenous population not enrolled to vote, electoral commission says  - Half of the Northern Territory's Indigenous population is not enrolled to vote in the upcoming federal election, the Australian Electoral Commission has ...

We've been silent on injustice for too long

We've been silent on injustice for too long  - Governments around Australia are again playing politics with the lives and liberty of Indigenous people. As a nation, we should have no tolerance for ...

Social media and digital technology use among Indigenous young people in Australia

Social media and digital technology use among Indigenous young people in Australia  - The use of social media and digital technologies has grown rapidly in Australia and around the world, including among Indigenous young people who ...

People in Australia were once convicted for being gay. Finally, they have received an apology.

People in Australia were once convicted for being gay . Finally, they have received an apology.  - A change has arrived in the Australian state of Victoria. After decades of living with the shame of a criminal conviction for simply being gay , members of ...

An EPIC step forward for HIV prevention

An EPIC step forward for HIV prevention  - to have PrEP listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to ensure that gay men across Australia have access to this game-changing treatment.

Indigenous Australians' military memorial chosen

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Indigenous Australians ' military memorial chosen  - The winning design for a long-overdue memorial for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans has been chosen ahead of its construction in ...

No easy answers to Australia's Aboriginals debates

No easy answers to Australia's Aboriginals debates  - I was ranting about the shocking disparity in Australia between indigenous - Aboriginal - people and everybody else. On average, Aboriginal  ...

Aboriginal Australians had innovative axe to grind

Aboriginal Australians had innovative axe to grind  -  Professor Sue O'Connor of the Australian National University, whose team ... The findings were published this month in the Australian Archaeology ...

Indigenous Round continues to help Close the Gap

Indigenous Round continues to help Close the Gap  - Goodes also utilised the equivalent round last year to celebrate Indigenous heritage which prompted a significant debate on racism in Australia , and ...

10% of Australia in poverty: Pensioner's pain

10% of Australia in poverty : Pensioner's pain  - We've known for much of the last decade that 2.5 million people in Australia are living in poverty , and this report today is showing the shameful state of ...

National Indigenous newspaper, the Koori Mail, marks 25 years in print

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National Indigenous newspaper, the Koori Mail, marks 25 years in print  - After 10 years with the Koori Mail, Ms Moran worked at a few other media outlets before returning this year as the general manager at its headquarters ...

Sales boom in one of NZ's 'most underrated towns'

Sales boom in one of NZ's 'most underrated towns'  - Mr Metcalfe said Patea was one of New Zealand's best kept secrets. ... "There's a lot of new people come into town which is really good to see.

Push for early melanoma drug access

Push for early melanoma drug access - Anxious patients with advanced melanoma are pushing for temporary access to the drug Opdivo while awaiting long-term decisions. Drug-buying ...

Govt failing 'clear obligation' to children

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Govt failing 'clear obligation' to children  - The debt that homeless parents, and other people in these emergency ... New Zealand was in breach of its obligations to have policy and legislation that was in ... "The New Zealand Government makes all sorts of promises on the ...

Housing top priority for Maori in Budget 2016

Housing top priority for Maori in Budget 2016  - Housing, Whānau Ora and kapa haka are some of the major issues Māori want addressed in the 2016 Budget. Parliament was full to the brim with iwi ...

First of homeless families arrive at Te Puea Marae

First of homeless families arrive at Te Puea Marae  - A new support programme called Manaaki Tangata has been established by Te Puea Marae to provide relief, support, and comfort to those whanau ...

NZ soldiers now on front line

NZ soldiers now on front line  - A Maori won a prize for the best axemanship, a Canadian being second. Several officers, soldiers, and British war correspondents were present, also ...

West Papua: Police and Military Responsible for Human Rights Violations

West Papua : Police and Military Responsible for Human Rights Violations  - To resolve human rights cases in Papua , the biggest challenge for the ... internally, because many people from the police and the military now serve ...

West Papuans, activists protest against Sorong oil palm expansion

West Papuans , activists protest against Sorong oil palm expansion  - 

Kura hourua experiment overhyped

Kura hourua experiment overhyped  - Greens co-leader Metiria Turei says kura hourua are an experiment on Maori children that needs to end. The Greens are backing a Labour MP's bill to ...

Maori in the dairy workforce

Maori in the dairy workforce  -  Maori make up less than nine per cent of the dairy workforce and leave the industry earlier than other groups, DairyNZ research shows. The figures ...