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Gay Abstinence Is Not the Answer to the FDA Blood Ban  - Is your sex “dirty?” I don’t mean kinky. I mean inherently dirty. Does your sex always transmit HIV or other biohazards threatening the U.S. blood supply? “Biohazard” may sound extreme, but after all we’ve learned about HIV since 1983

First Peoples Disability Network recognised  - The First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) has won a national ... The multi-award winning National Indigenous Times is an independent ...

It's like spiritual genocide': CSG miner faces fresh fight to drill Indigenous heritage site  - A mining company that plans to drill for gas under one of Australia's oldest Indigenous heritage sites is facing a revolt from traditional landholders.

2014 will be remembered as a year full of hostility and attacks against our People  - So here we are the last article for the year – the time has gone so fast. For me it is a time for deep reflection and an opportunity to say thank you to all our readers as we prioritise our thoughts towards another year. Remember we receive absolutely no Government funding and survive only on subscriptions and advertising so you are the ones who keep our voice alive; Gabayiindah (thank you).

Baby boom after five year lull  - The two-year- old was born by caesarean at Joondalup Health Campus, ... Australian Institute of Health and Welfare figures show WA played a major ...

Bungaree, the first Australian : history revisited in Aboriginal art today   - Bungaree: the First Australian is a new exhibition pondering an eccentric and compelling figure in Australian history. Bungaree was an Indigenous  ...

Aboriginal Leaders in Victoria Promote Culture and History of Indigenous Australians  - Local leaders in in the Australian state of Victoria are busy promoting the understanding of the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Is there an ice 'epidemic' in Aboriginal communities?  - The statistics are much more certain for Australians in densely populated cities, but they're far from convincing for remote Aboriginal communities.

Documentary reveals untold stories from Cyclone Tracy  - Everyone from Screen Australia really liked the idea but particularly the indigenous aspect," says Bradley, a filmmaker of 30 years, who also edited ...

Australia “becoming impenetrable” for LGBTI asylum seekers  - “What that means for gay asylum seekers is that… if there is some far-flung corner of their home country where they can hide out for the rest of their ...

Chinese gay dating app grows to 15 million  - By day, Ma Baoli was a high-ranking officer in a seaside city police force. By night, he ran a website for gay people to share experiences and on which ...

Openly gay café manager hailed as hero of Martin Place siege in Sydney, Australia  - The Lindt café manager shot dead during the Martin Place siege that captured the world's attention is being hailed as a national ...

Families we choose: an Australian gay and lesbian Christmas  - There are certainly many lesbian and gay Australians who enjoy exchanging gifts, eating a festive meal and undertaking the more traditional cultural ...

New Zealand has all elements to be like Silicon Valley, say US   -   New Zealand has the main attributes to become a version of Silicon Valley and is on ... " New Zealand is a younger system and has more growing to do, but it ... According to Nolan, a growing number of investors and business people  ...

Call to ban alcohol ads in sport  - The report had been criticised by advertisers as a "feel good" piece that will do little to tackle New Zealand's binge drinking culture. The Ministerial ...

Human rights chair has 'deep concerns' about police abuses in Indonesia's Papua province   - President Widodo plans to visit the province next week to celebrate Christmas with the Papuan people , according to the Jakarta Post, despite calls ...

Senate inquiry whitewashes killing at Papua New Guinea refugee camp  - By February 2013, the Manus camp, which was initially planned for 500 people , held 1,300 people , all young single men, in squalid conditions.

Papua Questions Must Be Answered for the Sake of Security  - Tensions in Papua erupted again recently following the fatal shooting which killed at least four people and injured more than 20. The military and the ...

Sorcery, mob killings, violence against women condemned  - Nearly all of Papua New Guinea's population is Christian, and 27 percent is Catholic, yet many Papuan ... Even healthy people can die of sicknesses.

Advocating Māori excellence   - For Watson Ohia, kapa haka is not just about what you see on stage, it's a way of life; it's something that we as Maori do far beyond the stage, when we ...