Aboriginal support demo turns violent
Aboriginal support demo turns violent - While a Māori rights movement in South Australia is organising protest marches about the government's plans to close down rural Aboriginal ...
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100 years on, ANZAC a day of pride for young Seaman
100 years on, ANZAC a day of pride for young Seaman - Plus, this year the military flew Indigenous Army, Navy and Airforce personnel from around Australia to Melbourne to play the Australian Football ...
Brothers fought despite discrimination
Brothers fought despite discrimination - They were three of some 200 men of Chinese heritage who volunteered to fight for Australia despite the discrimination they experienced at home.
Indigenous Australians thank Māori for support
Indigenous Australians thank Māori for support - Indigenous Australians in Perth are praising Māori in both New Zealand and Australia for protesting in solidarity with them over their government's ...
Stop talking about mental health. Do something
Stop talking about mental health. Do something - That's how long the mental health system has been failing Australians . It's the number of years (and more probably) that those in power have spoken ...
This is not about politics; it is about saving vulnerable children from the severe harm done to them ...
This is not about politics; it is about saving vulnerable children from the severe harm done to them ... - The sub-title of that report is “The plight of people living with disabilities within Australian immigration detention”. It is a significant report and much ...
Australian health blogger admits lying about cancer
Australian health blogger admits lying about cancer - An Australian blogger who found fame after claiming she was conquering brain cancer through natural therapy, her app even getting chosen for the new Apple watch, admitted Thursday she never had the disease.
Adventures in Australia: journeys of discovery to Indigenous Australian sites
Adventures in Australia : journeys of discovery to Indigenous Australian sites - What Australians call the Red Centre is both – a rusty wilderness, slap-bang in the middle of the country – and much else besides. Not least in colour: ...
The secret country again wages war on its own people
The secret country again wages war on its own people - Australia has again declared war on Indigenous people, reminiscent of the brutality that brought global condemnation on apartheid South Africa.
Is the Anzac legend still the core of Australia's national identity?
Is the Anzac legend still the core of Australia's national identity? - Unless they were "substantially" of European descent, they could not volunteer for the Australian Imperial Force. Despite this, at least 850 Indigenous ...
UN forum backs fight against closure of remote Aboriginal communities in WA
UN forum backs fight against closure of remote Aboriginal communities in WA - were facing “a discriminatory and race-based erosion of their rights and the attempted assimilation of Indigenous people into white Australia ,” which ...
WWI Aboriginal soldier's service records discovered after almost 100 years
WWI Aboriginal soldier's service records discovered after almost 100 years - The service records of an Aboriginal soldier who disappeared after returning from ... It showed he left Australia in 1917 to fight with the 2nd Light Horse ...
Indigenous recognition in Tasmanian constitution may go to committee
Indigenous recognition in Tasmanian constitution may go to committee - My Government is committed to acknowledging the Tasmanian Aboriginal community as the traditional owners of Tasmania," he said.
New song penned to celebrate Indigenous diggers
New song penned to celebrate Indigenous diggers - Even though [ Aboriginal Australians ] were not allowed to join the Australian Imperial Force, they joined in considerable numbers and fought and died ...
Older Australians open to pension reform discussion
Older Australians open to pension reform discussion - Older Australians are prepared to consider changes to pension eligibility in a move that will provide heart to the Abbott government, which is ...
Age discrimination reported by 27% of older workers in Australia
Age discrimination reported by 27% of older workers in Australia - A survey of 2,109 people shows that 27% of older workers said they were the victim of discrimination on at least one occasion in the last two years.
Unexpected challenges for LGBs in outer metropolitan areas
Unexpected challenges for LGBs in outer metropolitan areas - Lesbian, gay and bisexual Australians living on the outskirts of major cities experience similar levels of discrimination and social isolation to those ...
Most overseas buyers plan to live in NZ - agent
Most overseas buyers plan to live in NZ - agent - She said Chinese property prices were very expensive, and the Chinese buyers she dealt with usually bought two New Zealand properties - one to ...
Electricity questions for future generations
Electricity questions for future generations - A development of this sort would leave New Zealand criss-crossed by ... "We think there is value long term in people being connected to a network," ...
Lest we forget the forgotten women
Lest we forget the forgotten women - The New Zealand Nursing Service at that time was merely a name, ... been there if it hadn't been for New Zealand nurses and people like Ettie Rout.