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Lesbians urged to lean in at the workplace

Lesbians urged to lean in at the workplace  - THE number of openly- gay female leaders in Australia , particularly in politics and the corporate sector, is so low that the visible LGBTI community has ...

The Western Australian method of treating the 'blackfella'

The Western Australian method of treating the 'blackfella'  - In Western Australia , Aboriginal people ('blackfellas') are being dispossessed of their homelands and driven further into poverty by the current ...

The study on gay marriage that was too good to be true

The study on gay marriage that was too good to be true  -  Australian Marriage Equality director Rodney Croome said supporters of same-sex marriage should not be discouraged from telling their stories and ...

Frank Brennan: the case for modest constitutional change

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Frank Brennan: the case for modest constitutional change  - Will completing the Constitution without making any substantive changes satisfy Indigenous Australians or make any real difference to their lives?

Body politics goes Black

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Body politics goes Black  - The greatest challenge we face in “imaging” Australia is to uphold the idea that there is one image of Aboriginal Australia or even that there is an ...

We need to move fast on Indigenous constitutional recognition says Mick Gooda

We need to move fast on Indigenous constitutional recognition says Mick Gooda  - the backdrop of the continuing debate over Indigenous recognition in Australia's Constitution. There's widespread community support for the move, ...

Bowraville families hang on double jeopardy tweak

Bowraville families hang on double jeopardy tweak  - Not only in Bowraville, but it's just gotten bigger all over Australia , not only indigenous communities but non- indigenous , so it's really great.

Jacqui Lambie blasts Liberal backbencher on constitutional recognition

Jacqui Lambie blasts Liberal backbencher on constitutional recognition  - There is a lot of the Indigenous out there who want recognition and I think this a great way for white Australia to extend the olive branch," she told ...

The Condescension of Ethnic Categories in Contemporary Australian Art

The Condescension of Ethnic Categories in Contemporary Australian Art  - In the Australian context, essentialist modes of classification separated Indigenous art from contemporary art, particularly the work of urban-based ...

The real queen of the desert

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The real queen of the desert   - Starlady said the culture in indigenous communities lends itself to ... with young indigenous Australians are at risk of having their funding cut, too.

Don't rush recognition referendum, says LNP's first Indigenous senator

Don't rush recognition referendum, says LNP's first Indigenous senator  - The first female Indigenous senator for the Liberal National party has said a referendum on constitutional recognition ...

Renewable energy for remote Australia - can our rural and indigenous communities go off-grid?

Renewable energy for remote Australia - can our rural and indigenous communities go off-grid?  - The renewable energy industry in Australia has taken more hits in recent years than a punch-drunk boxer. It may be uncharitable to say that Australia's  ...

Maggie Wronski's health achievements had firm foundation in social justice

Maggie Wronski's health achievements had firm foundation in social justice  - and involved radical student politics in the 1970s, personal ties with Indigenous Australia , conversion to Judaism and an unerring moral compass.

Southlanders design flags, join debate

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Southlanders design flags, join debate  - A Southlander's design may soon be flying from flag poles throughout New Zealand, but many locals say there is no need to change the national flag. More than 1600 designs have been submitted for the Government's controversial $27.5 million Flag Consideration Project, with nine Southlanders already putting a total of 10 designs forward.

New Zealand migration to Australia reverses

New Zealand migration to Australia reverses  - For the first time in 24 years more Australians have moved to New Zealand to live ... New Zealanders traditionally flocked to Australia which had a booming ... It lost 1,900 of its people to Australia between April 2014 and April 2015 ...

Growing diversity increases need for languages policy

Growing diversity increases need for languages policy  - For the four major components of the population —European (and other), Māori , Asian and Pacific— the European (and other) share drops from 75 per ...

Asians will outnumber Maori by the mid-2020s

Asians will outnumber Maori by the mid-2020s  - The proportion of the population identifying as Māori is projected to grow from 16% in 2013 to 17% in the mid-2020s, and to nearly 20% in 2038; while ...

Papua New Guinea tribal clash results in 12 injuries, including man with arrow lodged in eye socket

Papua New Guinea tribal clash results in 12 injuries, including man with arrow lodged in eye socket  -  . PNG police said 12 people were injured by arrows during a clash between rival ethnic ...

Papua New Guinea: "When he managed to get his first sum right, tears of joy rolled down his cheeks"

Papua New Guinea: "When he managed to get his first sum right, tears of joy rolled down his cheeks"  - This hallucinogenic substance not only disfigures the streets – and people's teeth – with its characteristic blood-red colour, but is also paralysing the ...

Māori Party secures essential funding for Whānau Ora

Māori Party secures essential funding for Whānau Ora  - The Māori Party co-leaders are proud to announce a 29% increase to the current level of funding for Whānau Ora outcomes. “Whānau remain at the ...