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Prison to wellbeing to education and work – transforming lives

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Prison to wellbeing to education and work – transforming lives - The Labor Party has at least committed to the Custody Notification Service. I have written widely about this service – and if implemented in Western Australia it will save lives – and reduce the sentencing rate. It mandatorily provides a stout advocate, highly trained, to every First Nations detainee immediately after their arrest. Where this service has been applied in NSW and the ACT it has led to zero deaths in police custody. During the 2015/16 stretch Western Australia reported six unnatural deaths in custody, the nation’s highest total rate. But a Custody Notification Service in Western Australia would provide support for an individual from soon after their arrest. It would provide vital health, welfare, legal support and psychosocial validation. The CNS has also led to lower sentencing rates in NSW and the ACT

Midnight Oil are re-forming but Garrett's power and passion still questionable

Midnight Oil are re-forming but Garrett's power and passion still questionable - For example, they used words of apology to the Stolen Generations to assuage guilt and disguise the dispossession and indigenocide of Aboriginal  ...

First-ever cases of obesity in Arctic peoples as noodles replace traditional diet

First-ever cases of obesity in Arctic peoples as noodles replace traditional diet - Alexey Titovsky, regional director for science and innovation, said: 'It never happened before that the small local indigenous peoples of the north ...

Language as identity: Native Indian tribes and the revitalisation movement in the US

Language as identity: Native Indian tribes and the revitalisation movement in the US - Overall, assimilationist education has left behind many Indigenous people worldwide; evidently, they are less-educated than their non-Indigenous ...

Racism in Australia: The stats are clear

Racism in Australia: The stats are clear - These 'rear-guard' efforts centre on some familiar themes such as how Indigenous peoples are 'crying wolf' or 'playing the race card' about the racism ...

Youth crime contributing to the region's poor indigenous health

Youth crime contributing to the region's poor indigenous health - TOWNSVILLE'S youth crime is contributing to the region's growing indigenous health issues, according to Aboriginal elder Alfred Smallwood.

Opposition Labor Leader Bryan Green at first meeting of national Indigenous caucus

Opposition Labor Leader Bryan Green at first meeting of national Indigenous caucus - Opposition Leader Bryan Green joined his federal and state counterparts in Brisbane on Monday to establish a national Indigenous caucus.

Labor Party push to drive up indigenous voter enrolments

Labor Party push to drive up indigenous voter enrolments - Driving up indigenous voter enrolments ahead of a constitutional recognition referendum will be top of the agenda at a historic meeting today of ...

Student groups, university work to ease 'culture shock' for native students

Student groups, university work to ease 'culture shock' for native students - Now a leader in the Native American community on campus, finding a ... on the university to recognize Columbus Day as Indigenous People's Day, ...

An offshore deal for Indigenous people?

An offshore deal for Indigenous people ? -  Indigenous people still lag behind the rest of the country in educational achievements. Many Indigenous people live in overcrowded homes in ...

New resource to help Australian LGBTI job seekers find inclusive workplaces

New resource to help Australian LGBTI job seekers find inclusive workplaces - The Pride in Diversity initiative is called LGBTI Inclusive Employers and involves an online platform showcasing organisations active in LGBTI  ...

Queensland support service for trans youth secures funding

Queensland support service for trans youth secures funding - What we do is important and improves the lives of LGBTI youth,” said Barker. “This is why we thank [the community] for your generosity and support.”.

No paradise for Mauritian queers

No paradise for Mauritian queers - In Mauritius, most children stay at home until they marry. But for the LGBTI community, same-sex marriage is not legal and home is often where their ...

DFAT pays out in fight against poverty

DFAT pays out in fight against poverty - DFAT pays out in fight against poverty ... Australia is the first Government to partner with Google.org to deliver a prize as part of the giant organisation's ...

Can Social Business Lead Real Change in the Social Sector?

Can Social Business Lead Real Change in the Social Sector? - Credited as the father of microfinance, Professor Yunus is here to encourage young innovators to meet the challenges of poverty in Australia in new ...

Alcohol-related admissions flood WA hospitals amid nation-worst figures

Alcohol-related admissions flood WA hospitals amid nation-worst figures - The figure is the worst in Australia and last night fed-up nurses called for the ... Dr Mountain said there had been a year-on-year increase in violence  ...

New Zealanders of all ages are united in their love of sport

New Zealanders of all ages are united in their love of sport - Seventy-four per cent of adults take part in sport and recreation each week and 89 per cent of children take part in organised and informal sport at ...

A Donald Trump in New Zealand could wreak great havoc. We should act to prevent that now

A Donald Trump in New Zealand could wreak great havoc. We should act to prevent that now - It should spur New Zealand to adopt its own written, codified constitution, ... Opponents argued that the ban violated the due process rights of people  ...

Pressure mounts on Parliament to support GM Free growing regions

Pressure mounts on Parliament to support GM Free growing regions - In a recent campaign launched by Pure Hawke's Bay, GM Free growing regions are calling on the Maori Party not to support the environment ...

Maori at high risk of pancreatic disease

Maori at high risk of pancreatic disease -  Maori and Pacific people are more than two to three times more likely to develop pancreatitis and post-pancreatitis diabetes than New Zealand  ...