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Indigenous archives provide window into hidden heritage of thousands of Australians

Indigenous archives provide window into hidden heritage of thousands of Australians -  Lost in Australia's vast archive collection are records of Indigenous people, places and languages, once not seen as valuable enough to bother ...

First indigenous PhD archaeology graduate

First indigenous PhD archaeology graduate - The first indigenous Australian to graduate with a PhD in archaeology will officially toss his cap at a graduation ceremony at Flinders University on ...

Cats are both solid and liquid — and other surprising tidbits of science from the Ig Nobel Awards

Cats are both solid and liquid — and other surprising tidbits of science from the Ig Nobel Awards - Well, it's a traditional wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia potentially, still fairly widespread today both in ...

Incarceration solutions lie within communities

Incarceration solutions lie within communities -  Aboriginal people make up 27 percent of Australia's adult prison population, despite representing only three percent of the nation's total population, ...

Kim Scott wants to reclaim Aboriginal stories and languages

Kim Scott wants to reclaim Aboriginal stories and languages - He also studies indigenous languages and is equally as passionate in teaching us about the languages used in Australia before white colonisation ...

Brazil must protect its remaining 'uncontacted' indigenous Amazonians

Brazil must protect its remaining 'uncontacted' indigenous Amazonians - Unlike indigenous lands elsewhere in the country, which have been ... of the declaration, with just 11 abstentions and four votes against 

How to say g'day in your local Indigenous language

How to say g'day in your local Indigenous language - Des Crump said there were about 120 to 130 Indigenous dialects in Queensland and about 250 distinct languages across Australia or 750 including ...

$1.1 Million Payment Will Not Stop Ms Dhu's Family From Seeking Justice Over Death In Custody

$1.1 Million Payment Will Not Stop Ms Dhu's Family From Seeking Justice Over Death In Custody - It's aimed at trying to bring about a just outcome not just for the Dhu family, but Indigenous people throughout Australia , who continue to suffer ...

A full vision of the hell of Australian race relations'

A full vision of the hell of Australian race relations' - Pace is no substitute; nor is violence or big swooping aerial shots or slow-motion action. The day dawns hot on this particular Australia Day in the ...

The First 50 Refugees From Australia's Detention Camps Will Be Settled In The United States

The First 50 Refugees From Australia's Detention Camps Will Be Settled In The United States - The deal between the US and Australia came under immense public ... There have been reports of violence and abuse at the detention facilities since ...

Fight homophobia: the Aboriginal people express their needs

Fight homophobia : the Aboriginal people express their needs - They are part of the project I have the right to love who I want! put forward by the Coalition, with funding from the office of the fight to the homophobia of ...

Homophobic bullying in Manchester schools has doubled in the last two years, new data reveals

Homophobic bullying in Manchester schools has doubled in the last two years, new data reveals - Reports of homophobic and transphobic bullying have risen dramatically in Manchester schools over the last two years.

Former basketball player says university denied her a job for no longer identifying as gay

Former basketball player says university denied her a job for no longer identifying as gay - In fact, homophobia is so rampant that colleges go overboard to emphasize their “family” (a.k.a heterosexual) environment during recruiting visits.

Australian No campaign tells activists to play off fears over 'gay sex and gender-bending'

Australian No campaign tells activists to play off fears over ' gay sex and gender-bending' - Five of Australia's most respected mental health groups have joined forces to wage an unprecedented public campaign in favour of same-sex  ...

Christian teenager in Australia sacked by Madlin Sims for opposing same-sex marriage could take ...

Christian teenager in Australia sacked by Madlin Sims for opposing same-sex marriage could take ... - A Christian teenager in Australia who was sacked for saying on Facebook that she would vote 'No' to same-sex marriage is entitled to make a legal ...

Tony Abbott criticises government on energy policy, same-sex marriage plebiscite

Tony Abbott criticises government on energy policy, same-sex marriage plebiscite - Mr Abbott said "by all means reduce our emissions" before saying it would not make any difference since Australia only produced 1 per cent of the ...

Māori Party supports LGBQTI community

Māori Party supports LGBQTI community -  Māori Party co-leaders Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell say they are fully supportive of the LGBQTI community after the party was accused of being ...

Maori artefacts traced back to early English missionaries come to auction in Surrey

Maori artefacts traced back to early English missionaries come to auction in Surrey - A collection of Maori artefacts with an unbroken provenance dating back to their acquisition by early English missionaries to New Zealand will be ...

New Study Reveals Remarkable Genetic Diversity among Papuan New Guinean Peoples

New Study Reveals Remarkable Genetic Diversity among Papuan New Guinean Peoples - Using genetics, we were able to see that people on the island of New ... study of genetic diversity and population history in Papua New Guinea,” Dr.

Trump honours 'dumb' deal to resettle 50 boat people in the US

Trump honours 'dumb' deal to resettle 50 boat people in the US - who has visited the Manus Island camp several times, said more than 2000 people remained "warehoused" in Papua New Guinea and Nauru, 1783 ...