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Country's indigenous culture to be valued

Country's indigenous culture to be valued - I FIND it almost incomprehensible that in 2017 indigenous Australians are not recognised under our constitution. For the past few years, issues of equality have dominated our social and political landscape. I can't begin to imagine what it must feel like to not be recognised in the only homeland you've ...

Why simple school sores often lead to heart and kidney disease in Indigenous children

Why simple school sores often lead to heart and kidney disease in Indigenous children - In Australia , data collected from 1991-2008 in the Northern Territory revealed that 95% of cases occurred in Indigenous Australians , with 98% of affected individuals living in remote locations. The average age was seven years old, with children younger than 15 accounting for 88% of all cases. Given the ...

School history research uncovers time when Aboriginal students were excluded from Baryulgil

School history research uncovers time when Aboriginal students were excluded from Baryulgil - A former principal writing a 100-year history of a remote primary school has discovered a troubling chapter in its past. Baryulgil Public School on the New South Wales north coast was founded in 1917. It hit the national headlines when it was discovered asbestos tailings from a nearby mine had been ...

Australians need to band together to save Australia Day, writes Mark Latham

Australians need to band together to save Australia Day, writes Mark Latham - There is no shame and disrespect in saying that Australia is a better country because of European settlement. Today, for every dollar of welfare spending on a non- indigenous Australian , our governments spend two dollars on Aboriginal welfare — not the work of a heartless nation. While mistakes were ...

Nuclear technology unlocks 50-million-year-old time capsules

Nuclear technology unlocks 50-million-year-old time capsules - "Amber can be separated into different classes based on which plants it came from, and the discovery of Class II amber from the Anglesea site could mean certain prehistoric plants capable of producing cadinene-based amber were native to Australia during the Eocene Epoch, which is something that ...

Australia 'failing to meet' HIV prevention targets, facing calls for funding boost

Australia 'failing to meet' HIV prevention targets, facing calls for funding boost - HIV prevention and treatment among Indigenous Australians , migrants and some sections of the gay community is stubbornly difficult. “A package such as this would allow us to go the extra mile, to ensure new medicines and testing technology reach every corner touched by the HIV epidemic.” 

Mark Latham wants Aussies to join his campaign to 'save Australia Day'

Mark Latham wants Aussies to join his campaign to 'save Australia Day' - Popular radio station Triple J recently announced that would hanging the day of its long-running Hottest 100 music countdown from the January 26 to January 27 out of respect for Aboriginal Australians . – a move that attracted a mixture of outrage and support from the community. This division, Latham ...

What are you saying?' Malcolm Turnbull in heated clash over indigenous MPs Ken Wyatt and ...

What are you saying?' Malcolm Turnbull in heated clash over indigenous MPs Ken Wyatt and ... - But perhaps the most emotional exchange was with two Indigenous Australians over the government's canning of an idea to enshrine an Indigenous voice in federal parliament in the constitution as part of the Uluru Statement from the Heart released earlier this year. Mr Turnbull said that would effectively ...

Australian cancer rates: Research shows 40% of deaths avoidable

Australian cancer rates: Research shows 40% of deaths avoidable - ALMOST 40 per cent of cancer deaths in Australia are potentially avoidable, a study has found. ... Although elderly Australians , aged 75 and older , were included in the overall data, Professor Whiteman said the percentage of potentially avoidable cancer deaths was higher – at 43 per cent – when ...

Share some time with older people this Christmas

Share some time with older people this Christmas - Give the gift of your time to older friends and family who are spending Christmas alone. Set aside a little of your Christmas budget to donate to a worthy cause, or give a wrapped present to a child in need. In 2017, Australians will spend $8.8 billion on Christmas presents, half of that on credit cards.

Sydney's NYE fireworks to celebrate marriage equality

Sydney's NYE fireworks to celebrate marriage equality -  Same-sex marriage was legalised by the national parliament after a controversial government survey asked every Australian to vote for or against marriage equality. The result? A 61% 'yes' vote. The rainbow bridge fireworks are being seen as the culmination of an emotional political period. “This is a

The most memorable quotes of 2017

The most memorable quotes of 2017 - Trump tweets about the agreement with Australia , made under the Obama administration, to swap refugees from Manus and Nauru ... by a crocodile in North Queensland," independent Senator Bob Katter's comments went viral worldwide after Australia voted Yes to gay marriage.

Sydney sweeps list of top suburbs for same-sex couples

Sydney sweeps list of top suburbs for same-sex couples - A special Bureau of Statistics report about same–sex couples drawing on data from the 2016 census said there were almost 47,000 same-sex couples living together in Australia – about 1 per cent of the total (the census does not count those relationships which extend beyond the household). The count

Here are the best moments from Australia's same-sex marriage debate

Here are the best moments from Australia's same-sex marriage debate -  Australia's been grappling with the same-sex marriage debate for more than 13 years. It started when Prime Minister John Howard amended the Marriage Act to specifically exclude same-sex couples in 2004. But this year, the government forced the nation into a non-binding voluntary postal vote on ...

In Singapore, it's time to change closed minds towards the LGBT community

In Singapore, it's time to change closed minds towards the LGBT community -  Australia recently legalised same-sex marriage in what was a historic moment for the country. While in some parts, the world is tottering towards increased protection of gay rights, in others, frustratingly, the community is still oppressed. Back home in Singapore, male gay sex remains a crime, although ...

Maori man proposes to Aboriginal Australian partner live on TV

Maori man proposes to Aboriginal Australian partner live on TV - A Maori man has proposed to his Aboriginal Australia boyfriend during a live TV interview. ... The move comes after 61.6 percent of Australians voted Yes to same-sex marriage in a non-legally-binding plebiscite last month. ... But for some LGBT Australians , same-sex marriage is far from a priority.

Hāpai Te Hauora urges action on smoking in cars

Hāpai Te Hauora urges action on smoking in cars -  Māori children are most affected by this issue, with smoking rates still high among our whānau Māori compared to other ethnic groups," says Norman "What this means is that tamariki Māori have the most to gain from legislation which prioritises their wellbeing. What this looks like in practice is important ...

No right to platform for racist views

No right to platform for racist views - An Otago Ngai Tahu leader has slammed his local newspaper for running an opinion column attacking use of te reo Maori by broadcasters. The column in the Otago Daily Times by fishing writer Dave Witherow drew widespread criticism, including a rebuke from Race Relations Commissioner Dame ...

The Future of the Maori Party

The Future of the Maori Party - The Maori Party are in unstable territory with their recent defeat in the election pushing them out of parliament. Following their defeat co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell proclaimed he would not be running for re-election in 2020. Yesterday the Maori Party pressident Tukuroirangi Morgan announced his ...

Cost of Smoking Going Up – Cost of Quitting - FREE

Cost of Smoking Going Up – Cost of Quitting - FREE - 75 percent of those who successfully stopped smoking were Māori which is good news given the Māori smoking rate at the 2013 last census in Northland was 34 percent. Nicotine patches, gum and lozenges are safe, and contain only a minimal amount of nicotine, and come packaged without any of the ...