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Innovative diabetes research grants will prioritise lived experiences and improve lives

“Several projects support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities by developing community-led diabetes primary care models, including work ... View article...

The first NSW Aboriginal Cancer Strategy has arrived

The NSW government has released its first Aboriginal Cancer Strategy, setting goals to improve cancer outcomes in Aboriginal communities. A large ... View article...

Health Ministers Integrate Gap Closure in Mainstream Care

A health ministers meeting communique , issued late last week, announced that a new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health schedule would be. View article...

'Yarning with youth': Our new commissioner for Aboriginal kids

Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Sue-Anne Hunter on giving voice to Indigenous children . View article...

Bill to make English an official language of NZ introduced to Parliament

The legislation would see English be recognised as an official language alongside Te Reo  Māori  and New Zealand Sign Language. It would not affect the ... View article...

Māori grief and Church faith meet in new film Holy Days

Tainui Stephens is encouraging Māori storytellers not to limit themselves, saying it's possible to tackle even the deepest issues with humour. View article...

10 great road trips to get the most out of New Zealand

Ease into natural hot pools at Kaikohe's Ngawha Springs before journeying to New Zealand's northernmost point at Cape Reinga. For Māori, the meeting ... View article...

University of Waikato AI voice project backs Māori-led 'sovereign AI'

The Waikato University AI Institute co-director says Māori must retain control over their own language, knowledge and data as artificial intelligence ... View article...

Next generation of cancer scholars announced

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates undertaking further cancer-related postgraduate studies or research. Funded through Cancer  ... View article...

'Widely loved' Stolen Generations survivor honoured in parliament

... Aboriginal culture, history and language. “She's someone who teaches all of our children about the Country that we're on, about the Dharawal  ... View article...

Māori culture and scientific progress fuel Christchurch's post-conference growth

Delegates ranked  Māori  heritage and values among the highest-rated impacts, describing Indigenous-led programming as “transformative”. This research ... View article...

Stark differences in COVID-19 vaccination rates between Māori and non-Māori, research finds

A new study analyzing COVID-19 vaccine uptake has found markedly lower vaccination rates among  Māori , which researchers link to existing ... View article...

Belonging is not optional

Most significantly, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have endured racism over generations, and their voices must remain central to what ... View article...

Māori AI innovator Peter Lucas-Jones says Aboriginal avatar crosses cultural line

Aboriginal avatar Jarren , who hosts online videos about Australian wildlife under the name Bush Legend , is overstepping indigenous boundaries, ... View article...

The Public Works Act and Its Enduring Impact on Māori

From the 1860s onwards, earlier versions of public works legislation were used extensively to take Māori land for railways , roads , defence purposes  ... View article...

Indigenous teen kayaks the entire Klamath

“I come from a beautiful place and a beautiful family of hard workers,” said Keeya, who is of Yurok and Māori descent. “We know what's right, and ... View article...

How a Christian charity is propping up Arnhem Land after decades of neglect

Aboriginal prisoners make up about 85 per cent of the NT prison population , 60 per cent of those had been there within the previous two years and ... View article...

Aboriginal Organisations Receive $350M to Enhance Support for Children and Families

Aboriginal children and families in New South Wales will gain increased access to Aboriginal Family Preservation, a new model of intensive support ... View article...

Cape Barren Island uses greenhouse and traditional foods to keep fridges full

Nationally, more than half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households in remote areas of Australia experience food insecurity. View article...

Prime Minister pressed to show leadership on Indigenous custody rates

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services ( NATSILS ) says the government's continued focus on dialogue with states and ... View article...