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Cases of syphilis double in the last decade with alarms for pregnant women and First Nations people

A snapshot of sexually transmitted infections in the community shows some alarming results. National surveillance data from the Kirby Institute show number of syphilis and gonorrhoea cases have doubled in the past decade View article...

Fossil discovery at Riversleigh tells tale of songbird

Closely related to today's native lyrebirds, the fossil found within Boodjamulla National Park ( Aboriginal Land) provides key evidence that the ... View article...

Family of Aboriginal man killed in Darwin hit-and-run speak out over driver's sentence

The family of an Aboriginal man killed by a hit-and-run driver in Darwin last year have voiced their "disgust and dismay" at the lack of a prison ... View article...

Progress and impact of the Family and Domestic Violence System Reform Plan

It was developed through extensive consultation across Government, the community services sector, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, and ... View article...

The future we spoke into being: te reo Māori as Aotearoa's first language

Half a century on from the first Te Wiki o te Reo Māori , we're looking at the past, present and future of te reo in Aotearoa. View article...

Te Reo Māori power couple want learners to feel the fear and learn te reo anyway

The authors behind the famous Māori Made Easy book series say despite the book's title there are many difficulties and pressures that come with ... View article...

Young speech winners speak of overcoming adversity

The Sir Turi Carroll junior English speaker from Kaitaia's Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa used “savage” humour and an energetic ... View article...

To save its unique and rare birds, New Zealand is turning to AI and genetic research

Both birds cannot fly, which wasn't a problem for millions of years. New Zealand (also known by its Māori name, Aotearoa) had no land mammals aside ... View article...

Culturally-relevant digital health onboarding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

A new Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) funded project aims to make it easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients ... View article...

Aboriginal leaders mark UNDRIP anniversary with call for urgent action

Aboriginal leaders issued a joint statement commemorating the 18th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly's adoption of the UN ... View article...

Māori women launch Matiti, an organic winemaking first

Three years in the making, Aotearoa's first organic wine by an all-female Māori collective launches this week. The French may have terroir, ... View article...

'Being asked to quantify Māoridom': Keisha Castle-Hughes on the distress getting daughter ...

Senior ministers have since emphatically rejected claims that Māori should be eligible for citizenship to Aotearoa New Zealand, the country they ... View article...

NT Aboriginal leadership circle program opens for applications

The Northern Territory Government is inviting Aboriginal Territorians to take part in the First Circles Leadership Program, a flagship initiative ... View article...

Climate report warns First Nations communities face greatest risks

Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment warns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples face unique risks from climate change, ... View article...

How coalition MPs plan to vote on their Māori ward referendums

As New Zealanders go to the polls for local elections, residents and ratepayers of 42 councils will also be asked to vote on whether to retain a ... View article...

Keeping The Waka Level: Jim Edmonds Stands Again For Raki Māori Seat

At 76, the Golden Shears winner has dedicated his life to serving whānau, hapū and iwi, and is determined to have Māori voices heard and respected ... View article...

Reaching through time: uncovering Aboriginal history

Reaching Through Time reveals the cataclysmic impact of colonisation on Aboriginal families and how this ripples through to the present. It also ... View article...

Inquest hears prison system failed Aboriginal inmate before he died

A Victorian coronial inquest into the death of an Aboriginal prisoner has heard his cognitive impairment should have been identified and reported much ... View article...

Feral animal shooting program heralds results

... nearly 300 feral animals from the Boonalla Aboriginal Area over winter, locking in greater protection for the environment and Aboriginal sites. View article...

New book details how 19-year-old Aboriginal man's death exposed police racism in ...

Simmering racial tensions, a botched arrest on Aboriginal land and a fatal police shooting of a First Nations teenager. View article...