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For decades, Aboriginal women have fought for systemic reform and for governments to address racism and bias in the institutional responses to ... View article...

The cost-cutting Victorian budget has delivered a win for Aboriginal heritage laws and Indigenous-led decision making in education, whilst seeing ... View article...

Kindred, is a deeply personal, feature-length documentary that follows close friends, both Aboriginal , who were adopted by white families and ... View article...

Representatives from the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation will welcome the Seabourn Pursuit at Ngula Jar Island on the Uunguu Coast and ... View article...

“I came to work here because it was an independent Māori Health Authority. So, if that no longer exists my job is over” Te Aka Whai Ora chief med ... View article...

Ahuwhenua Trophy young Māori farmer finalists Hannah Speakman, Ben Purua and Shayden Gardiner meet at the field day in Mangakino. View article...

Singer-songwriter Ria Hall says she was shocked by what she learned being part of a new documentary on kahu pōkai or Māori midwives. View article...

While this shouldn't discourage people learning, it's important to realise that the constant mispronunciation of Māori words and place names strips ... View article...

Aboriginal remains identified through separate coronial inquests have been delivered, without notice, in brown paper bags to the Tasmanian ... View article...

Vulnerable Indigenous children fighting to be heard in adoption proceedings should be appointed their own legal representation to ensure their ... View article...

A vital centre for Aboriginal health, housing and education is falling apart in Melbourne's south-east despite pleas for state and federal funds. View article...

Aboriginal elders say they've been kept in the dark about stalled plans to build a First Nations cultural centre in Adelaide's CBD, describing the ... View article...

Green Party MP Hūhana Lyndon says her Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill is an opportunity to right ... View article...

Will there be measures for children to excel? Who does the minister consider will inevitably fail? Who are the 1 in 5? Are they poor, Māori and ... View article...

“Not one more acre of whenua Māori should be taken by the Crown, and I am calling on all political parties to support my bill to protect Maori land ... View article...

Te Pāti Māori's co-leaders are endorsing an allegation made by one of its MPs that the Government is on a “mission to exterminate Māori ”. View article...

Too many Aboriginal kids are coming into contact with the criminal justice system and being removed from their families in Western Australia, ... View article...

Aunty Yvonne Kent was a Kamilaroi Elder with many accomplishments including helping to establish the Tamworth Regional Council Aboriginal Liaison ... View article...

Many of the recommendations made by the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody aimed to improve healthcare in prisons; most have ... View article...

... growing Indigenous populations in the country. But in Dandenong, in Melbourne's south-east, a vital centre for Aboriginal health is falling apart. View article...

Comedian Jamaine Ross says he tries to keep his act from being too scripted. The former Billy T Award nominee brings his latest show Hundies to ... View article...

The search for a bone marrow donor for a gravely ill Rotorua boy and how the Maori and Pasifika population may be able to help. View article...

Elizabeth Lewis-Hills' research aims to reduce the intergenerational effects of diabetes for Māori whānau in Aotearoa and improve hauora Māori ( Māori  ... View article...

Our very own Tegan Yorwarth has teamed up with photographer Manihera Te Hei to be a part of his beautiful portrait series highlighting young Māori  ... View article...

It also means cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, ... View article...

Violence against women is not an issue particular to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but it is particularly impacting our ... View article...

Sitting with Aboriginal elder Martina Badal, one can't help but be entranced by her infectious positivity and vibrant energy. View article...

Speaking to the WA Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector in Fremantle on Wednesday, the Yanyuwa senator said the government was committed to ... View article...

This was said during alcohol policy hearings last week, where Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hawaiki Hou and proposed hospitality establishment Anjuna Beer ... View article...

... Māori and Pasifika. "The principles of The Rising Foundation aligns well with our own Bluebird Rautaki Māori , which is our own commitment to ... View article...

... Maori swimmer to win an Olympic medal. Pukana often come at the end of a haka, a ceremonial Maori dance invariably linked with the New Zealand ... View article...

The Māori unemployment rate is at a four-year high, hitting 8.2 percent for the March quarter. That's up from 6.8 percent in the previous quarter. View article...

“The Connection to Country is saying to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that you have a place in Australian High Performance Sport.” “ ... View article...

Before being appointed the ACT's inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner, I had witnessed first-hand ... View article...

Te Whatu Ora has also announced that contracts for $50 million in funding have now been allocated to hauora Māori partners to ... View article...

The rates for Māori are even lower - just 69 percent ... "They're really, really far too low, for the community in general and particularly for Māori  ... View article...

The Koonibba Test Range was developed in partnership with the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation and brings economic investment and job ... View article...

Australian High Performance Sport has recommitted to increasing opportunities and improving the experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

We're excited to announce a brand new career development opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students. The Public ... View article...

An Aboriginal community in the state's Far West will become a focal point for the country's space industry, when the largest commercial rocket to ... View article...

Commissioner Morag McDowell says HDC's public consultation is an opportunity for Māori to influence the way the Code of Health and Disability Services ... View article...

Within the Māori screen sector, it's hard to imagine a more high stakes clash. Mackey is a presenter turned production mogul, a savvy operator who has ... View article...

Why is it important to have Māori doctors? It is important to have a medical workforce that reflects the population ... View article...

A recruitment pause put in place last year had reduced the scale of job losses necessary, says the secretary for Māori development. View article...

Aboriginal Victorians could receive an official apology from the premier once a truth-telling inquiry finishes shining a spotlight on the damage ... View article...

... Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal Victorians. “There is an unbroken line between the dispossession and violence of the past and the lives of First ... View article...

The guide explains the Standards in a meaningful way for Aboriginal community controlled health services by taking into account their context, ... View article...

She gave several hours of evidence related to the theft of land from Aboriginal nations across Victoria and agreed the sovereignty of those clans was ... View article...

Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is calling for Children's Minister Karen Chhour to resign over her handing of Oranga Tamariki. View article...

... Māori students. The minister said she has already met with "several ... "Expectations for strengthened educational outcomes and achievement for tamariki ... View article...

Expectations for strengthened educational outcomes and achievement for tamariki and rangatahi Māori is a shared bottom line. “With that in mind, it is ... View article...

Based on the results, Labour, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori would have enough seats together to rule. View article...

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder will undertake a research project looking for solutions to address antisocial behaviour and Aboriginal homelessness ... View article...

Aboriginal relatives on my mother's side needed permission from an official “Chief Protector of Aborigines ” to marry, and they were sometimes ... View article...

Harold James Stewart was one of thousands of Aboriginal children taken under the NSW government's Aborigines Protection Act. His daughter Sandra says ... View article...

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Stephen Smith, and Noeleen Timbery of La Perouse ... View article...

The Northland council that played a key role in getting Māori ward polling removed is now lobbying against Government plans to reinstate binding ... View article...

... Māori woman to be given the emeritus title at a New Zealand university. In 1981, she was the first Māori woman to be awarded a PhD in New Zealand. View article...

Relatives of the only Māori soldier executed for abandoning his unit during the first world war are now fighting for an apology, ... View article...

Kāhui St David's in Tāmaki Makaurau held a musical remembrance to celebrate and honour the 28th Māori battalion. A dedicated bronze plaque was ... View article...

All children and young people need to develop skills to manage their social relationships, school, work and outside interests. But for Aboriginal  ... View article...

No words can express the devastating suicide of a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy in child protection custody, denied access to his family. View article...

Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago were return... View article...

“While this is a culturally appropriate program designed to provide additional support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and improve ... View article...

Descendants of members of the Māori Battalion will lead Whanganui's Anzac Day parade on to the War Memorial Centre forecourt. View article...

Te Kūwaha, NIWA's Māori Environmental Research team, works in collaborative partnerships with hapū, iwi, Māori communities and businesses to ... View article...

Mataaho Collective's major win at the Venice Biennale showcases the power of Indigenous Māori artists to the world says art historian, ... View article...

A council that played a key role in getting Māori ward polling removed is now lobbying against government plans to reinstate binding referendums. View article...

... Aboriginal groups because a government minister will keep final say over development decisions. Indigenous heritage protection has become a hot ... View article...

Four spears taken from an Aboriginal community by James Cook and Joseph Banks during their first contact with Australia are being repatriated. View article...

The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii was introduced ... View article...

Four spears taken from Australia by a British explorer more than 250 years ago will be returned by Cambridge University to ... View article...

New Zealand's oldest prison, the Napier Prison could be closing its doors for good. Toro Waaka who has operated Napier Prison Tours for 22 years ... View article...

The video projection shows differences between te Tiriti in te reo Māori and Captain William Hobson's 1840 English version. It points to a 1988 ... View article...

... Māori who were overly represented as victims. Both Luxon and Associate Minister of Justice Nicole McKee emphasised the legislation would only ... View article...

The Māori Health Authority came into being because people were taking claims to the Waitangi Tribunal to address the inequity of the system, she says. View article...

Beyond the Broncos provides in-school mentoring and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students across Queensland and Northern New ... View article...

The Commonwealth government banned Aboriginal languages in school classrooms and playgrounds while pursuing a policy of assimilation. The report ... View article...

On April 20, the 60th Venice Biennale named Aboriginal artist Archie Moore and the Māori Mataaho Collective as the winners of its most prestigious ... View article...

It is all about enhancing the lives of Aboriginal people," she said. ABC Kimberley — local news in your inbox. Get our local newsletter, delivered ... View article...

Far North District Council and Northland Regional Council were set to oppose the coalition government's signalled changes to Māori wards. The ... View article...

Te Hāpai Ō, led by Te Rūnanga ō Ngāti Whātua, is a new iwi-supported accommodation service in Auckland that will cater to tāne Māori , aiding their ... View article...

JCDecaux is celebrating its two-year partnership with concept and creative studio Haumi to showcase Māori art and cultural connection. View article...

All blacks legend Ian Jones, 57, is on a journey to reconnect with his Ngāi Tahu ancestry by trekking through the Hollyford Valley in New ... View article...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples highlight truth-telling as a much-needed step toward recognition and reconciliation. But new research ... View article...

Aboriginal title and rights must be recognized and respected, the land and resources must be managed more responsibly, environmental protection is ... View article...

Premier Roger Cook would support expediting a coronial inquest into the suicide of a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy who died in the care of the ... View article...

... Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal students. With delivery across three primary schools and two high schools in the Eurobodalla, Yiridbu Minga ... View article...

The Māori Law Society says his comments breach the principle of the separation of powers and the Cabinet Manual. View article...

Professor Anthony Hōete has been made a Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellow for his advancement of New Zealand and Māori architecture worldwide. View article...

However, He Whakaputanga Moana marks a departure from these precedents. Unlike earlier initiatives, it is grounded in tikanga Māori (customary law), ... View article...

Māori AI and data expert Karaitiana Taiuru believes there are other Māori who have been affected but have not yet come forward. View article...

Historic Victorian treaty talks are set to centre on the state government ceding relevant decision-making powers to Aboriginal people. View article...

... Aboriginal deaths. Among them are the redacted coronial reports of the 557 Aboriginal people who have died in police and prison custody since the ... View article...

... Aboriginal joint management board. Seventeen years ago, the NSW Government returned 4,200 hectares of land at Stockton Bight to the Worimi ... View article...

The meaning of self-determination for Aboriginal people is still not understood by the Victorian government and its public service, ... View article...

Pou Tiaki is part of Stuff's aims to provide equal representation in news for all marginalised communities including Māori , Pacific, LGBTQIA+ and ... View article...

Learning te reo Māori comes with it challenges and starting the journey can be the biggest one. But a new initiative, set up by the Auckland Blues ... View article...

As use of Te Reo Maori is becoming widespread and increasingly popular throughout New Zealand, trade mark applicants have sought to incorporate ... View article...

Māori AI and data ethicist Karaitiana Taiuru believes there are other Māori who have been affected but have not yet come forward. View article...