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Premier 'prepared' to apologise for colonisation wrongs

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

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan fronts Indigenous truth-telling inquiry for first time

... 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...

Interpretative guide for Aboriginal community controlled health services

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

Victorian premier says she didn't know of brutal massacres of Aboriginal people near her home

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...

Chhour Māori purge 'arrogant and conceited'

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...

Govt plans 'fundamental changes' with education goals

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

Education priorities focused on lifting achievement

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...

Poll puts New Zealand First out of Parliament, Labour could form coalition Government

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

City to explore Kalgoorlie-Boulder antisocial behaviour and homelessness solutions through ...

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

Archie Moore on his Golden Lion-Winning Pavilion at the Sixtieth Venice Biennale

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

From peacekeeping to wars, this is why four generations of the Moffitt family continue to serve

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...

Spears taken 254 years ago finally returned to Indigenous people in Australia

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

Northland Council Continues Four-year Māori Ward Fight In Face Of Government Changes

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...

An essential yet troubling exploration of Māori identity

... 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 executed Māori soldier fight for apology

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 church honours 28th Māori Battalion

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...

Horses are medicine – they're helping give young Aboriginal people the love and support they need

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

Ten-year-old Aboriginal child was loved by his family, not the state

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...

Aboriginal spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 formally returned to Indigenous Australians

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

Aboriginal Justice Open Days mark milestone with free birth certificates

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