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Elders Village Redefines First Nations Retirement Living

An Aboriginal housing provider has helped launch one of the first purpose-built Elders' retirement villages in Australia. The Aboriginal Community ... View article...

Research Uncovers Cancer Screening Disparity Among First Nations

A study by The University of Western Australia has found disparities in cancer screenings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the. View article...

Why don't people care about Australia's native rodents? The problem could be their ugly names

The common names of Australian animals often originate in Aboriginal languages, and beneficially so. Continuing use of names such as kangaroo and ... View article...

NAAJA legal aid crisis puts Aboriginal accused at risk

Aboriginal people accused of crimes in one of Australia's most remote and dangerous communities may be forced to indefinitely represent themselves ... View article...

New citizens welcomed and remarkable residents honoured at Harvey Australia Day breakfast

... Aboriginal heritage, past, present and emerging. Master of ceremonies David Marshall said it was a day of celebration across Australia, filled ... View article...

Raising the flag and erasing the date

... Aboriginal Association. “ Aboriginal community members and non-Indigenous allies advocated for an alternative date to be chosen for Australia's ... View article...

The Australia Day events planned for the nation's capital cities

The Sydney Opera House is lit up in an Aboriginal artistic design. The Sydney Opera House was last year lit up at dawn in the artwork of Kamilaroi ... View article...

Suicide Prevention Community Grants awarded

Community groups and organisations across South Australia have been awarded grants of up to $15,000 for projects that seek to minimise the prevalence of suicide. View article...

Indigenous life expectancy shows Australia still divided by race

Aboriginal men and women die more than eight years earlier than non-Indigenous Australians, according to ABS data. View article...

AI-generated Indigenous art exploiting real artists' work

... Aboriginal Art showing Gwion Gwion Bradshaw figures and Wandjina rock art depictions of the Kimberley Region in Western Australia”. Adobe allows ... View article...

New Stroke Research Targets Central Australian Communities

... Aboriginal Australians living in Central Australia. 'Our story - the On Country journey of remote stroke', led by Dr Anna Holwell from Alice ... View article...

Woolworths forced to clarify commitment to fly the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags ...

One of Australia's largest supermarket chain has been forced to clarify its commitment to fly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. View article...

Wonders Of Western Australia: Where To Go And More

The largest state in Australia, and the second largest in the world, Western Australia has opened itself up to be the new tourism destination for Indian travellers. With new attractions, hotels, and a brand new stadium ... View article...

Addressing Health Inequities Faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Australia

Learn about the health disparities faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, and the urgent need to address these ... View article...

New health care education program improves communication between clinicians, Aboriginal patients

A new health care education program developed in rural Western Australia is breaking down communication barriers between clinicians and Aboriginal  ... View article...

Heartbreaking cause of death is revealed for female cop found dead inside Port Adelaide ...

The grandmother is lauded as a 'pioneer in First Nations Australia literature in South Australia' and was considered to be the first Aboriginal female ... View article...

NAAJA calls out prison conditions as trigger for Alice Springs facility riot

The Northern Australia Aboriginal Justice Agency says the “mass incarceration of Aboriginal people in over-crowded, hot prisons” contribut... View article...

12 Must-Do Indigenous Travel Experiences in Australia

... Aboriginal Experiences, launched in 2018. “ Aboriginal guides will ensure a real connection to their place and open a door to a whole new ... View article...

My great-uncles went to war for Australia but returned homeless. It's time to face the truth ...

Aboriginal children in Victoria are about 21 times more likely to be placed in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous children. First Peoples are also ... View article...

First Nations rangers use fire to care for Country in Victoria

Native wildflowers are growing where there was once only dead grass. Thanks to the work of an Aboriginal ranger group, parts of one of Australia's ... View article...

Maori All Stars prop Shannon Mato reveals touching reason behind surprising allegiance

Maori All Stars prop Shannon Mato has opened up on the decision to honour her heritage despite having represented Australia in two codes and why ... View article...

In the face of heartbreaking defeat, Aboriginal leaders in Australia look to Canada

The overwhelming rejection in a referendum on giving Indigenous groups a constitutional voice has many looking for ways to keep up the fight for ... View article...

46-year-old Aboriginal man dies in WA prison on Christmas Day

A 46-year-old Aboriginal man has died in Casuarina Prison, a maximum security prison in Western Australia.The Department of Justice revealed on ... View article...

Research Amplifies Voice of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Families

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have survived the harsh but beautiful lands of Australia for over 65000 years. View article...

Mullewa healing forum helps put the spotlight on self-care for Indigenous people

Aboriginal staff from the WA Centre for Rural Health of the University of Western Australia worked with Mullewa community leaders to co-design the ... View article...