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Ignorance sank Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who would represent the views of Indigenous communities. The suggestion was to amend Australia's ... View article...

SA Aboriginal leaders call for community to come together following resounding No vote

In South Australia, senior Aboriginal leaders are calling for the community to learn from the referendum and come together. View article...

Why the Voice referendum failed and what Indigenous Australia wants to happen next

... Aboriginal communities. “I felt sad for the Yes vote, but also I'm ... In 2016 and 2017, Alyawarre woman Aunty Pat Anderson, led a series of dialogues ... View article...

As Australia, New Zealand go to the polls on October 14, are indigenous rights at stake?

'Profoundly dangerous' misinformation has brought racial issues to the forefront of both polls, resulting in 'nasty' election tone and exposing ... View article...

Largest Aboriginal town's music fest marks 10 years

ORGANISERS of a unique musical festival hosted by Australia's largest Aboriginal community promise to continue the event's century-old tradition ... View article...

A guide to terminology when referring to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

' Aboriginal ' refers to mob on the mainland of Australia, and in Tasmania. 'Torres Strait Islander' refers to mob from the Torres Strait Islands. These ... View article...

Why Australia Plans an Indigenous 'Voice' Referendum

There is archaeological evidence that Aboriginal people on the mainland and Torres Strait Islanders off the northern coast have been around for more ... View article...

Voting Yes a practical way to close gap

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of Australia: There is to be an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. The ... View article...

Australian Aboriginal child separation at 'devastating rates': Commissioner

An Aboriginal Commissioner has warned that Australia risks another Stolen Generation if the current “devastating rates” of Aboriginal children ... View article...

SA Aboriginal children entering care at 'alarming' rates, report finds

Aboriginal children will enter state care at rates similar to those of the Stolen Generation unless change is made, South Australia's Aboriginal  ... View article...

How churches are responding to the proposed Indigenous Voice to ...

looks at how Christian churches in Australia are engaging with the upcoming referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

Australia begins early voting for indigenous voice referendum

The constitutional recognition of Aboriginal peoples was a key promise in Prime Minister Albanese's 2022 election campaign. Indigenous peoples, ... View article...

Australia spends less on Indigenous affairs than you think: study

The Lowitja Institute says only 6 per cent of the federal budget is spent on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. View article...

7 ways to look after yourself and your community before and after the Voice referendum

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience worse health and wellbeing outcomes than non-Indigenous people in Australia. A government ... View article...

Vogue model and mentor Elaine George's legacy

'This is Elaine. This is the first Aboriginal on Vogue'. Elaine George was scouted at 17 and soon after became Vogue Australia's inaugural First ... View article...

Polls show Australia Indigenous referendum support slipping, likely to fail

The referendum debate has divided opinions with supporters arguing the Voice will bring progress for the Aboriginal community, while opponents say it ... View article...

The Uluru Statement, Aboriginal Sovereignty and Australian Law

The last census recorded 984,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. As there are anywhere from 250 to 680 tribes, the size of ... View article...

Indigenous Voices Must Lead Australia's Response to the Climate Crisis

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, centred on the voices of Indigenous community leaders and advocates.  View article...

Outback Aboriginal Town 'Forgotten' In Australia's Rights Vote

... Aboriginal rights will help their "forgotten" community. Binjari, home to an impoverished, almost entirely Aboriginal population of about 300 ... View article...

Aboriginal Surgeon Urges Medical Community for Yes Vote

Professor Kelvin Kong is a Worimi man, AMA member, the recipient of the AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarship in 1997, Australia's first Aboriginal  ... View article...

Maori man kicked out of pub for having face tattoos

A pub in Perth, Australia is accused of refusing service to the Maori war veteran from New Zealand after he and his wife tried to have dinner at their ... View article...

Australia's Indigenous rights referendum loses steam

Supporters of Voice speak at the Aboriginal Advancement League in Melbourne Aboriginal people make up 3.2% of Australia's population and have ... View article...

The vote that will change Australia: Inside the Voice referendum

... to change the Constitution to recognise its First Peoples by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. View article...

As Australia braces for bushfire season, Indigenous 'cultural burning' makes a comeback

The technique - taught by the Jagun Alliance Aboriginal Corporation (Jagun)- is a more discriminate method than standard hazard reduction burning ... View article...

Australia's Historic 'Whites Only Policies' And 'Aboriginal Voice In Parliament' Vote

The world awaits the decision of Australia's voters, on October 14th, of a long-time coming reconciliation with the nation's Aboriginal peoples, ... View article...