Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Indigenous in defence of Australia  - Corporal Buddy Lee, pictured fighting in Vietnam in 1966, is one of thousands of indigenous Australians who have served in our armed forces ...

A look at the faces of Australia's Indigenous service women and men - Although Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are believed to have served in Australia's Defence Force since the Boer War, they are often left out of the memory of our service men and women. Well Serving Country strives to change that, and highlights First Australians who serve in the Australian  ...

Defence puts Indigenous action into force  - The Department of Defence and Reconciliation Australia have developed a plan to attract and retain more Indigenous staff in Defence. According to ...

Shift staff to make sense : She says the departments of Indigenous Affairs and Defence at least should be transferred to the Red Centre. The vast majority of Australia's Aboriginal people - certainly those who would be considered "tribal" - live in northern Australia .

Australia's next generation of indigenous defenders - EMOTIONAL families farewelled 12 young indigenous recruits as they begin their training in the Army Indigenous Development Program to kickstart their Defence Force careers. The group participated in a ceremony to mark their official enlistment at the Defence Force Recruiting Centre yesterday, ...

"The first yarning circle aimed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... Indigenous members in their contributions to the defence of Australia. View article...

Defence warns of costly delays on future warships if Australian companies participate - The Government is committed to creating an indigenous naval shipbuilding industry in Australia which will involve a significant increase of employees ...

Australian War Memorial publishes history of indigenous service  - The Australian War Memorial (AWM) has published an online history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's service in Australia's Defence ...

We will have our Indigenous Australians over 55 as well as frontline emergency service and defence workers." The federal government said the number ... View article...

$6m to tackle suicides : The number of indigenous suicides last year exceeded the number of fatalities sustained by the Australian Defence Forces in Afghanistan. Mr Butler said he accepted the situation in Mowanjum was bad and had instructed his suicide prevention advisory ...

All is lost if subs go offshore The head of the country's submarine builder will today tell a defence conference in Canberra that losing an indigenous ship-building capability will expose Australia to the uncertainty of the global shipbuilding market, where free-market rules do not ...