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A stage for their voice One of these issues is indigenous incarceration rates. According to a 2011 study by the Australian Institute of Criminology, one in four adults in prison is indigenous and nearly half the children in juvenile detention are of indigenous background. Big ...

Hopes hit film will help reduce Indigenous prison rates The statistics are familiar and disturbing - Aboriginal people make up 2.5 per cent of Australia's population yet account for almost a third of the number of people in prison. There are hopes that a program being trialled among prisoner inmates in ...

Australian art on the way to London Dr Radford says the exhibition will provide a "monumental" insight into the rich visual arts culture of Australia . "Remember this is a British audience," he said. "They're not experienced at seeing Australian art, some of them have never seen ... Other geolocations

Program strengthens Aboriginal identity Mission Australia's Hayden Wood and Shannon Fuller ran the BroSpeak program, which helps the boys achieve their life goals and strengthen their Aboriginal identity. Mr Wood said the boys were shy at first but after a few ice-breakers they began to open ...

New blood soon for Labour Labour's Māori spokesperson is looking forward to the new energy and ideas that will come into the party if Meka Whaitiri wins Saturday's Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election. Shane Jones says the by-election has brought to the fore a lot of issues that are usually  ...

Low turnout will favour Labour in by-election Former Alliance president Matt McCarten says while Mana had the best campaign on the ground, the expected low turnout means it should be safe for Labour, with Mana, the Maori Party and the Greens vying for second. "If Labour lost the seat it would be  ...

New Zealand Web Service Allows Users to Block Location This week, closely-held Slingshot, the third-largest Internet provider in New Zealand with 10% of the market, launched a new product allowing users to block their physical location to access material normally prohibited to those based in the country.

New Zealand reviews infant formula rules WELLINGTON — New Zealand announced a wide-ranging review of its infant formula regulations Thursday, saying it wanted to protect its reputation as demand for the product booms in markets such as China. Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye said the review  ...