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Work together to overcome TB

Work together to overcome TB  - With TB affecting thousands of people in Papua New Guinea, the Prime Minister said the Government is increasing investment in healthcare ...

Celebrating Māori Export Excellence

Celebrating Māori Export Excellence  - Hon Te Ururoa Flavell presented Miraka with the inaugural Māori Excellence in Export award He kai kei aku ringa tonight at the 2015 New Zealand  ...

New Māori Language commissioners appointed

New Māori Language commissioners appointed  -  Māori Development Minister, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell, has confirmed the appointment of two new board members to Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori , the ...

Maori kiwifruit growers back industry change

Maori kiwifruit growers back industry change  - He says Maori are a driving force in the industry, and the project will ensure the industry creates wealth for Maori now and for future generations.

New FIFO mining suicide prevention program launched

New FIFO mining suicide prevention program launched  -  Suicide has become a rising issue in the resources industry, particularly amongst FIFO workers, and prompted a Western Australian Parliamentary ...

Mental Health Programs Under Threat

Mental Health Programs Under Threat  - The letter includes 70 signatures from key mental health organisations including Headspace, the Black Dog Institute, Suicide Prevention Australia , R U ...

Indigenous training to push needles

Indigenous training to push needles  - The Department of Health and the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA) have launched an immunisation course aimed at ...

No choice but politics for Indigenous women: Pat O'Shane

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No choice but politics for Indigenous women: Pat O'Shane  - She was the first Aboriginal teacher in Queensland, Australia's first Aboriginal Barrister, the first woman and Aboriginal person to head a Government ...

Reclaiming our cultural heritage

Reclaiming our cultural heritage  - In 2002, after a long history of Aboriginal activism that saw the creation of legal ... and the Tent Embassy opposite Australia's Parliament House in Canberra, ... she had seen three Aboriginal bark paintings in a cupboard, which had ...

Higher home support fees may force elderly Australians into nursing homes, advocates say

Higher home support fees may force elderly Australians into nursing homes, advocates say  - She warned that rather than supporting older Australians in their homes, the federal scheme could force them into nursing homes earlier than ...

Largest asteroid impact zone found in Australia

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Largest asteroid impact zone found in Australia  -  It's a mystery. We can't find an extinction event that matches these collisions. I have a suspicion the impact could be older than 300 million years.

What Does The Future Hold For Internet Explorer?

What Does The Future Hold For Internet Explorer?  - Bundled free in all subsequent versions of Windows, it soon gained dominance, winning the browser war against its older competitor, Netscape.

Leaked document reveals 192 WA Aboriginal communities deemed unsustainable in 2010

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Leaked document reveals 192 WA Aboriginal communities deemed unsustainable in 2010  - Extensive research was conducted as early as 2010 to identify West Australian remote Aboriginal communities considered unsustainable, a leaked ...

Residents leaving WA town amid fears of closure, Aboriginal leader says

Residents leaving WA town amid fears of closure, Aboriginal leader says  - An Aboriginal leader says residents are moving out of his remote West ... opportunities for Aboriginal people in Western Australia ," Mr Collier said.

What Happened When This Indigenous Teen Asked For Hugs From Strangers

What Happened When This Indigenous Teen Asked For Hugs From Strangers  - As part of a social experiment in Australia , Jasirah blindfolded herself and ... At her feet, the young aboriginal girl had a sign that read, “I trust you.

Sculpture Chosen to Represent the History of Australian Immigration

Sculpture Chosen to Represent the History of Australian Immigration  - Morton said his team's design aimed to tell story the story of a country built on migration, from the arrival of Australia's indigenous  ...

Race of New Zealand's Institutions To Entice Foreign Students with Jobs Causing Domestic Concern

Race of New Zealand's Institutions To Entice Foreign Students with Jobs Causing Domestic Concern  -  New Zealand's rising appeal as a destination for higher education for ... employment in New Zealand , but that's not saying it isn't a pathway people will ...

New Zealand Rhipe for new offerings

New Zealand Rhipe for new offerings  - The good thing about New Zealand is the economy is doing really well. ... we could probably end up with another 10-12 people this year,” he says.

Youth smokers fired up to quit

Youth smokers fired up to quit  - The innovative difference of our campaign was that young people , themselves, designed and drove it, which has never been tried in New Zealand  ...

Napier's Marineland says final farewell to their fur seals

Napier's Marineland says final farewell to their fur seals  - After closing their doors to the public in 2009, Napier's iconic Marineland said their final farewells to the last of their fur seals. Mr BoJangles, Pania and ...