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The Indigenous Protectors of the World's Most Sacred Places

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The Indigenous Protectors of the World's Most Sacred Places  -  Around the planet, indigenous communities still guard their sacred places. ... At Kakadu in Australia , Aboriginal leaders stopped uranium mining and ...

Reconciling child welfare with culture and identity

Reconciling child welfare with culture and identity  - At the start of this century, 4000 Indigenous children, or 2 per cent of the total Indigenous child population, were in care across Australia ; today there ...

Alarming spike in indigenous prison rates

Alarming spike in indigenous prison rates  - The figures, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, logged a spike in the rate at which the ACT jails indigenous offenders which exceeded any ...

Older people subject to 'abuse, violence and manipulation'

Older people subject to 'abuse, violence and manipulation'  - President of the Australian Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs says older Australians are increasingly vulnerable to abuse.

Koorie Youth Summit discusses big ideas for young people

Koorie Youth Summit discusses big ideas for young people  - NEARLY 200 young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians gathered at the Koorie Youth Summit for two days this week to connect, discuss ...

Seven things you didn't know about Malaria

Seven things you didn't know about Malaria  - In high-burden settings, malaria can trap families and communities in a downward spiral of poverty , disproportionately affecting people who cannot ...

Indigenous Aussies and women played critical roles in wars, only to face

Indigenous Aussies and women played critical roles in wars, only to face  -    The Australian War Memorial explains, “In Northern Australia Aboriginal and Islander women worked hard to support isolated RAAF outposts and ...

Stop polluting the oceans, says indigenous Australian art in Monaco

Stop polluting the oceans, says indigenous Australian art in Monaco  - The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco is currently home to a major exhibition by artists from across Australia aimed at raising awareness about the ...