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Aboriginals against nuclear waste dump

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Aboriginals against nuclear waste dump  -  A proposed low-level nuclear waste dump in outback South Australia is an 'affront' to Aboriginal culture, a traditional owner says. Treasurer Tom ...

More than half of calls to Lifeline from people who live alone

More than half of calls to Lifeline from people who live alone  - Mr Shmigel said that, with the number of suicides in Australia reaching a 10-year-plus high – at eight per day, or one every three hours – Lifeline will ...

People are angry': Nauru refugees blame Turnbull government for man's death

People are angry': Nauru refugees blame Turnbull government for man's death  - When news of the death broke on Nauru, refugees "were crying and shouting, everyone is upset," he said, adding, "I want Australian people to pray for ...

Muslims on what it's like to live in Australia

Muslims on what it's like to live in Australia  - We came to Australia when I was three years old . I always thought Australia was my country until I started to wear a scarf. Nowadays all Muslims are ...

Australian Story: Dr Mark Wenitong, reggae musician and Indigenous health leader

Australian Story: Dr Mark Wenitong, reggae musician and Indigenous health leader  - He certainly plays a mean guitar in his reggae band. But he is also the father of multi-award winning musicians who have played to packed stadiums ...

Yes there is confusion, but it's not from the Indigenous community

Yes there is confusion, but it's not from the Indigenous community  - Last week, the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples released the preliminary results from a survey they have been conducting amongst their ...

Dumped-on Elders down but not despairing

Dumped-on Elders down but not despairing  - Now we have boat people trying to get into Australia. ... Bardioota is 'at the top of the list' to be the site of Australia's national radioactive waste dump.

Cervical cancer killing indigenous women

Cervical cancer killing indigenous women  - More than 3.8 million Australian women aged 20 to 69 underwent cervical cancer screening in 2013/14, the Australian Institute of Health Welfare says.