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Indigenous leaders say Land Rights Act is not protecting them

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Indigenous leaders say Land Rights Act is not protecting them  - He said the Australian government gave little rights to Aboriginal people through legislation, and the land rights act was “now fast asleep”. “The truth of ...

Without your names we won't know how long you live say the experts

Without your names we won't know how long you live say the experts  - Crudely adjusted for guesses about under-reporting, it showed Indigenous Australians dying an average of 17 years earlier than the rest of the ...

NZ natural health industry seen as second best to the Aussies, industry group says

NZ natural health industry seen as second best to the Aussies, industry group says  - The Aussies are beating Kiwi natural health exporters in capturing big overseas contracts because of delays in passing the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill, an industry body says.

Don Dale scandal may impact on referendum to recognise indigenous Australians

Don Dale scandal may impact on referendum to recognise indigenous Australians  - The Northern Territory juvenile detention scandal is beginning to impact on the referendum to recognise Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders in the ...

Commission needs indigenous input: Dodson

Commission needs indigenous input: Dodson  - The federal opposition wants two indigenous Australians to preside over the royal commission into youth detention in the Northern Territory alongside ...

Hundreds rally to protest against child abuse in Australian prison

Hundreds rally to protest against child abuse in Australian prison  - Hundreds of people rallied in major cities across Australia on Saturday criticising the government's response to video showing aboriginal  ...

Aboriginal self-determination key to life-saving health efforts

Aboriginal self-determination key to life-saving health efforts  - Let’s hope this speed is the starting point for a wider inquiry — one that looks not just at what’s happening in Northern Territory detention centres, but why young Aboriginal people are 25 times more likely to end up in detention centres than non-Aboriginal youth, and what is going so wrong in regions such as the Kimberley that Aboriginal children left behind are up to six times more likely to commit suicide than

Seniors' responses in upcoming Census crucial to future policy

Seniors' responses in upcoming Census crucial to future policy  - We are an ageing population and it is really important older Australians are represented accurately in the Census so they can get the services they ...