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Almost all living people outside of Africa trace back to a single migration more than 50000 years ago

Almost all living people outside of Africa trace back to a single migration more than 50000 years ago - One study argues that an earlier wave of modern humans contributed traces to the genomes of living people from Papua New Guinea. And perhaps ...

Māori and Pacific Early Career Academic Programme

Māori and Pacific Early Career Academic Programme - Following a successful pilot programme in 2015, the 2017 Early Career Academic Programme will enable up to six Māori and/or Pacific scholars to ...

Iwi critical for Te Tai Poutini growth

Iwi critical for Te Tai Poutini growth -  Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says Maori land incorporations, runanga and iwi are involved in social and regional development ...

Māori Party housing plan complete failure

Māori Party housing plan complete failure -  The Māori Party's housing plan to put more Māori into more homes has been a complete failure with fewer than five loans granted per year, says ...

Poll shows most Aussies want marriage equality resolved in Parliament

Poll shows most Aussies want marriage equality resolved in Parliament - The latest Essential Poll on the issue of marriage equality has revealed that most Australians support equal marriage rights and would prefer to see it ...

Australian newspaper prints cartoon which compares gay people to the Nazis

Australian newspaper prints cartoon which compares gay people to the Nazis - An Australian newspaper has caused outrage after it published a cartoon by controversial right-wing cartoonist Bill Leak depicting a rainbow coloured ...

An open letter to my aboriginal compatriots

An open letter to my aboriginal compatriots - Not only are both indigenous and non- indigenous populations evolving fast, they are also merging. According to an Australian National University ...

Boomerangs Were Lethal Weapons of War, Skeleton Suggests

Boomerangs Were Lethal Weapons of War, Skeleton Suggests -  At first the story seemed clear enough. When an Aboriginal man's skeleton was found beside an Australian river bank two years ago, the long gash in ..

World Suicide Prevention Day Wrap Up

World Suicide Prevention Day Wrap Up - As we move into the days and weeks following World Suicide Prevention Day I want to reiterate that, on the weekend, and every day we acknowledge ...

Indigenous recognition deserves serious debate. Andrew Bolt shouldn't be part of it

Indigenous recognition deserves serious debate. Andrew Bolt shouldn't be part of it - Soon you will be asked to vote in a referendum to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution,” the voiceover reads. “This referendum will ...

Why do we ignore our Indigenous culture?

Why do we ignore our Indigenous culture? - Ignoring our Aboriginal heritage doesn't make us more progressive as a ... Australia is a vast country identified by stunning landscapes, flora and ...

Capitalising on a Culturally-Diverse Workplace

Capitalising on a Culturally-Diverse Workplace - Half of Australia's population were born overseas or have a parent who was ... We're now working with national and international organisations on a ...

Science is verifying traditional 'Mother Earth' mythology: David Suzuki

Science is verifying traditional 'Mother Earth' mythology: David Suzuki - This is one of many of the arguments that renowned Canadian scientist, environmentalist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki will bring to the AG Society Gala Awards this 27 October, where he will be appearing as special guest speaker before an audience of Australian environmentalists, adventurers and their supporters.

Domestic violence levels in Northern Territory 'horrendous', says coroner

Domestic violence levels in Northern Territory 'horrendous', says coroner - Violence in Indigenous communities, in particular, is “literally out of control” and women are living terrible lives and enduring horrifying deaths, judge Greg Cavanagh said.

Restaurant Thought It Was A Good Idea To Have A 'Colonial Era' Theme

Restaurant Thought It Was A Good Idea To Have A 'Colonial Era' Theme - which is offending the sensibilities of Australia's indigenous community. ... the British Empire populated many areas in the world including Australia, ...

Marriage debate sees spirit of tolerance erupt across the country

Marriage debate sees spirit of tolerance erupt across the country - Paul Daley, The Guardian Australia , yesterday: Indigenous recognition deserves serious debate. Andrew Bolt shouldn't be part of it. Should we also ...

How early Aboriginal Australians journeyed from Africa

How early Aboriginal Australians journeyed from Africa -  Aboriginal Australians have the closest genetic links to highland Papua New Guinea populations, the largest DNA study of its kind has found, ...

Indigenous Australians most ancient civilisation on Earth, DNA study confirms

Indigenous Australians most ancient civilisation on Earth, DNA study confirms - A new population analysis of Indigenous Australians and Papuans shows they can trace their origins back to the very first arrivals on the continent ...

Genomes confirm Aborigines as first Australians

Genomes confirm Aborigines as first Australians - Aboriginal Australians are descended from a single migratory wave that arrived ... Its Australian element was conducted in collaboration with Aboriginal ... cultural landscape, including laying the roots for most Aboriginal languages , ...

New report shows half a million older Australians are living below the poverty line

New report shows half a million older Australians are living below the poverty line - ABOUT half a million older Australians – or one-third of those on the age pension – are living below the poverty line, according to a new report.