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Divide and rule | Ignorance is Strength

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Divide and rule | Ignorance is Strength

Saturday recap : Aboriginal Community

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Saturday recap : Aboriginal Community

Saturday recap : Māori | NZ

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Saturday recap : Māori | NZ

Indigenous designers to wear now

Indigenous designers to wear now - In the multicultural mix of Australian fashion the contributions of indigenous artists and designers is often lost but during NAIDOC week it's time to ...

Nursing student to advocate for social change in Indigenous communities through scholarship

Nursing student to advocate for social change in Indigenous communities through scholarship - Named after an Aboriginal boy from Australia who left New Norcia, Western Australia , to study in the seminary in Rome in 1849, the Francis Xavier ...

Indigenous women celebrated at NAIDOC Week, leading the way in gender equity on boards

Indigenous women celebrated at NAIDOC Week, leading the way in gender equity on boards - Priscilla Atkins is the CEO of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, and continues to sit on a number of national and local boards both in the ...

Australian police chief apologises to indigenous people for 'historical wounds'

Australian police chief apologises to indigenous people for 'historical wounds' - An Australian state police chief has made a historic apology to indigenous people who are over-represented in prisons and vowed to improve race ...

How diving for abalone could have landed this great-grandfather in prison

How diving for abalone could have landed this great-grandfather in prison -  Australia's first Indigenous special counsel, Tony McAvoy, represented Mr Mason in his matter, as well as two other local men charged with similar ...

The forgotten Aboriginal names for 10 of Melbourne's suburbs

The forgotten Aboriginal names for 10 of Melbourne's suburbs - Ten previously forgotten Aboriginal names for 19th century sites and suburbs .... Aboriginal languages in Victoria had sounds not used in English which ... Edward M. Curr, in his 1887 book The Australian Race, recorded the name for ...

LGBTI people reveal why they'll be protesting Trump's visit to London

LGBTI people reveal why they'll be protesting Trump's visit to London -  LGBTI people are going to be marching to protest President Donald Trump's protest to London tomorrow (13 July). Over 70,000 people are expected ...

Trump administration may take HIV/AIDS funding to pay for child detention

Trump administration may take HIV/AIDS funding to pay for child detention - In May, he introduced a new gag rule affecting women and LGBTI people's access. They also have plans to roll back an Obama-era policy prohibting ...

Countries where same-sex marriage is legal; will India enter the list?

Countries where same-sex marriage is legal; will India enter the list? - The love that dare not speak its name Around the world, Australia is one of the latest ... Here is a list of countries where same-sex marriage is legal: ...

Dublin LBGT Film Festival 'Gaze' Announces Line-Up

Dublin LBGT Film Festival 'Gaze' Announces Line-Up - Riot, shining a spotlight on Australia's gay and lesbian rights movement kicks off the festival. Also, screening are two music docs. Tranny Fag focuses ...

New era in broadcasting – or more of the same?

New era in broadcasting – or more of the same? - “It's the beginning of a new era,” said broadcasting and digital media ... such as Maori and Pacific Peoples, children and regional New Zealand .”.

Māori and Moriori ancestral remains offered respect

Māori and Moriori ancestral remains offered respect -  Māori and Moriori ancestral remains offered respect and dignity. On Friday 13 July, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa will hold a ...

Why New Zealanders are feeling the hard edge of Australia's deportation policy

Why New Zealanders are feeling the hard edge of Australia's deportation policy - This change in the law has had a disproportionate impact on New Zealanders , particularly those of Maori or Pacific Island descent. In the past two ...

Maori on list for extra radio content funding

Maori on list for extra radio content funding -  Maori on list for extra radio content funding. Radio New Zealand and New Zealand on Air have been asked to team up to oversee a new $6 million ...

New facts unearthed about impact of Polynesian settlement on New Zealand's fauna

New facts unearthed about impact of Polynesian settlement on New Zealand's fauna - A new study has shed new light on the impact of 750 years of Polynesian ... Other species mentioned in the study include the New Zealand Fur Seal, ... The Maori hunted many of the archipelago's endemic animals, including the ...

Youth voice important for Justice reforms - lawyer

Youth voice important for Justice reforms - lawyer - Māori members say "significant" change is needed but to work it must work for ... Despite making up 15-percent of NZ's population Māori account for ...