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Fears of rising suicide rate among indigenous youth

Fears of rising suicide rate among indigenous youth - Four Aboriginal girls have taken their own lives in a horror week in Western Australia , with one prominent suicide researcher predicting indigenous  ...

Australia to force local governments to induct citizens on national holiday

Australia to force local governments to induct citizens on national holiday -  Australia's federal government has ordered local ... The country's 700,000 or so indigenous people track near the bottom of its 25 ...

Five indigenous girls die over nine days in alarming spate of suicides

Five indigenous girls die over nine days in alarming spate of suicides - The tragic toll of indigenous child suicide around Australia has risen further, with confirmation that a 12-year-old girl living near Adelaide took her own ...

Blaming 1788 won't fix child suicides'

Blaming 1788 won't fix child suicides' -  Australia's indigenous suicide crisis won't be fixed by blaming colonisation, says Aboriginal academic Anthony Dillon, who is calling for a greater focus ...

Don't tell me I'm 'too pretty to be Aboriginal'. It's not a compliment; it's racism

Don't tell me I'm 'too pretty to be Aboriginal '. It's not a compliment; it's racism - I wanted to use the power of documentary to address the discrimination Aboriginal women face on a daily basis all over Australia ; I wanted to help ...

Indigenous trailblazers to headline 2019 National Multicultural Festival

Indigenous trailblazers to headline 2019 National Multicultural Festival - Mark Olive is Australia's best known Aboriginal chef who features on television and has performed live cooking promotions around Australia and ...

17 novels any lesbian and bi woman should read before turning 30

17 novels any lesbian and bi woman should read before turning 30 -  LGBTI literature can be crucial in providing young readers with the role models they desperately need or with some insights into a different life they'll ...

Activists fear new LGBT purge in Chechnya after dozens arrested

Activists fear new LGBT purge in Chechnya after dozens arrested - The report criticised Russia's response, saying “Russian authorities responsible for investigating alleged crimes against LGBTI citizens persecuted in ...