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LGBT+ in Australia

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Australia have advanced since the late-twentieth century. LGBT people in Australia are afforded protection from discrimination and are equally regarded as individuals who possess the same rights and responsibilities as others egaylity.org/au

Poorer and regional Australian students lag behind richer peers, report finds

Poorer and regional Australian students lag behind richer peers, report ... If academic results could be improved by 50% for poorer and Aboriginal ... View article...

Australian Aboriginals to get billions in compensation for land & spiritual loss in landmark case

Australian Aboriginals to get billions in compensation for land & spiritual loss in landmark case Aboriginals in Australia have won a ground-breaking ... View article...

Call for more cops in outback communities

... in Central Australia has called for a new relationship between police and Aboriginal communities involving more and better trained officers working ... View article...

Smithsonian architect and Aboriginal artist design new Sydney plaza

Smithsonian architect and Aboriginal artist design new Sydney plaza ... “The artwork reflects our commitment to recognising Australia's First Peoples ... View article...

New $30 million boost to Clontarf Foundation to support Aboriginal secondary students

Up to 200 additional Aboriginal boys will get the mentoring and support ... There are 26 academies currently operating at Western Australian public ... View article...

Indigenous Hobart crew hoping to inspire

The skipper of the Sydney to Hobart's first predominantly Aboriginal crew hopes they will inspire a younger generation of indigenous people to take up ... View article...

Australia's 'fair go' is missing for one in four, with major discrimination present

A new report, conducted by researchers from BehaviourWorks Australia ... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. View article...

'You wait Australia, we've got stories to tell', Freda Glynn wins lifetime achievement award

The trailblazer behind the first Indigenous radio station in Australia has been ... Freda Glynn, the founder of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media ... View article...

Why I had to quit teaching to get science into primary schools

Every week over 8,000 primary school students around the country are doing science experiments in their classrooms, many in te reo Māori thanks to ... View article...

National's 'dispiriting' discussion document misses chance to push for ...

National's rank-and-file members came close to open rebellion in reaction to hundreds of millions of dollars being handed to Māori. Labour backed ... View article...

Māori Council defends its role at national hui, aims to strengthen position within Government

Hosting the Children's Minister today the council acknowledged it's lost ground as a voice for Māori but is pushing to strengthen its position with the ... View article...

Te reo teacher who inspired generations of Marlburians a 'treasure'

A fluent te reo Māori speaker, a kapa haka teacher, a composer and a choreographer, Chadwick has inspired generations of young people to reach ... View article...

Shane Jones betrays Maori's love for all peoples

The behaviour on display of a man who is also a Senior Cabinet Minister, when the Prime Minister of New Zealand wants to be the champion of ... View article...

Spreading the word on safe sleep, SUDI and wahakura

Māori babies are eight times more likely to die of sudden unexplained death in infancy (SUDI) than other babies, and addressing this is imperative, ... View article...

Clayton McMillan puts his hand up for Super Rugby

The NZ Maori coach has been instrumental in shaping that process and after seeing the 'fruits of the labour' he admits he shares the same ambitions ... View article...

A new, unified approach

Carla also won the regional award from the Maori Women's Development Inc for her Maori trucking business. Businesses are undertaking more ... View article...

LGBT+ in Australia

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Australia have advanced since the late-twentieth century. LGBT people in Australia are afforded protection from discrimination and are equally regarded as individuals who possess the same rights and responsibilities as others egaylity.org/au

Core legal service funding secured for Indigenous survivors of family violence while national body ...

Minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt, has promised a funding boost for legal services helping Indigenous survivors of family and domestic ... View article...

Germany's Saxony State Collection repatriates 45 ancestral remains to Australia

Today, there are an estimated 1,600 Australian Indigenous remains in museums, universities and collections around the world, taken by scientists and ... View article...