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“No child belongs in prison”. Australian governments condemned for failure to act on minimum age

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, medical, legal and human rights organisations have condemned state, territory, and federal Attorneys General for ... View article...

Rates of diabetes in pregnancy continue to rise in the Northern Territory

The study, "Diabetes during pregnancy and birthweight trends among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory of Australia over ... View article...

'Coconut' an offensive term?

In Tuesday's Australian, Dr. Anthony Dillon penned a letter to the Editor, ... As an Aboriginal person who talks out against the shockingly high rates of ... View article...

Western Australian government seeks feedback on draft digital inclusion blueprint

The blueprint outlined how those specifically on low incomes, living in regional and remote communities, Aboriginal communities, the elderly, and ... View article...

Panel suggests repeal and replace for Resource Management Act

The report also notes a need to ensure "Māori have an effective role in the ... Infrastructure Minister and NZ First MP Shane Jones wanted the new ... View article...

First regional apprenticeships schemes approved

“They will ensure New Zealand has a pipeline of skilled workers to support regional ... They will support up to 35 apprentices to enter scaffolding apprenticeships, focusing on displaced workers, Māori, Pasifika, and a younger cohort ... View article...

Hapū Ora service redefining maternity care for Māori

Hapū Ora, a drop-in clinic based at Lower Hutt's Waiwhetu Marae, is a collaborative Māori maternity service for whānau expecting a new baby. View article...

Māori procurement scheme developing

Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta says a lot of support work needs to be done to support a Māori procurement scheme. The Māori Party is ... View article...

LGBT+ in Australia

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There are more urgent Indigenous issues than the name of a cheese

... Western Australia, I have seen the plight of remote Aborigines first hand. ... among other things, went on to become one of Australia's first indigenous ... View article...

Supreme Court prohibits Sydney's Black Lives protest, siding with NSW Police

A group of Indigenous doctors last week called for Tuesday's protest to be ... Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians,” the Australian Indigenous ... View article...

Is it cultural appropriation for non-Indigenous people to wear Indigenous Australian designs?

The brand's name is a play on Closing the Gap, which is an Australian Government health initiative created to reduce disadvantage among Aboriginal ... View article...

How to ensure our support of Australian Indigenous fashion extends beyond this moment

At Fashion Journal, we're working with Bank Australia to amplify voices that matter as part of Bank Australia's ongoing mission to support people and ... View article...

Encouraging young Māori into business ownership

Today, the 30-year-old runs a barber shop in Invercargill and he hopes it will be a stepping stone to other businesses. He's an example of young Māori ... View article...

More than 90% of Year 10 teachers don't know the age of criminal responsibility in Australia

There were reportedly almost 600 children aged 10 to 13 in detention in Australia last financial year. More than 60% were Aboriginal or Torres Strait ... View article...

Candidate 'disappointed' after election hoardings tagged for use of te reo Māori

Troy Mihaka, who is standing for Integrity New Zealand in the Rongotai electorate, decided to write the authorisation on his hoardings in te reo Māori. View article...

Racism is endogenous to New Zealand

The national anthem was sung in te reo Māori as well as English ... I was given a pair of rose-coloured glasses. I put them on and clung tightly. I have ... View article...

Australia Police Win Halt to Black Lives Matter Protest Amid COVID-19

Several thousand people had been expected at the protest in Sydney on Tuesday against the deaths of Aboriginal people in custody, building on ... View article...

Non-Indigenous Application To Trademark 'Tidda' Has Been Withdrawn After 13k Signed Petition

Australian retailer YARN Projects has withdrawn an application to ... impact this has on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business across Australia. View article...

'Prison is no place for a child': Australia to discuss raising the age of criminal responsibility

Noongar woman Roxanne Moore from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services says Indigenous children are criminalised at ... View article...