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Many Indigenous children still burdened by disadvantage in Australia

Australia may not seem like a country struggling with child welfare issues, however throughout its history Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

Why keep silent?': China to target Australia's human rights record

Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar, Aged Care Minister Richard ... View article...

Patty Mills launches new initiative for Indigenous Australians

Patty Mills launches new initiative for Indigenous Australians ... and economic conditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia . View article...

They accused police of kidnapping, but felt like they were put on trial. Now the 'Pinkenba Six' boys ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people make up 55 per cent of Australia's youth prison population. Amanda Porter, a criminologist and ... View article...

New Zealand Police introduce hijab to uniform, first officer to wear it feels ''proud''

Valuing diversity is one of the six core values for New Zealand Police - alongside professionalism, respect, integrity, empathy and commitment to Māori ... View article...

Countdown commits to 'game-changing' diversity targets to tackle representation in senior roles

Diversity Works NZ chief executive Maretha Smit welcomed the commitments ... “The combined Māori-Pasifika population in Aotearoa New Zealand is ... View article...

New Zealand Māori to play prospective Super Rugby entry Moana Pasifika in December

Sean Wainui and Reed Prinsep of NZ Maori after their match against Fiji last year. Sport showcases human achievement and unites the nation. Support ... View article...

Aspirations For Whānau To Be Active As Māori As New Kaupapa Māori Investment Package ...

National Māori health agency, Toi Tangata, welcomes the announcement from Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa yesterday of the $7m investment package as part ... View article...

Don't get complacent about your Cervical Cancer Screening

Last year, a report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare revealed that the incidence of cervical cancer among Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

Path forward for historic reform of WA Aboriginal heritage laws

The McGowan Government has set the path forward for the historic reform of Western Australia's outdated Aboriginal heritage laws. The draft ... View article...

Linguistic Barriers in Healthcare for Australia's Aboriginals

Today, Aboriginal Australians face some of the highest rates of chronic diseases in the country. Although Aboriginals make up only 3% of Australia's  ... View article...

Aboriginal Corporation's Mount Isa on country program helping at-risk Indigenous youth

Katter's Australian Party state leader and Member for Traeger Rob Katter said on country programs could be "the most effective" way to work with ... View article...

Whitireia 'returns' nursing students to whanau in Powaiwai pre-graduation ceremony

Kia Ora Hauora, the national Māori workforce development programme which partners with Whitireia to provide wrap around support for students, has ... View article...

Hijab introduced as part of New Zealand police uniform

Zeena Ali is to become the first police officer in New Zealand to wear the ... integrity, empathy and commitment to Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi. View article...

With Progressive Politics on March in New Zealand, Maori Minister Blazes New Trails

Nanaia Mahuta entered New Zealand's Parliament as the youngest Maori woman to ever gain a seat. More than two decades later, she has become ... View article...

Auckland Council promotes Maori design concepts

Māori design leader Phil Wihongi says it draws on examples like the new downtown public space, Te Wānanga, and the Quay Street enhancements to ... View article...

Australia's female prison population boom

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders make up a third of female prisoners. More than half of women entering prison have at least one dependent child, ... View article...

Aboriginal leaders furious over flag-flying 'snub' at Remembrance Day ceremony

We were remembering Australians who died in different conflicts since the first world war, and that includes Aboriginal people . "If they wanted to come ... View article...

Lewis 'Buddy' Kelly's family wins fight to have body exhumed 40 years after death

The family of an Aboriginal teenager who died nearly 40 years ago in ... of New South Wales's response to a growing COVID cluster in South Australia . View article...

Aboriginal cultural centre could find a home at Perth Concert Hall car park

A major Aboriginal arts facility has long been touted for the CBD, with former Premier Colin Barnett once advocating for such a building in Elizabeth ... View article...