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Leaked letter warned of COVID disaster in Aboriginal community of Wilcannia 18 months ago
In leaked correspondence obtained by the ABC, the Broken Hill-based Maari Ma Aboriginal Health Corporation wrote to Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt in ... View article... - ABC
Melbourne Storm And Coles Extend First Nations Pathway Program
“Coles, like our organisation, is genuine and committed to supporting Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander people and communities right across Australia. View article...
How the rollout rolled past First Nations - and why NSW blames Canberra
The slow rollout of vaccines to vulnerable Aboriginal towns is the latest ... This week came the first COVID death of an Indigenous person in Australia, ... View article...
Former Aboriginal commission head Geoff Clark to stand trial on fraud, deception charges
Geoff Clark, once Australia's most senior Aboriginal leader, will stand trial on hundreds of charges that allege he defrauded $2 million in funds and assets ... View article...
Walk ups boosr Manurewa vaccine effort
... 300 in recent days after it said Maori and Pacific Island whanau don't need to book. ... she expects priority will be given to Maori in south Auckland. View article...
Whānau Ora gets multi-million dollar funding boost for Covid-19 response
“Māori have knowledge, capability and resources that Government needs, and are increasingly in a position to uniquely help the Crown meet its responsibilities.”. View article...
Walk ups boost Manurewa vaccine effort
Ms Kemp says she hasn't heard of any supply issues so far - and if there are shortages, she expects priority will be given to Māori in south Auckland. View article...
Māori-only clinics to bridge vaccine gap in Taranaki
Māori health providers are starting Covid-19 vaccination clinics specifically for Māori to boost vaccination rates in Taranaki. Māori in the region have had ... View article...
Humanitarian crisis' in western NSW, as government COVID response slammed
Maari Ma Aboriginal Health Corporation has been contacted for comment. A spokeswoman for the Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt said the federal ... View article...
The first Indigenous COVID death reminds us of the outsized risk NSW communities face
It was the first COVID-19 death of a First Nations person in Australia. Aboriginal communities in remote areas have been pleading with the government for ... View article...
Grants available to preserve and protect Aboriginal heritage sites
Incorporated Aboriginal not-for-profit organisations throughout Western Australia can apply for grants of up to $30,000 for 'on-the-ground' works including ... View article...
Infrastructure Australia's Romilly Madew to unveil key reforms needed for North ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community participation. “To attract more commercial investment, the region needs more government infrastructure ... View article...
More than 50 per cent of eligible Kiwis have had one jab
More than 138,000 Māori have received their first vaccination. Of these, nearly 85,000 have also had their second vaccinations. More than 93,000 doses have been ... View article...
Kake prize to build on Thompson legacy
The award is granted annually by Copyright Licensing New Zealand and the New ... She says Thompson applied Māori design principles to prisons and social ... View article...
Stan Walker to release te reo Māori album Te Arohanui, dedicated to his late grandmother
I think it's a powerful time to release reo Māori waiata." On Friday, Walker will release the first single from the new project, his 2013 hit 'Take It Easy ... View article...
Maori first coming despite politics
A member of Māori pandemic response group Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā says a lack of political will has stood in the way of Government doing the right thing ... View article...
Blak, Black, Blackfulla: language is important, but it can be tricky
Language and references to Indigenous Australia are dynamic and fast-changing. ... He was a world away from Aboriginal affairs but had observed a shift in ... View article...
CDU leads sector on vaccination requirements
This is first for the Australian university sector and affirms CDU's commitment ... Australia and its ongoing work and commitment to Aboriginal communities, ... View article...
The Pilbara's Indigenous community reject proposed Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill at ...
“The people here have asked for more time, more time to consult, more time to understand,” he said. Get the latest news from thewest.com.au in your inbox. Sign ... View article...