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Coming to terms with the past? Identifying barriers and enablers to truth-telling

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have tirelessly advocated for truth-telling as a crucial step on Australia's path to recognition and ... View article...

Get creative these holidays

The Victorian Connection articles feature the people, projects and programs driving economic growth and prosperity across Victoria. Aboriginal flag ... View article...

Dior Black Magic Photoshoot

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal  ... View article...

Aboriginal Child Commissioner latest to criticise Victorian government over failure to adopt ...

"Despite Yoorrook's focus on Aboriginal children and young people in hearings and in recommendations, that focus is virtually absent in the ... View article...

Māori wards ultimatum for councils as coalition government imposes referendums

Councils that brought in Māori wards without polling residents will need to hold one - or scrap the wards they had set up, the government says. View article...

Local referendums for Māori wards return ahead of next elections

The Government is restoring the ability to hold referendums on Māori wards, satisfying a condition National agreed to in its coalition with both ... View article...

Govt delivers Māori wards ultimatum to councils

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced the move, saying it reverses the previous government's "divisive changes that denied local ... View article...

Complete overreach by Govt on Maori Wards and Constituencies

“The Coalition Government is removing decision-making from councils by mandating polls be run on Māori wards and constituencies alone,” Sam Broughton ... View article...

Diversity targets 'cut university expertise', study finds

The research paper states that “for many Aboriginal academics at senior levels, Australian universities seem to be undermining the minimum standards ... View article...

Legal body criticises youth curfew in Alice Springs

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) is pushing back against the introduction of a youth curfew in Alice ... View article...

Why thousands of Illawarra women have trusted this place with their babies

Now in its 25th year, Binji and Boori offers pregnancy, birth and postnatal support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children. View article...

Meet the new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

She wants to hear from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on all things "Closing the Gap, youth justice reform, Native Title, truth- ... View article...

Name switch as Māori health mahi continues

A powhiri at Pipitea Marae in Wellington yesterday marked the next stage in the disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority. Its former chief ... View article...

Te Aka Whai Ora staff handed over to Health NZ as Māori Health Authority doors close

Te Aka Whai Ora, the short-lived Māori Health Authority, has closed its doors. It was established in 2022, following major changes to the New ... View article...

Minister of Health Shane Reti says medical school quota review a check on whether ...

The Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme sees 30 per cent of entries into the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences allocated to Māori and Pasifika ... View article...

ACT/ NZ First (56%) increase lead over Labour/ Greens/ Maori on 40.5% - now at 15.5% points.

Support for Labour was up 1.5% to 23% while support for the Greens was down 2% to 13.5% and support for the Maori Party was down 0.5% points to 3.5%. View article...

Monumental artwork at Freshwater headland signals powerful message

Council and mili mili engaged with local Aboriginal elders, cultural knowledge holders, the Aboriginal Heritage Office and community as part of their ... View article...

Aboriginal elder calls for NT Police unit to apologise to community over ...

Aboriginal elder calls for NT Police unit to apologise to community over 'disgraceful' award. · Alice Springs youth curfew could be extended for ... View article...

Advocates urge more funding for urban and regional Aboriginal housing

Indigenous groups have welcomed funding for remote housing but have called on the Federal government to recognise the housing needs of Aboriginal  ... View article...

WA Babies Receive Nation-first RSV Immunisation

... Aboriginal Medical Services that provide childhood immunisations. Children born from 1 October 2022 with certain medical conditions that increase ... View article...