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Preschooling campaign seeks equality

It also means cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, ... View article...

Colonisation Is The Forgotten Culprit In Gendered Violence

Violence against women is not an issue particular to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but it is particularly impacting our ... View article...

BRAMS Elder Program giving back to local Indigenous Population

Sitting with Aboriginal elder Martina Badal, one can't help but be entranced by her infectious positivity and vibrant energy. View article...

Malarndirri McCarthy says Aboriginal-controlled health organisations crucial to Closing the Gap

Speaking to the WA Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector in Fremantle on Wednesday, the Yanyuwa senator said the government was committed to ... View article...

Alcohol policy proposals aim to limit licences near schools and playgrounds

This was said during alcohol policy hearings last week, where Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hawaiki Hou and proposed hospitality establishment Anjuna Beer ... View article...

Charity receives $100k to help secondary students find future pathway

... Māori and Pasifika. "The principles of The Rising Foundation aligns well with our own Bluebird Rautaki Māori , which is our own commitment to ... View article...

'Bring it on': Clareburt taking Maori pride to Paris pool

... Maori swimmer to win an Olympic medal. Pukana often come at the end of a haka, a ceremonial Maori dance invariably linked with the New Zealand ... View article...

Māori unemployment spiking upward

The Māori unemployment rate is at a four-year high, hitting 8.2 percent for the March quarter. That's up from 6.8 percent in the previous quarter. View article...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians and Paralympians ...

“The Connection to Country is saying to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that you have a place in Australian High Performance Sport.” “ ... View article...

Aboriginal women continue to be subject to horrific violence – we cannot leave them out of ...

Before being appointed the ACT's inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner, I had witnessed first-hand ... View article...

Events across the country and new hauora Māori initiatives to mark World Immunisation Week

Te Whatu Ora has also announced that contracts for $50 million in funding have now been allocated to hauora Māori partners to ... View article...

Health experts warn Kiwis at 'serious risk' of measles epidemic as immunisation rates plummet

The rates for Māori are even lower - just 69 percent ... "They're really, really far too low, for the community in general and particularly for Māori  ... View article...

Koonibba set to host one of the largest commercial rockets ever to launch from Australian soil

The Koonibba Test Range was developed in partnership with the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation and brings economic investment and job ... View article...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians and Paralympians unveil athlete-drafted ...

Australian High Performance Sport has recommitted to increasing opportunities and improving the experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

Brand new vacation program for Aboriginal university students

We're excited to announce a brand new career development opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students. The Public ... View article...

Koonibba Aboriginal community space rocket launch

An Aboriginal community in the state's Far West will become a focal point for the country's space industry, when the largest commercial rocket to ... View article...

HDC asks to korero with Maori on hauora and whaikaha rights

Commissioner Morag McDowell says HDC's public consultation is an opportunity for Māori to influence the way the Code of Health and Disability Services ... View article...

'When the ship docks': Publishing the poetry of the late Schaeffer Lemalu

Within the Māori screen sector, it's hard to imagine a more high stakes clash. Mackey is a presenter turned production mogul, a savvy operator who has ... View article...

Why we need more Māori doctors

Why is it important to have Māori doctors? It is important to have a medical workforce that reflects the population ... View article...

Ministry of Māori Development proposes to cut 38 positions

A recruitment pause put in place last year had reduced the scale of job losses necessary, says the secretary for Māori development. View article...