Indigenous Australians will be asked to develop their own Closing the Gap targets as part of a "refresh" announced by the Prime Minister.
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Aboriginal Australians make up about three percent of the total national population of 25 million, but remain the country´s most disadvantaged community.
Indigenous university student Jerome Pang wants to dedicate his career to influencing policy that will improve the lives of Aboriginal people in regional Australia.
Nothing can compare to the magic of seeing animals in their natural habitat. Here's a round up of the best spots to catch Australian wildlife.
More than a decade after vowing to "close the gap" between indigenous Australians and the rest of the country, the government on Thursday admitted it was still ...
After pulling big stick legislation, government faces battle on new front. This blog has now closed.
A new film follows the global exchange program uniting park rangers from opposite sides of the world.
The latest iteration of the Close the Gap report has been handed down, with the principle focus now on improving Indigenous education and high school ...
Efforts to close the gap have failed because Indigenous people have not had a seat at the table. Scott Morrison has vowed to change that.
Indigenous university student Jerome Pang wants to dedicate his career to influencing policy that will improve the lives of Aboriginal people in regional Australia.
Labor MP Linda Burney is the first Indigenous woman to be elected to the House of Representatives.
After progressing to the 2014 NBA Finals, Gregg Popovich did something special. He gathered his San Antonio Spurs team, and asked the players to join Patty ...
It's a bright Broome morning with a big, blue, cloudless sky, and I've just seen a kid defecate on the town oval. He's about six or seven years old and, once his ...
Now he's preparing to face it. The South Sydney and Queensland star has switched sides and will play against the Indigenous team at AAMI Park on Friday night ...
A group of Aboriginal activists has launched a protest inside the foyer of Parliament House in Canberra.
The Art Gallery of Western Australia is now showcasing Desert, River Sea: Portraits of the Kimberley, an exhibition of Aboriginal artwork from north-west WA.
History has been made with the unveiling of the official portrait of Australia's first Indigenous woman to be elected to federal parliament's House of ...