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Evolution, not revolution on recognition

Sun, 2015/06/28 - 2:03pm
... the 1967 referendum, which removed the words “other than the aboriginal race in any state” from section 51 (xxvi), that indigenous Australians were ...

Sydney streets blocked by protest against WA remote community closures

Sun, 2015/06/28 - 10:30am
Supporters during the rally against the forced closures of Aboriginal ... as about 600 people marched against the Western Australian government's ...

Read and listen to the “hurt hearts and sad voices” in this new book: The Intervention – An Anthology

Sun, 2015/06/28 - 8:37am
I am moved by the image on front cover as it shows an Aboriginal flag painted ... For example, the Australian Constitution 1901 was written with racially ...

CBD closures as protest shuts down George Street

Sun, 2015/06/28 - 8:26am
The group, Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia, was protesting the removal of essential services and forced closures, ...

Sydney CBD road closures as protest shuts down George Street

Sun, 2015/06/28 - 6:45am
The group, Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia, is protesting the removal of essential services and forced closures, ...

<b>Aboriginal</b> leader looks to Māori for inspiration

Sun, 2015/06/28 - 5:26am
Indigenous rights advocate Sam Cook is in NZ looking at social housing and health models that benefit Māori communities. The SOS Blak Australia ...

Developing the North: Indigenous advocates call for forum to air views

Sun, 2015/06/28 - 1:18am
The federal government will be asked to fund a forum for Aboriginal and ... North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (Naaja) CEO Priscilla Collins.

Child, youth and adult suicide on the increase – it will get worse unless we address social health <b>...</b>

Sun, 2015/06/28 - 1:18am
It is estimated that daily a thousand Australians think about suicide. ... and suicide rates and more than likely to parity with non-Aboriginal Australia.

Mum gets invite to fashion week in New York

Sat, 2015/06/27 - 7:52pm
"I'm very proud to represent Australia with my designs," Mrs Cunningham said. "Sometimes, sadly, I don't think Australians appreciate Aboriginal art as ...

Kyah Simon: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Sat, 2015/06/27 - 5:15pm
The 24-year-old is one of two Aboriginal standouts on the Australian women's soccer team and her status as indigenous idol grows every time she ...

The keeper and the kangaroo

Fri, 2015/06/26 - 6:33pm
The global perception for many is that Australia's national symbol – the ... With an Aboriginal father and American mother, Williams grew up in the ...

Northern development deja vu

Fri, 2015/06/26 - 5:36pm
He said it is critical to involve Aboriginal people in development. ... said North Australia Aboriginal Justice Agency chief executive Priscilla Collins.

Darwin indigenous forum on development

Fri, 2015/06/26 - 5:26pm
The panel will consist of NT Labor senator Nova Peris, Northern Land Council chief executive Joe Morrison, North Australia Aboriginal Justice Agency ...

Tasmanian forests a growing headache for Tony Abbott

Fri, 2015/06/26 - 2:12pm
It is an example of why the Tasmanian Wilderness is shaping as Australia's next ... endangered species, as well as globally significant Aboriginal sites.

Flawed report creates problems for recognition

Fri, 2015/06/26 - 2:10pm
Australia now faces a divisive debate and protracted deadlock over the ... In fact, this is an irresponsible report sanctioned by Aboriginal opinion and ...

Greg Hunt backs Tasmania wilderness activists at UNESCO

Fri, 2015/06/26 - 2:09pm
The Weekend Australian understands that Australia, as the “state party” ... Wilderness Society campaigner Vica Bayley and Aboriginal elder Rocky ...

White paper has the potential to improve indigenous lives

Fri, 2015/06/26 - 2:03pm
The Northern Australia white paper has the potential to be transformative in improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples if it ...

Melbourne Rally Over Plans to Close <b>Aboriginal</b> Communities Draws 1000

Fri, 2015/06/26 - 11:03am
Around 1,000 people took to streets of Australia's second-largest city of Melbourne on Friday to protest against government plans to close at least 100 ...

Port Fairy&#39;s food, indigenous history and rail trail all part of its charm

Fri, 2015/06/26 - 11:03am
This is where the Gunditjmara Aboriginal wars took place in the 1830s and 1840s. ... neo-Gothic churches, visitors get a sense of those early days and an understanding of what life was like in what was once Australia's busiest port.

Linking you into a stack of important health reading – and check out the human rights “rant”

Fri, 2015/06/26 - 8:37am
The House of Representatives standing committee on Indigenous Affairs released recommendations to tackle the harmful use of alcohol in Aboriginal ...

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