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Indigenous Picture Books help to tell the history of Aboriginal Australia

Indigenous Picture Books help to tell the history of Aboriginal Australia

Education

Young adult and children’s fiction has long brought us books filled with imaginary creatures and worlds filled with wizards and warlocks....

Northern Territory Intervention an act of war?

Northern Territory Intervention an act of war?

Politics & Economy Social Justice

This weekend, the StandUp 2017 conference saw hundreds of Indigenous elders gather to discuss a new way forward for their...

Stronger communities through self-empowerment

Stronger communities through self-empowerment

Social Justice

Aboriginal culture has a strong focus on family, community and supporting one another. Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, an elder at Utopia homeland...

Ten years on, NT intervention still ‘not OK’

Ten years on, NT intervention still ‘not OK’

Politics & Economy Social Justice The Law

It’s ten years ago since the Federal government took control of many aspects of life in remote NT communities. The...

Australia’s prison population is growing

Australia’s prison population is growing

The Law

The prison population in Australia is at its highest recorded level. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows...

Number of Aboriginal bilingual classes are declining

Number of Aboriginal bilingual classes are declining

Education

In 1974, the Northern Territory government implemented a bilingual education policy for Aboriginal children. For the first time, Aboriginal schools...

Healing Centres could replace drug lockups in Queensland

Healing Centres could replace drug lockups in Queensland

Social Justice

With indigenous people now representing almost 28% of prison populations, many are calling the situation a crisis. However traditional prison...

UN Votes To Outlaw Nuclear Weapons in 2017

UN Votes To Outlaw Nuclear Weapons in 2017

Communications & Culture

The United Nations is about to vote on banning nuclear weapons, although there is one hitch: The Australian Government is...

Could a new vaccine help reduce chronic ear disease among Indigenous children?

Could a new vaccine help reduce chronic ear disease among Indigenous children?

Health

Scientists from the Menzies School of Health Research are hoping they can reduce rates of a chronic ear disease called...

Indigenous Youth engaging more with Native Title

Indigenous Youth engaging more with Native Title

Social Justice

Land ownership has been a big issue for Indigenous Australians for a long time. Last week marked 25 years since...