Indigenous
Professional Footballers Association endorses Uluru Statement
The Professional Footballers’ Association has endorsed the Uluru Statement From The Heart and called for all the recommendations relating to......
Deadly Connections Launches Healing Houses Project
Almost 30% of prisoners in Australian jails are Indigenous, and recidivism rates are alarmingly high. Deadly Connections is an......
Farmers must work with First Nations peoples to protect heritage sites
First Nations peoples and Queensland researchers say the Queensland government’s legislation to protect Aboriginal heritage sites is flawed. Experts highlight......
Gudyarra – War of Resistance at Bathurst
In 1824, the Blue Mountains had been conquered and the rich grasslands and limestone of the Bathurst plains beckoned with......
New hearing unit to improve First Nations people’s hearing
Hearing Australia’s new First Nations Service Unit will support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families in remote communities......
Controversy Over WA’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill
Western Australia’s parliament was presented with a new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage bill last week, which faced significant criticism from Traditional......
Heatwaves and the Indigenous community
An increase in frequency of heatwaves and extreme weather caused by climate change in Northern and Central Australia is expected......
Amnesty International Media Award winners announced
The winners of the Amnesty International Media Awards were announced last week, celebrating human rights journalism. Topics such as Indigenous......
Torres Strait Islanders call for action on climate change
At the end of every COP meeting the Climate Action Network nominates a country for the “Colossal Fossil Award”, a......
Attorneys General feet of clay when it comes to Criminal Responsibility
The Council of Attorneys General have been deliberating on the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child call......