Tag: Indigenous
'Vanguard of change' Jim Downing dies
The Federal Labor Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, has paid tribute to the late Jim Downing for his service to Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Indigenous health at risk from rising temperatures: researchers
Researchers are warning climate change will have a bigger impact on Indigenous people than it will on non-Aboriginal Australians.[MORE]
Aboriginal communities urged to enter Tidy Towns competition
The organisers of the annual Tidy Towns competition are hoping more Aboriginal communities in Western Australia will take part this year.[MORE]
Swiss newly weds farewell Kalumburu community
The Aboriginal community of Kalumburu, in far north Western Australia, is today saying goodbye to overseas guests who shared a special Christmas celebration with locals.[MORE]
Intervention 'a mark of the failure of self-government'
The former chief minister of the Northern Territory, Paul Everingham, says the federal government was wrong to split responsibility for Aboriginal affairs when it granted self-government 30 years ago.[MORE]
Indigenous rangers program expanded
The Federal Government is expanding its program of employing Indigenous people to work as rangers in remote environments.[MORE]
Condobolin woman awarded medical scholarship
A woman from Condobolin in New South Wales has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of a scholarship named in honour of the late Peter Andren.[MORE]
Bourke in desperate need of Aboriginal health workers
A remote Aboriginal Health Service is struggling to attract staff to fill a fifth of its positions, despite one job being advertised for more than a year and a half.[MORE]
Council may make Aboriginal centre share with mens shed
An Aboriginal leader in The Hills area of north-western Sydney say he is concerned that the local council is about to backtrack on plans for an indigenous cultural centre.[MORE]
Police bust sly-grogging attempts in FNQ
Police in far north Queensland say they have foiled two attempts to smuggle large amounts of alcohol into remote Indigenous communities in Cape York for New Year's Eve.[MORE]
Further rioting won't be tolerated: Police
Police are warning troublemakers at an Aboriginal settlement near Mildura they will not tolerate any further confrontations.[MORE]
Indigenous education funding 'must be spent wisely'
The Catholic Education Office (CEO) says a $2.3 billion commitment to Indigenous education must be spent wisely.[MORE]
NT Govt's outstations policy 'on track'
The Northern Territory Government says it's on track to have a new policy framework for Aboriginal outstations by June next year.[MORE]
Forrest still driving Indigenous jobs covenant
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Businesses are maintaining their commitment to an employment project for Aboriginals despite FMG's faltering fortunes.[MORE]
No mandate, no prison: NAAJA
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) says the Northern Territory Government should not build a new prison in the Top End unless it gets a mandate at the next election.[MORE]
Govt pledges $2.3b to fight Indigenous illiteracy
Julia Gillard says the Government will be spending more than $2 billion to combat Indigenous illiteracy.[MORE]
Rights push by Indigenous South Australians
A call for an Indigenous bill of rights is backed by the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement.[MORE]
Scrymgour denies police targeting Aborigines
The Northern Territory Government has denied reports its policies are causing an increase in the number of Aboriginal people going to prison.[MORE]
Intervention leading to more attacks on teachers: union
The Northern Territory Education Union says about 7 per cent of Territory's teachers are on sick or stress leave as a result of violent behaviour by students.[MORE]
WA gas hub proposal has environmentalists concerned
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Environmental groups are preparing an international campaign to try to stop a natural gas hub being established in the Kimberley.[MORE]
Court rules against ending Stolen Generations appeal
A judge refuses to end an appeal case involving a Stolen Generations member, despite the man's death.[MORE]
Land Council welcomes talks on Kimberley LNG hub
The Kimberley Land Council (KLC) has welcomed a commitment by the Western Australian Government to spend three months negotiating with traditional owners before pushing ahead with an LNG hub on the Kimberley coast.[MORE]
NT Govt accused of failing Indigenous students
The Northern Territory Opposition says results from national literacy and numeracy tests show the Labor government is failing to improve education outcomes for Indigenous children.[MORE]
CDEP changes will create 'administrative nightmare'
An Indigenous policy expert says the Commonwealth's Community Development Employment Project (CDEP) reforms will cause an administrative nightmare because two payment systems will operate at the same time.[MORE]
Murky figures could cripple Indigenous health programs: professor
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Information about Indigenous health is badly collected, and it could be giving authorities a false impression of the situation, an academic warns.[MORE]
