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TREKKING ACROSS THE OUTBACK WITH A TODDLER


Justin and Lauren Jones, from Sydney, recently returned with daughter Morgan from the 102-day expedition... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 529

CANADA'S TRUDEAU APOLOGIZES FOR ABUSE AT INDIGENOUS SCHOOLS THROUGH 20TH CENTURY


The decision came after a decadelong controversy over the federal government's responsibility... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 265

BOOST JUICE UNDER FIRE FOR CULTURAL APPROPRIATION


Australian fruit juice franchise Boost Juice has come under fire for what many see as appropriating Indigenous cultures of the world... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 805

'TAKING AWAY BASIC RIGHTS OF CHILDREN'


Doctors, lawyers and human rights advocates from across Australia are calling for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised to at least 14 years... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 429

AUSTRALIA BANS CLIMBING ON SACRED INDIGENOUS SITE


Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 437

CLIMBING TO BE BANNED ON AUSTRALIA'S SACRED RED-ROCK FORMATION ULURU


The traditional landowners, the Anangu, have always refused to climb Uluru and consider it sacred... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 5

AUSTRALIA BANS TOURISTS FROM CLIMBING ICONIC ROCK ULURU; NOT A DISNEY RIDE, CHAIRMAN SAYS


Tourists visiting Australia's red center will be banned from climbing Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, after local authorities voted to stop the practice on Wednesday... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 1069

AUSTRALIA'S FAMED ULURU OUTBACK MONOLITH TO BE CLOSED TO CLIMBERS


The traditional owners of Uluru, the Anangu people, have called for the climb to be closed since 1985, when the park was placed in indigenous hands... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 2264

CANADA WILL PAY COMPENSATION TO THOUSANDS OF INDIGENOUS 'STOLEN CHILDREN'


The government will pay nearly 800m to survivors of the 'Sixties Scoop' policy, which forcibly removed aboriginal children from their families... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 857

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TRUDEAU INVITES POPE TO CANADA FOR APOLOGY TO NATIVES


READ MORE Canada accused of 'cultural genocide' Trudeau said he and the pope also discussed climate change... READ MORE

30th May, 2017 10090

A MUSEUM ABOUT RIGHTS, AND A LEGACY OF UNCOMFORTABLE CANADIAN TRUTHS


WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- The Canadian Museum for Human Rights offers many opportunities for contemplation... READ MORE

6th October, 2016 6187

KIMBERLEY'S HIDDEN WORLD OF INDIGENOUS ROCK ART REVEALED BY RESEARCHERS


Kimberley's hidden world of Indigenous rock art revealed by researchers... READ MORE

3rd October, 2016 2421

EAGLE TRIES TO CARRY OFF AUSTRALIAN BOY


A crowd of stunned onlookers watched the enormous bird latch its talons onto the screaming boy's head during a show at Alice Springs Desert Park... READ MORE

12th July, 2016 1791

B.C.'S IMPENDING KINDER MORGAN CHALLENGE IS ANOTHER STRAW ON A VERY BELEAGUERED CAMEL


Government announcing they were lawyering up for a legal challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline project is significant, creating close to total agreement in B.C... READ MORE

11th August, 2017 1715

FRESH CALLS FOR NATIONWIDE PLASTIC BAG BAN


South Australia banned the use of disposable plastic bags in 2009... READ MORE

10th October, 2015 1632

'INDIGENOUS PROTECTED AREAS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THEM, TAKING CARE OF THEM'


The conference is being hosted by the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association... READ MORE

6th March, 2017 1439

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER POPULATION GROWING


A total of 150 Australian Indigenous languages were spoken in homes in 2016, reflecting the linguistic diversity of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population... READ MORE

10th July, 2017 1264

INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA IS THE TRUE FOUNDATION OF OUR MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY


If our politicians understood the accomplishments and knowledge of Indigenous Australians, they might be able to take their political demands seriously... READ MORE

5th August, 2015 941

DYLAN VOLLER 'SET UP TO FAIL' BY CHILD PROTECTION AND DETENTION SYSTEM


Ms Carroll questioned the need for youth detention centres and instead recommended early intervention and diversionary programs as an urgent priority ... READ MORE

13th December, 2016 808

'LANDMARK RULING' GIVES OTTAWA JURISDICTION OVER ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE


However, the ruling also does not distinguish which communities are Metis and which are non-status Indians... READ MORE

15th April, 2016 748

INDIGENOUS SUICIDE RATE 12TH HIGHEST IN THE WORLD


Indigenous Australia would have the 12th-highest suicide rate globally if it was ranked alongside the world's sovereign states... READ MORE

10th July, 2015 706

OTTAWA POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER URGES OFFICER'S SUSPENSION OVER RACIST COMMENTS


In an interview on CBC's Ottawa Morning Thursday, Chief Charles Bordeleau said the comments reflect neither his values nor those of the Ottawa Police Service... READ MORE

30th September, 2016 621

DALAI LAMA SAYS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE MUST MAINTAIN CULTURE


The Dalai Lama at Uluru Laura Murphy-Oates To preserve their traditional culture, value and modern value I think should combine... READ MORE

14th June, 2015 610

CATHOLIC CROSSES PAINTED IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SOLD WORLDWIDE


Protecting the artwork Copyright of Indigenous artwork is paramount to protecting the Santa Teresa crosses, according to Sister Wiemers... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 593

WORLD INDIGENOUS GAMES DRAW 2,000 ATHLETES AMID PROTESTS OVER GROUPS' RIGHTS


According to the Catholic church's Missionary Council for Indigenous Peoples Cimi, 138 indigenous people were killed in clashes over land last year, a rise of 130 percent over 2013... READ MORE

29th October, 2015 583

CO-FOUNDER OF LANDCARE AUSTRALIA PROGRAM PHILLIP TOYNE DIES AT 67


Phillip Toyne, the Australian environmentalist, lawyer and co-founder of the national Landcare program, has died aged 67... READ MORE

14th June, 2015 546

WHY I FELT LIKE I DIDN'T BELONG AT THE LOGIES


When I was 13 someone at my high school said that they thought all Aboriginal people had 'died out'... READ MORE

24th May, 2017 508

HUGH JACKMAN BACKS WA REMOTE COMMUNITIES OVER CLOSURES


Danny Teece-Johnson NITV You said publicly that you only grew up after spending time in a remote Aboriginal community!... READ MORE

20th March, 2015 491

CAN VIDEO GAMES, EARLY START AND FINISH TIMES BE THE SECRETS TO A BETTER EDUCATION?


The Year 5 class at Merrylands East Public School, in Sydney's south-west, is undertaking a unique class project... READ MORE

12th March, 2017 313

BRITISH TEEN RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE FOR INCITING TERRORIST ACT


The Greater Manchester Police informed police in Australia, who arrested five men in April, a week before the parade... READ MORE

2nd October, 2015 199

FACTCHECK: MIGHT THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA PRIOR TO ABORIGINAL PEOPLE?


Not for the first time, the Liberal Democrat crossbencher, Senator David Leyonhjelm, has expressed scepticism about the idea that Aboriginal people are the first Australians... READ MORE

1st July, 2015 197

INDIGENOUS HEALTH: WEALTHY NATIONS NOT ALWAYS BETTER THAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES


Exclusive The Lancet journal and Australia's Lowitja Institute release landmark report on health in the world's indigenous populations... READ MORE

21st April, 2016 190

BISHOP BACKS PM AFTER ABORIGINAL 'LIFESTYLE' COMMENTS


Previous Next Hide Grid Julie Bishop does not think Tony Abbott's comments that indigenous people in remote communities have made lifestyle choices has hindered reconciliation... READ MORE

14th March, 2015 171

DON DALE A PRISON OF 'DESPAIR'


A report into the Northern Territory's notorious Don Dale Youth Detention Centre has revealed an overwhelming impression of disrepair and despair ... READ MORE

24th November, 2016 155

AUSTRALIA: PM ORDERS INQUIRY INTO JUVENILE PRISON ABUSE


Footage of the abuse of six aboriginal boys in a juvenile detention centre sparked renewed criticism of Australia's treatment of Aborigines and their high imprisonment rate... READ MORE

26th July, 2016 152

BLANKET EXERCISE A 'RECONCILIATION TOOL' THAT TEACHES INDIGENOUS HISTORY


Known as the blanket exercise, participants stand on blankets that represent the lands inhabited by indigenous people that eventually became Canada... READ MORE

13th January, 2016 145

INDIGENOUS CULTURE IN THE SPOTLIGHT IN NEW TOURISM CAMPAIGN


It's Tourism Australia's new approach and Indigenous Australia's new opportunity... READ MORE

14th July, 2015 141

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS OFFICE LASHES OUT AT GEORGE BRANDIS OVER FUNDING CUTS


Attorney generals reversal of 25.5 in cuts to legal assistance services excluded the EDO as resources should go to case work rather than causes, says Brandis... READ MORE

31st March, 2015 130

GLOBAL INDIGENOUS YOUTH TAKING THE PLANET IN THEIR HANDS


It was 2009 and a severe storm had battered Kingscliff, her home on the east coast of Australia... READ MORE

26th June, 2016 111


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