Melissa Sweet at website Inside Story has written a long and intensive story on how the media impacts on the Aboriginal health crisis. She speaks to a large host of people in Indigenous affairs, including NIT’s own editor Chris Graham.
It’s well worth a look, click here.

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Bolivia’s first Indigenous President Evo Morales has set an example on how Indigenous Presidents can take a different approach to key issues.
For example, coco leaf. According to Bloomberg, it has been on the UN Commission on Narcotic Drug’s list of narcotic drugs for 48 years. But Mr Morales sees it differently, saying that:
Chewing coca […]

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Crikey.com.au have published a transcript of an interview with Northern Land Council CEO Kim Hill and ABC radio Darwin presenter Julia Christensen.
It revolved around the federal government’s decision to continue funding the Australian Crime Commission in the Northern Territory. But it quickly descended into an interesting discussion on Aboriginal leaders, a debate that […]

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