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11:42 AM - 13/07/2010 WA:Alcohol misuse drops due to restrictions A trial of voluntary restrictions on the sale of alcohol in a West Australian town has seen a drop in assaults and hospital admissions.

3:33 PM - 7/07/2010 Place Indigenous children with Indigenous family's. Extra effort will be taken to place Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with indigenous foster families under the proposal.

1:39 PM - 30/06/2010 Prime Minister Gillard Welcomed by Peak Body for Aboriginal Health The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) has welcomed the elevation of Julia Gillard to Prime Minister of Australia. Mr Justin Mohamed, Chair of NACCHO, praised Ms Gillard’s commitment to Aboriginal health in her time in opposition, hoping that it would continue in her Prime Ministership.

3:37 PM - 17/06/2010 AFL identity Mal Brown in race furore Australian rules football heavyweight Mal Brown has described some indigenous players as "cannibals" at a footy function in Melbourne.

1:35 PM - 16/06/2010 Praise for Timana from NSW ALC Bev Manton, Chairwoman of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council has praised rugby league star Timana Tahu for standing up against racism in sport. “Congratulations Timana Tahu on your brave stance against racism in rugby league,” Bev Manton said today.

9:15 AM - 16/06/2010 Boycott the State of Origin Let's Boycott the State of Origin Wait a minute... listen to what I am saying. Timana Tahu should be in the State of Origin NSW team. Let us make sure he is there for the third game and that the players welcome him back. He should not be a victim of racism. Click here to read Les Malezer's complete argument.

2:53 PM - 15/06/2010 Support for Timana a positive step forward The Chairman of the Rugby League Indigenous Council, Mr William Smiley Johnstone, said today that the support that Timana Tahu has received for withdrawing from the NSW Origin Team was a positive step forward in understanding indigenous issues.

9:56 AM - 26/05/2010 Motlop suspended by Power ADELAIDE, May 25, 2010: Port Adelaide midfielder Daniel Motlop has been suspended by the AFL club for one match after he left the team hotel ahead of Saturday's match against Melbourne in Darwin.

9:55 AM - 26/05/2010 Say sorry to Chinese, says Labor MP CANBERRA, May 25,2010: A Labor MP says Chinese people discriminated against under the White Australia policy deserve an apology, much like the one given to the stolen generations.

9:23 AM - 26/05/2010 Hodges recovering, but no Origin return for 2010 BRISBANE, May 25,2010: An Origin return in 2010 has already been ruled out by Justin Hodges despite impressing Broncos staff with his recovery from injury.

11:28 AM - 21/05/2010 Power coach counsels Motlop and Surjan ADELAIDE, May 21, 2010: Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams has counselled key duo Daniel Motlop and Jacob Surjan to ensure no lingering ill-feeling from a spat involving their partners.

11:16 AM - 21/05/2010 The rate of refugee claim refusal is climbing: minister ARWIN, May 20, 2010: Increasing numbers of asylum seekers are being denied refugee status, the federal immigration minister says. Senator Chris Evans on Thursday said several people from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka had been returned home in recent months.

11:02 AM - 21/05/2010 MP stands down over sex scandal SYDNEY, May 20, 2010: NSW Premier Kristina Keneally is grappling with her first ministerial scandal after Transport Minister David Campbell stood down over claims he used a government car to visit a gay sex club in Sydney.

11:00 AM - 21/05/2010 Blues can only hope they're new Maroons SYDNEY, May 20, 2010: If Queensland had lost four straight State of Origin rugby league series, critics would be saying the concept was in big trouble.

2:35 PM - 19/05/2010 Geldof says Australia is stupid BRISBANE, May 19, 2010: Sir Bob Geldof says Australia is economically stupid for importing labour while Aboriginal talent goes to waste.

2:31 PM - 19/05/2010 Call for Qld police chief to be sacked BRISBANE, May 19, 2010: Protesters angry over Aboriginal deaths in police custody are demanding the sacking of Queensland's police chief and a new independent panel to investigate such deaths.

2:28 PM - 19/05/2010 Injured Tahu given Friday deadline WOLLONGONG, May 19, 2010: NSW Origin coach Craig Bellamy will give injured centre Timana Tahu until Friday to overcome his calf strain ahead of next week's series opener at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

9:18 AM - 5/05/2010 Lovett case set to hit courts soon NATIONAL, May 5, 2010: A court battle between sacked St Kilda recruit Andrew Lovett and the AFL Grievance Tribunal could be heard as early as next month.

9:09 AM - 4/05/2010 Australia second best country in world to be a mum: report NATIONAL, May 4, 2010: Australia is the second best country in the world to be a mum but it's a different story for children, a new report has revealed.

9:07 AM - 4/05/2010 Queensland probes high Indigenous jailing rates QUEENSLAND, May 4, 2010: The high number of Indigenous people involved in the criminal justice system will be investigated by a parliamentary committee in Brisbane today.

9:06 AM - 4/05/2010 Can anyone stop the Storm? NATIONAL, May 4, 2010: Penrith coach Matthew Elliott's early call that Melbourne could take the NRL by storm after losing the right to play for competition points is looking increasingly astute.

9:05 AM - 4/05/2010 Tahu, Idris at one for Country NATIONAL, May 4, 2010: As a one-on-one battle it was up there with Robbie Farah versus Michael Ennis, and Timana Tahu says he was happy to turn on the entertainment in his tussle with young giant Jamal Idris.

9:03 AM - 4/05/2010 Aboriginal model takes runways by storm NATIONAL, May 4, 2010: The face of Aboriginal model Samantha Harris has created a major stir on the Australian Fashion Week runway.

9:38 AM - 3/05/2010 Indigenous rep body "a new beginning": Gooda NATIONAL, May 3, 2010: Indigenous Australia’s new nationally elected representative body was incorporated as a company over the weekend, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda welcoming it as a “new beginning”.

9:26 AM - 3/05/2010 Indigenous woman elected to UN body NATIONAL, May 3, 2010: An international human rights lawyer has become the first Australian Indigenous woman to be elected to a United Nations body.

9:22 AM - 3/05/2010 NT budget expected to deliver deeper deficit NORTHERN TERRITORY, May 3, 2010: The Northern Territory treasurer will make no apology to the public on Tuesday when she hands down her "toughest but most sensible" budget to date.

8:56 AM - 3/05/2010 Thurston out of Test match as Storm march on NATIONAL, May 3, 2010: Melbourne halfback Cooper Cronk looked to have played his way into a Test jersey as Johnathan Thurston was injured the Storm's 34-6 NRL demolition of North Queensland on Saturday night.

8:50 AM - 3/05/2010 Prince slips into the groove as Titans beat Panthers NATIONAL, May 3, 2010: Gold Coast Titans skipper Scott Prince showed no signs of rust as he masterminded a 38-24 victory over Penrith in Saturday's night NRL match at Skilled Park.

8:48 AM - 3/05/2010 More money for rep duty would help: Thurston NATIONAL, May 3, 2010: His own future is yet to be finalised, but Test halfback Johnathan Thurston reckons NRL stars might think twice about leaving the code if they were paid more for representative matches.

12:42 PM - 30/04/2010 Prince set to return for Titans NATIONAL, April 30, 2010: Gold Coast skipper Scott Prince is poised to make an early NRL return from a broken thumb against Penrith at Skilled Park on Saturday night.

8:54 AM - 30/04/2010 Crackdown on illegal dugong hunting demanded QUEENSLAND, April 30, 2010: There are calls for a crackdown on illegal dugong netting after the bodies of three of the endangered creatures were discovered in a dislodged net in north Queensland.

10:39 AM - 23/04/2010 Salary cap scandal could have big impact on Origin NATIONAL, April 23, 2010: Melbourne's salary cap rorting will have an impact on rugby league's jewel in the crown - State of Origin.

10:37 AM - 23/04/2010 Aussie kids struggling with computers: study NATIONAL, April 23, 2010: Australian children might not be able to remember life without computers, but a new study shows only slightly more than half know how to use them properly.

10:36 AM - 23/04/2010 Companies fail to report metal spills to NT government NORTHERN TERRITORY, April 23, 2010: The Northern Territory government is investigating an alleged spill at Gove Harbour of material from Alcan's aluminium refinery complex on the east Arnhem Land coast.

10:28 AM - 23/04/2010 Rudd government funds upgrade to Indigenous health centres QUEENSLAND, April 23, 2010: The federal government will provide more than $2 million to fund upgrades to health facilities in four Cape York Indigenous communities.

9:15 AM - 20/04/2010 No scientific basis behind wild rivers zones: expert QUEENSLAND, April 20, 2010: The Queensland government has been advised a key part of its controversial wild rivers laws has no scientific basis.

1:20 PM - 19/04/2010 Young and old of track and field heading to Delhi Games NATIONAL, April 19, 2010: Fifteen-year-old pole vaulter Liz Parnov is the youngest member and 37-year-old Aboriginal sprinter Patrick Johnson the oldest in an initial Australian track and field team named on Monday for the Commonwealth Games in October.

1:17 PM - 19/04/2010 SA government will not appeal Trevorrow case NATIONAL, April 19, 2010: The South Australian government says it will not seek special leave to appeal against a court's decision to grant a member of the Stolen Generations $775,000.

1:16 PM - 19/04/2010 WORLD: Little to celebrate in Zimbabwe after 30 yrs of independence ZIMBABWE, April 19, 2010: Zimbabweans celebrated when a bloody liberation war that killed 27,000 people ended, but as the country marks 30 years of independence, there is little cause for joy.

11:56 AM - 16/04/2010 Drink driver loses appeal over Freeman brother death QUEENSLAND, April 16, 2010: A drink-driver who killed Cathy Freeman's brother when she crashed into his parked truck has lost an appeal against her seven-year sentence.

11:45 AM - 16/04/2010 Sporting stars cheer on troubled teens NATIONAL, April 16, 2010: It's a scene you wouldn't expect at a detention centre - an Olympic gold medallist cheering on a group of inmates playing tunnel ball.

11:42 AM - 16/04/2010 Aboriginal elders join koala protest NEW SOUTH WALES, April 16, 2010: Local Aboriginal elders have joined the call for Premier Kristina Keneally to halt logging near a koala colony on the NSW south coast.

11:39 AM - 16/04/2010 Pearson insists welfare reform is working NATIONAL, April 16, 2010: The Queensland government's welfare reform agenda is achieving results despite concerns it is failing in its objectives to encourage greater parental responsibility, Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson says.

11:38 AM - 16/04/2010 FRC commission not achieving goals: inquiry hears NATIONAL, April 16, 2010: A commission set up to improve parenting in impoverished Aboriginal communities is not achieving its goals, a Senate inquiry has been told.

11:35 AM - 16/04/2010 Brown tells "unlucky" Buddy to change technique NATIONAL, April 16, 2010: Jonathan Brown believes Aboriginal star Lance Franklin must give up the bump despite admitting the Hawthorn player was terribly unlucky to be suspended this week.

11:26 AM - 16/04/2010 Wild Rivers declarations may breach act, inquiry hears NATIONAL, April 16, 2010: Three Wild Rivers declarations over Cape York river basins may breach the Queensland government's own law, an inquiry into the controversial legislation has heard.

11:24 AM - 16/04/2010 Investigation launched into turtle video QUEENSLAND, April 16, 2010: Queensland's wildlife authorities will investigate a YouTube video of a turtle being dismembered while still alive.

11:22 AM - 16/04/2010 Suspended Franklin rues his height NATIONAL, April 16, 2010: Hawthorn will be without suspended Aboriginal star Lance Franklin for Saturday night's crunch AFL game against Collingwood after his height counted against him at the tribunal on Tuesday night.

9:11 AM - 7/04/2010 Broncos NRL mission impossible NATIONAL, April 7, 2010: Fed up after his side's horror start to the 2010 NRL season, Brisbane coach Ivan Henjak is prepared to go through a world of pain to get his message across to his players.

9:18 AM - 6/04/2010 WORLD: Killing of white supremacist tests Zuma's leadership SOUTH AFRICA, April 6, 2010: The murder of a white supremacist leader has presented South African President Jacob Zuma with an acute test of his bridge-building skills as he tries to stop the biggest racial storm of South Africa's raging out of control.