The West Australian government could face unprecedented legal action for treating Aboriginal workers like slaves more than half a century ago. Lawyers from a national law firm will fly to WA to investigate whether government-sanctioned […]
Bullying, emotional abuse, depression, drugs, alcohol, gambling, homelessness and suicide. These are just some of the disturbing issues young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are facing at a higher level than other young Australians, a […]
A cousin of the teenage boy killed in the WA Goldfields has been lauded for her bravery after an image of her standing between police and protesters during a violent riot in Kalgoorlie went viral. WAtoday.com.au […]
The National Native Title Council has called on Malcolm Turnbull to continue to resist pressure from his backbench to change Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. NNTC’s Chief Executive Officer, Glen Kelly, said that the […]
A landmark ruling in the Federal Court has heralded Australia’s first successfully litigated native title compensation case. In the decision relating to a compensation claim at Timber Creek, about 350km south of Darwin in the […]
Indigenous Affairs minister Nigel Scullion will meet leaders of key organisations behind the Redfern Statement. According to a statement put out this morning, the meeting will “provide a valuable opportunity for Indigenous leaders who represent a range of […]
The NSW Aboriginal Legal Service has pointed to a “procedural failure” by police surrounding the death of Rebecca Maher, the first Aboriginal person to die in custody in that state in 16 years. Ms Maher […]
A collection of 7000 blood samples taken in more than 50 remote Indigenous communities during the 1960s and 70s could be pivotal in helping members of the Stolen Generation find long-lost loved ones. Anthropology professor […]
Scientists are asking for help in naming a new species of flamboyant sea slug which lives on the edge of north-west Australia. Dr Nerida Wilson, a senior research scientist in the department of aquatic zoology […]
Indigenous organisations in the Northern Territory are being invited to apply for funding under a new Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) funding round that opens on August 23. Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, said funding […]
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS TIMES 2017
