Trust servant faces theft charges
A 52-year-old woman from the northern Perth suburb of Landsdale is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court next month on two charges of stealing as a servant, police said. The charges are understood to […]
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Half-mast better than half-arsed for Jan 26
A respected Wurundjeri elder says she would like to see flags flown at half mast on January 26 to commemorate fallen Aboriginal warriors as the mayors of two Victorian councils stood their ground on cancelling […]
Legal body welcomes licence laws
The Aboriginal Legal Service in New South Wales and the ACT has welcomed new measures by the NSW Government that give disqualified drivers the chance to get back on the road. The government said the […]
Ink dries on $600m deal with China
The Wik people in Queensland’s far north have signed an economic treaty with an international business consortium that will see them export wood from tree lopping in Aurukun to Asia. The treaty was signed in […]
Fun run will celebrate warrior spirit
The Indigenous Marathon Foundation will celebrate Father’s Day with a Warrior Fun Run at Sydney’s Centennial Park on September 3. The family run includes distances of 2km, 5km, and 10km and will celebrate dads and […]
WA’s main jail over-full and unsafe: report
The main maximum security prison in Western Australia — a state where Aboriginal people are imprisoned at a higher rate than anywhere else in Australia — is failing to meet expectations in prisoner rehabilitation, training […]
Summit will empower Kimberley women
Aboriginal women from across Western Australia’s Kimberley will gather in Broome for the region’s first ever ‘Straight Talk’ event, designed to equip them with the skills to become powerful advocates and achieve greater equality in […]
OECD report damns colonisation, education
Colonisation that has undermined young Indigenous people’s access to their identity, language and culture has had a “catastrophic” impact in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, according to a new OECD report. The Paris-based Organisation for […]
Perfect rangers now lifelong friends
Indigenous rangers travelled thousands of kilometres from locations across northern Australia for a massive ranger gathering in the Kimberley this month. Held at Pender Bay on Bardi Jawi country, the three-day Kimberley Ranger Forum was […]
Darwin teen to contest local seat
Nineteen-year-old Darwin woman Emily Ford thinks the Darwin City Council could do with a younger, fresher voice – her own. Ms Ford will stand as a candidate in the August 26 council elections. The Darwin-born […]
