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Exclusive extract reveals war stories

by Carrie Cox in BOOKS

Heavily outnumbered and in jungle conditions, Aboriginal servicemen were among Australian troops who fought a guerrilla war against the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War. Their memories and history are part of the new book, Serving Our Country, which shines a light on the role played by Indigenous servicemen and women in defending Australia. This exclusive extract looks at some [...]

Wreaths would ‘heal a hurt country’

April 18, 2018

Aboriginal people who died in the so-called ‘frontier wars’ of colonisation should be formally recognised in Anzac Day proceedings, according [...]
Latte a long way from anywhere

April 18, 2018

Remote Fitzroy Crossing is an unlikely place to find a burgeoning cappuccino strip. But the town’s newly opened Jalangurru Mayi [...]
NT leaders stick it to visiting royal

April 18, 2018

The Commonwealth Games may be over but Prince Charles was given a lasting message by Yolngu leaders to take away [...]
It’s a clean sweep for tidy Aputula

April 18, 2018

The desert community of Aputula in the Northern Territory is doing its bit to keep Australia beautiful. Not only is [...]
Devon’s anti-violence vision gains ground

April 4, 2018

A remote community in Western Australia’s Pilbara would provide a men-free safe haven from family violence as part of an [...]
Time to change the narrative: Oscar

April 4, 2018

Aboriginal, legal and human rights organisations have called on the federal, state and territory governments to adopt the blueprint for [...]
Prison report targets child protection

April 4, 2018

A national inquiry into child protection laws and processes affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is one of 35 [...]
Supreme Court review sought for Spear Hill

April 4, 2018

The Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation has asked the Supreme Court in Western Australia for a review in the ongoing battle [...]

Justin takes up baton for Aboriginal kids

April 18, 2018

The Victorian Government has appointed respected reconciliation advocate Justin Mohamed as the state’s new Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young [...]
Judge Jarro blazes a trail of firsts

April 4, 2018

Indigenous barrister Nathan Jarro has become a judge of the District Court in Brisbane in a move that has been [...]

Bold book reveals Indigenous war sacrifice

April 18, 2018

Single-handed and under heavy fire, Aboriginal hero of WWI William Allan Irwin rushed three separate enemy machine gun posts, capturing the munitions and crew before [...]
Exclusive extract reveals war stories

April 18, 2018

Heavily outnumbered and in jungle conditions, Aboriginal servicemen were among Australian troops who fought a guerrilla war against the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War. [...]
Another stellar gong for Tracker tale

April 18, 2018

Miles Franklin Award-winning author Alexis Wright has won another top literary prize for her biography of larger-than-life Aboriginal leader and entrepreneur, the late Tracker Tilmouth. [...]

Indigenous sides pad up for historic tour

April 18, 2018

The details of an historic cricket tour of the UK by Australia’s best Indigenous players have been released by Cricket [...]
Bush footy could save remote communities

April 4, 2018

An Australian Rules football competition in Central Australia’s bush communities could boost the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people, according [...]
Indigenous stars poised for Games claims

March 21, 2018

Trailblazing Indigenous athletes breaking new ground in sports from volleyball to boxing will be among the 470 Australian sports heroes [...]

World taste-tests Jessica’s Euro effort

April 4, 2018

Jessica Mauboy’s song for the Eurovision song contest has been getting the thumbs up from online listeners around the world. [...]
Music’s big guns set to ignite Karijini

March 21, 2018

Some of Australia’s biggest Aboriginal music stars will take to the red gorges of Karijini next month. Archie Roach, Deborah [...]

Joy as lost artefacts rightfully returned

April 18, 2018

Precious Aboriginal artefacts estimated to be hundreds of years old have been returned to the traditional Budjiti owners in north-western [...]
NAIDOC father forever immortalised

April 4, 2018

A life-size statue of the father of NAIDOC – Aboriginal activist and human rights advocate William Cooper – captures him [...]
Could your art illuminate NAIDOC 2018?

April 4, 2018

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and designers are being invited to share their ideas for new street banners and [...]

Multiple bids for SA salt lake fall over

March 21, 2018

Three Aboriginal groups have failed in competing claims over Australia’s second biggest salt lake, the 250km Lake Torrens in central [...]
Native Title win for Kimberley mob – with a hitch

March 21, 2018

The Ngurrara People in Western Australia’s Kimberley have been recognised as the Native Title holders of about 20,455 sq km [...]

Health workers drive life-saving handbook

April 4, 2018

A new handbook has been released in the battle to lower the rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women [...]
Don’t ignore your kidneys, pleads Leanne

March 7, 2018

The three-year wait for a new kidney may have been the longest of Luritja woman Leanne Maloney’s life. Ms Maloney, [...]

Sporty sisters seize multiple opportunities

February 21, 2018

Trailblazing triplets Lauren, Roberta and Jacinta Ramirez-Smith, 18, have similar interests, so it came as no surprise to friends and [...]
NT students denied rightful funding: MP

February 7, 2018

Millions of dollars intended for remote Indigenous students is not making it to schools, Independent Northern Territory MP Yingiya Mark [...]