Maeve Bannister   

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Pacific women, girls face brunt of climate crisis
Pacific women and girls bearing the brunt of the climate crisis are demanding go...
Maeve Bannister 30 Apr 2026
Art and creativity tackle taboos in remote communities
Art and creative expression are helping rewrite Indigenous health outcomes in a...
Maeve Bannister 26 Mar 2026
First Nations' Mardi Gras float issues climate call
A First Nations group has used the queer community's night of nights to call for...
Maeve Bannister 2 Mar 2026
More than one in four Indigenous adults experiencing gambling harms, new study reveals
Aboriginal people are experiencing gambling harms at almost double the rate of n...
Maeve Bannister 24 Sep 2025
Linda Burney joins cross-party effort for gender parity
A cross-party group will come together to form a national advisory board aimed a...
Maeve Bannister 4 Aug 2025
Tongan Reverend goes without cultural staple to highlight food emissions

For Reverend Charissa Suli, a proud Tongan woman, food is more than just sustenance. It's about bringing people together, celebrating heritage and sharing stories over a meal.

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Maeve Bannister Mar 16, 2025
International Women's Day: Indigenous women on the front line in fight for equality

An annual call to action for gender equality is sounded on International Women's Day, encouraging countries across the world to improve the lives of women and girls.

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Maeve Bannister Mar 8, 2025
Major overhaul urged to stem domestic violence crisis

Anti-violence campaigners are calling for a holistic approach to domestic and family violence prevention as well as specific help for child victim-survivors, noting that the voices of Indigenous women...

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Maeve Bannister Feb 24, 2025
'Do I know you?': axed NRL star's line before pub spit

Banned NRL star Talatau Junior Amone faces a stint of community service after spitting in a woman's face in a pub after she made insulting comments about the "sensitive" issue of his stalled career.

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Maeve Bannister Feb 18, 2025
Major evacuation effort as river flood fears rise

Residents in a remote Northern Territory fishing community will be evacuated over fears a major river will flood. Emergency crews announced a partial evacuation had been ordered for Borroloola after m...

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Maeve Bannister Mar 21, 2024
Iconic locations officially given dual Indigenous names

Two iconic places in northern NSW will be officially known by their Indigenous names after calls from the community to recognise their significant cultural heritage.

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Maeve Bannister Mar 19, 2024
Family seeks justice 20 years after TJ Hickey's death

Twenty years after her only son's death, Gail Hickey says it is heartbreaking that his family and community are still seeking resolution. Indigenous teenager Thomas "TJ" Hickey died on Valentine's Day...

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Maeve Bannister Feb 15, 2024
Post-pandemic fall in child vaccination 'concerning'

Health experts are concerned about declining vaccination rates among children and are calling for a targeted campaign to lift uptake. Childhood vaccination rates have dropped for a second year, prompt...

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Maeve Bannister Dec 14, 2023
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