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Indigenous product makers taking home the chocolates

Indigenous product makers taking home the chocolates

Demand for Indigenous products across the Asia-Pacific region is strong, as the founder of this chocolate manufacturing business well knows.

Distressed community still calling for truth-telling

Distressed community still calling for truth-telling

Distressed community still calling for truth-telling

Distressed community still calling for truth-telling

"How can we embrace our future without acknowledging our past" is the question being posed by the former chair of a scrapped truth-telling inquiry.

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

A police force says it won't tolerate racism in its ranks but the family of an teenager shot by an officer say they're not holding their breath for change.

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Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

Racism within a police force will no longer be tolerated by its top cop after a coroner handed down her findings into the fatal shooting of an Indigenous teen.

Indigenous business must be 'backed' to Close the Gap

Indigenous business must be 'backed' to Close the Gap

With more than 5500 businesses nationwide, the Indigenous economic sphere is spreading the wealth around in terms of social capital and aspirational values.

Indigenous excellence honoured in NAIDOC's 50th year

Indigenous excellence honoured in NAIDOC's 50th year

Indigenous change-makers, including a doctor, an AFL legend and a celebrated performer, have been recognised at the National NAIDOC Awards.

This artist wants culture valued beyond NAIDOC Week

This artist wants culture valued beyond NAIDOC Week

As NAIDOC Week celebrates 50 years of "strength, vision and legacy" artists are calling for Indigenous culture to be valued every day of the year.

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'Sense of belonging' helps Indigenous kids at school

'Sense of belonging' helps Indigenous kids at school

'Sense of belonging' helps Indigenous kids at school

'Sense of belonging' helps Indigenous kids at school

Support for Indigenous students including cultural activities, mentoring and connection with Elders is making a difference to attendance, grades and confidence.

The disease impacting Indigenous kids' development

The disease impacting Indigenous kids' development

The disease impacting Indigenous kids' development

The disease impacting Indigenous kids' development

Early detection is key to ensure children thrive as clinical data reveals more than a third of Indigenous children experience "fluctuating" ear disease.

Truth-telling inquiry splits on final report findings

Truth-telling inquiry splits on final report findings

Truth-telling inquiry splits on final report findings

Truth-telling inquiry splits on final report findings

Three of the five leaders of an Indigenous truth-telling inquiry did not endorse the key findings in one of its two final reports.

Telco misdeeds sharpen case for Indigenous leadership

Telco misdeeds sharpen case for Indigenous leadership

Telco misdeeds sharpen case for Indigenous leadership

Telco misdeeds sharpen case for Indigenous leadership

Repeated misconduct by major telcos in selling to remote communities highlights the need to embed Indigenous leaders, a corporate adviser says.

Police heavy on checking bailed Aboriginal youth: group

Police heavy on checking bailed Aboriginal youth: group

Police heavy on checking bailed Aboriginal youth: group

Police heavy on checking bailed Aboriginal youth: group

Police conduct bail checks on Aboriginal young people at a higher rate than non-Indigenous youth, says a legal group that claims they are being targeted.

'Good medicine': playgroup brings generational joy

'Good medicine': playgroup brings generational joy

'Good medicine': playgroup brings generational joy

'Good medicine': playgroup brings generational joy

Children, Elders and the parents and caregivers in between are finding joy in an intergenerational playgroup, where stories are shared and language passed down.

Car-ramming police officer recommended for prosecution

Car-ramming police officer recommended for prosecution

Car-ramming police officer recommended for prosecution

Car-ramming police officer recommended for prosecution

A former police officer who rammed a car while on duty then allegedly lied about the incident has been recommended for prosecution by a corruption watchdog.

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Jailing is failing: youth prison numbers under scrutiny

Tough on crime approaches are failing to make communities safer, instead undermining the rights of children and increasing incarceration rates, advocates say.

New approach needed to fulfil closing the gap promise

Governments must self-reflect and begin to work in new ways with Indigenous organisations if they want to close the gap in health, a report has found.

Rock art a window into the past that needs protecting

Protecting Aboriginal rock art sites is important to the global community as a window into the human past, an expert in the field says.

Indigenous art fair weaves legacy through every fibre

An Indigenous art fair that began with a small marketplace and a dream now attracts almost 100 artists from across Australia annually.

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Grandfather pens letter to PM after death in custody

The family of Kumanjayi White, who died in police custody on May 27, have stepped up their calls for justice and an independent probe into his death.

Archaeologists to talk rock art harm at world congress

The World Archaeological Congress is meeting in Australia for the first time, with industrial threats to ancient Aboriginal sites up for discussion.

Death in custody case under scrutiny as ministers meet

Deaths in custody and tougher youth crime laws will be a focus as a peak Indigenous group meets to discuss Closing the Gap progress with government ministers.

Caring for Country with ancient knowledge and science

Environmental DNA technology is being combined with Indigenous knowledge to care for Country in one of the world's oldest aquaculture systems.

Optus says yes to record $100m fine for dodgy sales

Optus has agreed to a record fine for "unconscionable" sales to hundreds of consumers, including in remote Indigenous communities its network didn't cover.

'Walk for Truth' draws curtain on nation-first inquiry

The completion of a 500 kilometre walk marks the end of Australia's first Indigenous truth-telling inquiry, as statewide treaty negotiations heat up.

Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

An Indigenous site where a defence housing agency controversially cleared land must be left alone while a legal challenge is resolved.

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