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The power of music sustaining Indigenous languages

The power of music sustaining Indigenous languages

The power of music to revitalise and safeguard Indigenous languages is being explored in a new digital project with First Nations musicians.

Officer's knee behind head before man's death: witness

Officer's knee behind head before man's death: witness

Officer's knee behind head before man's death: witness

Officer's knee behind head before man's death: witness

A witness says a police officer's knee was behind the head of a young and disabled Aboriginal man being held down in a supermarket before he died.

Holistic approach needed to overcome family violence

Holistic approach needed to overcome family violence

Holistic approach needed to overcome family violence

Holistic approach needed to overcome family violence

More than 300 community, frontline workers and legal experts have shared experiences and solutions at the Overcoming Indigenous Family Violence Forum.

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Stolen generations redress hailed a 'powerful moment'

Stolen generations redress hailed a 'powerful moment'

Redress for stolen generations means more than just money for many of the survivors who were removed from their families, advocates say.

Torres fund ignites crayfisherman's export dreams

Torres fund ignites crayfisherman's export dreams

A groundbreaking Indigenous-led fund is giving First Nations businesses a vital boost with capital and crucial support.

Australians urged to walk together for reconciliation

Australians urged to walk together for reconciliation

As Reconciliation Week begins, Australians are encouraged to reflect on the past, look to the future and walk together with First Nations people.

Plans to build prison work camp at farming college

Plans to build prison work camp at farming college

A territory government hopes to turn part of a university agricultural college into a prison farm work camp to help ease pressure on overcrowded jails.

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Fellowships for good: call out for social entrepreneurs

Fellowships for good: call out for social entrepreneurs

Fellowships for good: call out for social entrepreneurs

Fellowships for good: call out for social entrepreneurs

A Indigenous entrepreneur is on a mission to return control of identity to the hands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Truth walks path through Indigenous culture and history

Truth walks path through Indigenous culture and history

Truth walks path through Indigenous culture and history

Truth walks path through Indigenous culture and history

Community members have joined Indigenous leaders as they set off on a 370-kilometre walk to raise awareness for Australia’s first formal truth-telling process.

Sorry Day healing for stolen generations survivors

Sorry Day healing for stolen generations survivors

Sorry Day healing for stolen generations survivors

Sorry Day healing for stolen generations survivors

Stolen generations survivors are being honoured on National Sorry Day, which offers a chance for further healing despite the lingering impact of past policies.

Ancient legacy continues as tourism mixes with culture

Ancient legacy continues as tourism mixes with culture

Ancient legacy continues as tourism mixes with culture

Ancient legacy continues as tourism mixes with culture

In the world's oldest tropical rainforest, traditional owners are sharing their culture and protecting their Country as tourists descend on the region.

Worker shortage threatens venue deadline for 2032 Games

Worker shortage threatens venue deadline for 2032 Games

Worker shortage threatens venue deadline for 2032 Games

Worker shortage threatens venue deadline for 2032 Games

Labour shortages loom as a major hurdle to venues being completed in time for Brisbane's 2032 Games but Olympic bosses believe they are on the right track.

'Dumbfounded': IOC meeting sought over 2032 venue

'Dumbfounded': IOC meeting sought over 2032 venue

'Dumbfounded': IOC meeting sought over 2032 venue

'Dumbfounded': IOC meeting sought over 2032 venue

An advocacy group is seeking an urgent meeting with the International Olympic Committee in a bid to stop the construction of Brisbane 2032's centrepiece venue.

Roo-tooth headband among artefacts returned from US

Roo-tooth headband among artefacts returned from US

Roo-tooth headband among artefacts returned from US

Roo-tooth headband among artefacts returned from US

Eleven culturally significant objects are returning to Country after almost a century, ending a "long and emotional journey" to repatriate the artefacts.

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Indigenous graduates set sights on future in tourism

The latest graduates from the National Indigenous Training Academy have their sights set on futures in the tourism and hospitality industry.

'Saltwater in my veins': fight to protect island homes

Tishiko King's love of the ocean is at the heart of a documentary following her fight to protect her Country in the Torres Strait islands.

'Missed opportunity' as sacred sites legislation passes

An authority which safeguards sacred sites has expressed disappointment over the passing of legislation it says it was not properly consulted on.

Helping Indigenous families navigate genomic health

A suite of resources about genetic conditions, testing and genomics research aims to fulfil a need for culturally grounded information for families.

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New tool to improve diagnosis of lifelong condition

Researchers hope diagnostic guidelines will help to reduce stigma and improve diagnosis and services for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Healing art: medical scans get a cultural makeover

A new CT scanner at an Indigenous-owned medical imaging service has become a symbol of hope, healing and culture for one regional community.

Bail failing: legal services warn against tighter laws

Restricting bail and increasing penalties do not work to reduce crime, legal experts say, as 'tough on crime' measures continue to sweep across Australia.

Serious concern at high diabetes rate among Indigenous

Early intervention is key to tackling higher rates of diabetes among Indigenous people, say health organisations as data shows one in six with the condition.

Traditional owners blast Rio Tinto's record on reforms

The world's biggest iron ore miner has failed to remedy its destruction of a sacred Aboriginal site five years ago, a traditional owner says.

Indigenous used as political football in Welcome debate

Aboriginal people are being used as a political football in an "outdated and tired match" and critics miss the point of Welcome to Country, an advocate says.

Melbourne Storm slammed as Welcome to Country cancelled

The NRL's Melbourne Storm are accused of cancelling the Welcome to Country at short notice, hours after hecklers disrupted the city's Anzac Day dawn service.

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