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Opera House shines with spotlight on Indigenous artists

Opera House shines with spotlight on Indigenous artists

The Sydney Opera House will be illuminated with the works of First Nations artists, celebrating culture, connection and storytelling of Indigenous people.

Coroner calls for urgent closure of troubled youth jail

Coroner calls for urgent closure of troubled youth jail

Coroner calls for urgent closure of troubled youth jail

Coroner calls for urgent closure of troubled youth jail

The coroner hearing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in a youth detention centre has provisionally recommended the facility close.

Humanity lost in dealing with prisoners, inquest told

Humanity lost in dealing with prisoners, inquest told

Humanity lost in dealing with prisoners, inquest told

Humanity lost in dealing with prisoners, inquest told

Corrections staff have lost sight of humanity when dealing with prisoners, their boss has told an inquest into an Indigenous man's death in custody.

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Thousands of families in line for cheaper childcare

Thousands of families in line for cheaper childcare

More than 60,000 families would access three days of subsidised childcare while an access test branded punitive will be scrapped under a Labor policy.

Terminally ill Indigenous man shackled in hospital

Terminally ill Indigenous man shackled in hospital

An inquest has been told an Indigenous palliative care patient died in custody after he spent 661 days awaiting trial for assault and theft.

Free public wi-fi 'gamechanger' for remote communities

Free public wi-fi 'gamechanger' for remote communities

More than 20 communities will have free wi-fi in public spaces through a $20 million government program to address the digital divide in remote areas.

'Game-changer' app for Indigenous people without ID

'Game-changer' app for Indigenous people without ID

Low birth registration, cultural naming norms and homelessness contribute to a lack of standard ID documents that one Indigenous-led platform aims to address.

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Land claim dispute gets day in court, 25 years on

Land claim dispute gets day in court, 25 years on

Land claim dispute gets day in court, 25 years on

Land claim dispute gets day in court, 25 years on

A dispute filed in the 1990s by six families over who has rightful ownership of a popular river has come before the Aboriginal Land Commission.

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

With nine Aboriginal women killed in six months across the Northern Territory, experts are trying to pin down causes of the shocking domestic violence rate.

Indigenous winemakers pouring culture into every drop

Indigenous winemakers pouring culture into every drop

Indigenous winemakers pouring culture into every drop

Indigenous winemakers pouring culture into every drop

An Indigenous-owned wine company is celebrating its success, as it expands internationally and gives back to community.

Indigenous psychiatrist's passion to reshape care

Indigenous psychiatrist's passion to reshape care

Indigenous psychiatrist's passion to reshape care

Indigenous psychiatrist's passion to reshape care

An Indigenous psychiatrist is hoping to transform Australia's mental health response, advocating for community-based crisis care.

Five-year energy blueprint greenlights Indigenous power

Five-year energy blueprint greenlights Indigenous power

Five-year energy blueprint greenlights Indigenous power

Five-year energy blueprint greenlights Indigenous power

A national blueprint greenlights access to cheaper, safer power for Indigenous Australians as the market operator reassures ministers about overall supply.

Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

A senior public servant faced barriers "way beyond what I imagined" when he tried to turn around a trouble-plagued youth detention centre.

Drug forum ends on sour note as diversity challenged

Drug forum ends on sour note as diversity challenged

Drug forum ends on sour note as diversity challenged

Drug forum ends on sour note as diversity challenged

Accusations of diversity issues and "sanitised" recommendations have marred the end of a nation-leading forum centred on reducing community drug harms.

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High rates of hearing loss among Indigenous people

Indigenous children, especially in remote areas are being impacted by high rates of severe middle ear infections, which can cause hearing loss a report says.

'Tyranny of distance' still plaguing remote health care

Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live more than one hour's drive from basic health care services.

Breaking down period stigma in remote communities

As menstrual health can impact educational outcomes and quality of life, researchers have developed a teaching guide hoping to break down stigma around periods.

Medical trainees report appalling racism, harassment

The rate of medical trainees reporting racism and harassment has appalled the chair of the national regulator for medical practitioners.

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Half of remote communities cut off from mobile services

While internet access in remote areas is improving, half of Indigenous communities still lack mobile phone services.

Water quality decreasing in largest river system

Regional towns are experiencing more frequent water restrictions or drinking water problems as researchers paint a damning picture of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Culture and Country are at the heart of this garden

A community has established a garden in the hopes of reconnecting young people with culture and Country through elders' stories and hands-on learning.

Eyes of the energy world on local vanadium battery tech

Australia's vanadium deposits could displace world supplies and solve the challenge of off-grid energy needs as a remote community trials homegrown technology.

Taking a deep dive into Queensland's pearling history

Inspired by her mother's stories, a Torres Strait Islander woman is exploring the lives of Indigenous men who worked in the pearling industry.

'Cruel, inhuman': justice laws to violate human rights

New youth justice laws will likely increase the number of children in detention and put pressure on packed facilities, a state government admits.

Indigenous leader locked up for 'calculated' $1m theft

Indigenous leader Geoff Clark and his son Jeremy have been sentenced after they were found guilty of stealing almost $1 million from Aboriginal organisations.

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