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Hearing checks urged before children return to school

Hearing checks urged before children return to school

Hearing problems can affect a child's ability to listen, learn and build important skills at school, and Indigenous children are at higher risk of ear issues.

'We'll be back': protesters pledge Invasion Day return

'We'll be back': protesters pledge Invasion Day return

'We'll be back': protesters pledge Invasion Day return

'We'll be back': protesters pledge Invasion Day return

In the face of protest restrictions, hundreds of Australians have vowed to make their voices heard and return to the streets for January 26 rallies.

Indigenous community hatches native prawn plan

Indigenous community hatches native prawn plan

Indigenous community hatches native prawn plan

Indigenous community hatches native prawn plan

The giant freshwater prawn has been a tasty meal for multiple generations but a new First Nations aquaculture project aims to share it with the country.

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Decision made on bid to stop Brisbane's Olympic stadium

Decision made on bid to stop Brisbane's Olympic stadium

The federal government has rejected an application to stop work on the 2032 Brisbane stadium site but appointed a mediator to "avoid harm to cultural heritage".

Dad with Q fever should have had scans before death

Dad with Q fever should have had scans before death

A rural meat worker's risk of a disease spread by livestock should have been identified before his death from a blood clot on the lungs, a coroner has ruled.

Activist vows continued resistance despite protest laws

Activist vows continued resistance despite protest laws

New curbs on protests in the wake of the Bondi terror attack will not deter activists from rallying in a major city against Indigenous deaths in custody.

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

It took a team of 18 people six days to remove the plastic, ghost nets and other debris from a remote Top End beach just 190 metres long.

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Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

A grandmother from a remote Indigenous community died in hospital following a chain of medical failures, a coroner said.

More unrest, cars torched in remote community

More unrest, cars torched in remote community

More unrest, cars torched in remote community

More unrest, cars torched in remote community

A series of brawls involving people armed with weapons has erupted in a remote, troubled community amid ongoing unrest, with three cars torched.

Australians unite through dance as ancient story told

Australians unite through dance as ancient story told

Australians unite through dance as ancient story told

Australians unite through dance as ancient story told

Two centuries after a groundbreaking shared corroboree, choreographer Joel Bray returns to the Opera House to unite cultures through an ancient creation story.

Man shot with crossbow bolt in remote community brawl

Man shot with crossbow bolt in remote community brawl

Man shot with crossbow bolt in remote community brawl

Man shot with crossbow bolt in remote community brawl

A spate of remote community fights have erupted in a crime-troubled territory, with elders urged to help restore calm after a man was shot with a crossbow bolt.

Matriarchy in motion: dancers bring Country to stage

Matriarchy in motion: dancers bring Country to stage

Matriarchy in motion: dancers bring Country to stage

Matriarchy in motion: dancers bring Country to stage

An all-female dance clan is taking its love song to Country, culture and matriarchy to one of Australia's most iconic stages.

Coroner urges ban on 'ineffective' spit hoods

Coroner urges ban on 'ineffective' spit hoods

Coroner urges ban on 'ineffective' spit hoods

Coroner urges ban on 'ineffective' spit hoods

Spit hoods are ineffective in protecting against transmissible diseases and should be banned in prisons and hospitals, a coroner says.

Native foods heroed in fight against chronic disease

Native foods heroed in fight against chronic disease

Native foods heroed in fight against chronic disease

Native foods heroed in fight against chronic disease

Concerned about rates of chronic diseases, Indigenous communities and researchers have worked together to develop a lower sugar alternative to soft drink.

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House to home: Indigenous-led designs build community

An architectural collaboration with Warumungu people has produced climate-smart, culturally appropriate homes in Tennant Creek where temperatures soar.

How Indigenous culture is enriching preschoolers' days

Parents and children are learning together at one preschool, which has embedded Indigenous language and culture into each day's events.

One mum's baby bundles become life-changing charity

A pack of newborn clothes posted online and a conversation with a social worker were the beginnings of a charity focused on Indigenous mums and their babies.

First Nations advocate wins major human rights award

Racism - and widespread denial of the issue - have been called out as human rights advocates are recognised by their peers.

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Second teen charged over young man's stabbing death

A second teenager will face court after he was charged with murder following the stabbing death of an 18-year-old.

Ex-NRL ref avoids jail for assaulting Indigenous pupils

A former headmaster of an Indigenous school has avoided going to jail for assaulting students but must be of good behaviour for two years.

Hit-run driver had racist motive to flee, court told

Repugnant texts calling an Aboriginal hit-run victim an "oxygen thief" showed a driver acted out of racism in failing to stop and assist, a court has heard.

Indigenous deaths in custody reach 'horrific' high

Australia has recorded the highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979/80, with advocates calling for action on incarceration rates.

The smell of native grasses reviving women's knowledge

Indigenous women are tapping into an ancient knowledge of native grains, harvesting and cooking with them, through their sense of smell.

'Obscene' rates of Indigenous child removals persist

Indigenous children continue to be removed from family at 'obscene' rates, as advocates urge an overhaul of how child protection is approached.

Father's remorse as inquest for boy in state care ends

The grieving father of a boy who died in state care has told a coroner that he and the 10-year-old's mother made the wrong choices before their son died.

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