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'Yes' for Indigenous kids, says Life Without Barriers

'Yes' for Indigenous kids, says Life Without Barriers

On Sunday thousands of people across the country will attend community events hosted by Yes 23 to learn about the upcoming referendum on a First Nations voice.

Sydney Harbour island will be symbol of reconciliation

Sydney Harbour island will be symbol of reconciliation

Sydney Harbour island will be symbol of reconciliation

Sydney Harbour island will be symbol of reconciliation

An agreement has been inked and $43 million committed to transfer an island in Sydney Harbour back to traditional owners.

'Systems failed' in rheumatic heart disease deaths

'Systems failed' in rheumatic heart disease deaths

'Systems failed' in rheumatic heart disease deaths

'Systems failed' in rheumatic heart disease deaths

An inquest has found health systems failed three women from a remote Queensland community who had rheumatic heart disease and died within 18 months.

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SA voice vote delayed amid referendum confusion

SA voice vote delayed amid referendum confusion

Elections for the historic Indigenous voice to parliament in South Australia have been put back.

Family won't give up on missing mum and sibling

Family won't give up on missing mum and sibling

The children of Veronica Lockyer, who vanished in WA more than 20 years ago with their baby sister, say they'll never give up looking for the pair.

Ex-cop loses bid to block questions at shooting inquest

Ex-cop loses bid to block questions at shooting inquest

A Northern Territory court has ruled against ex-constable Zachary Rolfe in his bid not to answer questions at an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen.

Advocates slam politicians for failure on homelessness

Advocates slam politicians for failure on homelessness

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released Census data estimating more than one in five people experiencing homelessness identifies as Indigenous.

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Consider the generations when opening and closing mines

Consider the generations when opening and closing mines

Consider the generations when opening and closing mines

Consider the generations when opening and closing mines

As mines open, developers are urged to consider the knowledge of generations who have come before and who should be part of planning for eventual closure.

'Egregious breach': Teen's sentence cut after isolation

'Egregious breach': Teen's sentence cut after isolation

'Egregious breach': Teen's sentence cut after isolation

'Egregious breach': Teen's sentence cut after isolation

An Aboriginal teen who spent more than two years on remand in a Queensland youth detention centre was in solitary confinement for much of that time.

Police tasered man six times before death, coroner told

Police tasered man six times before death, coroner told

Police tasered man six times before death, coroner told

Police tasered man six times before death, coroner told

Ashley Charles Washington died at Toowoomba in December 2020 after allegedly attacking a police dog and its handler, leading to multiple taser hits.

PM brushes off voice poll as 'yes' campaign ramps up

PM brushes off voice poll as 'yes' campaign ramps up

PM brushes off voice poll as 'yes' campaign ramps up

PM brushes off voice poll as 'yes' campaign ramps up

Grants of up to $15,000 will be available for events backing the Indigenous voice referendum in the hope of sparking 'yes' conversations across Australia.

Blak Angels make investing in startups their business

Blak Angels make investing in startups their business

Blak Angels make investing in startups their business

Blak Angels make investing in startups their business

A joint initiative by the US State Department and the Minderoo Foundation aims to increase investment by First Nations entrepreneurs in Indigenous businesses.

Australians can vote with facts, not fear, on voice: PM

Australians can vote with facts, not fear, on voice: PM

Australians can vote with facts, not fear, on voice: PM

Australians can vote with facts, not fear, on voice: PM

Despite polling showing a slip in support for the Indigenous voice to parliament, the prime minister remains optimistic that a referendum can succeed.

Indigenous Nationals mobs gather for university games

Indigenous Nationals mobs gather for university games

Indigenous Nationals mobs gather for university games

Indigenous Nationals mobs gather for university games

Indigenous university students from across the country will come together at Monash University in Melbourne this week for five days of competitive sport.

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First Nations Ambassador learning how to be a diplomat

Australia's inaugural First Nations Ambassador Justin Mohamed, who started in April, has a lot of issues on his agenda from human rights to climate change.

Elders join Greenpeace Pacific climate campaign voyage

Torres Strait Islander elders Pabai Pabai and Paul Kabai have joined a global campaign to have climate change addressed by the International Court of Justice.

Qld national park returned to traditional owners

More than 79,000 hectares of Boodjamulla National Park has been returned to the land’s traditional owners, the Waanyi people.

Australians will 'rise to occasion' on Indigenous voice

Despite federal parliament taking a break for winter, politicians will keep the heat on the proposal for an Indigenous voice.

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Cycle of poverty leaves thousands of children hungry

About 17 per cent of WA children live with food insecurity, with those from low-income Indigenous and refugee families the most likely to suffer, a report says

Vote 'yes' and make our lives better, say land councils

Heads of the NT land councils have travelled to Canberra to speak with politicians about the 2023 Barunga Declaration in support of an Indigenous voice.

Security upgrade at troubled WA youth detention centre

Prison officers from adult facilities will be sent to WA's troubled youth detention centre under a new plan to improve safety and care for staff and detainees.

Labor accused of reintroducing cashless debit cards

Changes to income management schemes have been described as bringing back the cashless debit card under a new name.

Calls for delay to 'shambolic' WA heritage laws

The WA opposition is tabling a petition with almost 30,000 signatures calling for the state's Indigenous heritage protection laws to be postponed.

Voice to close the gap, not fuel culture wars: minister

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has faced questions about the scope of issues on which the voice would advise parliament and executive government.

Real-time reporting of Indigenous custody deaths begins

The federal government has launched a way of reporting on Indigenous deaths in custody in real time, in a bid to improve transparency.

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