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Faces of Indigenous heroes celebrated in new photo exhibition

Photographer Sunny Brar decided to embark on a self-funded project to capture ‘the face of Australia’ in order to find his own identity. The starting point? First...
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New program boosts Indigenous army recruits

Education is a huge barrier to Indigenous Australian soldiers moving up the ranks, but a successful NT program is boosting numbers.
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Plan for Indigenous people to watch cops

A program designed to teach Indigenous communities to film and share potential police misconduct is almost halfway to its fundraising goal.
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Department apologises for document calling people 'monkeys'

The Queensland housing department has apologised over an inappropriate training manual titled "Monkey Management", with the minister saying it was insensitive.
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NT youth justice system's ‘recipe for failure’: BushMob closes as Don Dale detainees in high security rises

The same week the NT's only remote youth detention alternative BushMob shuts down citing government inaction; it has transpired that more children are currently...
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Racism puts Indigenous kids at abuse risk, while culture protects them, royal commission finds

Systemic racism has contributed to a heightened risk of Aboriginal children being sexually abused in institutions, research has found.
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Racism scandal: MP suspended after using the N word at public meeting

British MP suspended after uttering an offensive phrase at a community meeting about Brexit.

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Broome inquest into cold case begins

Aboriginal woman Petronella Albert was 22 years old when she vanished in Broome more than 18 years ago. Now, the West Australian Coroner's Court is examining the...
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Drinking during pregnancy linked to Kimberley youth deaths

An inquest into a cluster of suicides by Aboriginal youths in WA's Kimberley region heard from an expert on foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, which is considered...
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Qld government rules out Adani loan for mine

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has again ruled out financial support for the Adani coal mine, despite reports the Indian company is having trouble...
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Bamaga boy inching closer to NRL referee dream

Many young men dream of a career on the footy field, but George Sailor wants to be the one holding the whistle.
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$250,000 reward to solve Warneke murder

Fresh murder probe into the killing of a WA man launched after an Indigenous man had his conviction for the murder overturned earlier this year.
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NAIDOC Week officially underway in this year's national host city, Cairns

A few hundred people attended the official opening and flag raising ceremony at Fogerty Park on the Esplanade, to mark the start of the week celebrating...
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In Pictures: Record crowds in awe as traditional dancers rock the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival

A record crowd turned out for the 35th Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival over the weekend.
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NSW training college lured vulnerable Indigenous students into debt

A NSW training college engaged in unconscionable conduct by targeting the vulnerable in disadvantaged communities and encouraging them to sign up for its courses,...
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Poisoned water in remote WA causing kidney diseases

Bore water in parts of Western Australia is contaminated with arsenic, uranium and nitrates, according to a report presented to state ministers on Thursday.
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NAIDOC Week: It’s 'past time' that Australia had a treaty with its First Nations

A Queensland politician has told the audience at the NAIDOC Week opening celebrations in Cairns it's time treaties were signed with the all of the First Nations...
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NAIDOC week 2017: Cultural achievement and why our languages matter

NAIDOC week is a time for many things, but above all celebrating Indigenous achievement, writes NITV News presenter Natalie Ahmat.
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First Nations group gather in Canberra to contest Uluru convention

A group of First Nations people from around the country have gathered in Canberra to contest the constitutional convention held at Uluru last month.
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PM handed final report on Indigenous recognition

A group set up to advise federal parliament on progress towards constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians will hand down its final report.
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'Mostly just photo ops': First nation's anger on Canada's 150th birthday

Protests mar Canada's sesquicentennial celebrations as Indigenous Canadians criticise PM Trudeau for what they say is inaction and PR stunts instead of action on...
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'This is f***ed', Fifita hits out at pub's racist post targeting his daughter

A Queensland pub is under fire for a Facebook post involving Andrew Fifita and his daughter.
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