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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 being...
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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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Indigenous doctors hide their racial identity to avoid racism, report finds

Some Indigenous doctors and medical students are concealing their identity to avoid racism while others are accused of using their racial background or "playing...
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Indigenous voice key to education progress

Aboriginal educational disadvantage will only be addressed with the full participation of indigenous people, from the national level down to individual schools, a...
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Intensive correction orders could curb Indigenous incarceration dramatically

The number of Indigenous people serving short prison sentences in NSW could be cut by 500 a year if offenders were placed on intensive correction orders (ICO)...
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Tongue plays footy with Don Dale inmates

There's many different Aboriginal languages spoken in the Northern Territory's youth prisons, but one common language they all understand is footy.

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Queensland Indigenous War Memorial design unveiled

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and women will be officially recognised with a dedicated memorial in Brisbane’s ANZAC Square, for the first time...
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From lateral violence to lateral love: the online project restoring pride to Yarrabah

In a community often associated with crime and dysfunction, a social media project profiling the characters of Yarrabah is promoting pride and positivity.
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If you want to keep failing, keep talking to remote communities in English

Comment: 'Itne arratye angketyakenhe': ‘They don't talk right'. How does language continue to influence those who already have such rich, spiritual and cultural...
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Police officer stabbed during arrest

A police officer allegedly received non-life threatening injuries while arresting an Indigenous teenager in the Northern Territory.
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Qantas asked Aboriginal artist to work for free during NAIDOC week

Qantas has been accused of trying to pay an artist in "exposure" and displaying a lack of cultural awareness around Indigenous language and totems.
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NAIDOC 2017 Artist of the Year Elverina Johnson believes in the power of art

Highly respected Gungganji Gurugulu and Yidindji Gimuy woman Elverina Johnson is the 2017 NAIDOC Artist of the Year.
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'Injustice system': human rights groups call for Australia-wide overhaul of juvenile justice

Three incidents of child abuse in one week have triggered an outcry from human rights groups.
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Dylan Voller ‘shocked’ to discover his confidential files were in cabinets for sale dumped at Alice Springs tip

Files containing the confidential information of 33 clients were discovered up for sale at the Alice Springs recycling centre following a ‘messy’ refurbishment of...
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'I thought who's gonna look after these kids now?' camps bring hope after tragedy

When Gwenneth Yeatman lost her brother to suicide, she could've despaired, but instead, she decided to start something positive.
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Map starts to reveals true extent of massacres of Indigenous Australians by Europeans

Interactive map reveals the location of more than 150 European massacres of Indigenous Australians.
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NT indigenous life expectancy rises for women, decreases for men

the gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal people and other Australians living in the NT declined by nearly five years for women, but increased by one year...
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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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