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Catch up on the latest from Australia's national dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander news service.

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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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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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Is your summer barbecue eating up Indigenous forests in South America?

A new report reveals many brands of charcoal are concealing the fact they are produced from the forest home of Indigenous Paraguayan groups.
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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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WA's first Indigenous treasurer flags sweeping changes to Aboriginal Affairs

NITV speaks with Ben Wyatt, who has made history by becoming WA's first Indigenous treasurer, while retaining the Indigenous portfolio, about the key priorities...
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WA Labor's Ben Wyatt set to become Australia's first Indigenous treasurer

As the dust settles on Labor's landslide WA election win, attention turns to who will run the state as part of new premier Mark McGowan's ministry.
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WA Elections: What’s the report card on Indigenous issues?

As West Australians go to the polls on Saturday, we look at the parties’ stances and promises regarding Indigenous issues.
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New leadership needed in WA to reduce incarceration, build schools in prisons and transform lives

Analysis: While Western Australia enjoys the nation’s highest median wage, the poorest and most vulnerable have it harder than anywhere else in the nation.
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“Colonialism is essentially climate change”: Understanding the North Dakota pipeline struggle

Associate Professor Kyle Powys Whyte is a member of the Potawatomi Nation, and advocates for the rights of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. He is visiting Australia...
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'Torres Strait Islanders are once again overlooked': Mayor Gela

Torres Strait mayor, Fred Gela says the new Indigenous Advisory Council has forgotten about Australia's other First Australians (again).
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Meet the six Aboriginal members of the Indigenous advisory council

Get to know the six newly appointed highly respected Aboriginal members of the Indigenous advisory council.
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Government’s $40m plan for measuring Indigenous programs receives mixed reactions

Indigenous activists are hopeful that a multi-million dollar funding boost towards the evaluation of Indigenous programs will lead to more effective results on...
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New NSW Minister for Aboriginal Affairs appointed

The Nationals party's Sarah Mitchell will oversee Aboriginal Affairs and Early Childhood Education, taking over the portfolio from outgoing minister Leslie Williams
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Queensland Government has "taken over" Aurukun school: Noel Pearson

The Cape York leader says the Education Department has "completely dismantled" the school's teaching method, undoing six years of progress.
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Stop using Indigenous Affairs as a "political football", says Tom Calma

The Indigenous leader has told ministers to refrain from using the Indigenous portfolio as a political tool, amid a recent push to elevate former Prime Minister...
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Turnbull's SA visit a firsthand look at the impact of his policies

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is touring some of the nation's most remote Aboriginal communities in South Australia and seeing the effects of his Government's...