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What next after ‘most significant’ native title decision since Mabo

Governments around Australia are doing their sums after the High Court puts a dollar value on cutting Indigenous cultural connections to land.
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Mother reveals 'heartbreak' at inquest into pregnant daughter’s hospital death

A coroner's court has been told that Wiradjuri woman Naomi Williams was "let down" by Australia's healthcare system.
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Naomi Williams inquest: Expert witnesses testify as case resumes in Sydney

Family and friends continue to hope for answers after the life of a young Aboriginal mother-to-be was cut short.
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Aboriginal organisation forced to walk away from medical hostel

One of Perth's only Aboriginal organisations say they will unfortunately have to walk away from the city's only long-term culturally appropriate medical...
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Indigenous kidney health: Ken Wyatt plans to overturn low transplant rates

The federal government has announced $2.3 million dollars of funding towards improving Indigenous Australians organ transplant numbers.
12 Mar 2019

Rabbitohs use life stories to inspire next crop of Indigenous youth

South Sydney Rabbitohs players are using their own experiences to inspire and guide the next generation.
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Northern Territory kicks remote housing back to Canberra

The NT hands back responsibility for remote housing in more than half of its Indigenous communities to the Commonwealth after a dispute over funding.

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Indigenous personnel in Australian Defence Force doubles

The ADF are now taking recruitment campaigns on country in the hope of tripling the number of permanent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recruits.
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Questions over how non-Indigenous company won Indigenous funding grant

A privately own company has been granted more than a million dollars for Indigenous health services by the Federal Government, despite having no established...
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NT men stuck in tree on crocodile-infested river for two days

Two men have been rescued after they were stranded in a tree for two days after their boat partially sank in crocodile-infested waters in remote Kakadu.
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Northern Land Council will meet to address spending and conflict allegations

Turmoil and power struggles at the powerful Indigenous Northern Land Council will come to a head with allegations aired.
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Adam Goodes joins Sydney Swans Hall of Fame as a club legend

Sydney's all time AFL games leader Adam Goodes has been elevated to the status of Bloods Legend.
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Government 'exaggerating' levels of water returning to Murray-Darling Basin: Report

Hundreds of billions of litres of water that should have flowed back into the Murray-Darling Basin is missing, according to a new report.
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Traditional Owners continue fight against WA uranium mine

After unsuccessfully challenging the environmental approval for a WA uranium mine, Traditional Owners are continuing their legal fight.
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NT land councils want power over remote Indigenous housing

The Northern Territory’s four Indigenous land councils unite with the Commonwealth in a fight over $1.1 billion for remote housing.
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New Indigenous hub aims to boost entrepreneurs

Business leaders are urging caution as Indigenous owner-operators race to catch a ‘multi-billion dollar wave of opportunity’.
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Australia’s historical ties to PNG still leaving many in citizenship limbo

Many people born during Australia's control of Papua New Guinea always believed they were entitled to Australian citizenship - but trying to prove this can be a...
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Pacific's Cook Islands mull name change to better reflect Polynesian identity

There is support for dropping the Cook Islands name in favour of one that honours the island's local language and Polynesian culture.
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David Dungay inquest: Doctor breaks down while giving evidence

A court has been told that the situation was “frantic” as questions focus on resuscitation efforts.
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Ex-ABC chair issued warning about Triple J changing date of Hottest 100

Ex-managing director of the ABC Michelle Guthrie only raised allegations of political interference a few days before she was sacked, ABC board directors say.
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Queensland man filmed 'biting chunks' out of possum

Authorities are hunting for a young man filmed biting and chewing up chunks of flesh he tore from a possum's rump with his teeth.
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PM says tackling disrespect key to reducing violence against women

The federal government will inject $35 million towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
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