Tag: Aboriginal
Greens back Aboriginal demands for bypass change
The Tasmanian Greens are pushing for Aboriginal heritage to be protected at a site in the path of the Brighton bypass. [MORE]
Forum airs artefact damage fears
About 250 people have attended a forum at Hobart's Town Hall about an ancient Aboriginal site which is in the path of the Brighton bypass.[MORE]
Indigenous ear disease rate still high
A Queensland Health worker says there are still high rates of middle-ear disease in Indigenous children in the state's remote communities.[MORE]
World is watching Palm Island death: Smallwood
Queensland Indigenous rights campaigner Gracelyn Smallwood says the government needs to introduce a Bill of Rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.[MORE]
Calls for constitution revamp to combat discrimination
A damning UN report into discrimination against Indigenous Australians is being used to push for a change to the constitution.[MORE]
Indigenous leader at ends with miner over consultation
An Aboriginal leader says the South Australian Government has failed to consult his people over approving mineral exploration at Lake Torrens.[MORE]
WA Indigenous juveniles in jail double national average, forum hears
The Chief Justice of the Western Australian Supreme Court has told a Perth forum that Indigenous people need to be more actively involved to reduce the number of Aboriginal juveniles in the criminal justice system.[MORE]
Tilt trains become Indigenous artworks
The work of two Queensland Indigenous artists will adorn a tilt train travelling from Brisbane to Cairns.[MORE]
Joint native title decision sets precedent
The Kimberley Land Council in Western Australia says a native title determination, over land north of Broome, sets a national precedent on how cultural groups are defined.[MORE]
UN 'shocked' by NT intervention
A traditional owner says a UN convention in Europe was shocked to hear how the Australian Government treats its Indigenous people.[MORE]
Legal bid to stop protect bypass artefacts
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre's fight to protect ancient artefacts at a road construction site near Hobart will be heard in the Supreme Court today.[MORE]
Legal bid to protect bypass artefacts
The Tasmanian Supreme Court has agreed to hear a civil case to protect ancient artefacts at a road construction site near Hobart. [MORE]
Aboriginal anger over bypass 'false hope'
Tasmania's aboriginal community is accusing the State Government of giving it false hope about alternative routes for the controversial Brighton bypass.[MORE]
Brighton bypass truce
Tasmania's Aboriginal community has decided to support an alternative route for a controversial highway being built near Hobart. [MORE]
Plan to abolish permit system 'a slap in the face'
The Northern Lands Council has described the Coalition's plan to abolish the permit system as a direct attack on Indigenous rights. [MORE]
Fears raised for island's Indigenous art future
A Queensland art coordinator has raised fears the future of Indigenous art on Queensland's Mornington Island is under threat as not enough young people are learning traditional painting.[MORE]
Coalition pledges $54m for Indigenous initiatives
The Coalition has launched its Indigenous affairs policy, promising to spend $54 million on employment, education and dental health initiatives.[MORE]
Aborigines target PM over road dispute
Tasmanian Aborigines have requested a meeting with the Prime Minister about the threat posed by road works to a site containing millions of artefacts. [MORE]
Income management expansion under way
Centrelink has begun rolling out welfare quarantining to non-Indigenous welfare recipients in the Barkly region of the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Fresh bid for bypass intervention
Pressure is mounting on the Federal Government to intervene in the dispute over the Brighton bypass north of Hobart. [MORE]
Public say on aboriginal heritage laws
A long-running review of Tasmania's heritage legislation has been completed.[MORE]
Bypass heritage row a rocky road for Labor-Greens
The controversial Brighton Bypass is threatening to drive a wedge into Tasmania's Labor-Green government. [MORE]
10 year plan for Victoria's Indigenous children
The Victorian Government has released a 10 year plan it says will reform the future of Indigenous children in Victoria. [MORE]
Greens push for Indigenous hearing treatment
The Greens say sweeping reforms are needed to combat hearing difficulties among children, especially those living in Aboriginal communities.[MORE]
Govt digs in over Aboriginal relics at bypass
The State Government has again ruled out alternative routes to the Brighton bypass despite a final archaeology report into an aboriginal site. [MORE]
