Tag: Indigenous
'Recognition not tokenism' - Aboriginal groups
Aboriginal groups have rejected claims by the federal Oppostion leader Tony Abbott that acknowledging the traditional owners of land at official functions is tokenism.[MORE]
Calls to fast-track Aboriginal housing
The Member for the Pilbara says there is an urgent need for additional housing across regional Western Australia to address overcrowding in Aboriginal communities.[MORE]
Acknowledging traditional ownership a farce: Tuckey
Liberal MP Wilson Tuckey says he is fiercely opposed to politicians acknowledging traditional landowners at official events.[MORE]
Grand final loss still a win for Bombers
A grand final loss is still a win for the Tiwi Island's football team.[MORE]
New intervention needed to tackle Indigenous problems: lawyer
A lawyer with the North Australia Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) has called for a new intervention to tackle alcohol abuse and crime in Indigenous communities.[MORE]
Jail accused of neglecting Indigenous inmates
Indigenous community members call for a full inquiry into a teenager's death, citing medical neglect and racial hatred within Queensland's prisons.[MORE]
Indigenous victims over-represented in NT crime
New data shows Indigenous people in the Northern Territory are far more likely to be the victims of assault and murder than any other section of the population.[MORE]
Hurley offers 'sympathy' to Doomadgee family
The policeman acquitted of a 2004 death-in-custody on Palm Island in north Queensland has, for the first time, offered his sympathy to the victim's family.[MORE]
Income management harms health: Doctors
The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association has called for a halt to compulsory welfare quarantining for Indigenous people in the NT.[MORE]
40yr leases a human rights issue: Yanner
A Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria leader says the State Government's 40 year leases to build Indigenous houses are a human rights issue.[MORE]
Commissioner considers Wild Rivers human rights impact
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner says he will look at whether the Queensland Government's Wild Rivers legislation has violated Indigenous people's human rights.[MORE]
Nod for more gas hub talks
Aboriginal people from across the Kimberley have formally endorsed traditional owners continuing negotiations over the proposed Kimberley gas hub in Western Australia.[MORE]
Land council wants shires alternative
The Central Land Council (CLC) says the Northern Territory shires system has disenfranchised Aboriginal people living in communities.[MORE]
Police officer grilled for second day
The police officer at the centre of a death in custody at Palm Island in north Queensland has denied applying force to the prisoner during a scuffle.[MORE]
Inquest told of Palm Island 'scuffle'
The coronial inquest into the death in custody of a Palm Island man will continue hearing evidence today from the police officer acquitted of his manslaughter.[MORE]
Death in custody 'not linked to racism'
Queensland's Corrective Services commissioner has rejected allegations that racism is to blame for the death in custody of an Aboriginal teenager.[MORE]
Drop in centre for Broome
The State Government has committed almost $400,000 to providing basic facilities to hundreds of homeless Aboriginal people in Broome.[MORE]
Childcare centre gets funding lifeline
A childcare centre in the Kimberley has been saved from closure after getting funding from a charity organisation.[MORE]
Rally calls for inquest into Aboriginal death in custody
There are calls for a full coronial inquiry into the death of a young Aboriginal remand prisoner in Brisbane.[MORE]
Policeman testifies about Doomadgee death
A policeman who found Cameron Doomadgee's body in a jail cell on Palm Island in 2004 has given evidence at a North Queensland inquest.[MORE]
Aboriginal people asked about language
The State Government has launched a review of the language it uses when referring to Aboriginal people.[MORE]
Report gives green light to welfare changes
A Senate report has endorsed plans to expand income management to selected welfare recipients across the country.[MORE]
Minister promises investigation into death in custody
Qld's Corrective Services Minister Neil Roberts has promised an investigation into an Aboriginal death in custody.[MORE]
Health group warns of a 'renal tsunami'
Australia is facing a "renal tsunami" because of government bickering, according to a Northern Territory Aboriginal health organisation.[MORE]
Land council no more
A controversial Aboriginal land council at Lake Macquarie has officially been dissolved.[MORE]
