Aboriginal
First Nations Media calls for action
Indigenous media has been campaigning for funding to promote and develop their stretched media outlets. First Nations Media has 9......
Putting money on keeping Indigenous languages alive
The United Nation’s is celebrating the International Year of Indigenous Languages in 2019. To mark the occasion the Royal Australian......
Vision 2020 calls for $86 million in funding for Indigenous eye health care
“Strong Eyes, Strong Communities” is the name of Vision 2020’s new 5 year plan to close the eye health gap......
Tanya Day’s coronial inquest to consider impact of systemic racism
The case of Aunty Tanya Day’s death in custody after being arrested with a public drunkenness charge has reverberated around......
Indigenous art to be given new Authority with NIACA
The National Indigenous Arts and Cultural Authority is a concept that has re-emerged to provide support for arts within the......
An Indigenous approach to Mental Health
The mental health and well-being support in the health system is not working well for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander......
Indigenous youth less content than non-Indigenous peers
In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth are experiencing a concerning level of despair, in comparison to their non-Indigenous......
Suicide Rates of Indigenous Communities Climbs
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that over the last decade, rates of suicide in Aboriginal and......
Victorian Government Reaching Out to Youth Offenders
A Victorian task force will speak to every Aboriginal youth in the state’s juvenile centres to create law reform. Fifty-three......
New guide for reporting on Indigenous affairs released
This week, Media Diversity Australia, along with the ABC and the National Congress of Australia’s First People, produced and launched......