Indigenous Australians
Half of all deaths for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian adults linked to smoking
Smoking causes around 50 percent of deaths for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians over 45 years of age according......
Football in the Tiwi Islands, and pathways for Top-end Indigenous talent
Despite being home to less than 2’500 people, the Tiwi Islands, 80km north off the coast from Darwin, have a......
Intersectional discrimination forcing Indigenous Australians with disabilities to avoid essential services
Researchers from Western Sydney University and The University of Melbourne have released findings that outlines greater social inequality and intersectional......
First Nations people with disabilities struggle to self-isolate against COVID-19
Growing concerns are afoot for First Nations and Indigenous people with disabilities not being able to adequately prevent themselves from......
A time for healing for Stolen Generations survivors and doctors
Yesterday at Parliament House in Canberra, Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Ken Wyatt AM announced that new resources will be......
Aboriginal elder Honoured for 45 years of work for his community
There are many well-known people who have made significant contributions to Indigenous Australian culture today, but recently it was Vince......
Having a yarn is helping advocate Aboriginal health needs
To “have a yarn” meaning to “have a chat” has been a part of Australian slang for a long time.......
Indigenous HIV diagnoses rate double that of non-Indigenous Aussies
Australia’s HIV rates have been their lowest in 18 years according to the latest research in the Kirby Insititute’s 2018 HIV......
Growing support to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility
In a unanimous decision last weekend, the Law Council of Australia has voiced its support in advocating for the minimum......
Worrying new findings sheds light on family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia
This week the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released its report, Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia, 2019 which......