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Renewed calls for Royal Commission into Indigenous suicide
A new report has found suicide rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia......
Australia loses a quiet hero of architecture
Architect Paul Pholeros liked to joke that he didn’t build houses, he fixed plumbing. With his Health Habitat team he......
Mungo Man may have a new home
In 1974, remains dubbed Mungo Man were excavated from the shores of Lake Mungo. Since then, they have been kept......
The Bleed that tested Australia’s health system
When Dr Bill Williams wife Gisela developed a sudden aneurysm in the middle of the desert it was a race......
Celebrating the life of rural women
Life for women living in rural Australia can be isolating. Simple things like meeting new people, sharing ideas and getting......
New program to reduce remote community rip-offs
A new campaign is being launched today to help people living in remote communities get what they pay for. With......
The remote communities closure protests gain momentum
Today, the “Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia” rally will be hosted in every big capital city......
Wingalinna put on a wing ding to protest WA community clearouts
“It’s a Lifestyle Choices” was a comment made by Tony Abbot that got the whole of Australia up in arms.......
Budget 2015-16: What do SARRAH want?
As the 2015-2016 budget quickly approaches The Wire is speaking to organisations about what they have asked for and what......
Why shutting down dozens of regional indigenous communities just doesn’t make sense
Indigenous communities located in the most isolated parts of Australia are facing the possibility of being shut down. The Western......