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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

A quarter of First Nations Children are suffering from ear disease

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Remote communities have higher rates of ear disease than First Nations children in Cities or regional towns.  Although some of these are asymptomatic, accessible tests can show whether they are at risk of experiencing hearing loss. Hearing Australia has conducted research on 19,000 First Nations children and found that one in five were experiencing hearing …

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The role of non-Indigenous Australians this Reconciliation Week

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Reconciliation Week across Australia continues this week. This year’s theme is “Now More Than Ever”, reminding Australians to continue fighting for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. But what’s the significance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and what’s  the role of non-Indigenous people? Image: Image by Shutterstock Produced By: Sasha …

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An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Commissioner

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The Prime Minister announced that a new position of National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people will be created this year The commissioner will be tasked with safety and welfare of Indigenous children in out of home care.  Not only will the commissioner be looking after young people’s rights and …

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Why this Kamilaroi woman wants you to vote yes in The Voice referendum

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Brisbane-based Kamilaroi woman, Yvonne Orley, wants you to vote ‘yes’ in the upcoming referendum on whether to recognise Indigenous peoples as the First Peoples of Australia in the Constitution through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Ms Orley is part of the Labor Party Indigenous Network and Community Alliance. The Voice will be an …

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Babies’ Welcome to Country an important event for First Nations families

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A First Nations organisation in Brisbane has recently hosted a ceremony welcoming babies to country. The aim of the ceremony is to celebrate the newest members of the community, and to commit to teaching them to be strong, prosperous, and proud. The organisation, Inala ‘Wangarra’, meaning ‘One People’, provides culturally safe social, health and human …

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A second Stolen Generation?

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This week, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, told the ABC there should not be rules to return children in foster care to their kin. Experts are concerned with the newly-appointed Minister’s comments, saying this will make things worse in Aboriginal communities. In the Northern Territory for instance, 81 per cent of children …

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