Tag: Indigenous
Macklin must seize control of housing program: MLA
An NT independent politician is appealing for the Federal Government to completely take over a multi-million dollar Aboriginal housing program.[MORE]
Dramatica owner refuses to remove 'racist' content
The American owner of a website that has been targeted by Australia's Human Rights Commission for racism says he will not remove the offensive content.[MORE]
Tiwi jobs dream dashed by funding knock-back
A plan to create hundreds of jobs on the Tiwi Islands and resurrect the collapsed Great Southern plantations project has been scuttled by a funding knock-back.[MORE]
Govt urged to hasten Ward compo
The Western Australian Opposition has criticised the State Government for not acting quickly to compensate the family of an Aboriginal elder who died from heat stroke after travelling in the back of a prison van.[MORE]
Waste dump debate a 'health issue'
The Senate committee in charge of the inquiry into the proposed nuclear waste dump is expected to decide today whether to visit Tennant Creek.[MORE]
Company sacked from Indigenous housing program
One of the groups building houses in the NT as part of a multi-million dollar Indigenous housing program has been sacked.[MORE]
CLP slams 'Clayton's' housing refurbishments
The Country Liberal Senator, Nigel Scullion, says the Northern Territory and Federal Governments have reneged on a promise to properly refurbish remote Indigenous housing.[MORE]
Police start living in outback Aboriginal lands
Police are no longer flying in and out to patrol the far north Aboriginal lands of South Australia.[MORE]
Boyle rejects grog plans criticism
Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister Desley Boyle says a decline in assaults in Cape York Indigenous communities is evidence that alcohol management plans are working. [MORE]
Lease deal secures land for clan groups
A Cape York Indigenous community is the first in Qld to lease deeds of grant in trust land to clan groups.[MORE]
Payment expected soon to Aboriginal elder's family
An ex gratia payment to the family of the late Aboriginal elder, Mr Ward, is expected by the end of the month.[MORE]
Medical students still without internships
Medical education advocates say many graduates may not get the internships they need to complete their qualifications despite the Federal Government's $632 million training package announced this week.[MORE]
Cannabis use soars in Indigenous communities
The use of cannabis in remote far north Indigenous communities is increasing, even among children as young as 10, a report from the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) says.[MORE]
$200,000 payment plan for Mr Ward's family
The State Government has confirmed an interim ex-gratia payment of $200,000 is proposed for the family of an Aboriginal elder who died of heatstroke after being transported in a prison van.[MORE]
Drug pushers preying on Indigenous kids
Far north Queensland police say children as young as six are using cannabis in Cape York Indigenous communities.[MORE]
Release study on Muckaty: Greens
The Greens have called on the Federal Government to release an anthropological study on a site for a proposed nuclear waste dump in the NT.[MORE]
Geraldton to continue Aboriginal acknowledgment
The City of Geraldton Greenough says it will continue to acknowledge traditional owners of land at all official functions.[MORE]
Tuckey 'overweight' comments 'offensive'
An Indigenous politician says comments from backbencher Wilson Tuckey about 'Welcome to Country' ceremonies are offensive. [MORE]
Yunupingu to strike a chord in US
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's platinum-selling debut album is to be released in the United States.[MORE]
SIHIP gagging workers: Scullion
Nigel Scullion says the Federal Government is attempting to hide failures in an indigenous housing program by gagging workers.[MORE]
Council defends oval development plans
Moree Plains Shire Council says it will not stop commercial development on Taylor Oval because of opposition from a minority group.[MORE]
Broome launches a return to country programme
Aboriginal people living on the streets of Broome are being offered free bus tickets to get them back to their communities.[MORE]
Senate to probe Wild Rivers laws
Queensland's controversial Wild Rivers legislation will be examined by a Senate committee next month.[MORE]
Tensions rise over Gulf housing plan
An Indigenous lobbyist says tensions are at breaking point in the Gulf of Carpentaria community of Doomadgee over 40-year leases. [MORE]
Tuckey told to apologise for Aboriginal remarks
The Greens say Wilson Tuckey should be kicked out of the Liberal Party if he does not apologise for comments he made about Aboriginal people.[MORE]
