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Labor announces changes to the BasicsCard ahead of the 2022 election
Then-shadow minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney announced Labor would "rebuild the issues around voluntary, or involuntary, income management" if it won the election.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
'Empty' Voice policy behind low voter support: Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
The Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians says many members of the community haven't had their say on the referendum.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Referendums
The Yes campaign can still win over doubters: Malarndirri McCarthy
The Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians says she's hopeful the Voice referendum will pass despite polls.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Referendums
PM warns there will be no other constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians if Voice fails
Anthony Albanese tells ABC's Insiders program Indigenous Australians want constitutional recognition and he is not considering any other options if the referendum fails.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Policy
Another concussion crisis is erupting out of sight in homes around the country
The next frontier of Australia's concussion crisis isn't on the football field, but in homes across the country, where victims of domestic violence are sustaining brain injuries at staggering rates.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Domestic Violence
Full speech: Anthony Albanese promises to hold Voice referendum in 2023
The prime minister has ruled out suggestions of a delay or deferral and drums up support for the Yes vote on the Voice to Parliament.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Regional News
The triumph and defeat from the Tiwi Islands football grand final, in pictures
The famous sporting showdown on the Tiwi Islands drew local football fanatics and mainland tourists to Wurrumiyanga Oval on Sunday.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Traditional owners pursue compensation from Fortescue Metals Group
The Pilbara's Yinjibarndi traditional owners are seeking $500 million a year from Andrew Forrest's FMG, due to "economic and cultural loss" caused by mining.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Mining and Metals Industry
Next generation of sports journalists hone skills at World Cup
The program is teaching 20 First Nations and Indo-Pacific women sports commentary and mobile journalism at Brisbane Stadium during the Women's World Cup.
Published: Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Roger Cook has plenty of reasons to scrap cultural heritage reforms, but one major risk remains
The WA government's decision to scrap its controversial cultural heritage laws after a public backlash will give it the chance to bring its critics back on side — but it's an opportunity not without risk, writes Keane Bourke.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: State and Territory Government
Roger Cook has plenty of reasons to scrap cultural heritage reforms, but one major risk remains
The WA government's decision to scrap its controversial cultural heritage laws after a public backlash will give it the chance to bring its critics back on side — but it's an opportunity not without risk, writes Keane Bourke.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: State and Territory Government
The Voice referendum campaign is becoming a tale of two polls and a political battle
Supporters of the Yes campaign are still hopeful the referendum will pass but a growing number of No voters is putting it at risk, writes Dana Morse.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Referendums
The numbers can't be ignored. Yes is behind, and it's trying new angles to appeal to anyone still on the fence
The confidence of Yes campaigners at Garma can be difficult to fathom when looking at the hard numbers and trend lines that usually dictate political campaigns, writes David Speers.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Did pressure from PM over Voice lead to controversial WA Juukan Gorge law being scrapped?
With the WA government apparently backflipping on its Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws, passed just a month ago, questions are being asked about whether new Premier Roger Cook has bowed to pressure from the PM, writes Cason Ho.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Could young people lead Australia to vote Yes in the Voice to Parliament referendum?
Millennials and members of Generation Z have never voted in a national referendum before, but they may decide whether the constitution changes this year.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
This relaxation drink, touted as a non-alcoholic substitute, tastes like 'muddy water' — but that's about to change
An Australian-owned business in Fiji is giving the traditional South Pacific beverage kava a flavour makeover to broaden its appeal to a growing market.
Published: Source: LandlineTopic: Beverages
National Gallery's independent review finds in favour of APY artists
The National Gallery of Australia says its independent review into controversial artworks from South Australia's APY Lands has cleared the works of improper interference, but said how the art collective operates was a matter for the SA government…
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Why beds at the Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm remain unused six years after the centre opened
The $12 million purpose-built health facility for Indigenous people in Canberra's south has been open for over six years, but its eight beds have never been slept in.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Drug and Substance Abuse
This relaxation drink, touted as a non-alcoholic substitute, tastes like 'muddy water' — but that's about to change
An Australian-owned business in Fiji is giving the traditional South Pacific beverage kava a flavour makeover to broaden its appeal to a growing market.
Published: Source: LandlineTopic: Beverages
Teaching young mob how to play the yidaki, or didgeridoo
Birrbay and Dhanggati man Liam Moran is keeping culture alive in the Hunter, running culture groups at 13 schools across the region, teaching young mob how to play the yidaki, or didgeridoo.
Published: Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Indigenous Culture
Bushfires burned these bats' habitat. So Indigenous elders weaved nests for the vulnerable species
Black Summer bushfires devoured the golden-tipped bat's nest structures made of fine dried twigs and vegetation. Then Indigenous elders stepped in to help.
Published: Source: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Conservation
The triumph and defeat from the Tiwi Islands football grand final, in pictures
The famous sporting showdown on the Tiwi Islands drew local football fanatics and mainland tourists to Wurrumiyanga Oval on Sunday.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
'Religion' of Aussie Rules football draws thousands to Tiwi Islands grand final
Football fanatics turned out in large numbers to watch the biggest sporting and tourism event of the year for the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Australian Rules Football
How the Voice to Parliament will impact the next generation
Young people at the Garma Festival are focusing on how the Voice to Parliament will impact their futures and what the priority should be.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Next generation of sports journalists hone skills at World Cup
The program is teaching 20 First Nations and Indo-Pacific women sports commentary and mobile journalism at Brisbane Stadium during the Women's World Cup.
Published: Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Criminal law prodigy Jamie McConnachie blazing a trail in the defence of First Nations people
Growing up in an outback town she was exposed to injustice at an early age and set her sights on fighting for the rights of First Nations people.
Published: Source: ABC North West QldTopic: Aboriginal
The challenges of reporting on youth crime and detention in Queensland
Over seven months, the ABC's Indigenous Reporting and Background Briefing teams have been investigating youth crime in Queensland and managed to get a side of the story that's rarely heard.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Journalism
This relaxation drink, touted as a non-alcoholic substitute, tastes like 'muddy water' — but that's about to change
An Australian-owned business in Fiji is giving the traditional South Pacific beverage kava a flavour makeover to broaden its appeal to a growing market.
Published: Source: LandlineTopic: Beverages
Cautionary tale about ancient water source hidden beneath desert the subject of major new work
Frances Rings's first work as Bangarra artistic director is a cautionary tale that is close to her heart and her personal history.
Published: Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Dance
This relaxation drink, touted as a non-alcoholic substitute, tastes like 'muddy water' — but that's about to change
An Australian-owned business in Fiji is giving the traditional South Pacific beverage kava a flavour makeover to broaden its appeal to a growing market.
Published: Source: LandlineTopic: Beverages
National Gallery's independent review finds in favour of APY artists
The National Gallery of Australia says its independent review into controversial artworks from South Australia's APY Lands has cleared the works of improper interference, but said how the art collective operates was a matter for the SA government…
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Seaweed abundance provides inspiration for Holdfast Art Project
Seaweed is used in a growing number of industries including agriculture, food and cosmetics. But in the state's south east... the science behind seaweed is also proving an inspiration for artists.
Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Art
This relaxation drink, touted as a non-alcoholic substitute, tastes like 'muddy water' — but that's about to change
An Australian-owned business in Fiji is giving the traditional South Pacific beverage kava a flavour makeover to broaden its appeal to a growing market.
Published: Source: LandlineTopic: Beverages
Tam wanted to quit smoking when her daughter fell pregnant. She found someone to help
Tamara Styles had been smoking cigarettes since she was 14 years old, until an Aboriginal program gave her a plan to quit.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Smoking
A key to solving the GP crisis could be right under our noses — we just need to ask Aboriginal Australians
Despite constant headlines about general practice being in crisis, research shows one area is shining brightly. So what can we learn from Aboriginal-run health services?
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Doctors and Medical Professionals
This statue will soon be gone, but its base will remain — to explain why the monument had to go
A sandstone plinth will be left at the site of a bronze statue depicting a divisive colonial statue in Hobart explaining why it was taken down — but there is a push on for the removal to be stopped altogether.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Aboriginal
Criminal law prodigy Jamie McConnachie blazing a trail in the defence of First Nations people
Growing up in an outback town she was exposed to injustice at an early age and set her sights on fighting for the rights of First Nations people.
Published: Source: ABC North West QldTopic: Aboriginal
This relaxation drink, touted as a non-alcoholic substitute, tastes like 'muddy water' — but that's about to change
An Australian-owned business in Fiji is giving the traditional South Pacific beverage kava a flavour makeover to broaden its appeal to a growing market.
Published: Source: LandlineTopic: Beverages
A rare close-up look at Deen Maar
People rarely set foot on Deen Maar, a small island off the coast of south-west Victoria.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Surrounded by great whites and 40m cliffs, this sacred island is overrun with rabbits
A small island in the Southern Ocean is being torn apart by the relentless burrowing and foraging of rabbits, and they're threatening the island's native seabird population.
Published: Source: ABC South West VicTopic: Indigenous Culture
Traditional owners pursue compensation from Fortescue Metals Group
The Pilbara's Yinjibarndi traditional owners are seeking $500 million a year from Andrew Forrest's FMG, due to "economic and cultural loss" caused by mining.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Mining and Metals Industry
Roger Cook has plenty of reasons to scrap cultural heritage reforms, but one major risk remains
The WA government's decision to scrap its controversial cultural heritage laws after a public backlash will give it the chance to bring its critics back on side — but it's an opportunity not without risk, writes Keane Bourke.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: State and Territory Government
Andrew Forrest's FMG, Pilbara traditional owners return to court over $500 million compensation battle
With Fortescue and Pilbara native title holders unable to agree on compensation for "economic and cultural loss" caused by mining, the Federal Court will begin hearing evidence in Roebourne today.
Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Native Title
Did pressure from PM over Voice lead to controversial WA Juukan Gorge law being scrapped?
With the WA government apparently backflipping on its Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws, passed just a month ago, questions are being asked about whether new Premier Roger Cook has bowed to pressure from the PM, writes Cason Ho.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)