Tag: Aboriginal
Govt accused of wanting Palm Is prohibition
The Mayor of Palm Island, in north Queensland, has accused the State Government of intentionally stalling a licence application for the community's tavern.[MORE]
Indigenous ancestral remains to be re-buried
Re-burial ceremonies of Aboriginal ancestral remains are set to take place throughout south-west Western Australia, after the first successful re-burial last week.[MORE]
Gang violence plagues Wadeye
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People living in the NT's largest Indigenous community are being threatened by a rising tide of gang violence.[MORE]
Indigenous group criticises funding freeze
A Kimberley Aboriginal corporation is calling for the Federal Government to communicate better with communities before deciding to cut off its funding.[MORE]
Indigenous permit plan killed in the Senate
The Fed Govt's plan to restrict public access to NT Indigenous communities has been killed in the Senate.[MORE]
Compensation bid for '$50 note nephew' denied
A relative of Indigenous author and inventor David Unaipon has been denied a compensation request for what he describes as the unauthorised use of Mr Unaipon's image on the $50 note.[MORE]
Kimberley communities face funding block
The Federal Government's Department of Indigenous Affairs says funding for essential services has been blocked to three Kimberley communities because of problems with financial management.[MORE]
Traditional owners seek more time to consider gas hub site
Traditional owners in the Kimberley say they need more time to consider where a proposed gas hub should be built in the region.[MORE]
Indigenous councils lose fight to control canteens
A Supreme Court ruling has shut down canteens in two Cape York Aboriginal communities in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Lack of Burringarrah crisis awareness puzzles MP
The Member for the North West, Vince Catania, says he is disappointed at the time it has taken for Government agencies to realise there were major problems at the Burringarrah Aboriginal community.[MORE]
NT intervention head replacement yet to be announced
The Federal Government is yet to announce who will take over as head of the intervention into Northern Territory Indigenous communities after the departure of Major General David Chalmers.[MORE]
Food drops to remote communities
WA's Indigenous Affairs Minister says he's appalled that emergency air drops of food are having to be conducted in some remote communities. [MORE]
Maralinga handover likely soon
The final handover of the Maralinga lands to local Aborigines is expected early next year.[MORE]
Positives seen in Indigenous home ownership scheme
Aboriginal elders in Walgett say a new scheme to help Indigenous people buy their own homes is a step towards closing the gap with non-indigenous Australians.[MORE]
KLC accuses Govt of leaking documents
The Kimberley Land Council (KLC) has accused the Western Australian Government of leaking confidential documents to the media to try to discredit the group's involvement in Kimberley gas negotiations.[MORE]
Watiyawanu artists prepare for Alice exhibition
Alice Springs residents will be treated to their first ever group art show from the Watiyawanu Artists of Mount Liebig this weekend.[MORE]
Research group questions 'misguided' intervention
An Indigenous research organisation has labelled the federal intervention as "misguided".[MORE]
Indigenous leader faces court
Indigenous leader Murrandoo Yanner will appear in the Mt Isa Magistrates Court today to face nine charges, including public nuisance and dangerous operation of a vehicle.[MORE]
Police brace for welfare payment booze binge
Kimberley police have backed claims by Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett, who says one-off Federal Government welfare payments may be squandered on alcohol in Indigenous communities.[MORE]
CAAMA named nation's best community radio
An Alice Springs community radio station has been named the best in Australia.[MORE]
APY community store under administration
A special administrator has been appointed to the operator of a community store on the APY Lands in the far northern South Australia.[MORE]
Economic stimulus could spark violence: Barnett
The West Australia Premier, Colin Barnett, has attacked the Federal Government's economic stimulus package saying it will cause problems in the state's indigenous communities.[MORE]
Govt scheme to boost Kimberley Indigenous jobs
Kimberley residents will have a chance to access more than 500 jobs created by the Federal Government to increase Indigenous employment levels in Western Australia.[MORE]
Indigenous abuse campaign targets truckies
The sexual exploitation of Aboriginal children along highways in regional New South Wales is the focus of a new campaign being launched today. [MORE]
Green light for Indigenous cultural centre
Planning of an Aboriginal cultural centre at Myall Creek near Bingara will proceed after approval was given at a public meeting on the weekend.[MORE]
