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Save our children: KARI warns of another lost generation and SNAICC to launch a campaign to reduce "diabolical" foster care figures A groundswell of
The debate continues on just who should tell our Indigenous stories: Rabbit Proof Fence was the powerful story of the struggle of three young Aboriginal girls to return to family and
“Police version of Kings Cross shooting not true”: Mother speaks out against police investigating police The mother of one of the four youths involved in the incident where police
Humble Lena Nyadbi’s beautiful (and big) art wows Paris: Aboriginal artist Lena Nyadbi is a humble woman but there's nothing shy and retiring about her latest massive work which
Claims of video showing police bashing in Broome: Video footage from the Broome Police Station has allegedly caught out a 31 year old police constable bashing an Aboriginal
Leadership Centre boosted with funds for new program: A total of 120 Indigenous leaders will receive a powerful introduction to leadership development through the latest National Indigenous Leadership
Scullion flags Native Title reforms: Nigel Scullion, the man likely to oversee Indigenous affairs in Australia following the September Federal election, has told the annual
Give us control, says NACCHO: Progress report on Closing the Gap proves best results are through community groups: Mohamed The reason the Northern Territory was on
Amnesty takes aim at Australia ignoring “rights for all” agenda: Amnesty International's annual State of the World's Human Rights report has taken aim at Australia's neglect of Aboriginal peoples and
Scullion hits back at Japarta Ryan over Land Rights Act: Federal Opposition Indigenous Affairs spokesman Senator Nigel Scullion has criticised the Chairman of the Central Land Council, Maurie Japarta Ryan
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Why was it a problem? asks Damien’s grandmother

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hoopers sister,_grandmotherBy National Indigenous Times Editor Stephen Hagan

"Why should my grandson be made to feel it's wrong to be proud of his culture," Mrs Lillian Weribone told the National Indigenous Times days after his Aboriginal T-shirt controversy at the London Olympics made national news.

 

Damien Hooper, one of Australia's pre-Olympic favourites to win a boxing medal...

 

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Hannah fights her demons by helping other victims do battle with theirs

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hannah mcgladeBy National Indigenous Times West Australian reporter Gerry Georgatos

Human Rights lawyer and academic, Nyoongar Hannah McGlade waited years without success for the criminal justice system to bring the men who sexually assaulted her as a 15 year old to trial. The men responsible never faced justice.

 

The two non-Aboriginal men who committed the assault on a 15 year old Hannah have...

 

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