South Australia will hold a special parliamentary sitting to pass legislation allowing for an Indigenous voice to state parliament. Sunday’s sitting in the House of Assembly will endorse the Labor government’s bill which has already passed parliament’s upper house. Once endorsed, Governor Frances Adamson, Premier Peter Malinauskas and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Kyam Maher will publicly…
Struggle to Survive in Australia’s Torres Strait Island ‘Paradise’
February 4, 2023
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The Torres Strait Islands are like a tropical paradise to outsiders but for many Aboriginal Australians, it has more in common with a failed state as they struggle to survive amid the soaring cost of living. Indigenous families are being forced to leave their archipelago homes in Queensland’s north because of a lack of affordable housing…
Judge Reserves Bail Decision for Saskatchewan Sisters Who Claim Wrongful Conviction
Freedom still remains out of reach for two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions after a judge reserved his decision on whether they should get bail while awaiting the outcome of a federal review. “It’s sad that we couldn’t be free today … but…
University Reinstates Marks for Student Who Was Penalised for Not Acknowledging Indigenous Rights
November 18, 2022
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One of Australia’s top universities has overturned a decision to dock marks from a student after failing to acknowledge the traditional land rights of Indigenous people. The move came after the engineering student filed a formal complaint at Melbourne’s prestigious Monash University on Oct. 7. A Monash university spokesperson told the Herald Sun newspaper that the…
Sydney Companies Suggest Quote for Aboriginal Flag on the Harbour Bridge Is Overinflated
Several Sydney-based manufacturers have suggested they could add the Aboriginal flag to the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a cheaper price after the New South Wales (NSW) government revealed the installation would cost taxpayers A$25 million. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet on Monday admitted that he was stunned by the A$25 million price tag, which he described…
The Unique Easter Tradition of an Aboriginal Village
April 14, 2022
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This article is adapted from the treatment for the documentary film “Wawu: Divine Hope,” written by Australian director and producer Caden Pearson, who now works at The Epoch Times as a journalist. The Guugu Yimidhirr people of Hope Vale, an Aboriginal village in the far northeast of Australia, celebrate Easter with a unique week-long tradition held up…
Lift Age of Criminal Responsibly to 14 for Aboriginal Kids: Assembly
The democratically-elected Aboriginal body responsible for negotiating a treaty with the Victorian state government has called for the age of criminal responsibility to rise from 10 to 14 years of age in the Australian state. First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria co-chairs Marcus Stewart, and Geraldine Atkinson wrote an open letter to the Victorian attorney-general calling for the…
Australian Woman Likens Govt Quarantine ‘Camp’ to ‘Prison’
An Australian woman has described her time in one of the country’s mandatory supervised quarantine facilities, often reported as “quarantine camps,” as like being “in prison,” in an interview with British news site UnHerd. Hayley Hodgson, 26, said she was picked up at her residence in Darwin in the Northern Territory (NT), sometime in mid-November,…
Iconic Australian Actor David Dalaithngu Dies Aged 68
Famous Australian Indigenous actor, dancer, and artist David Dalaithngu has died of lung cancer at his home in Murray Bridge, South Australia aged 68. The legendary actor, who appeared in films such as “Walkabout,” “Storm Boy,” “Crocodile Dundee,” and “Rabbit-Proof Fence” succumbed to the illness on Monday after being diagnosed in 2017. Born in 1953…
Australian Indigenous Community at Heart of Social Media Rumors Refute Claims
Two Aboriginal residents of Binjari and Rockhole, on the outskirts of Katherine, have posted on social media that claims circulating of forced vaccinations are untrue and that they are being treated with respect and dignity by authorities, NT News reported on Thursday. This comes on the back of claims on Twitter earlier in the week…
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