A coroner investigating the deaths of three Indigenous women with rheumatic heart disease has found health systems in a remote Queensland community failed. The deaths within 18 months of one another sparked an inquest into what would otherwise be considered natural cause deaths, coroner Nerida Wilson said in her findings handed down in Cairns on…
The World’s Biggest Sand Island, Reverts To Indigenous Name Following Campaign
The world’s largest sand island and the popular tourist destination Fraser Island off the southern-east coast of Queensland, Australia, has reverted to its Indigenous name, K’gari. The title change comes following a long campaign by Indigenous groups, who argued naming the island Fraser was a “disrespect” to their people. As the name was restored, more…
A Voice to Parliament Will Increase Indigenous Dependence on Government
Commentary Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, with the support of all the state and territory premiers, has officially backed the “First Nations Voice”—a standing consultative body to advise the government on laws and policies arguably affecting the Aboriginal community but, potentially, the nation as a whole. He says it is a priority for the government…
Opposition Cites Orwell’s Animal Farm in Latest Criticism of The Voice
May 22, 2023
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The federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has launched his strongest attack yet against changing Australia’s Constitution to entrench Indigenous interests. Dutton said the Indigenous Voice to Parliament would take Australia “backwards not forwards” and called it “regressive, not progressive.” “It should be very clear to Australians by now that the prime minister is dividing our…
The Yes Vote Argument Misses the Mark
Commentary On May 2, The Epoch Times published an opinion piece entitled “Yes Is for Bringing Australia Together and Moving Forward.” The article argues that opponents of The Voice claim that the proposed entrenchment of The Voice in the Constitution repudiates “a central tenet of liberalism—the idea that we should be treated equally.” The article’s author…
Yes Is for Bringing Australia Together and Moving Forward
Commentary Through the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Indigenous Australian communities forged the first ever national consensus on how they want to be constitutionally recognised—they asked for a constitutionally guaranteed Voice in their affairs. Not a veto, just a better say in decisions impacting their communities. This was a simple yet profound request. It was…
Fuel Budget for Australian Remote Desert Artist Group Hits $55,000
The organisation that supports Aboriginal weaving artists working in the remote Central Australian desert is facing a fuel bill of A$55,000 (US$36,890). The Tjanpi Desert Weavers represents more than 400 Anangu and Yarnangu women artists on the NPY (Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara) Lands. For the 2022-23 financial year the organisation’s fuel budget is expected to hit $55,000 – dwarfing…
Indigenous Rights Pioneer and Founder of Yothu Yindi, Yunupingu Dies
Visionary land rights pioneer Yunupingu is being remembered by his people as “a giant of the nation” as they mourn his death in northeast Arnhem Land. Surrounded by his family and ceremonial adornments, Yunupingu, 74, died peacefully at his home in northeast Arnhem Land on Monday morning, the Youth Yindi Foundation confirmed. “A giant of…
Indigenous Advisor Quits After Qld Police Shooting
For Professor Gracelyn Smallwood, a late-night phone call about another Aboriginal man being shot and killed by police was the final straw. Aubrey Donahue, 27, died after being shot four times by police, who say he advanced on officers while armed with a knife in Mareeba, west of Cairns, on Saturday. Coroner Terry Ryan will…
Integration, More Than Recognition, Ensures Success
March 24, 2023
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Commentary Integration into a wider society works. That is why Australia is one of the most successful countries on the planet. This nation, like no other, has managed to draw together peoples from all four corners of the globe, united by a common set of values: namely, tolerance, respect, and equality before the law. The…
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