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Weld Australia Urges Government to Tackle Indigenous Incarceration Crisis by Funding Proven Training Program

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Weld Australia is calling on the Federal Government to urgently adopt its Vocational Education and Training (VET) welding program that has already proven to be extremely successful, following yesterday’s devastating Productivity Commission report showing Australia is on track to meet just four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets.   The report confirms that incarceration … Continued

We Breathe: powerful TV campaign launches to tackle indigenous smoking

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A public health campaign designed to challenge the tobacco and nicotine industry’s grip on communities, We Breathe, Tackling Indigenous Smoking, has launched to address a rise in vaping and smoking across the region – in towns and cities including Goulburn, Yass, Quenbeyan, Nowra, Eden and Cooma. The campaign is designed in-line with the global World … Continued

Time to Deliver: Productivity Commission Data and Independent Review Confirm Governments Must Act on Closing the Gap

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The National Indigenous Health Leadership Alliance (NIHLA) welcomes the findings of both the Independent Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and the 2025 Productivity Commission Annual Data Compilation Report. Together, they confirm what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have long said: governments are not doing enough to meet their own commitments, … Continued

Community-led solutions needed as NT Closing the Gap targets go backwards

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The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) has expressed deep concern at the continued failure to meet Closing the Gap targets in the Northern Territory, following the release of the Productivity Commission’s 2025 Annual Data Compilation Report (ADCR).   While AMSANT welcomes improvements in some national indicators, such as healthy birthweight, it says the … Continued

New exhibitions bring First Nations perspectives and collaborative artistry to the forefront

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A vision to capture and share sacred values, knowledge and connections through modern technology will come to life in two new exhibitions at Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Art Gallery this week.  MILKUM GA WALŊA: Pattern, camera, life and RAŊIPUY: The beach is breathing, coordinated by the arts collective Miyarrka Media, will be on display at the CDU Art … Continued

Classrooms in croc-filled billabongs; VR portal to Torres Strait Islander culture; burning lessons from Country

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Great National Science Week Indigenous stories up for grabs now around Australia Multimedia project captures 65,000+ years of Indigenous Knowledge through voices of elders, scientists and environmentalists – online Remote school students use baited underwater cameras to explore croc-filled billabongs – Ramingining, NT Burning lessons from County: virtual ‘fire lab’ tour with Melbourne researchers applying Indigenous … Continued

Time for Action to Eliminate Hepatitis B and C in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities

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World Hepatitis Day: Time for Action to Eliminate Hepatitis B and C in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities Australia is at a turning point in eliminating hepatitis B and C, two diseases that continue to disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. On World Hepatitis Day, NACCHO and Hepatitis Australia are calling for … Continued

Vincent Lingiari Memorial Gathering to honour legacy through campfire stories and song

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The Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture will feel a little different this year, with the Vincent Lingiari Memorial Gathering – campfire yarning with Charlie King. In place of a formal lecture, this year’s event will feature an intimate conversation with respected Gurindji man, broadcaster and anti-family violence advocate Charlie King OAM AM, with Mr King sharing deeply … Continued

Broken promises: AMSANT and Red Lily condemn NT Government for deferring crucial Gunbalanya health centre upgrade

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The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) and Red Lily Health Board have condemned the Northern Territory Government’s decision to defer the long-promised tender for a new health facility in Gunbalanya and reallocate the $20 million that had been budgeted for its construction since 2023–24. Despite assurances that funding was secured in the 2024–25 … Continued