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Progress made on closing the vision gap for Indigenous Australians

Luke Michael, Monday, 12th August 2019 -  Australia has made strong progress closing the eye health and vision gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people but there is still a long way to go, new research shows. 

Australia’s largest Indigenous organisation forced to shut up shop

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 29th July 2019 -  The National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples has officially closed its doors after the peak representative body went into voluntary administration in June. 

The long path to a treaty in Qld begins. But what’s the first step?

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 17th July 2019 -  Indigenous community organisations and leaders are waiting for answers from the Queensland government on what exactly the pathway to a treaty will look like, following a historic pledge by the state government.
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‘Too important to get wrong’: Government pushes for Indigenous constitutional recognition

Luke Michael, Thursday, 11th July 2019 -  The Morrison government’s plan for Indigenous recognition in the constitution has won community sector support, but conservative forces within the Coalition are threatening to derail the proposal.      
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Indigenous excellence celebrated at 2019 National NAIDOC Awards

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 10th July 2019 -  An Indigenous educator who has spent almost two decades boosting the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with qualifications has been named National NAIDOC Person of the Year.  

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Always Will Be written above Indigenous flag

Voice. Treaty. Truth.

Contributor, Wednesday, 10th July 2019 -  Indigenous relations in Australia have come a long way, but as we celebrate NAIDOC Week, it’s clear there is still a long and uncomfortable way to go, writes Jacynta Krakouer from the University of Melbourne.

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‘Have you been feeling your spirit was sad?’ Culture is key when assessing Indigenous Australians’ mental health

Contributor, Tuesday, 2nd July 2019 -  A culturally specific screening tool for depression has been successfully tested among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, write Maree Hackett and Geoffrey Spurling, in this article which first appeared in The Conversation.
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‘An absolute national shame’: Government urged to invest more in Aboriginal-led services

Luke Michael, Friday, 28th June 2019 -  The Australian government must invest strongly in Aboriginal community-controlled solutions if it wants better outcomes from the Closing the Gap refresh, Indigenous leaders say.
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‘If you’re not there for the cause, you need to get out of the way’

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 26th June 2019 -  When it comes to First Nations justice the progressive movement needs to decide if it wants to be part of the problem or part of the solution, according to Indigenous leaders.
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‘We need a serious change in approach’: Indigenous strategy comes under fire

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 19th June 2019 -  Community leaders have slammed the government’s management of its Indigenous Advancement Strategy, following revelations the program was yet to be properly evaluated five years after rollout.
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