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Program Halves Skin Disease for Remote Indigenous Children

Program Halves Skin Disease for Remote Indigenous Children

Health The Wire 9 October 2024

A new study and trial program led by the Kids Research Institute of Australia has helped to reduce infectious skin...

Australian Mental Health Prize winners recognised for efforts

Australian Mental Health Prize winners recognised for efforts

Health The Wire 26 September 2024

This week, four individuals received the Australian Mental Health Prize for their efforts on supporting good mental health and wellbeing....

Makarrata Senate Inquiry: Federal government still committed to truth telling, says Indigenous Australians minister

Makarrata Senate Inquiry: Federal government still committed to truth telling, says Indigenous Australians minister

The Wire

The following story contains discussions of youth suicide that some may find distressing. Please use discretion.  Minister for Indigenous Australians...

Indigenous cultural-based insights emerge from global suicide prevention conference

Indigenous cultural-based insights emerge from global suicide prevention conference

Communications & Culture Health Social Justice The Wire

Content warning: the following contains references to First Nations suicide which may be distressing for some. According to the World...

‘Hear Me Out’ report highlights systemic failures of WA juvenile detention system

‘Hear Me Out’ report highlights systemic failures of WA juvenile detention system

The Wire

Last week, a new report was tabled at the WA Parliament hoping to change how young people are treated in...

Reconciliation on Indigenous communities in Canada and Australia

Reconciliation on Indigenous communities in Canada and Australia

Communications & Culture Social Justice The Wire

Indigenous people across the world are pushing their governments to be listened to and to establish reconciliation paths for the...

Farm in Canada expanding Indigenous knowledge

Farm in Canada expanding Indigenous knowledge

The Wire

Over the last decade, Indigenous knowledge has become a an educational focus for non-Indigenous people to understand more about culture,...

Bush Tucker can help world food sustainability

Bush Tucker can help world food sustainability

Science & Environment Social Justice The Wire

We are only beginning to learn how Indigenous food systems have been providing sustainable and healthy lifestyles for generations in...

Reaching for the stars: Indigenous STEM students land space internship with NASA

Reaching for the stars: Indigenous STEM students land space internship with NASA

The Wire

Eastern Arrente man David Corporal has earned a placement at NASA, bringing him one giant leap closer to achieving his...

Advocates concerned at rise in Aboriginal children in out-of-home care

Advocates concerned at rise in Aboriginal children in out-of-home care

Communications & Culture Social Justice The Wire

Indigenous advocates are calling for a child protection system compatible with cultural practice to address the continued removal of First...