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SA First Nations community files petition on land ownership evidence
A group of about 35 Mirning people say they traditional custodians of the South Australian coastal land from Fowlers Bay to the WA border..
Coroner’s inquiry – “prisoners are treated like animals”
Alice Springs Coroners Court heard from a distraught daughter how her dying father was humiliated and maltreated by an uncaring and inflexible prison system.
Young, Indigenous and Imprisoned, Australia's National Disgrace
It's been 22 years since a major report by the government found a shockingly high death rate for Indigenous people locked up in Australia's prisons and jails.
Royal Commission sought for Human Rights issues on APY Lands
There is much comm=unity convern that SA Anangu peoples rights are being signed away and diminishing and they don't have any power to change the situation.
One third of indigenous Australians live in poverty
Research has found that Geraldton, Port Augusta, Kalgoorlie - Boulder and Hervey Bay had the most disadvantaged Indigenous population in Australia.
West Papuan activists urgently require some practical support now
To maintain the pressure of the Free West Papua movement, donations to pay for setting up an office in Melbourne are called for.
Uncle Kevin loses bid to block Dam mine expansion
Aboriginal elder, Kevin Buzzacott, has lost a protracted court bid to block the $30 billion expansion to the Olympic Dam copper, uranium and gold mine in SA.
14 Caribbean nations sue Britain, Holland and France for slavery reparations
175 years after Britain freed its last slaves in the West Indies, an alliance of Caribbean nations is demanding to be repaid for the legacy of the slave trade.
'No winners in the blame game' - Bess Price's portfolio
Price advocates little other than almost blind devotion to top down government policies, whilst branding those who wish to scrutinise these polices as conspirators
West Papuan asylum seekers dumped in remote refugee camp
6 of the West Papuans who sought asylum in Australia after being persecuted for their involvement in Freedom Flotilla were relocated to Kiunga
Suicide amongst young Indigenous people is becoming an epidemic worldwide
Many Indigenous people around the globe suffer from imposed suppression and exclusion from natural culture and opportunity which results in shame and hopelessness.
Ice Age struck Indigenous Australians hard
Population numbers plummeted due to harsh conditions at the peak of the last Ice Age, says a new study.
North American Indians call for sovereignty and human rights
North American Indians are following the lead of Idle No More. On October 7, 2013, Idle No More celebrated an international day to proclaim sovereignty.
Nuclear tenders ignore traditional owners
In 2007, the Northern Land Council nominated Muckaty as a proposed site for the deposit of radioactive materials and identified only one of five ownership groups.
Why I won't celebrate the William Bugmy decision
William Bugmy's win in the High Court last week is significant, but it also highlights everything that's wrong with the way Aboriginal people are treated.
Big Business prisons suing states if they don't stay full
Australia is closely following the Unites States of America in its 'private prison' policies. Here is a glimpse at where we are heading.
996 deaths by suicide – one in 24 die by suicide
Australia's Aboriginal peoples are suiciding at the world’s highest rates. Standalone, racially, Aboriginal peoples suicides are statistically unparalleled.
Academic overheard 'threats', says protesters feared for their lives
"They had the phone on while they were being berated ... It was very, very threatening - the word threat is accurate. There was not a polite conversation.
West Papuan human rights tragedy mocked by new Australian PM
Tony Abbott will uphold an appeasement policy that has seen Australia entangled in some of the worst human rights abuses imaginable in West Papua.
West Papuan activists leave Australian consulate in Bali 'voluntarily'
Three West Papuan activists who occupied Australia's consulate in Bali have left the compound after making pleas for the Government to take up their cause.
Macklin said we will take child suicides seriously
National shame has been effectively criminally neglected by State and federal governments and there is no show or sign of funding for suicide strategies.
77 Aboriginal suicides in South Australia alone
"Death is our life," was described regarding the state of the Aboriginal landscape Australia-wide, of mourning and sadness for young lives lost far too often.
Indigenous disadvantage does not diminish over time, High Court rules
Disadvantage caused by a person's Indigenous heritage does not diminish over time and should be taken into account, the High Court has found.
It's time for some straight talking about human rights in Papua
This is the PM's chance to highlight his support for fundamental human rights such as the rights of all persons to freedom of expression, association and assembly.
Emergency Protest against illegal deportation to place of further persecution
The recent West Papuan refugees fears for their safety in PNG, based on discrimination and persecution by West Papuan refugees at the hands of PNG authorities.
Apology to John Pat's family but deaths in custody on increase
The West Australian Parliament has agreed to make a formal apology to the family of Roebourne Teenager, John Pat who died in police custody in 1983.
First Nations prison rates - Genocide in slow and painful motion
Tony Abbott's promise of being a "Prime Minister for Aboriginal Affairs" didn't start well, with announced cuts of $42 million to Aboriginal legal services.
West Papuans Deported to Port Moresby, Refused Legal Advise
Refugees were told they would be flown to mainland Australia, but once already in flight they were told their destination was Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Asylum bid by West Papuan activists a test for Abbott government
7 West Papuan activists have fled West Paspua in search of asylum after supporting Australian "Freedom Flotilla" members who sailed close to Indonesian waters.
Michael Anderson announces the next Sovereign Union meeting
During a Symposium in Geneva, the gathering of delegates from the seven world regions talked of the need to now focus on the continuing Sovereignty.
6 West Papuan refugees flee to Australia after cultural ceremony with Indigenous Australians
Six West Papuans have fled across the border to Australia after being hunted by Indonesian authorities for participating in the Freedom Flotilla.
Abbott signs off on PM's Indigenous Advisory Council
PM's Indigenous Advisory Council Chairman Warren Mundine will meet with Tony Abbott and Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion every month.
The Black tents that defied a nation
This captivating story is the subject of a new book ‘The Aboriginal Tent Embassy: Sovereignty, Black Power, Land Rights and the State’.
Written out of the history books for wearing a human rights badge
It's time that Parliament issued a posthumous apology to Peter George Norman, who paid an extraordinary personal price for supporting universal human rights.
John Pat and state violence
Thirty years ago, a young Aboriginal boy was beaten to death by five off-duty police in Roebourne, Western Australia. His crime had been to defend his friend.