Understanding Schizophrenia

What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The word literally means ‘a split mind’, which may have led to the common misconception about the illness being related to split personality. The illness is found in all countries and racial backgrounds, and it’s estimated that around […]

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Know your carbs

Chances are you’ve probably already heard all about low-carb diets – the latest popular trend for people who want to lose weight fast. These diets basically work by replacing foods that are high in digestible carbohydrates with foods that are high in protein, certain fats and low in carbohydrates. So just why do carbs play […]

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Spreading the word

When it comes to preventing Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) there should be no taboos – unfortunately they are a fact of life and talking about them, and learning how to ‘stay safe’ from them can avoid potentially serious health problems down the track. Aboriginal sexual health officer who works across the NSW’s Southern Local Health […]

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Book Review – That Deadman Dance

Maybe it’s just me but I always like a happy ending which is, I guess, what makes reading historical fiction so difficult. We all know for example how the invasion of Australia ended – and it wasn’t happily ever after. Still I found myself caught up in hoping that maybe this book could somehow still […]

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Loren Ryan – Sing it sista!

Having just won last year’s Young, Black and Deadly competition, Loren Ryan has no choice but to ‘fess up’ to the fact that she is one awesome young performer. Growing up in Australia’s country music capital -Tamworth, Loren was destined for a career in music. “Living in Tamworth and having a really, really musical family […]

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Williams heads south

David Williams, the North Queensland Fury’s exciting young striker is heading south, for the time being at least, after signing a six month contract with Sydney FC. The talented 23 year-old joined the Fury from Danish club Brondby FC in 2008 and has enjoyed two stand-out seasons in Townsville, finishing the current A League season […]

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In the studio with… Briggs

Indigenous hip hopper Briggs, has been rolling with some fine company of late, rubbing shoulders on tour with The Hilltop Hoods and none other than rap icon, Ice Cube. He’s also just released his first full length album, and joined us in the Deadly Sounds studio for a yarn. DS: We’ve been listening to Wrong […]

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My Country – Torres Bardly Webb

My name is… Torres Bradley Webb My position is… I’m a Movement Monitoring Officer working for the federal Department of Immigration and Citizenship. I aspire to be a good role model and leader for my people in the Torres Strait. I’m a part of the Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network. I’m also a part of […]

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The Vibe 3on3 comes to Coffs!

The Vibe 3on3® is a fun, free event for Aboriginals and non-Indigenous Australians. There’ll be basketball, dancing, music, health and culture to entertain and challenge young people. The event encourages sportsmanship, teaches new skills and builds self-esteem, as well as promoting reconciliation at a grassroots level. Hosted by former Harlem Globetrotter Dwayne Cross and Aboriginal […]

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Countdown to Wyong 3on3 begins!

The countdown has begun to Wyong’s National Indigenous Vibe 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge (Vibe 3on3®) and the event is shaping up to be a great success. A host of talented performers and sports stars will attend the Wyong Vibe 3on3® as role models to pass on valuable experience and encourage and inspire students. […]

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Remarkable Marika’s

Yalangbara: Art of the Djang’kawu is the name of a new exhibition which has just opened at the National Museum of Canberra and tells the remarkable story of the Marika family of Arnhem Land, three generations of artists, cultural diplomats and custodians of one of Australia’s most important spiritual sites “The story of the Djang’kawu […]

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Speaking our language

Bob Hawke, Cathy Freeman, Peter Overton, Faulstina “Fuzzy” Agolley, Deborah Thomas and Mario Fenech have all been speaking out about Indigenous literacy – in language. A new commercial from the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) has been launched featuring the Warumungu language from the Tennant Creek region in the Northern Territory. The only words […]

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Vibe 3on3 returns to Wyong

If you like basketball, art, hip hop, rapping and break dancing, then you don’t want to miss Wyong’s National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® on Friday 18 February 2011. The Vibe 3on3® – an fun, free event for Aboriginals and non-Indigenous Australians – is returning to Wyong by popular […]

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AFL and Learn.Earn.Legend team up

Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development and Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today announced the Australian Government’s Learn. Earn. Legend! program will partner with the AFL in 2011. The funding will support the AFL Indigenous All Stars team participating in the AFLPA Indigenous Camp from January 29 to February 5 and will encourage young […]

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Celebrate Yabun on January 26

Koori Radio 93.7FM proudly invites Sydney and Australia to celebrate the survival of Aboriginal cultures at the Yabun Festival in Victoria Park on 26 January 2011. Now in its ninth year, Yabun is Australia’s premiere one-day festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture presenting the best in music, dance, sport and so much more. […]

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My Country – Abie Wright

My Country… Newcastle My name is… Abie Wright My position is… musician/songwriter and performer in Street Warriors with my brother Wok. My mob is… I’m born and bred in Newcastle which is Awabakal country but my family links and my mobs are originally Gamilaroi, Anaiwan and Dungutti. I live in… Newcastle. The population here is… […]

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