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Yirrkala Shines Through
On the weekend of July 16 and 17, the Vibe 3on3™ made its return to the vibrant and colourful community of Yirrkala in the Northern Territory, once again enjoying a magical weekend of basketball and hip hop fun on the shores of the Arafura Sea. The stars of the Yirrkala event have always been the […]
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NT govt pledges 11 million to Indig education
One week into its election campaign, The Northern Territory government has promised $11.7 million over five years to employ 20 early childhood educators. NT Chief Minister Paul Henderson says he wants to boost Aboriginal literacy and numeracy and also wants the educators to improve health standards and “general wellbeing”. The NT heads to the polls […]
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PM holds community cabinet in Yirkalla
Surrounded by children from his community, Galarrwuy Yunupingu today handed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd a petition on behalf of 13 of Arnhem Lands’s most senior traditional men calling for their “self-evident” rights to be recognised in the Constitution. In Arnhem Land for a historic cabinet meeting, Mr Rudd said the Government would “give attention to […]
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Brough calls for independant review
Former federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough has joined the chorus for an independent review of how the Northern Territory Government spends federal grants. Accusations the NT Government annually misspends hundreds of millions of dollars meant for remote and regional Aboriginal communities, on Darwin centric projects, has been denied by Territory Treasurer Delia Lawrie. Brough […]
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New welfare card comes under fire
A welfare debit card is expected to be unveiled in Treasurer Wayne Swan’s first budget tonight and will contain only a portion of a family’s welfare payment. The card will restrict purchases to necessities such as food and clothing in a $17 million scheme aimed at cracking down on negligent parents. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd […]
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Top End Triumph
Warm sunshine, golden beaches, sparkling blue water and hundreds of smiling faces – why wouldn’t Yirrkala be the Vibe 3on3®’s most anticipated destination? With a postcard backdrop of a shimmering Arafura Sea, the community of Yirrkala on the north eastern tip of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory is one of the most unique destinations […]
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Music from northern Australia – a celebration of traditional Indigenous music (March 30)
Catch a rare glimpse of the cultural heartland of northern Australia when Indigenous music experts from the University of Sydney perform the traditional music from northern Australia at the Macleay Museum at 2pm on Sunday, 30 March, 2008. Dr Joseph Neparrna Gumbula, an eminent Yolgnu elder and Australian Research Council Indigenous Research Fellow at the […]
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Amend intervention legislation, says Calma
Indigenous leader Tom Calma has revealed a 10- point plan for the Government to improve the intervention in the Northern Territory after claiming the legislation must be substantially amended. In his fourth annual Social Justice Report, the Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice says that while he supports the intentions of the […]
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Pularumpi School (Melville Island NT)
Winner: Neasha Benton School: Pularumpi School (Melville Island NT) Melville Magic The Vibe crew headed up to the Tiwi Islands last month to congratulate some talented students. The vibrant Indigenous community of Melville Island recently played host to the Vibe barbecue thanks to the work of three talented young students. Neasha Benton, Thecla Brogan and […]
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Permit changes to be reversed in NT
After the permit system was scrapped as part of the coalition government’s controversial intervention into NT Aboriginal communities last year – draft laws reversing the changes will be introduced into Parliament this week. Under legislation introduced by the coalition last year, anyone would have been able to access common areas of Indigenous communities without a […]
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The Garma Festival
Sharing Our Spirit Deadly Vibe Issue 115, September 2006 The Garma Festival – A celebration of culture that brings Aboriginal Australia alive. The Garma Festival is a vibrant and colourful celebration of the East Arnhem Land Yolngu culture. For five days each year the festival brings a gathering of people to Gulkula – a remote […]
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