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A New Voice For Better Health
Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has welcomed the formation of a new national voice for the health interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – the National Health Leadership Forum (NHLF). Described as a turning point towards better health for our mobs, the NHLF is part of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, […]
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At home in the Deadlys Zone
Actor Aaron Pedersen looked very much at home co-hosting the Deadlys this year. In his trademark suit and tie, and with the addition of a hat and beard, he looked relaxed in a role that’s a far cry from his character, Detective Senior Constable Duncan Freeman, on the TV crime drama City Homicide. City Homicide […]
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Celebrating a Return to Country
530km west of Alice Springs, right alongside the Northern Territory and Western Australian border, is the remote Aboriginal community of Kintore, or Walungurru, as it’s known by local people in Pintupi language. Before the settlement’s establishment in 1981, many of Kintore’s residents were living in the community of Papunya, having been forcibly moved from their […]
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Lavinia Ketchell, Pride of the Kimberley
Sixteen-year-old Lavinia Ketchell, could hardly believe her ears when her name was read out as the winner of Kimberley Girl 2011. “I’m so excited and happy… I think anything is possible now,” said a beaming Lavinia after hearing the news. Lavinia, who is from the remote community of One Arm Point, 200km north of Broome, […]
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