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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Carly Williams |James Vyver |Stephanie Boltje |Brooke Fryer
Former minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt has blamed Peter Dutton's "doubling down on culture wars", specifically in Indigenous affairs, as a significant contributor to what LNP insiders have called a "catastrophic" election loss. "To be divisive on a cultural and socio-economic group that lives with disadvantage is not the way in which you lead a country," the former Liberal National Party MP told the ABC's Indigenous Affairs Team.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Tahnee Jash |Carly Williams
In her 25 years, there is a line that Lisa Hume will never forget. "I'm sorry, sis, I tried. You need to come home; this is serious."It was a phone call made from Casuarina Prison in Western Australia on March 3, by a close family friend. WARNING: Readers are advised this story references suicide. This story includes the image and name of a First Nations person who has died, with permission from their family. Please take care when reading.
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Feb 9, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Carly Williams |Brooke Fryer
WARNING: This story contains images of First Nations people who are no longer with us. Turning up to primary school drunk was the norm for Clarence White. "I was an alcoholic by the time I turned 11," the Gamilaraay man, who is one of 15 siblings, told the ABC's Indigenous Affairs Team.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Carly Williams
A new national report has revealed Indigenous children are almost eleven times more likely to be in out of home care compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts. Indigenous children's advocates say it shows the need for more government funding for Aboriginal-controlled organisations.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Carly Williams
Indigenous children are being removed from their parents at a high rate, but a new report shows only 6 per cent of child protection funding goes to Aboriginal-run organisations. This is despite the community's belief that these organisations deliver better outcomes. Advocates are calling for Aboriginal organisations to receive a bigger chunk of funding for prevention and early intervention support programs.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Brooke Fryer |Carly Williams |Ciara Jones
The federal government has warned the new Queensland premier to "hold your horses" and not scrap the state's Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry. "I'd certainly say to the new premier of Queensland, just hold your horses here," the Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy told the ABC's Indigenous Affairs Team while urging the Queensland government to sit down and talk with inquiry members.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Carly Williams |Stephanie Boltje
In the early 1930s, Aunty Peggy spent her pre-teens playing by the crystal-clear waters of her Quandamooka homeland, helping her grandfather haul his dugong catch and playing with her friends on the beach. She was being closely watched by non-Indigenous men and women. WARNING: This story contains images of First Nations people who have are no longer with us. Records have been provided by family for the purpose of truth-telling and healing. They request they should not be repurposed or photographed.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
journals.sagepub.com | Erik Gerlach |Carly Williams |Richard W. Nicolay |Rusheel Nayak
Get full access to this articleView all access and purchase options for this article. References1. Aoki M. The slope of the acromion and rotator cuff impingement. Orthop Trans. 1986;10:228. 2. Balke M, Liem D, Greshake O, Hoeher J, Bouillon B, Banerjee M. Differences in acromial morphology of shoulders in patients with degenerative and traumatic supraspinatus tendon tears. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2016;24:2200-2205. 3. Banas MP, Miller RJ, Totterman S.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | David Estcourt |Carly Williams
A demonstration by Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has ricocheted around the world and been met with mixed reactions in Australia. Last week, Australia's Aboriginal community reflected on the Voice to Parliament referendum vote, and the impact of that loss. Now, some are wondering whether Lidia Thorpe's brand of confrontational advocacy is needed as Aboriginal affairs fall off the agenda in Canberra.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Tahnee Jash |Karen Michelmore |Carly Williams
The empty Sydney streets felt hazy. As rapper and broadcaster Nooky, aka Corey Webster, drove to work on Sunday, October 15, last year, bad thoughts rolled in, uninvited. "Am I worth anything to this random person walking across the street?""What did they vote? Australians had overwhelmingly voted no at the national referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. With the result still ringing in his ears, the staunch Yuin rapper and radio host was unsure what to tell his young audience.
