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More evidence is needed to understand how laundry could help curb skin disease.
New research examines the barriers faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women at work – and what they’re doing to challenge them.
Democracies thrive on adapting and changing to new injustices and problems. The failure of the Voice referendum raises questions about Australia’s democratic health.
New research confirms humans first reached the Sahul super-continent by two different routes around 60,000 years ago.
The sobering assessment is a national call to action. The sooner Australia mitigates and adapts, the safer we will be.
The Yoorrook Justice Commission reports are powerful and historic. But the question remains: will they change anything?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are more likely to live in subpar housing than the rest of the population. But the fix is more than just building more homes.
The shadow minister for Indigenous Australians and social services says we need ‘unpleasant conversations’ to achieve real outcomes – like keeping families together.
First Nations games predate the Ancient Greek Olympics by tens of thousands of years – this history should be reflected in Australia’s sports diplomacy strategy.
Coronial findings into the disappearance of Dhäkiyarr Wirrpanda were handed recently – 91 years after he was last seen.
Charmaine Papertalk Green sifts through the violent, traumatic colonial archive, to know more about her Old People. It’s heartbreaking work, but a sliver of information can make a world of difference.
The Top End heads to the polls this Saturday. In a territory that has been both over-governed and neglected, there’s little on offer for Indigenous communities.
Pat Turner is lead convener of the Coalition of Peaks and CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), and she joins the podcast.
When it comes to climate change in Australia, the fires of Knowledge are burning bright. This NAIDOC Week, it’s time Indigenous Knowledges are heard.
After some violent incidents, the town is under a curfew from 10pm to 6am. But evidence from cities in Australia and the United States suggest it will bring little benefit.
First Nations women are 32 times more likely to be hospitalised as a result of domestic violence than non-Indigenous women. We need to put Indigenous women at the centre of the discussion.
Lowering Indigenous incarceration rates is a key aim of the Closing The Gap targets, but there are more First Nations people behind bars than ever. How did this happen and what can fix it?
Closing The Gap reports have successively highlighted the need for the public service to listen to First Nations people. How do we change the status quo?
To First Nations women, ‘care’ is more broad and all-encompassing than traditional definitions. We need a new approach to capturing, and appreciating, their work, paid and unpaid.
First Nations fathers are too often the subject of negative, often untrue stereotypes. We analysed data from around 150 dads about what they needed. Here’s what they said.



















