Jail rates soar, incomes rise
01 Jun 2007 : AAP/SMH
A government report shows an increase in the number of indigenous Australians in jails, but also says there’s a growing indigenous middle class.
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Referendum remembered
28 May 2007 : AAP
Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians have marked the 40th anniversary of the referendum that gave aboriginal people more rights than they had ever had before.
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Greens slam nuclear dump deal
25 May 2007 : AAP
The Greens say a deal reached with an indigenous community means John Howard's nuclear plan for Australia is now operational.
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PM: 'Make English compulsory'
25 May 2007 : AAP
Indigenous people have no hope of being part of mainstream Australian society unless they can speak English, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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Aboriginal art breaks record
24 May 2007 : AAP
A painting has fetched a world record price for a work by an Aboriginal artist at an auction in Sydney last night.
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NT camps reject funding
24 May 2007 : AAP
Aboriginal communities in Alice Springs' town camp have rejected, for the final time, an offer to hand control of their housing to the Northern Territory government in return for $60 million in commonwealth funds.
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Indigenous health 'grim'
22 May 2007 : AAP
An indigenous child born in Australia today can expect to die 17 years before a non-indigenous child, the Australia Medical Association (AMA) says in a new report.
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Aboriginal remains coming home
11 May 2007 : AAP
Representatives of Tasmania's Aboriginal community will return to Australia this weekend with the remains of 17 Aborigines.
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Calls to probe mouthwash abuse
02 May 2007 : AAP
Health Minister Tony Abbott is seeking further evidence that some indigenous people in Alice Springs are now abusing mouthwash because of its alcoholic content.
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New indig health campaign
04 Apr 2007 : AAP
Olympic great Ian Thorpe felt embarrassed to be Australian when he witnessed the plight of Aborigines first hand on a visit to Arnhem Land.
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Gunditjmara win native title
30 Mar 2007 : AAP
Gunditjmara Aborigines in south-western Victoria have won an 11-year legal battle for native title rights over 140,000 hectares of crown land.
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Acquitted hail Palm Is verdict
23 Mar 2007 : AAP
The four men acquitted of their involvement in the Palm Island riots in 2004 and their families say they're ecstatic by the verdicts and praised the jury.
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Palm Island men ‘not guilty’
22 Mar 2007 : AAP
Four men who stood trial over the 2004 Palm Island riots say their acquittal has renewed their faith in the justice system and is a win for all indigenous people.
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Palm Island jury retires
21 Mar 2007 : AAP
A jury charged with deciding whether four men violently rioted on Palm Island in November 2004 has retired to consider its verdicts.
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Aboriginal housing debacle
12 Mar 2007 : AAP
A report examining Australia's aboriginal housing program has recommended its immediate abolition, labelling it excessively bureaucratic and open to mismanagement.
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Labor launches indigenous tour
06 Mar 2007 : AAP
Opposition indigenous affairs spokeswoman Jenny Macklin has begun a tour of indigenous communities to examine successful programs and decide how they can be rolled out if federal Labor wins government later this year.
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UK push for Aboriginal remains
28 Feb 2007 : AAP
An indigenous leader has accused a British museum that wants to test the remains of 17 Tasmanian Aboriginals of “fighting dirty”.
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Aboriginal art combating fakes
21 Feb 2007 : AAP
Aboriginal-owned art centres in remote parts of the Northern Territory are joining the fight against unscrupulous art dealers, an inquiry has been told.
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Row over Aboriginal remains
13 Feb 2007 : AAP
An indigenous leader in Tasmania has accused the federal government of "bureaucratic shirking" over a funding row to finance a landmark court case in London.
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Biden runs for US President
01 Feb 2007 : AFP
Veteran US Senator Joseph Biden will officially jump into the crowded Democratic Party field for the 2008 White House race today, he said in a message to supporters.
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