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Matargarup Aboriginal Tent Embassy reborn
The 23 clans of the Nyungah/Bibbulman Peoples of the south west of Western Australia comprise the largest population of the descen...
RAAF honours Worimi People and Len Waters
Australia's first Aboriginal RAAF fighter pilot, Warrant Officer Len LV Waters has been honoured for his service with his name ins...
Family of Ms Dhu applaud Scullion support for Custody Notification Service
The Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Nigel Scullion has been urging the Western Australian State Government for se...
Funding cuts put NITV News in doubt
NITV News, the only Indigenous-specific television news broadcast in Australia is under threat as a free-to-air television program...
Another report confirms health gap for First Peoples
A report on Aboriginal heart health released last week is the most comprehensive ever published in Western Australia about the sin...
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Jharal Yow Yeh finds new strength after his career ending injury
For Jharal Yow Yeh, the pain could not be more confronting, the disappointment forever haunting. Yet still he smiles like a Powerball winner. That is the mark of the man and why the Broncos are determined to never lose him. He sits in small office at Broncos headquarters, overlooking the gymnasium he inhabited almost daily with Broncos team mates as the hottest wing prospect in rugby league. The gym is so close Yow Yeh can hear the shrill of players pumping iron. But mentally and in his heart, he is a world away. It has been almost a year... Read more
National tour kicks off in search for next marathon champions
The Indigenous Marathon Project's (IMP) national tour is underway in a bid to identify the next crop of inspirational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island marathon runners. If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island man or woman aged between 18 and 30 years of age you are invited to attend…
Panthers re-sign two of their brightest young stars Tyrone Peachey and Waqa Blake
Penrith have re-signed two of their brightest young stars, extending the NRL contracts of Tyrone Peachey and Waqa Blake. Utility Peachey has signed a two year extension which will keep him at the foot of the mountains until the end of 2017. Such is Peachey's regard for the Penrith club he instructed…
Cable wants to see Aboriginal AFL coaches
Legend Barry Cable has urged Aboriginal players to start believing in themselves and pursue AFL coaching careers. Cable is the last Aboriginal to be a senior coach at VFL/AFL level and was named coach of the Indigenous Team of the Century. He is disappointed only two of this year's AFL assistant coaches…
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