#indigenousaustralians — Public Fediverse posts
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Australia’s Indigenous population estimated at 2.2m before ‘demographic catastrophe’ of colonisation https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/australia-indigenous-population-before-colonisation-underestimated-ntwnfb #IndigenousAustralians #AustraliaNews #Colonialism #Anthropology
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Australia’s Indigenous population estimated at 2.2m before ‘demographic catastrophe’ of colonisation
By Tory ShepherdStudy finds earlier numbers were underestimated, suggesting impact of diseases and massacres were much greater than previously thought
#IndigenousAustralians #Australianews #Colonialism #Anthropology #TheGuardian #ToryShepherd
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Impact of colonisation on First Nations people far greater than previous estimates, research finds
Australia's Indigenous population was up to seven times larger before colonisation than previously estimated, but was devastated following the arrival of Europeans, new research reveals.
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Pauline Hanson says she’s sorry ‘if I offended people’ with Indigenous Australians remarks
By Sarah Basford CanalesOne Nation leader had been condemned by figures from across the political spectrum over the newly resurfaced podcast comments
#PaulineHanson #IndigenousAustralians #Australianews #TheGuardian #SarahBasfordCanales
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Pauline Hanson says she’s sorry ‘if I offended people’ with Indigenous Australians remarks https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/pauline-hanson-says-shes-sorry-if-i-offended-people-with-indigenous-australians-remarks-ntwnfb #PaulineHanson #IndigenousAustralians #AustraliaNews
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Fitzroy Crossing calls for stronger FASD support
By Natasha ClarkAboriginal leaders in WA's north have urged the state government to provide more support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
#HealthPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #Suicide #Alcohol #NatashaClark
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Western Arrernte man's journey of healing after problems with alcohol
By Victoria EllisA Central Australian leader shares how he changed after going to rehab to overcome trouble with alcohol.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/tim-mcnamara-healing-journey-alcohol-rehabilitation/107128196
#Rehabilitation #IndigenousAustralians #Alcohol #SocialProblems #SubstanceAbuse #AlcoholEducation #VictoriaEllis
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Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
By Achol ArokNewly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection
#Health #Sexualhealth #Australianews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #Womenshealth #TheGuardian #AcholArok
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Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
By Achol ArokNewly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection
#Health #Sexualhealth #Australianews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #Womenshealth #TheGuardian #AcholArok
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Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
By Achol ArokNewly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection
#Health #Sexualhealth #Australianews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #Womenshealth #TheGuardian #AcholArok
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Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
By Achol ArokNewly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection
#Health #Sexualhealth #Australianews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #Womenshealth #TheGuardian #AcholArok
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Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
By Achol ArokNewly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection
#Health #Sexualhealth #Australianews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #Womenshealth #TheGuardian #AcholArok
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Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/gonorrhoea-and-syphilis-rise-by-more-than-50-in-australia #Health #SexualHealth #AustraliaNews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #WomensHealth
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Stolen Generations survivors have more health challenges than other First Nations people
By Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondentIndigenous Australians forcibly removed under government policies more likely to have severe or profound disability, report finds
#IndigenousAustralians #StolenGenerations #Health #Australianews #Inequality #TheGuardian #SarahCollardIndigenousaffairscorrespondent
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Broadcasting veteran Charlie King retires after 32 years with the ABC
By Eleni RoussosAfter more than three decades with the ABC, sports commentator Charlie King is hanging up the headphones and heading into retirement.
#Sport #IndigenousAustralians #StolenGenerations #ParkinsonsDisease #Celebrities #Racism #OlympicGames #EleniRoussos
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The 'walking archive' helping First Nations people discover family history
By Rachael MerrittFor 28 years, Ali Abdullah-Highfold has helped thousands of Indigenous people find familial connections through his work at the South Australian Museum.
#GenealogyandAncestry #StolenGenerations #IndigenousAustralians #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #IndigenousCulture #RachaelMerritt
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#Australia - #KatherineNT residents say potential damages from #PFAS firefighting foam case should pay for further 'recompense'
by James Elton, 1 June, 2026
Excerpt: "PFASContamination in Katherine was first announced by Defence in 2016 — the result of decades of use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam at #Tindal, which sits above a large and interconnected #aquifer.
"In the immediate aftermath, Katherine's town pool was closed and Defence trucked in bottled water.
"Commonwealth to sue the manufacturer of a firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals that contaminated 28 #DefenceForce bases across Australia.
"A class action, settled in 2020, resulted in Defence paying $92.5 million to Katherine home owners and businesses to compensate for lost property value, as part of a broader class action that also included Williamtown in NSW and Oakey in Queensland.
"Today, Katherine's town drinking water supply is thoroughly treated using a specialised plant to keep PFAS levels below minimum thresholds.
"But residents with bores in the contamination zone are still advised not to drink their groundwater or eat eggs from chickens that drink water from the bores.
"A 2018 health assessment commissioned by Defence also found there was an 'elevated risk' for anyone who ate fish caught in the #KatherineRiver on a regular basis, defined as one fish per week.
"A Senate inquiry into the issue last year heard evidence that assessment had affected #Aboriginal people in the region, who had historically eaten large quantities and varieties of fish and crustaceans from the river."
#3MKnew #ForeverChemicals #PFAS #FirefightingFoam #FirstNations #KatherineNT #IndigenousAustralians #NorthernTerritory #WilliamtownNSW #OakeyQueensland #WaterIsLife #AusPol #TraditionalDiets #TraditionalFoodSources
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#Australia - ‘Gone forever’: political anger after #NSW #Aboriginal #HeritageSite bulldozed for power lines
The #RockShelter was destroyed by contractors building #TransmissionLines for the Central-West Orana #RenewableEnergyZone
Petra Stock
Wed 27 May 2026"#Indigenous community members have described their shock and anger after an Aboriginal rock shelter was 'damaged beyond recovery' by contractors building transmission lines for a #NewSouthWales renewable energy zone.
"The #HeritageSite was destroyed by bulldozers in March during the construction of access tracks for the #CentralWestOrana renewable energy zone, a transmission line project located about 300km north-west of #Sydney.
"The network company #Acerez, engaged by the state government to design, build and operate the infrastructure project, discovered the damage in May while undertaking due diligence checks.
"A company spokesperson said processes to protect the shelter 'were not fully implemented'.
" 'We are deeply sorry and apologise without reservation to the #TraditionalOwners and to the local community,' they said."
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At four, her head was shaved and her clothes burned. Aunty Lorraine doesn’t want her trauma to be forgotten https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/26/stolen-generation-survivors-national-plan-ntwnfb #StolenGenerations #AustraliaNews #IndigenousAustralians
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Crisis of First Nations children in care will worsen under NT child protection reforms, advocates warn https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/13/northern-territory-child-protection-reforms-first-nations-indigenous-children-in-care-ntwnfb #IndigenousAustralians #AustraliaNews #NorthernTerritory #ChildProtection #NorthernTerritoryPolitics #AliceSprings #StolenGenerations #AustralianLaw
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Horrified Wagga residents call for proper sanitation at homeless camp where baby was found dead https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/06/wagga-homeless-camp-baby-found-dead-sanitation-ntwnfb #Inequality #Homelessness #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #RuralAndRegionalAustralia #IndigenousAustralians #Housing #Water #Environment #Health #Sanitation #Poverty #SocialExclusion
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Police say they will charge people with unrest in Alice Springs after arrest over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/01/alice-springs-arrest-death-kumanjayi-little-baby-ntwnfb #AliceSprings #NorthernTerritory #IndigenousAustralians #AustraliaNews #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing #NorthernTerritoryPolitics
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Proposed powers to exempt NT projects from environmental assessments criticised as ‘terrifying’ and ‘authoritarian’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/25/proposed-powers-to-exempt-nt-projects-from-environmental-assessments-criticised-as-terrifying-and-authoritarian #NorthernTerritorypolitics #IndigenousAustralians #NorthernTerritory #Australianews #Conservation #Environment #Fossilfuels