#indigenousaustralians — Public Fediverse posts
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Fred Hollows built something remarkable but its future is under threat
By Catherine James and Rachel KellySixty years after Fred Hollows ventured into the outback to save the sight of thousands, a devoted team of specialists fears the life-changing work he started might not survive if governments cannot see past a funding blind spot.
#Health #Eyes #Charities #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Volunteering #CatherineJames #RachelKelly
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NT government says no more ‘coddling criminals’ or ‘identity politics’ after experts walk out over ignored advice
By Douglas Smith Indigenous affairs reporterIndependent experts and organisations tasked with improving justice outcomes for First Nations people say Territorian government is not entering into ‘genuine partnership’
#IndigenousAustralians #NorthernTerritory #Australianews #Prisons #TheGuardian #DouglasSmithIndigenousaffairsreporter
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Canberra woman to receive $100k settlement over illegal strip search
By Jade ToomeyJulianne Williams sued the ACT government for damages after a court found the illegal strip search breached her human rights.
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Uneven distribution of class action payments causing havoc in Arnhem Land
By Oliver ChaselingAboriginal organisations in north-east Arnhem Land say they have been left to deal with the aftermath of a stolen wages class action that failed to include hundreds of potentially eligible claimants. One Yolŋu elder says he only found out about the class action after others received payments.
#Courts #WagesandBenefits #IndigenousAustralians #OliverChaseling
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Aboriginal community police officers sue NT authorities over alleged racial abuse and discrimination
By Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondentClass action claims Indigenous staff were called slurs, exposed to racist language and paid less for doing the same work
#IndigenousAustralians #Australianews #NorthernTerritory #Australianpoliceandpolicing #Race #Industrialrelations #TheGuardian #SarahCollardIndigenousaffairscorrespondent
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𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘
✧ banded sugar ant ✧
The banded sugar ant (Camponotus consobrinus) is a species of ant endemic to Australia. A member of the genus Camponotus in the subfamily Formicinae, it was described by German entomologist Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1842. Its common name refers to the ant's preference for sweet food and the distinctive orange-brown band around its...
#Australia #Camponotus #IndigenousAustralians #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_sugar_ant