ABC News : Indigenous

Indigenous childcare centres deprived
A Palm Island childcare worker in north Queensland says isolation and under-staffing are the major problems facing childcare centres in Indigenous communities.

Intervention bill could face international backlash: HREOC
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) says the Federal Government's legislation for intervention in Northern Territory Indigenous communities could face an international challenge.

Young offenders report draws mixed response
A report on young Aboriginal offenders targeted by Operation Mandrake has split community opinion.

Music helps hearing and health for Qld Indigenous community
Music is being used to improve the hearing of children at a central Queensland Indigenous community.

MP backs Indigenous intervention legislation
Joanna Gash, the Member for Gilmore, on the New South Wales south coast, says legislation allowing for Commonwealth intervention in Northern Territory Indigenous communities will help the communities and their residents.

Coroner to investigate high suicide rate in Aboriginal communities
The high rate of suicide in indigenous communities in Western Australia will be scrutinised by the State Coroner.

Indigenous smokers targeted by NSW Govt
The New South Wales Government will spend $1 million to help reduce smoking rates in Aboriginal communities.

Stolen Generations group wants compo fund created
A group that supports members of the Stolen Generations in Western Australia has backed calls for a compensation fund, after a landmark decision in South Australia.

Ex-footballer backs calls for takeaway alcohol ban
Former footballer Percy Johnson has supported a call by Aboriginal women in Fitzroy Crossing, in northern Western Australia, for a ban on takeaway alcohol.

Brough denies rushing intervention laws
The Federal Government has defended its decision to give parliamentarians just a few days to examine 500 pages of legislation concerning the intervention into Northern Territory Indigenous communities.

Call for higher Indigenous breastfeeding rates
A western Victorian health service says more needs to be done to lift breastfeeding rates in Australia's Indigenous communities.

Aboriginal corporation gets arts centre funding
An established Indigenous art enterprise south-east of Halls Creek, in northern Western Australia, has received its first instalment of funding towards an art centre worth more than $900,000.