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Woden getting an accessible changing place but 'more needs to be done'

Federal Labor has plans to partially fund a specialised toilet facility in Woden.

The Canberra Times

A First Nations model of education in a single image

The pictorial framework for the MK Turner report lays out the knowledge areas children ‘need to gather and learn’ to become a strong Aboriginal person.

Crikey

It was a landmark moment in First Nations education. Only one politician showed up

Liberal Senator Kerrynne Liddle spoke frankly about herself, her family and their shared fundamental belief that First Nations knowledge — ‘our knowledge’ — must stand alongside Western knowledge.

Crikey

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The no pamphlet: campaign’s voice to parliament referendum essay – annotated and factchecked

Pamphlets written by politicians and published by the AEC have put the official case for a yes and no vote. They were not independently factchecked before publication, so Guardian Australia has added notes to the full essays to help you make better sense of them

The Guardian - AU

'No' campaigners have need to lie: veteran journalist

Kerry O'Brien has questioned why prominent 'no' campaigners "feel the need to lie" about the Indigenous voice to parliament.

AAP

A First Nations school day: less classroom, more language, culture and Country

A student in a Western system of education needs a classroom. A teacher needs a certificate. A First Nations model is very different.

Crikey

‘Entire system change’: landmark moment in the fight for First Nations education

Indigenous Australians want their own system of education, one with language, culture and Country — not classrooms — at its core.

Crikey

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Australia’s referendum debate has been dominated by outrage content farmers – not the voices we need to hear

The perspectives of those who will benefit most from the Indigenous voice to parliament are being crowded out by high-profile no side elites offering indignation but no solutions

The Guardian - AU

As Canada reels from wildfire, First Nations hope for larger role

Advocates say that Indigenous communities must be given greater autonomy to engage in traditional burning practices.

Al Jazeera

'Do not let them divide us' - Burney's impassioned plea

An emotional argument by the Minister for Indigenous Australians for people to back the voice included a withering attack on sections of the 'no' vote campaign.

AAP

Matildas await FIFA call on First Nations flags at WWC

FIFA will soon make a call on whether First Nations flags can be hung inside the stadiums at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

AAP

Indigenous Author Nakkiah Lui On Inviting Australia To The Dinner Table In Her New Podcast

What would a plate of food look like if First Nations people still owned the land we live on? That’s the question Nakkiah Lui is attempting to answer in her latest podcast “First Eat”.

Pedestrian.tv

'Systems failed' in rheumatic heart disease deaths

An inquest has found health systems failed three women from a remote Queensland community who had rheumatic heart disease and died within 18 months.

AAP

Rising has yet to establish its voice – but this year's festival gave us significant and thrilling work by First Nations artists

Rising has just completed its second run across Melbourne. The newest addition to the city’s festival scene, Rising replaced the much-loved White Night festival and the much-celebrated Melbourne International Arts Festival.

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How Indigenous cultural practices can improve waste management in communities

Improper municipal solid waste (MSW) management ranks high among environmental issues First Nations communities in Canada face.

The Conversation

Before the colonists came, we burned small and burned often to avoid big fires. It's time to relearn cultural burning

For 60,000 years, many First Nations peoples managed the land that sustained us. Fire, for us, was not destructive. It created new life. We believe bringing back cultural burning is an important step towards creating a more just and sustainable future.

The Guardian - US

Canada’s fires are getting fiercer – and rebuilding is becoming a challenge

As fires rage across the country, the experiences of those who lost everything in Lytton in 2021 raise larger questions about Canada’s ability to rebuild

The Guardian - AU

Don’t panic? How the Indigenous voice to parliament is faring four months out

With some signs of poll fatigue, the yes campaign will have to work hard and hope an appeal to the heart is enough to get it over the line

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How we collaborated in creating The First Inventors to celebrate extraordinary Indigenous peoples' knowledges and technologies

First Nations cultures and languages are being revitalised around the country. More non-Indigenous Australians are becoming interested in what Indigenous knowledges can teach us today.

AAP

Scars from atomic weapons tests still being felt today

A delegation of Aboriginal people and veterans is visiting Canberra to call on the prime minister to sign the treaty to ban nuclear weapons.

The Conversation

Why are First Nations children still not coming home from out-of-home care?

Reducing the number of First Nations children in out-of-home care is a priority of the national Closing the Gap targets.

The Conversation

Voice, treaty, truth: compared to other settler nations, Australia is the exception, not the rule

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and/or images of deceased people.

The Guardian - AU

‘Set up to fail’: boy, 12, attempted suicide after Queensland police demanded rearrest at bush camp

Exclusive: Twice in two years police intervention thwarted attempts to rehabilitate young serial offender

ABC News

Adelaide Thunderbirds celebrate decade as leaders of First Nations Round

The Adelaide Thunderbirds were the first team to host an Indigenous game at the national level in 2013. One of their foundation players from 16 years prior says more can be done to recognise the club's past First Nations talent, writes Brittany Carter.

ABC News

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements

Quotes from prominent First Nations activists, writers, academics and politicians who have critiqued the notion of a Voice to Parliament have appeared in new No campaign social media ads. But some are not willing participants.

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