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Date

Summary

Prison guard claims no foul play over death in custody

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

20 April 2005

A prison guard accused of involvement in the death of an Aboriginal man in custody has told a Darwin court there was no foul play surrounding the man's death.

Scott's widow calls prison guard a murderer

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

19 April 2005

The widow of a man who died in custody has disrupted Darwin court proceedings by accusing a prison guard of murdering her husband.

Indigenous doco first to screen at Cannes

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

20 April 2005

A documentary that follows the star of the film "The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith" in a journey across northern Australia is the first Indigenous documentary to be officially selected for the Cannes Film Festival.

Land council calls for more govt support

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

19 April 2005

The Central Land Council (CLC) is calling for more government support of Indigenous land management programs.

Fuel to flow for Aboriginal community

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

19 April 2005

Fuel bowsers are set to be installed at a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia's Kimberley - in exchange for improved child health.

Govts 'full of rich racists', Yanner says

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

15 April 2005

Gulf of Carpentaria Indigenous leader Murrandoo Yanner has told a community forum in Brisbane that state and federal governments are dominated by racist politicians who will stop at nothing to wipe out Indigenous affairs in Australia.

Douglas Scott death in custody autopsies clash

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

15 April 2005

Two new autopsy reports on the body of an Aboriginal man who died while in a Darwin jail 20 years ago say there is no evidence lesions on his body were caused before death.

NT councils back non-sniffable fuel roll out

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

14 April 2005

Local councils in the Northern Territory have banded together to unanimously support the roll out of a non-sniffable fuel to combat petrol sniffing in Aboriginal communities.

Court shown footage of Palm Is riot

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

14 April 2005

A court has been shown video footage of the Palm Island police station on fire and rocks being thrown at police during last year's riot at the north Queensland Aboriginal community.

Survey reveals higher Indigenous child stress levels

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

13 April 2005

A survey into the health of Aboriginal children in Western Australia has revealed they have higher levels of stress than non-Indigenous children.

Officer knew of preparations for Palm Is riot, court hears

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

13 April 2005

A police detective has denied last year's riot on Palm Island off north Queensland could have been prevented.

Baton could have caused mark on dead prisoner's neck: expert

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

13 April 2005

A forensic specialist has told a Darwin court a mark on the neck of an Aboriginal man who died in custody could be from significant pressure being applied to the area.

Aboriginal elders lodge genocide case in High Court

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

13 April 2005

A group of Aboriginal elders has vowed to disrupt next year's Commonwealth Games unless Prime Minister John Howard and others are charged with genocide.

Vanstone accused of dodging Indigenous meeting

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

12 April 2005

A Northern Territory Indigenous leader says Federal Government support for retaining regional representative bodies has dissolved since the abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).

Guards in cell on night of prisoner's death, court hears

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

12 April 2005

A witness has told a Darwin court he heard a man cry out in prison the night before a fellow prisoner was found hanging in his cell.

Barrister protests security checks at Palm Is hearings

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

12 April 2005

A north Queensland barrister has objected to security checks for legal representatives at the committal hearing into last year's riot on Palm Island.

Palm Island riot committal hearing delayed

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

11 April 2005

There has been a delay on the first day of the committal hearing of 23 people charged over last year's riot on Palm Island in north Queensland.

Mutual obligation scheme costs communities: senator

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

11 April 2005

A Northern Territory senator says many small Indigenous communities are worse off under the Federal Government's Indigenous mutual obligation scheme.

Aboriginal prisoner's death was foul play, court hears

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

11 April 2005

A defence counsel has told a civil trial being held in Darwin that an Aboriginal man who was found hanging in a jail 20 years ago died from foul play.

Native title report urges new approach to prosperity

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

8 April 2005

A report into native title agreements has recommended a new approach to lifting the prosperity of Indigenous communities.

Howard urged to do more for reconciliation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

8 April 2005

A former chairwoman of ATSIC says the Federal Government has allowed the issue of Aboriginal reconciliation to stall.

Coroner calls for policing change after death in custody

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

8 April 2005

The Queensland coroner has called for the state's police service to be given control over Aboriginal community police to avoid future deaths in custody.

WA apologises to children abused in care

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

7 April 2005

The Western Australian Government has issued an official apology to people who were abused in institutional care between the 1920s and the 1970s.

Land Council casts doubt on home ownership plan

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

7 April 2005

The director of one of the Northern Territory's land councils says anyone advocating private land ownership in Aboriginal communities needs to think twice.

Indigenous leader warns against dramatic land rights changes

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

7 April 2005

A member of the Prime Minister's National Indigenous Council is cautioning against sweeping changes to Australia's land rights legislation.

Aboriginal bone theft under investigation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

7 April 2005

Queensland's first investigation into an alleged theft of Aboriginal bones and coffins is under way.

PM seals Indigenous services deal

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

6 April 2005

Prime Minister John Howard and Northern Territory Chief Minister Clare Martin have signed a five-year agreement aimed at improving the delivery of services to Indigenous Australians.

Labor cautions over Indigenous land ownership laws

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

6 April 2005

The Federal Opposition has warned the Commonwealth to consult widely before making any changes to the system of Indigenous land ownership in Australia.

Community to raise land tenure with PM

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

6 April 2005

The council at the Northern Territory's largest Indigenous community says it would like to hear Prime Minister John Howard's views on land ownership in communities.

Aboriginal community of Wadeye seek changes to land holding laws

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

6 Apri 2005

This morning the Prime Minister John Howard will hear how the Aboriginal people of Wadeye want to scrap the communal ownership of land in their town.

Aboriginal activist given good behaviour bond

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

6 April 2005

An Aboriginal activist has been given a 12-month good behaviour bond for stealing a bronze coat of arms from Old Parliament House in Canberra.

Tributes flow for Stolen Generations' hero

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

5 April 2005

Indigenous leaders have paid tribute to the man at the centre of a landmark compensation test case that internationally highlighted the plight of the Stolen Generations.

Police storm Canberra tent embassy

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

5 April 2005

There were clashes at the Aboriginal tent embassy in Canberra last night.

Indigenous babies slip through immunisation net

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

5 April 2005

A national immunisation expert says Aboriginal babies are not being immunised early enough.

Death in custody autopsy finds signs of torture

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

5 April 2005

A second autopsy examination of the body of an Aboriginal man who died in custody in Darwin 20 years ago has contradicted the findings of a coronial inquiry into his death.

Project underway to record disappearing Indigenous music

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

4 April 2005

A national project is under way to archive every genre of Indigenous song and dance before they disappear.

Man tries to leave court with coat of arms

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

4 April 2005

The defence for an Aboriginal activist charged with stealing a coat of arms from Old Parliament House in Canberra has been accused of concocting a stunt in front of jurors after trying to leave court with the same coat of arms.

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