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Guard was watching TV in lead up to Indigenous inmate's death, inquest hears

A guard has admitted to watching a soccer game on TV in the moments leading up to the death of an Indigenous inmate, an inquest has heard in its first day.
Group of people at smoking ceremony

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Black Deaths In Custody

After waiting 50 years, remote community resorts to Chinese prefab homes

Sick of waiting decades for repairs and new homes, an Indigenous community in WA pools funds to buy two houses, made in China from shipping containers, to house its most vulnerable residents.
A very ramshackle house with iron boards acting as a fence, black tee hangs over it. Seen through a wire mesh.

Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Housing Policy

'Something we want to work on': AFL boss opens up about racism in the game

Ten years after AFL great Adam Goodes was forced to leave the game, Indigenous player numbers have dwindled, online racist abuse is rife and insiders say elite private schools have dramatically narrowed the talent pathways.
A composite image of First Nations AFL players Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, Jase Burgoyne and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: AFL

Remote community celebrates anniversary of dialysis breakthrough

Smithy Zimran died before he could realise his dream of receiving dialysis on country, but his legacy lives on.
A group of Aboriginal women stand and sit around a large painting in the desert.

Published: Source: ABC Alice SpringsTopic: Indigenous Australians

Inquest hears doctor getting counselling since Indigenous woman's death

A doctor admits he should have been called to see a woman before she died at the remote Lightning Ridge health centre, during a coronial inquest into her death.
Two photos of a woman smiling at the camera with writing in memory of Eve Brown.

Published: Source: ABC Western PlainsTopic: Healthcare Facilities

After a fire tore through the bush, 4,000 rare orchids popped up in its wake

The fight to save the veined doubletail orchid had a breakthrough in the Black Summer bushfires and now elders are leading a series of cultural burns to regenerate the endangered flower.
A white and purple orchid.
Duration: 4 minutes 42 seconds

Published: Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Indigenous Culture

'Justice for Aboriginal people' after Sydney bowling club court verdict

The High Court of Australia has ruled in favour of the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council, affirming its claim on disputed land in Sydney's Paddington.
Raymond Kelly stands outdoors with aboriginal flag in background, speaking to crowd

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Land Rights

WA Police apologise after officer laughed at detainee's suicide

WA police commissioner Col Blanch says police "need to be better" after a constable admitted ignoring a warning that a detainee was going to kill himself, then laughed when he did.
A stylised collage shows polaroid frames around photos of a young boy, and a young man at centre

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Aboriginal

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