Indigenous
When it came to COVID-19, Indigenous Australians sent it packing
Experts feared the virus would be a disaster for the Indigenous community. Defying predictions, the result was the best among any Indigenous community in the world.
- by Julie Power
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Fresh call for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament
As a young girl, Indigenous leader Pat Turner was inspired by her "fearless" uncle, Charlie Perkins, campaigning for civil rights.
- by Deborah Snow
'Absolute hypocrisy': Woolies faces backlash over Dan Murphy's Darwin megastore
Woolworths is facing increasing pressure from Darwin-based health and Indigenous community groups to dump its plans to open a huge Dan Murphy's liquor outlet in the city.
- by Colin Kruger
Uncle Jack Charles wants us all to try a little tenderness
Uncle Jack Charles has split his life between jail and the stage. Now he has voiced a meditation to encourage others to show some self compassion when they hit a losing streak.
- by Julie Power
Editorial
Editorial
A small change can make Advance Australia Fair a better anthem
Premier Gladys Berejiklian is better known as an efficient manager than a warrior in the culture wars.
- The Herald's View
Indigenous leaders back NSW Premier's call for national anthem amendment
Gladys Berejiklian wants the first line to say "one and free" instead of "young and free".
- by Josh Dye
Brooke Boney's one wish for all non-Indigenous Australians
The Today star said all Australians should go back through their own family history and see how they benefited "from the oppression of black people".
- by Julie Power
Reliving History: The disaster that Australia forgot
In this episode of Reliving History, we go back to 1919, when a small Aboriginal community was hit by a disaster unlike any other in the nation's history.
- by Ella Archibald-Binge
First reconciliation plan tied to country vows more Indigenous jobs
A new reconciliation action plan will deliver jobs, opportunities, recognition and respect to the traditional owners of The Rocks and Darling Harbour.
- by Julie Power
Opinion
Opinion
Real change requires more than nice words and minor policy tinkering
If we don’t implement the difficult but necessary structural reforms, we cannot be surprised at repeated failures to close the gap.
- by Shireen Morris
Uluru Statement: Invitation to walk from heart extended in 64 languages
The translations would for the first time allow many Australians to read and hear the "seminal statement in their first language".
- by Julie Power