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Indigenous votes matter and not just in remote Australia

[The Conversation]

It is often lamented that Indigenous peoples’ electoral power is insignificant in Australia, except perhaps in the remote Northern Territory seat of Lingiari.

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EDUCATION

On the road to STEM success

[supplied by NIAA]

Helping young Indigenous women study and eventually enter careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is a career Kim Dyball is absolutely loving.

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Tasmanian Aboriginal Affairs Minister apologises for N-word racist slur on government map

[Damian McIntyre, ABC]

It's an absolute disgrace in 2022 that Aboriginal people should be subjected to state-sponsored racist slurs such as naming places that are clearly racist and intended to make a mockery of black people.

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HEALTH

New research shows growing diabetes epidemic in remote NT communities

[supplied by Menzies]

A new paper published this week shows rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote Northern Territory (NT) communities are some of the highest in the world and getting worse – with the condition affecting more people, year on year.

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