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Indigenous mentor uses his own drug, alcohol struggles to steer youth towards jobs, confidence

[Justin Huntsdale, ABC]

Wollongong Youth worker and Indigenous mentor Steve Bastian said he only needs to tell young people one simple thing and then they start listening to him.

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Coober Pedy Council ‘unjust’ and ‘unreasonable’ in handling Aboriginal residents’ bills, ombudsman finds

[Patrick Martin and Gabriella Marchant, ABC]

Aboriginal people in one of Australia's most remote councils were forced to live without power, make backyard campfires and told to "get used to being in the dark" due to accumulated electricity and water debts, a report has found. 

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