In its first successful deal to expand home ownership outside the Northern Territory, the commonwealth will contribute half the funds for the scheme, with the NSW Aboriginal Land Council agreeing to ...

WADEYE, Australia, April 6 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister John Howard has proposed changes to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act that would allow Aboriginals to own their homes. Howard expressed ...

Funding cuts announced to Queensland Aboriginal communities last month will of course affect the budgets of Aboriginal Shire Councils. But their impact will be felt much more further afield than just ...

For people living in metro areas, a broken hot water system or washing machine is a nuisance. But it can usually be sorted by a phone call for a same-day repair or a quick trip to the hardware store.

Growing up in the small community of Harrow in southern Australia, 86-year-old Lachie Turner spent his childhood hearing legends of the great Aboriginal cricketer Johnny Mullagh. “The story used to be ...

“I wish I was home, near the river, sitting under a tree, sewing …”. Wistfully talking with me during a visit to Perth, this snatch of dialogue eloquently, poignantly and clearly constituted what home ...

Perth's first Aboriginal aged care facility will be built on a site where Aboriginal children once lived after being removed from their families, after the project was granted development approval.

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