For the last two days the Prime Minister and I have been meeting with indigenous community leaders in East Arnhem Land to discuss the opportunities and challenges of delivering infrastructure in the region.
This footy season, regional NSW rugby league clubs are tackling domestic violence through an awareness campaign to change attitudes and behaviours in regional communities.
The Federal and Northern Territory Governments have awarded a local Central Australian company the contract to build a $3.75 million facility supporting training, education and employment in the Barkly region.
A signing ceremony today at the Wala Wala waterhole near the Kiwirrkurra community in Western Australia has marked the area as an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA).
The Australian and Western Australian Governments have jointly launched a breakthrough programme designed to increase the number of Indigenous firefighters.
Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, announced the first grant round for funding under the $4.8 billion Indigenous Advancement Strategy will open today, Monday 8 September 2014, for six weeks.
While significant improvements in Indigenous life expectancy have been observed in recent years, Indigenous Australians have a life expectancy that is about 10 years lower than non-Indigenous Australians, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, has signed up as a Conversation Mate to help suicide-prevention organisation, R U OK?, inspire regular, meaningful conversations.
