As community service announcements rejecting domestic violence are broadcast on regional New South Wales television this month, Broken Hill Saints club president Paul Kemp couldn’t be prouder.

The once-strong Noongar language is now endangered but action is underway to turn that around.

Youth outreach organisations play an essential role in finding kids at risk and working with them to carve out a new future.

In the suburbs of Perth, Halo Leadership Development Agency and the David Wirrpanda Foundation use mentoring to reach out to these troubled youth and help them get back on track.

Young Noongar Benji Ugle joined Halo after a visit from the organisation’s founder at his detention centre.

On 24 August 2012 the Australian Human Rights Commission launched the National Anti-Racism Strategy for Australia, at an event highlighting the importance of Indigenous art and culture. The Strategy aims to promote a clear understanding in the Australian community of what racism is, and how it can be prevented and reduced.