The Commonwealth has come under attack for the way it handled Aboriginal affairs during the proclamation of self-government for the Northern Territory.
Intervention 'a mark of the failure of self-government'
January 2, 2009 12:20:00
The former chief minister of the Northern Territory, Paul Everingham, says the federal government was wrong to split responsibility for Aboriginal affairs when it granted self-government 30 years ago.
Secret 1978 federal cabinet papers have been declassified, revealing new insights into the Commonwealth's decision to lift its control on the Northern Territory.
A taxi company in far north Queensland has been ordered to pay damages to a Torres Strait Islander after one of its drivers racially insulted him.
A 34-year-old man has been rescued from his boat in the Torres Strait following an air and sea search overnight.
The Federal Government is expanding its program of employing Indigenous people to work as rangers in remote environments.
A woman from Condobolin in New South Wales has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of a scholarship named in honour of the late Peter Andren.
The NT Opposition says there is a desperate need for a new Indigenous body to represent Aboriginal people in the Territory.
An ear nose and throat (ENT) specialist at Brisbane's Royal Children's Hospital has called for a Northern Territory-style health intervention into Queensland's Indigenous communities.
The Federal Minister for Superannuation says improving financial literacy will help close the gaps between Indigenous Australians and the rest of the community.
A new regional airline could soon be providing regular passenger services in the Torres Strait, off far north Queensland, by the end of the year.
The Queensland Government says preliminary negotiations have started for a new regional airline to provide passenger flights to the Torres Strait in the far north.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has requested more information from Aerotropics after a proposal by the grounded airline to resume flight services to the Torres Strait off far north Queensland.
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