ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The Australian Government acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.

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Aboriginal languages the new stars of the ABC news service

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On 1 July, the ABC launched a trial Indigenous Language News Service in the Northern Territory, providing daily radio news bulletins in two Aboriginal languages, Warlpiri and Yolngu Matha.

NIAA North Queensland Regions combined

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NIAA's Far North Queensland (FNQ) and Gulf and North Queensland (GNQ) Regions have been combined to form a single North Queensland Region (NQR).

Bringing Acknowledgement of Country to the home

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Kinya Lerrk is a thriving business selling and distributing Acknowledgement of Country plaques throughout Australia.

Marion Leane Smith: war nurse and First Nations trailblazer

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More than 1000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders served during the First World War, despite initial bans on enlistment. However, only one Indigenous woman is recorded as having served during WWI.

Bubanil Playgroup ends the year with a splash!

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The Bubanil Playgroup is a great support to the Indigenous community in Derby, WA with children, parents and staff ending the very successful year with a Christmas picnic and a big splash.

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