Participants arrive for first ‘indigenous Olympics’ from dozens of Brazilian ethnicities as well as from such far-flung nations as Ethiopia and New Zealand PALMAS, BRAZIL — World’s first “indigenous Olympics” kicked off... Read more »
A masked sword-wielding man has killed at least two people and wounded some others at a school in Sweden before being shot by police on Thursday, authorities said. One male teacher, 20, died... Read more »
Teenage student, who was arrested in Texas after taking a homemade clock to school, accepts scholarship offer in Doha The 14-year-old Muslim boy, Ahmed Mohamed, who was arrested for bringing science project... Read more »
By Ghillar Michael Anderson Former PM Paul Keating’s foray back into Aboriginal politics (16 October 2015 Sydney Morning Herald article Paul Keating pushes ‘unfinished business’ of Indigenous treaty and republic) where he talks up... Read more »
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Leslie Williams has announced community consultations for the NSW Government’s $20 million Aboriginal Centre of Excellence in Western Sydney. Mrs Williams said a community forum will be held... Read more »
Minister for Social Housing Brad Hazzard today called for interest in delivering the new generation of world-class social, affordable and private housing in NSW. “Communities Plus is a new generation of integrated... Read more »
Artist creates stunning, immersive 360-degree art installation of Great Barrier Reef By Michael d’Estries (Mother Nature Network) Artist Yadegar Asisi, famous for his use of panoramic video and art, has brought the beauty... Read more »
“With Sydney’s buzzing night life, spectacular harbour and beaches and world-class restaurants, it’s no wonder that this city is continually loved by visitors from across the globe,” Minister Ayres said Sydney has once again... Read more »
Education Minister Piccoli says the substantial investment in public education will further boost determination of public schools to deliver improved student results The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government has announced to invest a... Read more »
Palestinian Film Festival aims to enrich Australia’s understanding of Palestine beyond the news headlines Palestine – beyond the headlines and into homes in Australia Australia is all set to host the Palestinian Film Festival... Read more »
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make a surprise visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Tuesday, in a high-profile gambit to bring an end to the month-long wave of violence that... Read more »
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has warned of a “worrying” trend back towards income management with the passing of the Healthy Welfare Card through Federal Parliament this... Read more »
Lights, TV, smartphones and computers are often blamed for depriving modern humans of sleep. But a new study suggests that our prehistoric ancestors didn’t get any more than 7 hours of a... Read more »
Pakistan and Russia on Friday signed an inter-governmental agreement for the construction of 1,100 km gas pipeline from Lahore to Karachi. The agreement was jointly signed by Federal Minister for Petroleum and... Read more »
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh for his contribution to film and his philanthropic work. Shah Rukh Khan said he was “extremely grateful... Read more »
European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels said they agreed on an “action plan” with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to cooperate on improving the lives of two million Syrian refugees in... Read more »
Australia’s government has given its approval on Thursday for one of the world’s biggest coal mines to be built by India’s Adani Mining in Queensland despite environmentalists’ fears that the project threatens the... Read more »
Boeing’s new metal is 99.99% air and can be used for almost anything A new video released by Boeing this week claims that the company has invented a metal that’s “99.99 percent... Read more »
Al Jazeera investigative report Since Narendra Modi, a Hindu nationalist and leader of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), became prime minister of India in May 2014, groups of radical Hindu nationalists... Read more »
Malcolm Turnbull has assured Australian families devastated by the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine that their government will never give up the search for the perpetrators nor be... Read more »
Prime Minister the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP and the Foreign Affair Minister Julie Bishop MP have welcomed the release of the Dutch Safety Board’s final aircraft accident investigation report. Following a Dutch... Read more »
NSW Premier Mike Baird said that domestic violence was a plague that needed to be eradicated across NSW and Australia. “No one should have to live in fear in their own home,”... Read more »
Parents with children receiving Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY Living Allowance as a dependent need to update their financial details as soon as possible to ensure their children continue receiving their payment. Department... Read more »
Two powerful bombs ripped through the main train station in Ankara on Saturday morning, killing at least 100 people and injuring 186 others in the deadliest attack in the Turkish capital in... Read more »