Cultural Diversity News
Second asylum seeker boat rescued near Tiwi Islands
Friday, 12 March 2010 15:16
Authorities have rescued another group of asylum seekers in waters off Australia's north-west coast.
The boat carrying eight passengers and four crew was first spotted from the air before HMAS Glenelg was called in to render assistance.
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Death in custody 'not linked to racism'
Thursday, 11 March 2010 21:37
An Aboriginal teenager who died in custody was given appropriate medical care in jail in the days before he died. Commissioner Kelvin Anderson is also sticking by a statement from his department that there is nothing suspicious about the death of Sheldon Currie.
Unsettling the settler state
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 19:18
On 26 of February 2010 the centre for Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Research Unit at UNSW hosted a workshop in the lead-up to the publication of Unsettling the Settler State: Creativity and Resistance in Indigenous Governance. The book, exploring the successes and challenges of the path toward self-governance for Indigenous Australians, will consist of contributions from Indigenous and non-Indigenous authors from across Australia.
Australian Muslims Take Action
Sunday, 07 February 2010 09:13
Australian Muslims Take Action
Their Stories are Different… But their Goal is One
By Fatima Dennaoui, CDN Summer Intern, Melbourne
For many Muslims in Australia, life is not an easy task. Their voices seem to get muffled amongst the noises of the crowd despite all their efforts and struggles to make their voice heard and to proclaim what their beliefs truly stand for.
To them, Islam is not only a religion, but rather it is a way of life which they practice every day and apply to all aspects of their life.
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