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Namalata Thusi - Edition 13

  • From the Minister

    I am honoured to serve as the new Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and I would like to use my first column in Namalata Thusi to introduce myself to you

  • Mona Mona handed back

    Nearly 1600 hectares of land has been leased to the people of Mona Mona under a historic agreement with the state government

  • Ambulance volunteers making the Strait safer

    Torres Strait locals are being recruited as First Responders - the first line of emergency care in their remote communities

  • Avril's flair added to Cairns arts fair

    Avril Quaill is the new artistic director of the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair and sees this years event as a chance to boost links between locals and the international art market

  • Waterfront digs for Indigenous art

    The 2011 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair has a new home — the waterfront Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal

  • An Indigenous perspective to sentencing

    Bob Colless is the only Indigenous member of Queensland's first Sentencing Advisory Council, and he's acutely aware of the burden of his responsibility

  • NAIDOC Week

    NAIDOC Week 2011 is almost upon us, with its promise of colour, pageantry and celebration

  • Doomadgee girls tell the nation

    Two girls from Doomadgee State School have won an Australia-wide competition to create a young person's address to the nation

  • New team boosts Indigenous housing

    A fledgling agency has helped build more than 90 new homes in Queensland's Indigenous communities since it was launched two and a half years ago

  • Pharmacy a ticket to anywhere

    A dozen staff at Thursday Island Pharmacy are formalising their skills with national qualifications

  • Children's playgrounds for all abilities

    Fresh, new playgrounds are springing up for children across Queensland. Normanton's has opened adn New Mapoon's is on the way

  • News in brief

    News from around the state

  • Let's talk

    This year's Reconciliation Week — 27 May to 3 June — is themed: Let’s talk recognition

  • Race relations optimism

    A new social barometer shows improved relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and that most Australians are optimistic about the future

  • Dates to remember

    Calendar of events

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