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Namalata Thusi - Edition 15

  • Message from the Minister

    The new season is bringing a range of new projects for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Queensland’s urban and regional communities.

  • Our young talent on stage

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across Queensland joined about 1500 young performers featured in this year’s Creative Generation – State Schools Onstage show.

  • Native title on Brisbane's doorstep

    The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that the Quandamooka people are the Traditional Owners of North Stradbroke Island

  • Woorabinda Indigenous Land Use Agreement

    The Gangulu and Wadja peoples have signed an agreement that will bring new housing and jobs to Woorabinda.

  • The Cherbourg Viking

    Mike Salbro didn’t learn he was an Aboriginal Australian until he was ten or eleven. And being raised in northern Europe.

  • LEAP launches

    Twenty across-government actions headline a new strategy to improve the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland’s urban and regional areas.

  • Zandalee lights up LEAP

    Mount Morgan teenager Zandalee Anderson used some fancy footwork to kick off the start of LEAP in her town.

  • deadly stories

    One of the LEAP strategy's key actions is the deadly stories campaign

  • Alf helps set local government policy

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander councils have a new voice at the Local Government Association of Queensland.

  • Indigenous councils a source of know-how: LGAQ

    The LGAQ has called for Queensland’s 17 Indigenous councils to help coordinate state and federal efforts to reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage.

  • Aboriginal names awarded their place on Fraser Island

    Butchulla and Badtjala language words have been adopted as official place names for geographical features on Fraser Island.

  • NAIDOC Week 2011

    NAIDOC Week was a splash of colour and celebration across the state.

  • Our national NAIDOC winners

    Queenslanders have taken out three of the ten National NAIDOC Awards for 2011.

  • Champagne careers

    Stanthorpe could be the first stop on a trip around the world for a group of budding Indigenous wine industry workers.

  • Sporting Amber eyes off the world

    Indigenous schoolgirl Amber Mutch got a firsthand sample of European hockey and history, and now she wants more.

  • Teenage dream leads to congress

    Cairns-based nurse Venessa Curnow is one of eight members of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples’ first elected board of directors.

  • Les Malezer

    Queensland boasts a second director on the board of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples – Les Malezer, the board’s co-chair.

  • News in brief

    News snippets

  • Murri Carnival a winner

    A young ruby league team from Townsville has been crowned under-15s champions at the inaugural Queensland Murri Carnival on the Gold Coast.

  • Dates to remember

    Dates to remember

  • Tell your deadly story

    deadly stories is a celebration of the many achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Queensland.