Uncle Danny Eastwood began his art as a child growing up in and around Sydney during the 1950s, discovering he had an "imagination that sees things all the time". Despite years of "truth-telling", Uncle Danny feels many people are still not listening and hopes an Indigenous Voice to Parliament can change that. "The Voice is saying we need housing, we …
Inside the gymnasium of the Frank Baxter Youth Justice Centre, a group of young people huddle around Joe Kwon. In nine short weeks, the program is already having an impact – one young person said Mr Kwon had taught him that "another life is possible". Fellow mentor Adrian Masih met Mr Kwon inside prison and quickly found a "brotherhood" of …
It started with a single marquee with a box of fruit and vegetables. "Thirty years of the Koori Mail, the legacy of the Koori Mail, washed away but the spirit of the Koori Mail is still here, and I think that has allowed us to do what we're doing now to support our community," general manager Naomi Moran said. The …
Nathan Martin was sitting in his jail cell at Long Bay prison when the idea first came to him. Yalagan, a Yuin word for hard working or smart fellow, began as a training and labour hire company to help people like Mr Martin get back on their feet and into long-term employment. "I just want to get into the prisons, …
While Liverpool became a COVID-19 hotspot during the pandemic, not one case was recorded at the Gandangara clinic. Thirty-three Aboriginal Community Controlled Health organisations will be the first to administer the jab, including the Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council's health service in Liverpool, in Sydney's south-west. "We can't suspend business as usual so we've actually hired an additional medical officer …