October 26, 2006 - A research initiative led by the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan is joining forces with the aboriginal community and health agencies to find ways to put more aboriginal doctors and nurses into Saskatchewan communities.

Aboriginal land councils in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales are to be radically restructured under new legislation being introduced in State Parliament.

The administrator of Aboriginal Air Services has pleaded for understanding from creditors after the board's decision to go into voluntary administration.

SOME Aboriginal men are taking the Federal Government's $4000 baby bonus after unwanted pregnancies and "shooting through", a Federal Government backbencher has claimed.

Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre, a leading Aboriginal language centre, was officially established in 1987 when Aboriginal people of the Pilbara came together to discuss how they could save Aboriginal languages of the region and educate others about Aboriginal languages and culture. Wangka Maya manages a number of projects and language programs, provides a collection of Aboriginal language resources, and provides cultural awareness training.

An Indigenous health group says Queensland needs an Aboriginal interpreter service to improve communication between Indigenous patients and their doctors.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner has welcomed the Northern Territory's decision to roll out a vaccination program for rotavirus.