• First Nations First

  • By: SBS
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First Nations First

By: SBS
  • Summary

  • Follow stories concerning First Nations peoples and Indigenous Australia, with this collection of reports and interviews from the SBS News team.
    Copyright 2024, Special Broadcasting Services
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Episodes
  • Soaring diabetes diagnoses prompts call to invest in wearable technologies
    Jul 17 2024
    In Western Sydney, community leaders have convened to address the escalating prevalence of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Highlighting success stories and urgent needs, advocates pushed for enhanced access to affordable diabetes management technologies amid health disparities and systemic challenges.
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    6 mins
  • Pacific Island nations urged to unite against climate change
    Jul 14 2024
    Yessie Mosby is one of the so-called Torres Strait Eight, a group from the Pacific Islands which lodged a complaint with the UN Human Rights Council. Their complaint - that Australia is not doing enough to protect their people from climate change - was the first ever case of its kind. Mr Mosby - a Zenadh Kes Masig man - has been in Hawaii for the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture to connect with other countries from across the Pacific who are experiencing the climate crisis on their doorstep.
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    2 mins
  • Harvesting traditional foods - with an eye to world markets
    Jul 12 2024
    Traditional owners are hoping to share a Tiwi Island delicacy with the world. The Mantiyupwi Clan are part of a world first trial in Black Lip Oyster Farming which they want to take to a global market in the next two years.
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    3 mins

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