More Commonwealth funding for GP skills base
The Federal Government has increased funding for a scheme that enhances the skills of doctors in regional areas.
View ArticleFears drought threatens mammals
Conservationists are concerned about the future for five mammals whose last significant habitat on two Western Australian islands is under threat from drought.
View ArticleThe ugly past of Australia's 'lock hospitals' slowly revealed
Between 1908 and 1919, more than 800 Aboriginal men, women and children were removed from their homelands and taken to 'lock hospitals' on Bernier and Dorre Islands, off Western Australia, under the...
View ArticleUgly past of 'lock hospitals' slowly revealed (Photo: Battye Library)
Between 1908 and 1919, more than 800 Aboriginal people were taken from their homelands and taken to 'lock hospitals' for treatment of suspected venereal diseases. Many never came home.
View ArticleA day of honesty and ugly truths as island lock hospitals acknowledged in WA
A little-known piece of Australia's history has been acknowledged for the first time, 100 years since the final group of people were removed from island lock hospitals.
View ArticleDescendants visit islands to acknowledge lock hospitals
A little-known piece of Australia's history has been acknowledged for the first time, 100 years since the final group of people were removed from island lock hospitals.
View ArticleLock hospital memorial unveiled to heal WA's shocking past
A permanent memorial has been dedicated to the hundreds of Aboriginal men and women who were incarcerated on remote islands off the Western Australian coast.
View ArticleUgly past of 'lock hospitals' slowly revealed
Between 1908 and 1919, more than 800 Aboriginal people were taken from their homelands and taken to 'lock hospitals' for treatment of suspected venereal diseases. Many never came home.
View ArticleMore Commonwealth funding for GP skills base
The Federal Government has increased funding for a scheme that enhances the skills of doctors in regional areas.
View ArticleFears drought threatens mammals
Conservationists are concerned about the future for five mammals whose last significant habitat on two Western Australian islands is under threat from drought.
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