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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.

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Fears 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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The 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...

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Bob Dorey and Kathleen Musulin seek Lock Hospital acknowledgement

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A map of Australia's lock hospitals

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lock hospital Dorre Island

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Patients who were taken to the Bernier and Dorre Islands, off WA's coast

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Lock hospital artefacts

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Ugly 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.

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A 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.

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Descendants 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.

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Lock Hospital ceremonial dance

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Lock hospital remains

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WA's remote Dorre Island

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WA's remote island Lock Hospitals

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Lock 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.

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Ugly 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.

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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.

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Fears 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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Bob Dorey and Kathleen Musulin seek Lock Hospital acknowledgement

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