This week an Indigenous woman and her baby were killed. We need to talk about it.
MAMAMIA - We don’t know her name yet. Or the name of her little baby. For now, they are known as the 40-year-old woman and infant child whose bodies were found at an outstation north of Alice Springs on Sunday. With them, was also the body of a 41-year-old man. A firearm was located at the scene and the police are treating the “horrific” incident as domestic violence. But perhaps you didn’t hear about it?…
At 33, mum of 4 Sandra Creamer left her violent marriage with nothing. This is her success story.
MAMAMIA - As proud Waanyi/Kalkadoon woman Sandra Creamer reflects on the hardships she has faced, there is one memory in particular that hangs heavily on her words. After mustering the courage to leave her violent marriage, she found herself at 33 years old, with four children in tow, and "as poor as a church mouse”…
Undrinkable water and casual racism: The reality of Indigenous health in Australia.
MAMAMIA - She goes to turn on her kitchen tap, but the water is undrinkable. Not because it tastes a bit ‘chlorine-y’. For years, the water has been contaminated with uranium, more than three times the concentration limit recommended in Australia’s drinking water guidelines...