Linda Burney has become the first Indigenous woman elected to the House of Representatives. Last night she told Sky News she believed she had won the seat of Barton, to the delight of her large […]
From cultural traditions rarely seen outside remote communities to performances by the likes of Archie Roach, from forums on hot topics like Constitutional recognition to property rights, the annual Garma Festival in the Top End […]
Linda Burney rates her chances of picking up Barton. As one of a record number of Indigenous candidates in the July 2 federal poll, she says voters in the electorate are excited that they could […]
Nova Peris’s much-publicised teary exit from federal politics rang alarm bells through the upper echelons of the AFL and was a big contributor to her being overlooked for the League’s most-prized Indigenous job, the National […]
Residents of one of Australia’s most remote communities have cast the first votes in the July 2 Federal election. The Australian Electoral Commission’s remote polling team visited Bulman, in Central Arnhem Land – 300km northeast […]
Pat Dodson has conceded that Labor’s promise to hold a referendum next year on Indigenous constitutional recognition was almost an impossibility, while describing the Recognise campaign as “confused and conflated”. In a sobering assessment of the complexities […]
Australia’s peak indigenous organisations have released their long-awaited Redfern Statement, calling for urgent government action in a complete overhaul of indigenous strategy, engagement and funding. The declaration, backed by dozens of key bodies responsible for […]
Rock art, traditional hunting grounds, burial sites and significant camps were at risk of being illegally bulldozed by renegade pastoralists, and governments were refusing to use the full force of the law as a deterrent. […]
Johnathan Thurston has made an emotional post-State of Origin plea to the kids of the troubled north Queensland community of Aurukun – Just keep turning up for school. As the Queensland Government and Noel Pearson’s […]
Former Northern Territory politician Malarndirri McCarthy will replace Nova Peris as Labor’s number one Senate candidate in July’s federal election. Ms McCarthy, a former Government minister and journalist at the ABC, SBS and NITV, was […]
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS TIMES 2017
