Bullying, emotional abuse, depression, drugs, alcohol, gambling, homelessness and suicide. These are just some of the disturbing issues young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are facing at a higher level than other young Australians, a [...]

A cousin of the teenage boy killed in the WA Goldfields has been lauded for her bravery after an image of her standing between police and protesters during a violent riot in Kalgoorlie went viral. WAtoday.com.au [...]

The National Native Title Council has called on Malcolm Turnbull to continue to resist pressure from his backbench to change Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. NNTC’s Chief Executive Officer, Glen Kelly, said that the [...]

A landmark ruling in the Federal Court has heralded Australia’s first successfully litigated native title compensation case. In the decision relating to a compensation claim at Timber Creek, about 350km south of Darwin in the [...]

Indigenous Affairs minister Nigel Scullion will meet leaders of key organisations behind the Redfern Statement. According to a statement put out this morning, the meeting will “provide a valuable opportunity for Indigenous leaders who represent a range of [...]

The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation in the Northern Territory has taken out the number one spot in a list of Australia’s top 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations. The list, released this month, [...]

Craig North, the first Indigenous CEO of National Indigenous Pastoral Enterprises, has taken over the helm of one of Australia’s biggest cattle producers at a time beef prices are booming on the back of tight supply [...]

A new $21.1 million short stay accommodation facility for Aboriginal visitors to Broome is one step closer after the WA government called for construction tenders for the project. Housing minister Colin Holt said the facility [...]

Hepatitis C notifications in Aboriginal people in WA are 22 times higher than in the rest of the population, WA’s Department of Health has warned. The department has launched a campaign to encourage people to look [...]

Two of Newcastle’s key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) and Awabakal Ltd, have formalised an ongoing partnership to improve employment and health outcomes for Indigenous people in the Hunter [...]

Australian Rugby has launched Deadly7s, an innovative Indigenous Rugby primary schools program that will introduce rugby to more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Delivered in partnership with the Australian Government, the new national program will [...]

A healthy eating plan in remote Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley is putting a new spring in the step of community members who have struggled with conditions from diabetes to weight gain. Melbourne nutritionist Emma [...]

Ghenoa Gela’s work, ‘Fragments of Malungoka – Women of the Sea’ has won her the prestigious 2016 Keir Choreographic Award. The Sydney-based choreographer, a proud Torres Strait Islander, won the sought-after award from three other [...]

One of Australia’s most successful Indigenous dance competitions is back this year after a stunning 2015 debut. Dance Rites, the Sydney Opera House’s groundbreaking Indigenous dance competition, has sparked great interest across the country and [...]

Students from three remote schools are in Sydney to launch their new book, The Goanna Was Hungry, as part of Indigenous Literacy Day. The book, a compilation of stories, was written and illustrated by budding [...]

A team of young footballers from Katherine is squaring up to the literary world. The Big River Hawks’ first foray into literature — Shock ‘Em — will be launched at the Hawthorn Football Club in [...]

From Alice Springs to Venice, designer chairs hand made by Indigenous craftsmen are set to make a splash in Italy’s city of love at one of the world’s most celebrated design and art shows. Sixteen of [...]

Troubled Indigenous youths should be sent to theatre workshops rather than jail, says Uncle Jack Charles, the award-winning actor, Aboriginal elder and National Treasure who has had his own past brushes with the law. As [...]

When Australia’s first Indigenous opera Pecan Summer is performed at the Sydney Opera House next month it will take composer Deborah Cheetham back to the place where she first fell under opera’s spell. “I grew [...]

A healthy eating plan in remote Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley is putting a new spring in the step of community members who have struggled with conditions from diabetes to weight gain. Melbourne nutritionist Emma [...]