Giovanni Torre

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About Giovanni Torre

Giovanni Torre has been covering the news since 1998. He has reported for The New York Times, The Saturday Paper, The West Australian, CTV (Canada), SBS, The Telegraph (UK), The National (UAE) and other outlets. He has also worked for two Aboriginal land councils and an Indigenous education charity. He started reporting for the National Indigenous Times in 2021.

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Former WA Governor joins Malarndirri McCarthy in call for inquest into murder of three Aboriginal children

This story contains details some readers may find disturbing, and includes the names of people who have died. A former WA Governor and former WA Children's Court president have joined federal Minister...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 5, 2026
Aboriginal leaders urge child protection reform, creation of dedicated commissioner and families peak body for WA

Aboriginal leaders from across Western Australia have joined with National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Sue-Anne Hunter in calling for sweeping refo...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 25, 2026
'Causes so much harm' - Experts, Land Council slam federal move to extend compulsory income management

The federal government's decision to extended a scheme which sees part of the Centrelink payments of 30,000 Territorians compulsorily quarantined for essential items has been criticised by many expert...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 24, 2026
Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children visits Pilbara ahead of urgent child protection roundtable

The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, is in WA's Pilbara region this week in the wake of reports of children being neglected i...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 23, 2026
‘Support what we know works’: AMSANT calls on services sector to back Aboriginal community control

The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory has urged the broader community services sector to put Aboriginal community control into practice by embedding it in their own policies, pro...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 23, 2026
Shine Lawyers to meet with WA communities for First Nations Child Removal Class Action

Shine Lawyers will begin a program of free community information sessions across Western Australia from 28 September as part of its WA First Nations Child Removal Class Action.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 23, 2026
Exclusive: 'Like a ticking time bomb' - Call for greater support to tackle Huntington's disease in Indigenous communities

A serious health condition is quietly causing a major impact in Indigenous communities. Huntington's disease is a genetic, degenerative, fatal neurological condition.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 22, 2026
Funding boost for Aboriginal-led cultural heritage services

Eleven Aboriginal organisations across Western Australia's Mid West and Gascoyne regions have received grants to boost their cultural heritage management services and help them meet growing responsibi...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 22, 2026
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