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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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Explainer: 59 years on - the significance of the 1967 Referendum

On this day in 1967 a referendum delivered a major shift in Australian politics and policy. Common misconceptions about the referendum include that it granted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peo...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 27, 2026
Human Rights Commission receives formal complaint as class action looms over alleged abuse of children in WA youth detention

Key points: - A Representative Complaint has been filed with the Australian Human Rights Commission on behalf of roughly one hundred victims of alleged child sexual abuse in Western Australia's youth...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 27, 2026
New research shows Noongar culture and arts boosts wellbeing literacy in early childhood education

Key points:- Noongar language, dance and arts has strengthened young children's ability to talk about their wellbeing- The joint ECU - University of Melbourne research examined the work of The Song Ro...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 27, 2026
British Columbia Indigenous leaders mark key anniversary by honouring Residential School survivors and taking stand against denialism

Five years ago on May 25, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation shared preliminary findings of an investigation into the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School that indic...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 26, 2026
Indigenous rangers discover Boorloo / Perth Hills population of rare native fish thought to be extinct

Key points:- A native fish species, the Balston's pygmy perch was thought to be locally extinct before this discovery- Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association's BoorYul-Bah-Bilya Program aims to address...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 25, 2026
Housing Innovation boost to see 100% Indigenous-owned Kimberley Manufacturing deliver homes and jobs in WA's north

100 per cent Indigenous-owned business Kimberley Manufacturing Pty Ltd has received a five million dollar Housing Innovation Fund grant from the WA government to boost affordable, energy efficient hom...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 25, 2026
Indigenous authors, illustrators and publishers star at Australian Book Industry Awards

Indigenous authors and publishers are prominent among those who were honoured on Thursday night at the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards. The Awards were presented by Books+Publishing (B+P), in par...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 22, 2026
The late Rhoda Roberts AO honoured with National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award

The National NAIDOC Committee has named the late Rhoda Roberts AO as the recipient of the 2026 National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award. A proud Widjabul Wia-bal woman from Bundjalung Country, Ms Ro...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 21, 2026
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