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More legal support for Indigenous people in the ACT
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victim-survivors of domestic, family and s...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Oct 2026
Misinformation links COVID-19 vaccine to Fiji HIV emergency
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDAn increase in HIV cases in Fiji has been caused by COVID-19 vac...
George Driver (AAP) 9 Oct 2026
ACT grants boost Aboriginal community-controlled organisations
Thirteen Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations in the ACT will share $65...
Jackson Clark 7 Oct 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 commu...
Giovanni Torre 22 Sep 2026
Federal Police find no discrimination or excessive force in Aboriginal teen’s mistaken arrest at gunpoint
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have cleared their officers of discriminatio...
Dechlan Brennan 14 Sep 2026
New health precinct supports recovery for Indigenous Canberrans

A new health services for vulnerable Canberrans is due to open next month following the completion of the Watson Health Precinct. The new facility includes a new 24-bed residential alcohol and other d...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 8, 2026
'Now's the time to tell that story': First Nations contributions to Pacific War efforts remembered

When the possibility of warfare on Australian soil posed an increasing threat as the Second World War spread across the Pacific, defence planners turned to First Nations people, traditional warriors...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 4, 2026
Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm moves towards community control

The Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm is set to move towards Aboriginal community control, more than two decades after Ngunnawal Elders first called for a culturally grounded residential healing centre on C...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Aug 5, 2026
Indigenous tennis players prepare for national carnival

Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tennis players from the ACT will travel to Darwin this week to compete at the 2026 National Indigenous Tennis Carnival.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 4, 2026
Rising with culture: Thalia Uilelea named Canberra NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year

Sport has never just been about the final score for our mob. It is where young people find belonging, where culture travels onto every field and court, and where the next generation learns what it mea...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 21, 2026
Violent mistreatment of Indigenous man symptom of 'deeper disease' in ACT Policing, Aboriginal Legal Service warns

A "horrifying" incident of police violence against an Aboriginal man is indicative of a broader culture of police abuse and impunity in the ACT, the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT warns.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 7, 2026
First of its kind in Australia: ACT's new Closing the Gap legislation comes into effect

The Australian Capital Territory's Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Act 2025 comes into effect Wednesday, July 1, after a Private Member's Bill introduced by the independent Membe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 1, 2026
Aboriginal woman pepper-sprayed during self-harm incident in ACT prison

Warning: This article contains content that may be distressing to some readers, including descriptions of self-harm and suicidal ideation. An Aboriginal woman with a history of trauma and mental healt...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 10, 2026
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