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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Land Council says court decision on Blayney mine highlights need for heritage reform

The decision by the Federal Court this week to overturn the Indigenous Heritage Protection order on the McPhillamys Gold Project site highlights the urgent need for legislative reform, says Orange Loc...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 16, 2026
'I will always keep fighting for justice for my son and to end deaths in custody' - Portrait of Leetona Dungay honoured with major photography prize

Note: this report contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. A portrait of justice campaigner Leetona Dungay, whose son David Dungay Jnr died in custody, has won a major international pho...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 16, 2026
Canadian Indigenous leaders take stand for First Nations’ access to clean and safe drinking water

Indigenous leaders have urged the Canadian government to take a much stronger stand to protect First Nations' access to clean and safe drinking water.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 16, 2026
Inquest to be held into murder of Hawke children after grandmother's long campaign for truth

This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. After a long campaign by Yamatji-Wajarri woman Dorothy Papertalk, Western Australia's Attorney General has called for an inquest into...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 15, 2026
'Why should the poor out bush pay more?' Land Council, social justice advocates urge increase to remote area allowance

Central Land Council representatives travelled to Canberra this week to confront legislators with the stark reality of the cost of living in remote and regional Australia.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 15, 2026
Leading legal figures continue push for inquest into murder of Pilbara children

This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. Two prominent Western Australian legal figures have continued to push the state government to hold an inquest into the murder of thre...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 15, 2026
Banjima and Yindjibarndi unite to shape Pilbara's energy future

Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation and Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, through their respective commercial entities Banjima Pty Ltd and Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation, have signed a Mem...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 14, 2026
Centre for Indigenous People and Work research leads to historic pay rise and recognition for First Nations care workers

Research by the UTS Centre for Indigenous People and Work has helped secure a pay rise for Indigenous care workers, as part of the federal government's $630 investment in fairer pay in the health, dis...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 14, 2026
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