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Aboriginal woman pepper-sprayed during self-harm incident in ACT prison
Warning: This article contains content that may be distressing to some readers,...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Jun 2026
Diggers learn Indigenous weapon making in Canberra
Army personnel learnt Indigenous weapon making and Ngunnawal cultural practice d...
Joseph Guenzler 10 Jun 2026
Aboriginal people still struggling to raise capital against their own land
Key points:- In the mainstream economy, money cycles five to seven times. In the...
Reece Harley 27 May 2026
Indigenous cultural leader’s lecture highlights ACU’s National Reconciliation Week program
The Australian Catholic University is marking National Reconciliation Week with...
Callan Morse 26 May 2026
‘Music powerhouse’ Casey Donovan to headline ACT Reconciliation Day celebrations
ARIA Award-winning artist Casey Donovan is set to headline the Australian Capita...
Callan Morse 22 May 2026
Indigenous-led cultural burning program expands across NSW and ACT

An Indigenous-led cultural burning research program will be expanded across parts of New South Wales and the ACT. First Nations communities, the Australian National University and the NSW Government's...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Apr 27, 2026
Strengthening Partnerships to Close the Gap Conference to bring together extraordinary line-up of Indigenous leaders

The Strengthening Partnerships to Close the Gap Conference will bring together Indigenous leaders and other key figures in the nation's capital this month to discuss turning around the Close the Gap a...

Data reveals ACT Government spending more than double on locking up First Nations people than on Aboriginal community services

New data shows that in 2024-25, the ACT Government spent an estimated $36.2 million on detaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Alexander Maconochie Centre and the Bimberi Youth J...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 20, 2026
Indigenous woman makes history in chief magistrate role

A Canberra judge has made history after becoming the first Aboriginal woman in Australia to be appointed to a superior court. Proud Kamilaroi woman Justice Louise Taylor will take up her appointment a...

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Grace Crivellaro Apr 10, 2026
Community leaders, Aboriginal health organisations and MPs unite in call for greater action to eradicate rheumatic heart disease

Community leaders, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, researchers and MPs gathered at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday for the launch of the Parliamentary Friends for Endin...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 26, 2026
Indigenous children's advocates unite to bring message to nation's capital

The futures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care are at the centre of a major event and united stand at Parliament House on Thursday to "change the trajectory of Targe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 26, 2026
First Nations women’s voices move 'from consultation to decision-making' in national strategy launch

The Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice launched its inaugural Strategic Plan 2026-2030 at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, marking what it described as "a shift fr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 25, 2026
Standards Commissioner to probe allegations of systemic racism against Indigenous people in the ACT public service

Allegations of systemic discrimination against Indigenous staff in the Australian Capital Territory's Public Service have been referred to the ACT Public Sector Standards Commissioner.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 11, 2026
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