Lloyd Jones   

Children are living in abject poverty amid an Aboriginal housing crisis following years of neglect, a conference has been told. The crisis in the Northern Territory was largely centred on remote commu...

A dip in vaccination rates has been blamed for one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks as the rare respiratory disease continues to spread.

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

Rising Indigenous employment is being driven by women who are better qualified than men and more likely to attend school and avoid the justice system.

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died, as well as content which some readers may find distressing.

An outback community is "holding its breath" and praying for the safe return of a five-year-old girl allegedly abducted by a recently released prisoner four days ago.

A desperate outback search for a missing girl has entered a third day amid fears the five-year-old has been abducted by a recently released prisoner.