Luke Costin   

Expanding the definition of hate crimes in NSW alone could have unintended impacts on Indigenous people and people with disabilities, a review has found.

Police officers lacked common sense and basic respect for fairness by continuing to interview an Indigenous man trying to exercise a right to silence, a watchdog says.

Which 50 Solomon Islanders will make up the next government remains in doubt but one thing is clear: few will be women. The Pacific nation, where rapidly deepening ties with China have grabbed interna...

Australia says it will work closely with the Solomons Islands' pro-Beijing leader if he maintains power after the national election. Counting was due to begin on Thursday after the Pacific nation of a...

Polling has begun across the Solomon Islands as the economy and the Pacific nation's new relationship with China weighs on voters' minds. Most of the 420,000 registered voters will have their say acro...

Vuvuzelas, truck horns and chants have rung out across the Solomon Islands as election candidates prove their bona fides in colourful, fervent street parades.

In an informal settlement a stone's throw from the Solomon Islands parliament, Paul Ramo dreams of a nation in which wealth is more equally shared.

A "bombshell" audit has found an intensive police program that overwhelmingly targeted young Indigenous youth and led to repeated midnight check-ups was unreasonable, unjust and oppressive.