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Aboriginal Legal Service receives funding boost for vital work
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia will receive a one-off funding...
Giovanni Torre 10 Sep 2026
Investigation underway after Indigenous man dies in custody
An investigation is underway after an Indigenous man died at the Alice Springs C...
Callan Morse 9 Sep 2026
Aboriginal-led solutions needed to stop 'another Stolen Generation', leaders warn at AbSec conference
Aboriginal-led solutions, decision-making and reform are critically needed as "a...
Jarred Cross 1 Sep 2026
Ex-AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed then bailed over attack
Former AFL star Nicky Winmar has been freed on bail so he can appeal a six-month...
Tara Cosoleto (AAP) 29 Aug 2026
Federal funding boost for North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency rehabilitation programs
The federal government has announced an additional $2 million in funding for the...
Giovanni Torre 28 Aug 2026
Jail time possible for ex-AFL star Winmar over attack

Former AFL star Nicky Winmar will soon learn if he has been spared jail time for dragging a woman and bashing her head into a door. Winmar, 60, is being sentenced in Bendigo Magistrates Court on Frida...

Police on duty after wrongful arrest of Indigenous teen

Police who arrested an innocent Indigenous teen at gunpoint after they mistook him for a suspect remained on duty during an investigation of whether race or excessive force had been used.

Watchdog condemns wrongful arrest of Indigenous teen

The treatment of an innocent Indigenous teenager removed from a bus at gunpoint during a police investigation has been condemned by a government watchdog.

Government and police must take responsibility for Indigenous deaths in custody

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

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 18, 2026
Church investigation into disgraced ex-bishop to resume

Note: This article includes references to sexual assault. The Catholic Church will resume its investigation into a disgraced ex-bishop found guilty of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men.

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Aaron Bunch (AAP) Aug 15, 2026
PM urged to show leadership on youth justice 'crisis'

The Prime Minister is allowing states and territories to enact policies that result in more children being put in prison, the overwhelming majority of them Indigenous, a parliamentary inquiry has hear...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2026
Prosecutors say bishop hosted alcohol-fuelled parties to target young Aboriginal men

Note: this article contains references to alleged sexual assaults. Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, is fighting a slew of sexual assault charges after allegedly abusing three you...

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Aaron Bunch (AAP) Aug 12, 2026
Former Broome Bishop acquitted of several sexual assault charges, trial continues

Warning: this report contains references to alleged sexual abuse. A former Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men has been acquitted of several charges mid-trial.

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