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Labor's 'tough love' youth justice plan sparks backlash
Victoria Labor's pre-election commitment to see youth offenders pulled from the...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Nov 2026
NT Government's claims of falling crime challenged over data transparency
The Northern Territory Government has been accused of cherry-picking data to arg...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Nov 2026
Exclusive: Vic Greens to introduce legislation after federal shackling bill rejected
The Victorian Greens will introduce legislation to ban the shackling of women du...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Nov 2026
Maori Party secures at least four seats in NZ election, former PM slams 'disenfranchising' enrolment changes
Former prime minister Helen Clark has called for a thorough review into New Zeal...
Ben McKay (AAP) 8 Nov 2026
USA pushes to abolish United Nations decolonisation committee amid mocking Pacific visits
The US Trump administration has called for the United Nations' decolonisation sp...
Andrew Mathieson 6 Nov 2026
Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres

States and territories have been urged by federal ministers to allow United Nations human rights investigators access to government-operated facilities.

NT could become target for water-hungry industries under proposed laws

The Central Land Council has warned the NT could become a target for water-intensive industries under proposed legislation it says strips away key protections for the Territory's groundwater.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 6, 2026
Peggy Flanagan, first Native American woman elected to US Senate, vows to take on 'most corrupt administration in our nation’s history'

Peggy Flanagan, a citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, will go Washington DC next year as the first Native American woman elected to the US Senate.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 5, 2026
Fijian Prime Minister under pressure ahead of vote on constitutional change

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has given into sustained public pressure, moving to extend the timeline for major constitutional reform not long after announcing plans to table a bill to change...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Nov 5, 2026
Deb Haaland makes history as first Native American woman to govern US state

Deb Haaland has become the first Native American woman to govern a US state, following her victory in Wednesday's midterm elections. Ms Haaland, 65, a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, defeated Repub...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 4, 2026
What are they hiding? Advocates condemn refusal to allow UN scrutiny of youth prisons

The Northern Territory and Queensland governments' refusal to meet United Nations officials during their visits to youth detention centres raises questions about the "transparency, accountability and...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 4, 2026
Native American Rights Fund deploys hundreds of election monitors as Peltola campaign faces Trump attack

The Native American Rights Fund is sending election monitors to nine states with significant Native voters ahead of the Tuesday midterm elections, especially Alaska.

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Kevin Abourezk Nov 3, 2026
By the numbers: An historic year for Indigenous candidates in the USA

Tuesday's general election in the United States will have the highest number of Indigenous candidates ever, according to a database by ICT and Advance Native Political Leadership.

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Pauly Denetclaw Nov 3, 2026
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