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Conservative government's moves to make English a New Zealand official language causing stir among Māori MPs
The introduction of an English language bill in the New Zealand parliament spark...
Andrew Mathieson 31 Jul 2026
Tasmanian council votes in favour of Aboriginal land handback
A Tasmanian council has voted in favour of handing back a parcel of public land...
Callan Morse 30 Jul 2026
Governments urged to redouble efforts on Closing the Gap halfway through agreement
With only three of 19 Closing the Gap targets on track to be met, governments ac...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jul 2026
$10m fund to back Aboriginal-led family safety programs in Central Australia
Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) across Central Australia a...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jul 2026
Aboriginal women being 'racially targeted' by the system
Aboriginal women are being racially targeted by the justice system, the chief ex...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jul 2026
Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change

Foreign leaders are being urged to not avert their gaze from the impacts of climate change and witness them firsthand in the Pacific region. Tuvalu High Commissioner Samuelu Laloniu issued the plea at...

Plibersek: NT alone on child placement principle stance

Controversial child protection legislation passed by the Northern Territory Government flies in the face of decades of evidence, Labor's Social Services Minister says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 29, 2026
Remote Music Rangers program receives $100,000 boost

Up to 12 remote music rangers will help support musicians and strengthen cultural connections across remote parts of the Northern Territory from next year.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jul 29, 2026
Australia helps Pacific Islands dodge worst of aid cuts

International funding and financing for the Pacific Islands has largely avoided the worst of aid cuts as Australia leads the way, according to a new report.

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Noah Secomb (AAP) Jul 29, 2026
Six Aboriginal organisations receive funding to protect Pilbara heritage sites

Six Aboriginal organisations have secured more than $416,000 to safeguard culturally significant sites scattered across Western Australia's Pilbara.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 28, 2026
Hundreds face uncertainty as NT Government orders homelessness service to wind down

More than 300 vulnerable people, including almost 90 children, who are currently waiting for support in the Northern Territory will need to find alternative accommodation after the government ordered...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 28, 2026
Chiefs NRL funding touted as nation building for PNG

The PNG Chiefs' arrival in the NRL is only one part of a broader, longer-term plan to transform the social outcomes within Papua New Guinea, a league official says.

Supreme Court action launched over decision not to prosecute officers after Kumanjayi White's death

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

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 27, 2026
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