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Milestone agreement signed for copper-gold mine on Nyangumarta Country
Nyangumarta Warrarn Aboriginal Corporation (NWAC) and Rio Tinto have signed a Pr...
Callan Morse 11 Sep 2026
Advocates welcome move to decriminalise begging in Victoria
The decriminalisation of begging in Victoria is "long awaited and much needed",...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Sep 2026
First Nations ranger knowledge reveals threats facing Northern Territory green turtles
First Nations ranger groups working in protected areas have identified illegal c...
Phoebe Blogg 11 Sep 2026
'I paint to keep my country alive' - Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney wins Vincent Lingiari Art Award
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney of Artists of Ampilatwatja has won the prestigious $1...
Giovanni Torre 10 Sep 2026
Aboriginal corporation calls for pause in Tasmanian sand mine proposal
Regional Aboriginal communities in Tasmania are calling on the Dorset Council to...
Callan Morse 10 Sep 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service receives funding boost for vital work

The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia will receive a one-off funding boost of $975,000 from the State Government, it was announced on Thursday, to support its highly successful Old Ways Ne...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 10, 2026
Directions hearing held into 'much loved' Aboriginal man’s death in police custody

Warning: This report contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died. The first directions hearing in the Coroners Court was held on Thursday for Aboriginal man Joey Thurston, who die...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 10, 2026
Desert Mob exhibition to celebrate art and culture in Mparntwe / Alice Springs,

Opening Thursday with a momentous celebration of desert art and culture in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Desert Mob has returned for 2026. Desert Mob is presented by Desart, the peak body for Central Austra...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 10, 2026
First NSW Aboriginal Business Strategy aims to drive growth and innovation

The New South Wales Government has launched its first NSW Aboriginal Business Strategy, a five-year plan with the aim of facilitating Aboriginal businesses and government working in partnership to dri...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 10, 2026
Appeal to locate missing Indigenous boy

NSW Police are appealing for public assistance to locate an Indigenous teenage boy missing from Western Sydney. Tyreek Whitton, 13, was last seen in Parramatta on Thursday, 27 August.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 9, 2026
Investigation underway after Indigenous man dies in custody

An investigation is underway after an Indigenous man died at the Alice Springs Correctional Centre on Tuesday. Northern Territory Police said at approximately 5:40pm they received reports that a 35-ye...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 9, 2026
New health precinct supports recovery for Indigenous Canberrans

A new health services for vulnerable Canberrans is due to open next month following the completion of the Watson Health Precinct. The new facility includes a new 24-bed residential alcohol and other d...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 8, 2026
Aboriginal corporation, mining giant sign new agreement

Western Australia's Ngarlawangga Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) and mining company Rio Tinto have signed an Interim Modernised Agreement, strengthening their partnership and delivering long-term benefit...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 8, 2026
Young Indigenous woman repeatedly asked for medications before her death in custody, inquest told

This report contains the first name of an Indigenous person who has died. A First Nations woman reported suicidal thoughts and complained multiple times that she was not receiving her usual mental hea...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 7, 2026
NSW land council peak body to withdraw from Closing the Gap framework, cites ongoing government failures

The NSW Aboriginal Land Council will withdraw from state's Closing the Gap framework citing "ongoing failures by the NSW Government to deliver genuine partnership, shared decision-making and accountab...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 7, 2026
Indigenous boy missing from regional NSW city

NSW Police are appealing for public assistance to locate an Indigenous boy who has been missing from the Hunter Region since mid August. Jordan Christian, 16, was last seen on Kerr Street, Rutherford...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 7, 2026
'It's been a good life': desert ranger hangs up hat

When he was a little boy, Aboriginal people weren't allowed in town so Don Rowlands lived on the banks of the Diamantina River. Sometimes at night he'd see ghostly white figures creeping through the c...

WA heritage department asks City of Busselton for more information on Aboriginal site clearing

Western Australia's heritage department has asked the City of Busselton for more information on proposed works overlapping a registered Aboriginal heritage site.

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