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‘Advice is ignored’: Justice experts, Aboriginal organisations suspend partnership with NT Gov
The relationship between the Northern Territory Government and Aboriginal organi...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Sep 2026
Water Act needs 'major rewrite' to include First Nations rights, advocates say
With a review of the federal Water Act underway, the Gamilaroi Water Carriers -...
Giovanni Torre 3 Sep 2026
'Child Protection Week should prompt us to ask a difficult question: What happens if we fail to follow through?'
This year's Child Protection Week (September 6-12) theme, Every Conversation Mat...
Jason Kanoa 1 Sep 2026
Grants for ACCOs to deliver new homes for Aboriginal employees in WA's Kimberley and Pilbara regions
The Western Australian Government has announced the awarding of more than $8 mil...
Giovanni Torre 26 Aug 2026
Remote Aboriginal community receives water quality green light
A supply of drinking water is now available in the Fitzroy Valley community of K...
Callan Morse 19 Aug 2026
WA's Rheumatic Heart Disease Strategic Framework aims to drive change

The Western Australian Government a new strategic framework which sets out a shared vision to eliminate new cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in WA by 2036, through Aboriginal-led prevention, equ...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
Aboriginal health body calls for funding of women’s drug and alcohol rehabilitation model

The peak body for Victorian Indigenous health organisations has called on the state Government to fund a new Aboriginal-led alcohol and other drug (AOD) detoxification and rehabilitation service desig...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 10, 2026
$180m available for Aboriginal community-controlled health infrastructure

Eligible Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) can apply for a share of $180 million in Federal Government funding aimed at expanding and upgrading health infrastructure across...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 5, 2026
Victoria establishes state's first Aboriginal-led human research ethics committee

Victoria's first Aboriginal-led human research ethics committee has officially begun operations, marking a significant step in strengthening cultural oversight of medical research involving Aboriginal...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
Congress members strengthen community-led stance against domestic and family violence

Members of Central Australian Aboriginal Congress have endorsed a change to the organisation's rulebook which strengthens its stance against domestic and family violence.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 15, 2026
First Nations equity deal at Bulabul Battery points to new clean energy model

A First Nations equity arrangement at AMPYR Australia's Bulabul Battery project in central west New South Wales is being held up as a potential model for Aboriginal ownership in Australia's clean ener...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jul 3, 2026
Aboriginal groups warn racism remains entrenched across Victoria's public systems

Systemic racism across Victoria's healthcare, child protection and policing systems is continuing to harm First Nations people, two leading Aboriginal organisations have warned.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 2, 2026
Rare rosella lands from hand picked to plate in 16 hours

Wild-harvested rosella picked on Larrakia Country reached acclaimed chefs at some of Australia's leading restaurants within 24 hours of harvest.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 30, 2026
Millions invested into Victorian Indigenous organisations for community infrastructure

First Nations organisations across Victoria are in a stronger position to improve, repair, expand and plan ahead on services they provide to their communities across the state, with more than $5 milli...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 29, 2026
Support 'desperately needed' for Aboriginal-led housing solutions as new data shows social housing failing to keep pace in WA

The Council of Aboriginal Services Western Australia has demanded urgent action on the state's housing crisis, with new data out Tuesday painting a grim picture for the most vulnerable communities fac...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 23, 2026
Condobolin Aboriginal community chooses path for self-determined child and family services

Wiradjuri Condobolin Corporation boss Ally Coe says community are choosing their own path — one decided for themselves, with a common goal for their children and families.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 20, 2026
Historic Jerrinja breastplate returns home to South Coast community

A historic breastplate belonging to a respected Jerrinja Ancestor has returned to the New South Wales South Coast after resurfacing at a Melbourne auction nearly a century after it was last seen.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 15, 2026
'Stamp it out': Communities leading programs to end family violence

Horsham-based Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative says it will do everything in their power to end family violence in their community, as ACCOs across Victoria work to achieve the same.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 12, 2026
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