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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
Children who die in state care must be included Indigenous deaths in custody reporting
Australia must count people who pass away in state care in data on Indigenous de...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Jul 2026
Electoral Commission sets out new political party rules to strengthen Fijian democratic processes
The Fijian Electoral Commission is developing a new set of procedures for politi...
Andrew Mathieson 30 Jul 2026
Affordable capital is the key that unlocks Indigenous ownership at scale
Here is an invitation, and a provocation. Imagine individual Australian First Na...
Darren Godwell 30 Jul 2026
Australia joins Pacific nations flexing military muscle
Australia has taken part in the world's largest naval training exercise with its...
Yindjibarndi Water to acquire Dampier desalination plant in landmark deal with Rio Tinto, WA Government

Yindjibarndi Water will lead the acquisition of the 8-gigalitre-per-year Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant in the West Pilbara, after reaching agreements with Rio Tinto and the Western Australian Go...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jul 29, 2026
$10m fund to back Aboriginal-led family safety programs in Central Australia

Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) across Central Australia are set to share in a new $10 million federal fund aimed at improving family and community safety through locally led ini...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 29, 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...

Daley addresses health rumours amid reports he'll quit as Blues coach

Laurie Daley has responded to speculation about his health and future as coach of NSW's men's State of Origin team. Speaking on Big Sports Breakfast radio Wednesday morning, Daley cleared up suggestio...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 29, 2026
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
Traditional Owner business wins BHP's largest standalone contract in South Australia

The Traditional Owners of the land on which BHP's Prominent Hill copper mine operates have secured a $60 million contract to deliver core mining services at the site, the largest standalone contract B...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jul 29, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Fortescue offered Yindjibarndi a settlement worth $376 million. The Federal Court ordered $150.3 million

The settlement package on the table before the Yindjibarndi compensation trial began was worth an estimated $376 million over the life of Fortescue's Solomon mine, National Indigenous Times can report...

Reece Harley Reece Harley 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
She walked so others could follow: Aunty Beverley Hand's lifetime of truth-telling honoured

Long before cultural tourism became widely embraced, before reconciliation entered the national conversation and before Aboriginal voices were routinely sought in conversations about caring for Countr...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 28, 2026
Long-term community-controlled funding key to Closing the Gap, report finds

Governments "fundamentally changing the way" they fund Aboriginal community-controlled organisations (ACCOs) could transform the lives of First Nations children and families.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan 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
Djabugay youth share culture and identity through new music and film project

The Crossroads Project: Kuranda has brought young people, Elders, artists and community leaders together to share Djabugay stories through music and film.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 27, 2026
Scholarship launched to bolster pathways for First Nations AFL coaches

In well over a century of VFL/AFL football the number of First Nations coaches to have held senior and assistant jobs at the top level remains a relatively small group.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 27, 2026
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