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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
$180m available for Aboriginal community-controlled health infrastructure
Eligible Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) can apply...
Dechlan Brennan 5 Aug 2026
Gnaala Karla Booja Aboriginal Corporation, Accordwest formalise partnership to support South West communities
Gnaala Karla Booja Aboriginal Corporation and Accordwest have signed a Memorandu...
Giovanni Torre 3 Aug 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
Long-term community-controlled funding key to Closing the Gap, report finds
Governments "fundamentally changing the way" they fund Aboriginal community-cont...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Jul 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
NT homelessness service shutdown 'difficult to reconcile' with Closing the Gap commitments

The proposed closure of the Northern Territory's largest supported homelessness accommodation program is difficult to reconcile with the government's Closing the Gap commitments, advocates say, with f...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
Purpose-built family hub opens to support Tiwi children and families

A new child and family centre has officially opened in the remote Tiwi Islands community of Wurrumiyanga, bringing early childhood, family support and community services together under one roof.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 16, 2026
Social Justice Report: Structural reform key to the future of First Nations rights

Australia will fail to close the gap or achieve lasting justice for First Nations peoples unless governments move beyond decades of unfulfilled commitments and embed Indigenous rights into the nation'...

Kanaky alliance falls short of majority in New Caledonia provincial elections

A poor turnout of Kanaky voters at long-awaited polls has contributed to hurting their objective in the ongoing struggle of New Caledonia gaining independence from France.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 1, 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
First Nations children’s peak body backs childcare workforce funding

The peak body for First Nations children and families has welcomed the federal government's decision to extend the Worker Retention Payment, describing the measure as a critical investment in the earl...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 18, 2026
Corruption and Crime Commission finds WA Police internal investigation of alleged misconduct towards Noongar man 'inadequate'

A WA Police investigation of alleged misconduct by officers towards a Noongar man in Boorloo/Perth was "inadequate", the Corruption and Crime Commission has found.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 15, 2026
42 per cent of Indigenous survivors of domestic and family violence unable to access emergency accommodation

National data has exposed deep inequities in access to support for victim-survivors of family and domestic violence, highlighting the disproportionate impact on First Nations communities, and how many...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 13, 2026
'Missed opportunities': Budget draws mixed response from advocates

Labor's latest budget has been labelled a missed opportunity by key Indigenous stakeholders, even as some key community-controlled investments have been welcomed.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 13, 2026
Darkinjung Land Council celebrates new housing for Elders, but fears law changes could stop similar projects in the future

In a housing crisis, new Elders' accommodation on the NSW Central Coast is about giving something back to "our old people who have paved the way for us", the local Land Council says.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 5, 2026
Calls for Paris to deliver democratic process for New Caledonian independence

There are strong calls for cultural solidarity echoing across New Caledonia over France's reluctance to loose its colonial hold on the territory edging towards independence.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 1, 2026
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