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Ochre Workforce Solutions founder Joanne Pellew sentenced to more than three years imprisonment
Former WA director Joanne Pellew, the founder of labour hire company Ochre Workf...
Giovanni Torre 7 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
Indigenous AFL and AFLW players backed with scholarships to support post-football careers
Seven current AFL and AFLW stars have received the league's inaugural scholarshi...
Jarred Cross 1 Sep 2026
Traditional Owners urge federal government to recognise and respect water rights in Act review
Indigenous Nations-led and governed water organisations have united to call on t...
Giovanni Torre 1 Sep 2026
Health scholarship named after Indigenous trailblazer opens
Applications for the 2027 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship round are now open....
Callan Morse 1 Sep 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service 'alarmed and disappointed' as NSW Premier doubles down on 'oppressive' police surveillance

The Aboriginal Legal Service of New South Wales and the ACT says it is "alarmed and disappointed" that the NSW Premier has chosen to expand a controversial police drone surveillance trial in Moree wit...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 28, 2026
Police on duty after wrongful arrest of Indigenous teen

Police who arrested an innocent Indigenous teen at gunpoint after they mistook him for a suspect remained on duty during an investigation of whether race or excessive force had been used.

Watchdog condemns wrongful arrest of Indigenous teen

The treatment of an innocent Indigenous teenager removed from a bus at gunpoint during a police investigation has been condemned by a government watchdog.

First Nations music workers urged to have their say in national industry review

Indigenous musicians, crew, managers and other music workers are being encouraged to contribute to a national review examining their experiences across the Australian music industry.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 24, 2026
Angela Sammons: Backing Aboriginal entrepreneurs means supporting the people already creating change

The owner of Sammons Contracting shared her experience at the Developing Northern Australia Conference recently, speaking about returning to her home region around Elliott, building a business and sup...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 21, 2026
'Sets out practical solutions': Regional Council launches first Reconciliation Action Plan

Orange City Council has launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan. Council said the RAP "sets out practical actions to strengthen relationships with Indigenous peoples and embed reconciliation acr...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 19, 2026
Government and police must take responsibility for Indigenous deaths in custody

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

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 18, 2026
'Overwhelmed with pride' - Deborah Mailman on making Hall of Fame history

Deborah Mailman made history on Sunday as the first Indigenous person to be inducted into the Logie Awards Hall of Fame. Ms Mailman, a Bidjara and Maori actor and writer, said in her acceptance speech...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 18, 2026
Deborah Mailman to make history as first Indigenous inductee to Logies Hall of Fame

Deborah Mailman is set to become the first Indigenous person to be inducted into the Logie Awards Hall of Fame. Ms Mailman, a Bidjara and Maori actor, told ABC Radio National's Awaye!

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 15, 2026
Yorta Yorta woman Nicole McCartney appointed National Director of Indigenous Health Strategy Unit

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has appointed Nicole McCartney as the new National Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 14, 2026
Indigenous businesses creating social impact

An Aboriginal-owned construction company building trade pathways for First Nations workers has been recognised for its social impact across Western Australia.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 11, 2026
Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm moves towards community control

The Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm is set to move towards Aboriginal community control, more than two decades after Ngunnawal Elders first called for a culturally grounded residential healing centre on C...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Aug 5, 2026
Indigenous tennis players prepare for national carnival

Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tennis players from the ACT will travel to Darwin this week to compete at the 2026 National Indigenous Tennis Carnival.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 4, 2026
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