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Free, practical support: Walumarra Legal Centre offers pro-bono service for land councils
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has championed the work of a pro-bono culturally...
Jarred Cross 19 Aug 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 st...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Aug 2026
Cape York Institute calls for earlier action to keep children safe
Cape York Institute has urged the Queensland Government to put parental responsi...
Joseph Guenzler 5 Aug 2026
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
Tasmanian Council to consider ‘historic’ land handback

The Hobart City Council is set to consider handing public land back to Tasmania's Aboriginal people. At its upcoming meeting on Monday evening, Council will consider in-principle approval for the hand...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 23, 2026
Freo manage Bolton's 'one-weeker', Rosas returns for Swans

Fremantle are remaining coy about leaving the injured Shai Bolton out of their side to face Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 17, 2026
Extra time given for NSW Aboriginal Land Rights network to consider legislation seen as threat to their future

Concerns continue to be raised about New South Wales Government proposals for Crown Lands in the state, which the state's Land Council peak body says pose a major threat.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 1, 2026
NT Government extends alcohol bans in Aboriginal communities and town camps

The Northern Territory Government has announced an extension of the total alcohol ban in town camps and Aboriginal communities. The move comes after the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern T...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 18, 2026
NSW Aboriginal Land Council pauses Closing the Gap forums with state government over land rights bill

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) will pause its participation in shared decision-making forums with the state government as concerns continue over a contentious land rights bill.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 12, 2026
Community safety at risk if alcohol protections lapse, NT Aboriginal health body warns

The Northern Territory Government must provide certainty about how it will maintain alcohol restrictions when Interim Alcohol Protected Areas (IAPAs) expire next year.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 4, 2026
Controversial land rights bill prompts NSW Aboriginal Land Council to reconsider government partnership

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council is considering the extraordinary step of withdrawing from shared decision-making forums with the state government over a contentious land rights bill.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 4, 2026
Governments cannot claim to be ‘all in’ on reconciliation while continuing to weaken Aboriginal rights, land council says

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council wants to see political courage, arguing government says one thing during Reconciliation Week while doing another for Indigenous rights and outcomes.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 29, 2026
Freo set to welcome back captain Pearce, short injury stints remain for group of Indigenous stars

A flying Fremantle is expected to be bolstered by the return of skipper Alex Pearce, while the Swans will be without a 2026 star recruit in Round 12.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 27, 2026
'Lucky to be here': Swans recruit Malcolm Rosas on his impact ahead of first Marn Grook match

New Sydney Swans favourite Malcolm Rosas Jnr says he feels lucky to be a role model Indigenous kids can look up to ahead of his first Marn Grook match on Friday night.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 14, 2026
'Respect, rights and reform': Why Tasmania must get heritage protection right

As the Tasmanian Government progresses its overhaul of the Aboriginal Heritage Act, debate continues about the integrity and inclusiveness of the consultation process.

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Mark Harriss May 12, 2026
'We will not be a political pawn' - Majority of Aboriginal Land Councils unite against NSW Land Rights bill

More than 92 per cent of Aboriginal Land Councils across New South Wales have condemned a recently introduced Bill as a threat to land rights, with hundreds rallying at Parliament House to oppose the...

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
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