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New, improved and mobile laundry facilities for remote communities to tackle preventable disease
Remote First Nations communities and homelands across Northern Australia will se...
Jarred Cross 27 Aug 2026
Tax Clinic program to support First Nations, remote communities
Remote communities, including First Nations communities, are set to benefit from...
Callan Morse 26 Aug 2026
Kimberley region coming to its Census
While 2026 Census night last Tuesday week is all but a memory for most survey pa...
David Prestipino 20 Aug 2026
From 'No More' to The Stand: First Nations voices driving a new campaign against family violence
Note: this report contains references to domestic violence and the name of someo...
Nicole Brown 20 Aug 2026
Auditor General sounds alarm over WA health system payments
The Western Australian Opposition has called on the state's government to explai...
Giovanni Torre 19 Aug 2026
Remote and rural residents die young amid major healthcare shortfall

In pockets of remote Australia, there are teenagers with type two diabetes, young patients on kidney dialysis and people dying of heart disease before middle age.

Grants program supports strong and healthy Zenadth Kes

Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) community organisations, sporting clubs, schools, councils, and eligible individuals and groups across the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) are being encoura...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 13, 2026
High hopes for $13 million health hub in Goldfields

One of Western Australia's biggest regional health centres has been transformed to meet modern needs of the rural communities it serves across the state's biggest region.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 12, 2026
Horizon grants bring local ideas to life

Organisations across regional and remote Western Australia can apply for new funding of up to $50,000 for community programs of note. Key Points:• New round of Horizon Power funding of up to $50...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 11, 2026
$21 million contract awarded to upgrade key NT road which services many Aboriginal communities

The federal and Northern Territory governments are progressing significant upgrades to Central Arnhem Road. On Monday it was announced a tender has been awarded to fully upgrade and seal a 14km sectio...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 4, 2026
Remote Jobs program reaches halfway mark with 3,000 jobs approved, government says

The federal government says it has reached the halfway point of its Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program (RJED), with 3,000 new jobs approved.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 31, 2026
Three-year agreement targets better health in Far North communities

A new partnership between Community Enterprise Queensland and the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service is set to support healthier choices in Torres Strait, Northern Peninsula Area and Cape Yor...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 29, 2026
Overcrowded housing linked to Northern Territory diphtheria outbreak, researchers say

A diphtheria outbreak has swept through the Northern Territory, infecting 131 people and likely claiming one life. Researchers say overcrowded homes and poor skin health are fuelling the spread.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 27, 2026
Former Broome bishop used boxing as alleged ‘subterfuge’ to abuse young Aboriginal men, court hears

Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders allegedly used boxing and wrestling as a "subterfuge" to make physical contact with young Aboriginal men, a Perth court has heard.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 22, 2026
NAIDOC Week prompts warning on cultural load in workplaces

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees are often being asked to carry extra unpaid cultural work in their workplaces as NAIDOC Week run it's course, with advocates warning the burden can have...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 13, 2026
Remote Aboriginal community receives major water security boost

The remote Aboriginal community of Scotdesco on South Australia's far west coast has received a major boost to its long-term water security, with the completion of a federally funded project designed...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 10, 2026
'You can't be what you can't see' - Johnathan Thurston Academy partners with construction company to inspire kids in remote communities

Jonathan Thurston wants to give Indigenous kids in remote communities an opportunity for themselves and to inspire future generations. The rugby league great's youth education and employment pathways...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 10, 2026
On-Country training hub opens in Santa Teresa to boost remote employment

The first of seven Remote Training Hubs planned across Central Australia has opened in the remote community of Santa Teresa / Ltyentye Apurte.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 10, 2026
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