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New health precinct supports recovery for Indigenous Canberrans
A new health services for vulnerable Canberrans is due to open next month follow...
Callan Morse 8 Sep 2026
'Breach of basic human rights': Communications outages blight remote communities for weeks on end
A national outage which affected thousands of people's ability to access mobile...
Jarred Cross 8 Sep 2026
First Nations books promote online child safety in Northern Territory communities
The Australian Federal Police-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitatio...
Phoebe Blogg 7 Sep 2026
Mount Isa families face eviction as Aboriginal homes head to auction
The federal government must buy Aboriginal homes being put up for auction in Mou...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Sep 2026
Nyunnga Ku Aboriginal Corporation, BHP announce investment in Regional Community Collective Hub
A new community-led hub focused on culture, connection and opportunity will be e...
Giovanni Torre 4 Sep 2026
‘Advice is ignored’: Justice experts, Aboriginal organisations suspend partnership with NT Gov

The relationship between the Northern Territory Government and Aboriginal organisations and peak bodies is at an all-time low, with key members pulling out of a key Closing the Gap forum over a breakd...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 4, 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 - Elder Traditional Owner women based in Moree, New South Wales - have come together "because the voices of the Northern B...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 3, 2026
'Child Protection Week should prompt us to ask a difficult question: What happens if we fail to follow through?'

This year's Child Protection Week (September 6-12) theme, Every Conversation Matters: Shifting Conversation to Action, is an important one. Because when it comes to Aboriginal* children and families...

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Jason Kanoa Sep 1, 2026
Funding backs community-led visions across the Northern Territory

Five projects across remote and regional Northern Territory communities have received funding to strengthen their plans, attract future investment and turn community-led visions into reality.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 31, 2026
Djaara culture and art embedded into new Gumbilang Lar Reserve playground

Kids in regional Victoria can jump, climb, slide and kick a footy in a playground drawing from the Country on which it sits, and hopefully, be a place with which generations of people can connect.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 28, 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
Federal funding boost for North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency rehabilitation programs

The federal government has announced an additional $2 million in funding for the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) to support First Nations young people and adults being released from...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 28, 2026
New, improved and mobile laundry facilities for remote communities to tackle preventable disease

Remote First Nations communities and homelands across Northern Australia will set up new, or upgrade existing, community laundry facilities, aimed in-part at targeting preventable illnesses.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 27, 2026
Support for Aboriginal culture and community connection across New South Wales

Aboriginal community organisations across New South Wales are set to host events which celebrate and strengthen Aboriginal cultures with support from the NSW Cultural Grants program. The $1.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 26, 2026
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 million through the second round of the Aboriginal Employee Housing Grants Program.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 26, 2026
'Meth is killing our people, even little children' - horrific case drives call for change

Note: This piece contains references to domestic and family violence and the abuse of children. Dorothy Papertalk lost her three grandchildren in 2022, at the hands of their mother, her daughter Marga...

Dr Hannah McGlade Dr Hannah McGlade Aug 26, 2026
Indigenous women and girls bearing the brunt of racism

The Senate Inquiry into racism against Aboriginal people hearing widespread serious reports of racism, Australia wide, is now wrapping up having traversed Australia and heard from many people from all...

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Dr Hannah McGlade Aug 24, 2026
The Night Space two years on: A Fitzroy Crossing success story

An Aboriginal led and run youth program has been delivering extraordinary results in Fitzroy Crossing for two years and could serve as a model to communities across the country.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 24, 2026
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