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Remote Aboriginal community receives water quality green light
A supply of drinking water is now available in the Fitzroy Valley community of K...
Callan Morse 19 Aug 2026
Aboriginal children from the Goldfields playing key creative role in important public health campaign
An innovative sand-animation video created by Aboriginal children from the Goldf...
Giovanni Torre 18 Aug 2026
Pat Turner among First Nations leaders recognised at 2026 NAIDOC Awards
The winners of the 2026 National NAIDOC Awards have been announced, with Pat Tur...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Aug 2026
WA's Rheumatic Heart Disease Strategic Framework aims to drive change
The Western Australian Government a new strategic framework which sets out a sha...
Giovanni Torre 14 Aug 2026
Former Catholic bishop convicted of sex abuse crimes
Note: this article contains references to sexual abuse. A Catholic bishop who re...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 13 Aug 2026
Noongar family listed for 'priority transfer' to new home after alleged threats from neighbour

Western Australia's Department of Housing and Works says it has listed a young Noongar family for priority transfer to a new home after they were allegedly threatened by a neighbour.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 12, 2026
Exclusive: Young Noongar family seeking new home after alleged threats from neighbour

A Noongar woman and her three young sons are seeking new accommodation after being allegedly threatened by a man at their current home. The young woman, who is more than eight months pregnant, and her...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 11, 2026
Two Aboriginal boys, 12, hospitalised after alleged Mildura ute attack

Two 12-year-old Aboriginal boys are in hospital with serious injuries after a man allegedly chased and struck them in a ute in Mildura last week, prompting outrage from community members.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 10, 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 state Government to fund a new Aboriginal-led alcohol and other drug (AOD) detoxification and rehabilitation service desig...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 10, 2026
Larrakia Nation urges accountability and protection of Darwin Harbour following INPEX emissions proceedings

Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation has expressed serious concern following confirmation the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority has commenced legal proceedings against Ichthys LNG...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 10, 2026
Call for support for Indigenous Rangers on bird flu frontline

An independent NGO working with Indigenous Rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas nationwide says Indigenous Rangers and IPAs are an integral part of the frontline response to the deadly H5 bird flu a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 10, 2026
Indigenous people in Brazilian Amazon seek protection from drug gangs

The Ashaninka Indigenous people, who have recovered their once lost territory inside the Brazilian border with Peru from "settlers" more than three decades ago, are under attack again.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 7, 2026
$180m available for Aboriginal community-controlled health infrastructure

Eligible Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) can apply for a share of $180 million in Federal Government funding aimed at expanding and upgrading health infrastructure across...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 5, 2026
Marshall Islands expands action against plastic pollution

The Marshall Islands is moving to expand its ban on single-use plastics while launching a four-year regional program to strengthen waste management, recycling and marine litter prevention.

Pacific backs regional youth framework for 2027 to 2036

Pacific youth ministry leaders have endorsed a regional framework intended to guide youth development, investment and accountability across the region from 2027 to 2036.

UN peacekeeping training program welcomes aspiring Pacific officers

Prospective police officers from across the Pacific have been welcomed into training at Magandjin / Brisbane's state-of-the-art Pinkeba headquarters on the way to becoming United Nations peacekeepers.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 5, 2026
Pacific calls for fairer global biodiversity reporting ahead of COP17

Pacific nations have warned the first global review of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework could undercount conservation work across small island states ahead of the 17th Conference of...

Concerning, vile and disturbing: Police investigating alleged assault at Camp Sovereignty

There is serious concern and outrage after an alleged attack on Camp Sovereignty in Naarm / Melbourne, a second at the site of Indigenous protest and community gathering within 12 months, with police...

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