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Inquest to be held into murder of Hawke children after grandmother's long campaign for truth
This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. After a long...
Giovanni Torre 15 Oct 2026
Man charged with murder over 16-year-old girl's death in remote NT community
Police have charged a man with murder in relation to the death of a 16-year-old...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Oct 2026
Leading legal figures continue push for inquest into murder of Pilbara children
This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. Two prominent...
Giovanni Torre 15 Oct 2026
New training facilities open doors for Woorabinda students
Students at Wadja Wadja High School in Central Queensland now have greater acces...
Jackson Clark 14 Oct 2026
Murder charge laid over death of 21-year-old Jayda Lou-Eve Allen Bonner
Warning: This story contains the name and images of an Indigenous person who has...
Dechlan Brennan 14 Oct 2026
Open justice, victim safety debate as NT considers changing suppression order laws

The Northern Territory Government's proposal to allow the public naming of accused rapists and child sex offenders before they are committed to stand trial has drawn cautious criticism from legal grou...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 14, 2026
Traditional kiwi cloak returned to Māori community after more than a century in British museum

A kiwi-feather cloak given to a British museum has finally been returned to the two iwi tribes that designed the cultural gift for a visiting doctor 126 years ago.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 14, 2026
Funding secured for Victorian Aboriginal community-controlled organisation governance training

Community-designed training for leadership and confident decision-making within Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations will continue in Victoria for a further three years after securing funding...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 12, 2026
Police investigating 16yo girl's death after alleged assault in remote NT community

Northern Territory police say a 16-year-old has died in the remote community of Alpurrurulam after allegedly being physically assaulted. Police say the death in the community, close to the border with...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 12, 2026
Indigenous researcher helps communities shape rules of engagement

Gundungurra man Doug Harris is helping First Nations communities shape how government, industry and researchers engage with them while working towards a PhD.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 12, 2026
'It is never too late to speak up and seek support' - Yvonne Weldon comes forward as complainant in Mick Mundine historic assault case

Indigenous community leader and City of Sydney councillor Yvonne Weldon has come forward as the complainant at the centre of the sexual assault charges against Mick Mundine.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 9, 2026
Commissioner releases details of probe into child protection crisis in the Pilbara

Note: this report contains the names of people who have died. The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, released the Terms of Refe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 9, 2026
Prominent Sydney Aboriginal leader Mick Mundine charged with two sexual assault offences

Prominent Sydney Aboriginal leader Mick Mundine has been charged with two sexual assault offences following an investigation. The 79-year-old chief executive of the Aboriginal Housing Company was arre...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 8, 2026
WA Premier won't commit to visiting town at the heart of child protection crisis

WA Premier Roger Cook will not commit to going to Port Hedland himself to take charge of a child protection crisis and see the conditions that have been described as a "national shame", The West Austr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 8, 2026
Bishop's victims praised for bringing down powerful man

A former high-ranking Catholic fond of hosting alcohol-fuelled shirts-off parties will spend at least four and a half years behind bars for sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men.

ACT grants boost Aboriginal community-controlled organisations

Thirteen Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations in the ACT will share $650,000 in funding to strengthen their operations and expand services for Indigenous communities.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Oct 7, 2026
WA Children's Commissioner set to release report on child protection system, rules out inquiry into murder of three young children in Port Hedland

Note: This article includes the names of people who have died. Western Australia's Commissioner for Children and Young People will release a report on the state's child protection system before the en...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 7, 2026
Murri Watch partnership builds skills for community support

Murri Watch Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation staff have gained nationally recognised qualifications through a partnership with TAFE Queensland aimed at strengthening the organisation'...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 6, 2026
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