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Noongar body latest to lodge complaint over Hanson's 'degrading' comments
Western Australia's South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council has lodged a form...
Callan Morse 16 Sep 2026
'Bad law': Indigenous councils blast crown land bill
Decades after championing land rights laws, a state government stands accused of...
Exclusive: NSW Aboriginal Land Council hits back at ‘land grab’ media narrative
A contentious land rights bill is expected to pass the New South Wales Parliamen...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Sep 2026
Angurugu community on Groote Eylandt sees six new homes completed
Six new homes have been completed in Angurugu on Groote Eylandt as part of the j...
Dechlan Brennan 14 Sep 2026
'I paint to keep my country alive' - Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney wins Vincent Lingiari Art Award

Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney of Artists of Ampilatwatja has won the prestigious $10,000 Vincent Lingiari Art Award celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act for her painting My...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 10, 2026
Aboriginal corporation calls for pause in Tasmanian sand mine proposal

Regional Aboriginal communities in Tasmania are calling on the Dorset Council to reject a development application which would see 770 hectares of the state's North-East coastline mined over the next 4...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 10, 2026
Sámi's reindeer land rights at risk ahead of Swedish election

A junior partner in a Swedish coalition government is moving to cut the Indigenous Sámi peoples' rights to reindeer husbandry in favour of opening up their territory to greater mineral exploita...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 10, 2026
Desert Mob exhibition to celebrate art and culture in Mparntwe / Alice Springs,

Opening Thursday with a momentous celebration of desert art and culture in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Desert Mob has returned for 2026. Desert Mob is presented by Desart, the peak body for Central Austra...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 10, 2026
Analysis: YiSSA and the NT Government's broken relationship with Aboriginal Territorians

When the Country Liberal Party (CLP) took office in August 2024, ending eight years of sometimes shambolic Labor rule, there was vocal concern among many First Nations groups about what was to come.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 9, 2026
Aboriginal organisations condemn Finocchiaro's homeless shelter 'waste of money' comments

Comments from Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro that funding Darwin's largest homeless shelter would be a "waste of taxpayers' hard-earned money" have been condemned as "hurtful" by Ab...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 4, 2026
'There’s really no reason to put it off': First Nations adults encouraged to take up free bowel cancer screenings

When it's free, simple and quick to do, there's no reason to put off at-home bowel cancer screenings which could save your life, First Nations advocates say.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 3, 2026
Australian Research Council appoints inaugural Indigenous academic director

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has appointed Professor Bindi Bennett as its inaugural Academic Director (Indigenous). A Kamilaroi/Gamilaroi woman, Professor Bennett is a respected scholar, rese...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 2, 2026
Indigenous rangers set to unite for cultural gathering

Hundreds of Indigenous rangers are preparing to unite at an on-Country gathering in northern New South Wales next month to share ecological knowledge, cultural practices and approaches to land and sea...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 2, 2026
Top End communities head to Jabiru for Kurrung Sports Carnival

When communities from across remote areas of the Top End come together for a unique weekend of footy and basketball, the significance extends beyond sport, West Arnhem Regional Council mayor James Woo...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 2, 2026
Local council in Aotearoa / NZ moves to introduce Māori ward representation

A local Aotearoa / New Zealand council has bucked the trend and reversed a decision to exclude Māori wards. Upper Hutt City, located just north of Wellington, recently voted to establish a new M&...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 2, 2026
Wuggubun Statement calls for Aboriginal authority, economic empowerment, water security and heritage reform across the Kimberley

The Kimberley Land Council (KLC), Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC), Kimberley Language Resource Centre (KLRC), Aarnja and Empowered Young Leaders have released the Wuggubun Stateme...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 1, 2026
Traditional Owners urge federal government to recognise and respect water rights in Act review

Indigenous Nations-led and governed water organisations have united to call on the Australian Government to deliver a stronger national vision for water reform through the review of the Water Act 2007...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 1, 2026
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