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Inquiry submissions overwhelmingly oppose NT child protection reforms
The overwhelming majority of submissions to a Northern Territory parliamentary i...
Dechlan Brennan 5 Jun 2026
Kimberley ranger remembered for lifetime of service to Country
The Kimberley Land Council and Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation are honouring th...
Natasha Clark 5 Jun 2026
Controversial land rights bill prompts NSW Aboriginal Land Council to reconsider government partnership
The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council is considering the extraordinary ste...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Jun 2026
Aboriginal tourism in NSW boosted by $3.6 million funding package
First Nations tourism in New South Wales is set to be bolstered with a $3. 6 mil...
Dechlan Brennan 29 May 2026
$2 billion federal gov't lawsuit against PFAS manufacturer a 'huge win': Thorpe

A federal government decision to seek $2 billion in damages from a US company to recover costs linked to "forever chemicals" used in firefighting foam has been welcomed by Senator Lidia Thorpe.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 2026
Concern for economic reality of Aboriginal camps

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died.

‘We must work as a country’: Indigenous ministers urge vaccinations amid record diphtheria outbreak

Indigenous Ministers have urged Australians to vaccinate amid the nation's largest recorded diphtheria outbreak, with growing concern over the spread of the disease through remote Aboriginal communiti...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni May 25, 2026
One place, one story: Tri-state child protection pilot launched across the NPY Lands

A new "tri-state child protection initiative" was launched in Mparntwe / Alice Springs on Tuesday, with the NPY Women's Council in partnership with the Northern Territory, South Australian, Western Au...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 19, 2026
'Respect, rights and reform': Why Tasmania must get heritage protection right

As the Tasmanian Government progresses its overhaul of the Aboriginal Heritage Act, debate continues about the integrity and inclusiveness of the consultation process.

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Mark Harriss May 12, 2026
First Nations leaders demand action on remote housing crisis

First Nations council leaders have renewed calls for the federal government to increase housing investment; warning overcrowding in remote communities is worsening and affecting health, education and...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 11, 2026
Racism 'out of control' as grieving communities suffer

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

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Abe Maddison May 9, 2026
Wadeye women push for sealed road to keep families connected to Country

Women in Wadeye, Northern Territory, are calling for the Port Keats Road to be sealed, noting year-round access would improve health care, freight, food supply, essential services and the ability for...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 8, 2026
'We will not be a political pawn' - Majority of Aboriginal Land Councils unite against NSW Land Rights bill

More than 92 per cent of Aboriginal Land Councils across New South Wales have condemned a recently introduced Bill as a threat to land rights, with hundreds rallying at Parliament House to oppose the...

Reopening Nyinkka Nyunyu: A cultural heartbeat returns to Tennant Creek

In the heart of Tennant Creek, a powerful cultural space is opening its doors once again. After more than two years of closure for significant upgrades, the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre has r...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 6, 2026
Cherbourg community gathers for RUOK? march and memorial service

Members of the Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council community recently came together in Cherbourg — an Aboriginal community about 250 kilometres north-west of Magandjin / Brisbane — for an R...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 6, 2026
Darkinjung Land Council celebrates new housing for Elders, but fears law changes could stop similar projects in the future

In a housing crisis, new Elders' accommodation on the NSW Central Coast is about giving something back to "our old people who have paved the way for us", the local Land Council says.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 5, 2026
Wotjobaluk Nations take their seat at the table with next step in Native Title journey

Bunjil was flying overhead as Wotjobaluk Nations affirmed their "seat at the table" on decision-making about their Country. Recently, Barengi Gadjin Land Council formally signed a Land Use Activity Ag...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 3, 2026
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