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Man charged over child abuse material in West Arnhem township
Northern Territory Police have charged a 29-year-old man in a West Arnhem Townsh...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Oct 2026
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell pleads guilty to attack on Camp Sovereignty
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell has pleaded guilty to his role in the attack on Camp Sove...
Dechlan Brennan 28 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
Open justice, victim safety debate as NT considers changing suppression order laws
The Northern Territory Government's proposal to allow the public naming of accus...
Dechlan Brennan 14 Oct 2026
Former Gidarjil CEO Kerry Blackman jailed over multiple sexual assaults
A Bundaberg Indigenous leader has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for "persi...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Sep 2026
Racist abuse after alleged Mildura attack sparks condemnation

Racist, violent and aggressive comments in the wake of an alleged attack on two 12-year-old Aboriginal children in Mildura have caused widespread emotions of "grief, anger and despair" among Aborigina...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 14, 2026
Ochre founder Joanne Pellew convicted after ASIC investigation

Indigenous businessperson Joanne Jennifer Pellew was convicted last week of dishonestly using her position as a director and of managing a corporation when disqualified.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 8, 2026
Regional WA courts to reopen a month earlier, days after Aboriginal leaders called for change

Regional and remote courts across Western Australia will reopen almost a month earlier than expected after new security arrangements were finalised.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 29, 2026
Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner launches legal action to protect significant sites on the Murray River

A Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner launched legal action on Thursday challenging the Victorian government's approval of a floodplain engineering project at Nyah on the Murray River.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 25, 2026
Exclusive: Kimberley Aboriginal leaders warn court closures are cutting off access to justice

Kimberley Aboriginal leaders say shuttered regional courts have cut First Nations communities off from justice, and they want local sittings reinstated without delay.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 24, 2026
Two men denied bail after violent disturbance in Yuendumu

A violent disturbance in the remote community of Yuendumu has seen two men denied bail. Northern Territory police said they have received reports at around 1 am on Saturday of a large group of people...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 23, 2026
Three charged over alleged misuse of more than $400,000 from Cape York Aboriginal corporations

Three Cape York community members have been charged with fraud offences following allegations that more than $400,000 was improperly obtained from two Aboriginal corporations.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 10, 2026
Man charged with Milingimbi murder bailed to Tiwi Islands

A man charged with murder in Arnhem Land has been granted bail to live with family on the Tiwi Islands, more than 500 kilometres away. Last month, Justin Bukulatjpi, 20, was arrested by NT Police and...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 20, 2026
NSW anti-protest laws ruled invalid by Court of Appeal

The New South Wales Court of Appeal has struck down anti-protest laws introduced in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack. The challenge was brought by three activist groups — the Blak Caucu...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 17, 2026
Appeals court rules Aboriginal child moved 1700km from NT remote community must be returned

An Aboriginal child, moved 1,700 kilometres from his remote Northern Territory community, must be returned so he can experience culture, a family appeals court has ruled.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 7, 2026
Breaking news: Accused Invasion Day rally bomber may plead insanity

The man accused of throwing a homemade bomb into a crowd at the Boorloo/Perth Invasion Day rally did not appear in court or enter a plea to three charges arising from the January 26 attack despite a s...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 31, 2026
Grieving family left disappointed as appeal court extends home detention but no prison time imposed

Warning: The following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died, with the permission of family, as well as content and language some readers may find distressingThe sister of an...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 20, 2026
Hit-and-run driver’s sentence extended over death of Aboriginal man in Darwin

Warning: The following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died, with the permission of family, as well as content and language some readers may find distressing A 25-year-old wh...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 20, 2026
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