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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 e...
Natasha Clark 29 Jun 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...
Giovanni Torre 25 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Kimberley Aboriginal leaders warn court closures are cutting off access to justice
Kimberley Aboriginal leaders say shuttered regional courts have cut First Nation...
Natasha Clark 24 Jun 2026
Two men denied bail after violent disturbance in Yuendumu
A violent disturbance in the remote community of Yuendumu has seen two men denie...
Dechlan Brennan 23 Jun 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 followin...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Jun 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
PNG Attorney General targets alleged funders of highlands tribal warfare

Papua New Guinea Attorney-General Pila Niningi has claimed civic leaders, businessmen and members of parliament from Enga province have been providing money to supply weapons and ammunition for warrin...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Feb 13, 2026
Former Gidarjil Development Corporation CEO to face trial on sexual assault charges

A Bundaberg Indigenous leader will stand trial over sexual assault charges. Kerry Blackman, the former chief executive of the Gidarjil Development Corporation, has been committed to stand trial on fiv...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 11, 2026
Few Marshall Islands women pursuing justice in court despite high domestic violence rates

Research has found women in the Marshall Islands are seeking legal protection against abusive partners at a significantly lower rate than in other Pacific island countries.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jan 7, 2026
Treaty, Trust and Identity: Victorian business leaders mark a new era for Indigenous enterprise

On the final day of the World Indigenous Business Forum in Naarm/Melbourne this week, Lawrence Moser spoke about the changes now taking shape in Victoria.

Reece Harley Reece Harley Oct 31, 2025
Aboriginal family takes AEC to court over alleged discrimination at Voice referendum polling booth

An Aboriginal family has filed a claim in the Federal Court against the Australian Electoral Commission, alleging they were left feeling criminalised and traumatised by the conduct of polling staff wh...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 2, 2025
Victorian farmer found guilty of destroying 1500-year-old Indigenous heritage site

A Victorian man has been found guilty of destroying an ancient Aboriginal rock formation on his property in 2021. On Thursday, a Ballarat magistrate sentenced 65-year-old Adrian McMaster for breaching...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 1, 2025
Four children tear-gassed in Don Dale have $800,000 in 'exemplary' damages overturned by NT Court

Four people awarded $800,000 in damages after a riot at the notorious Don Dale Prison in Darwin have had their compensation drastically cut on appeal by the Supreme Court.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 2, 2025
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