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Labor MP calls for urgent youth curfew in Katherine amid community crime concerns
Labor's remote communities envoy says an urgent youth curfew is required in the...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Aug 2026
Indigenous people in Brazilian Amazon seek protection from drug gangs
The Ashaninka Indigenous people, who have recovered their once lost territory in...
Andrew Mathieson 7 Aug 2026
Kununurra car chase video sparks renewed call for comprehensive approach to youth offending
A video showing up to three WA Police cars chasing a stolen Toyota Landcruiser u...
Dianne Bortoletto 6 Aug 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Halls Creek Night Space linked to fall in youth crime, but youngest children miss out
No fighting, more kindness, and McDonald's. These were among the requests from H...
Natasha Clark 3 Aug 2026
Police intercept alleged outlaw motorcycle gang members heading towards Kimberley
WA Police intercepted seven alleged outlaw motorcycle gang members en route to W...
Natasha Clark 31 Jul 2026
United Nations agency warns Pacific faces growing threat from global scam syndicates

A United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report has found Pacific communities are increasingly in the sights of global scam networks through the use of technology largely involving artificial intell...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 25, 2026
Tuvalu calls for stronger UN support to tackle Pacific security threats

Tuvalu has called for stronger United Nations support to address growing security threats facing Pacific-island countries. The tiny state which consists of three reef islands and six atolls told the U...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 21, 2026
Queensland's latest youth justice crackdown slammed by Indigenous legal advocates

The Queensland government's announcement that youth offenders who commit serious crimes while on bail will face mandatory jail time has been condemned by Indigenous legal advocates, who say the propos...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 8, 2026
Kimberley MLA praises police after major drug bust

Broome detectives have received praise from Kimberley MLA Divina D'Anna after charging six people over an alleged drug trafficking attempt. On Wednesday, Ms D'Anna, a proud Yawuru woman, warned that d...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 1, 2026
NSW makes knife wanding powers permanent amid concerns over police discretion

The New South Wales Government's decision to make knife 'wanding' powers permanent has drawn criticism from the state's peak Aboriginal legal service, which says the laws will lead to more "disproport...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 29, 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
Corruption and Crime Commission finds WA Police internal investigation of alleged misconduct towards Noongar man 'inadequate'

A WA Police investigation of alleged misconduct by officers towards a Noongar man in Boorloo/Perth was "inadequate", the Corruption and Crime Commission has found.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 15, 2026
'We expect dignity, safety and fairness for everyone' - Kimberley leaders call for justice reform and safer courts

Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation has urged reform of the Broome Courthouse and broader Western Australian justice system, warning that unsafe court infrastructure, "chronic" underfunding of support s...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 23, 2026
Data reveals ACT Government spending more than double on locking up First Nations people than on Aboriginal community services

New data shows that in 2024-25, the ACT Government spent an estimated $36.2 million on detaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Alexander Maconochie Centre and the Bimberi Youth J...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 20, 2026
Community-led plan launched to steer NSW children away from detention

A new strategy aimed at diverting children away from the justice system and toward community-led responses has been launched in New South Wales.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 16, 2026
Lawyers urge Broome court upgrade as extra magistrate is called in

Western Australian judicial authorities hope rising case delays will ease across the West Kimberley court circuit after calling in an extra magistrate.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 9, 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
‘So lucky’ no one killed - alleged Boorloo/Perth Invasion Day attacker back in court

The first person in Western Australia to be charged with a terrorism offence will appear in Perth Magistrate's Court Tuesday after being accused of throwing a bomb into a crowd at the Boorloo/Perth In...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 31, 2026
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