Deaths
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.
There is a long-held legal maxim that justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done. It is as relevant in 2026 as it was when Lord Chief Justice Hewart coined the phrase more than a...
The Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions' (NT DPP) decision to hand the prosecution of Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling over to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) to av...
A major exhibition examining Australia's incarceration crisis and its impact on First Nations people has opened at the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art in Darwin as part of the 2026 Darwin Festiva...
There are two national tragedies that have claimed Australian lives for decades. Women continue to be killed through domestic and family violence.
Australia must count people who pass away in state care in data on Indigenous deaths in custody, the former ACT Indigenous children commissioner has said.
The death of a 23-year-old Aboriginal man in custody will be treated with the "utmost importance", South Australian Police say. The man, whose family reside on the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunyt...
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name and/or image of an Indigenous person who has died.
The federal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Act will be put to the test with a review recently announced into Wadjemup, also known as Rottnest Island, off the coast of Western Australia...
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article makes mention of an Indigenous person who has died. An Aboriginal man has died at a privately run prison in New...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this article contains the names of deceased Indigenous people. Author's note: We have consulted directly with Shandell Pryor's family befo...
Australia's response to international scrutiny of its human rights record has been condemned by Indigenous legal advocates, who say the federal government is ignoring mounting evidence of systemic rac...
The minister responsible for Western Australia's beleaguered prison system is set to resign from politics this week. Paul Papalia has served as Minister for Corrective Services since June 2023, after...
