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West Moreton Health sets priorities for First Nations care
West Moreton Health has launched its revised First Nations Health Equity Strateg...
Joseph Guenzler 22 Oct 2026
First Nations knowledge must help shape the doctors who serve our communities
First Nations knowledge and leadership must help shape how future doctors are tr...
Nicole Brown 19 Oct 2026
New collaboration aims to transform eye health of Indigenous Western Australians
A new collaboration is aiming to create a future where no Aboriginal or Torres S...
Callan Morse 6 Oct 2026
Universities urged to learn from Indigenous education models
A new national report from the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success...
Joseph Guenzler 15 Sep 2026
NSW Police settle trespass case over repeated bail checks on Aboriginal children
Two Aboriginal mothers have settled a claim against the New South Wales Police a...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Sep 2026
PM urged to show leadership on youth justice 'crisis'

The Prime Minister is allowing states and territories to enact policies that result in more children being put in prison, the overwhelming majority of them Indigenous, a parliamentary inquiry has hear...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2026
Cost and access barriers stopping Aboriginal men getting prostate cancer surgery

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men diagnosed with prostate cancer are less likely to receive surgery than other Australian men and more likely to face financial barriers to treatment, according...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 4, 2026
'Abuse, restraint and isolation': Campaign pushes national minimum standards for children in custody

A new campaign calling for enforceable national minimum standards to protect the human rights of children in custody has been launched. Coming in the wake of Closing the Gap data showing the rate of I...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 4, 2026
First of its kind in Australia: ACT's new Closing the Gap legislation comes into effect

The Australian Capital Territory's Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Act 2025 comes into effect Wednesday, July 1, after a Private Member's Bill introduced by the independent Membe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 1, 2026
Opinion: More than they see - the power behind the misread woman

Perception can be a dangerous thing. Not because people see us, but because too often they stop there. We live in a world that encourages quick judgments. A photograph becomes a personality.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 11, 2026
Deadly Science camp inspires young Kokoberran woman's career choice

Kamilaroi man Associate Professor Corey Tutt has spent years working to change young peoples' perception of science. As the driving force behind Deadly Science, he is helping young people reconnect wi...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 3, 2026
Independent oversight urgently needed in NSW child protection system, experts say

An independent body designed to protect and support children in New South Wales' child protection system is urgently needed, experts say, arguing current accountability mechanisms are failing.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 2026
Scholarship helps future youth worker give back to community

Proud Kamilaroi and Wiradjuri woman Mia Cafe hopes to use her youth work studies to help create safer and more supportive spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people by drawing on he...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 18, 2026
Alberta separatism in Canada: 'One of the most troubling times in my lifetime for First Nations people'

With the threat of separatism from Canada and annexation by the United States, persistent treaty violations, fast-tracked resource development projects, and ongoing societal issues, the present moment...

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Thomas Law Apr 28, 2026
First Peoples Disability Network urges government to listen before NDIS overhaul

First Peoples Disability Network Australia has joined Australia's Disability Representative Organisations in calling for people with disability to lead the design of the National Disability Insurance...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 23, 2026
Funding to support improved cancer outcomes for diverse communities in New South Wales

Funding is targeting language barriers, information accessibility and research to improve cancer outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse communities and First Nations people.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 17, 2026
Closing the Gap at risk without urgent focus on urban Indigenous health, experts warn

Closing the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia will remain out of reach without urgent, targeted investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services i...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 16, 2026
Stop waiting to be invited - it’s time to claim our seats

There is an uncomfortable truth about how leadership and governance spaces in this country operate. They are not always built on merit alone. They are built on familiarity. On visibility.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Apr 15, 2026
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