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Pacific states urge Jakarta to allow UN access to West Papua at New York general assembly
Pacific leaders used their address at the 81st session of United Nations general...
Andrew Mathieson 29 Sep 2026
Major upgrades set for Uluṟu community
Work is set to begin on a $122 million upgrade of ageing power, water and sewer...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Sep 2026
AFP discretion used to finalise more than half of misconduct allegations without investigation
More than half of all allegations of misconduct against Australian Federal Polic...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Sep 2026
Pacific leadership elevates regional priorities onto global agenda
Pacific Islands Forum leaders travelled to New York to stand together as a unifi...
Andrew Mathieson 25 Sep 2026
Malind-Anim Indigenous people lose West Papuan forest court battle under Indonesian law
A court has rejected the Malind-Anim Indigenous community's legal challenge to p...
Andrew Mathieson 24 Sep 2026
Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation, Rio Tinto partner to support Indigenous languages

The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation and Rio Tinto have announced a new three-year partnership to support First Nations communities in preserving, revitalising and strengthening Indigenous...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 22, 2026
Rankine's hot form earns top 10 Brownlow finish, Pickett goes home empty handed

Izak Rankine's late season form has earned the Crows star a top ten finish in Monday night's historic Brownlow count, while Kozzy Pickett was desperately unlucky to go home empty handed.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 22, 2026
Why Solomon Islands PM had to apologise to Albanese

A comprehensive treaty between Australia and the Solomon Islands would be transformational for the broader Pacific region, Anthony Albanese has declared.

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Sep 22, 2026
Indigenous Business Integrity Register closes less than one year after launch

The Indigenous Business Integrity Register has closed less than 11 months after launch. Former Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt announced the closure on Monday as chair of the Indigenous...

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NIT staff Sep 22, 2026
Amnesty International demands an end to killings in West Papua

Amnesty International is appealing tor all armed organisations to lay down their guns and stop the killing of West Papuan civilians in the occupied Indigenous territory.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 21, 2026
Increasing representation of Indigenous doctors not about numbers, but community wellbeing

Increasing representation in the medicine workforce can't just be about numbers, it's about ensuring their careers are successful ones, for themselves and their communities.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 18, 2026
Samoan tenor takes family story to international audiences

Samoan tenor Pene Pati will take his music and family story to North American audiences when the documentary 'Tenor: My Name is Pati' screens in Vancouver and San Francisco next month.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 18, 2026
Exclusive: Truth-telling and healing project set for ‘one of Western Australia's most painful chapters’

A significant truth-telling and healing project relating to "one of Western Australia's most painful chapters" is set to begin, the state's government has announced.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 17, 2026
Indigenous youth and families to feel brunt of NSW bail law extension

Aboriginal children and families will suffer from the New South Wales government's "punitive" bail law extension, advocates say, as Labor argues the controversial laws are curbing youth crime.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 16, 2026
Craig-Peters eyes AFL dream through expanded Indigenous rookie pathway

Proud Ngurai Illum Wurrung, Yara Yara, Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta man Cooper Craig-Peters could be among the players to benefit from the AFL's new rookie list pathway designed to create more oppo...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Sep 15, 2026
Melanesian countries look to ban Indonesia's regional status over delay of UN visit to West Papua

Melanesian leaders are stepping up pressure on Jakarta to facilitate a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to West Papua.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 14, 2026
Sámi's reindeer land rights at risk ahead of Swedish election

A junior partner in a Swedish coalition government is moving to cut the Indigenous Sámi peoples' rights to reindeer husbandry in favour of opening up their territory to greater mineral exploita...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 10, 2026
Sydney Opera House reveals 2026 Dance Rites full program

The full program for DanceRites 2026 was officially revealed this week. Taking place across October 24-25, the event will host two packed days of family-friendly performances on the Sydney Opera House...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 10, 2026
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