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Calls for agreement as homeless shelter closure threatens vulnerable Territorians
An agreed model that supports the thousands of people experiencing homelessness...
Dechlan Brennan 1 Sep 2026
Aboriginal infant died just days after mother became homeless
The death of an Aboriginal infant who died in Mparntwe / Alice Springs in 2024 w...
Dechlan Brennan 1 Sep 2026
NT rejects Commonwealth deal to save homeless shelter as families face eviction
The Northern Territory Government has seemingly rejected a Commonwealth offer to...
Dechlan Brennan 31 Aug 2026
Hundreds left in limbo as NT Government accused of ignoring offer to split cost of homeless shelter
The Minister for Indigenous Australians says the Northern Territory Government h...
Dechlan Brennan 31 Aug 2026
Accessing housing 'the exception' at present: VACCA warns of disproportionate barriers for kids leaving care
First Nations Victorians represent around one per cent of the state's population...
Jarred Cross 4 Aug 2026
Hundreds face uncertainty as NT Government orders homelessness service to wind down

More than 300 vulnerable people, including almost 90 children, who are currently waiting for support in the Northern Territory will need to find alternative accommodation after the government ordered...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 28, 2026
NT homelessness service shutdown 'difficult to reconcile' with Closing the Gap commitments

The proposed closure of the Northern Territory's largest supported homelessness accommodation program is difficult to reconcile with the government's Closing the Gap commitments, advocates say, with f...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
Closure of Darwin Aboriginal shelter sparks homelessness fears

There are fears hundreds of vulnerable people in the Northern Territory will be at risk of homelessness after the shock closure of an Aboriginal corporation's shelter.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 15, 2026
Kids 'living in abject poverty' amid NT housing crisis

Children are living in abject poverty amid an Aboriginal housing crisis following years of neglect, a conference has been told. The crisis in the Northern Territory was largely centred on remote commu...

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Lloyd Jones May 20, 2026
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency urges 'meaningful action' on 'systemic failures' putting NT children at risk

The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has urged the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments to take "meaningful action on the systemic failures that continue to put Aboriginal childre...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 7, 2026
Homeless 61-year-old Indigenous woman with cancer told it will be years before permanent housing is available for her

Tania Narrier is 61-years-old, with stage four cancer, is homeless and has been told by the WA Government no permanent housing will be available to her for years to come.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 4, 2026
'Ending unfair evictions will save lives' - advocates welcome 'long overdue' reforms in Western Australia

The Western Australian government's decision to abolish no grounds evictions was welcomed by advocates on Monday, but for some families it has come too late.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 4, 2026
Victorian social housing announcement welcomed as Indigenous homelessness grows

The Victorian Government's announcement of 7,000 new social homes has been welcomed by the state's Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum, which says it is a positive step in addressing housing nee...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 28, 2026
Exclusive: Homeless after eviction, First Nations mother dies two weeks after giving birth

This report contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. Mary Ann Miller gave birth to her seventh child at Perth's Fiona Stanley Hospital in March.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 21, 2026
Invasion Day rally organisers welcome terrorism charge, renew call for comprehensive change

Elders and organisers of the Invasion Day Boorloo/Perth rally have issued a formal statement welcoming the decision of the Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team to charge the suspect in the a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 13, 2026
Brighter futures can be built around better systems

Australia's story since 1973 has often been told through the lens of what hasn't worked. The gaps persist. The inequities that refuse to close. The promises that fall short.

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Shane Hamilton Feb 11, 2026
'Historic' funding for First Nations housing announced

The federal government has opened the third funding round of the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF), committing $600 million to projects aimed at improving housing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 30, 2026
With grassroots Truth Telling and education with can empower the community and together fight for real change

The following piece is a call to action from organisers of the Boorloo/Perth rally of January 26. January 26 is a day of mourning where we remember the many who have resisted and suffered under the yo...

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