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Grassroots voices call for cultural authority in Native Title at AIATSIS Summit
Last week's AIATSIS Summit heard a call for cultural authority, family knowledge...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Jun 2026
AIATSIS chair urges mob to carry Summit message home
The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast has become a meeting place for Indigenous l...
Homelands are the answer, says Yingiya Guyula
Independent Member for Mulka, Yingiya Guyula, has called for a major shift in th...
Nicole Brown 2 Jun 2026
Thorpe attacks $4,000-a-head Labor event amid death in custody concerns
Senator Lidia Thorpe has renewed her criticism of the cost of a Labor Party busi...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Apr 2026
Liddle targets South Australian Voice following second low voter turnout
Federal Liberal Senator Kerrynne Liddle has criticised the state Labor governmen...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Apr 2026
Government agrees to add extra Senate estimates days for 'additional scrutiny'

The federal government says it will add three extra Senate Estimates sitting days at the end of the year to allow for "additional scrutiny" after initially being criticised for cancelling a day-long h...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 31, 2025
Liberals label removal of dedicated Senate hearing on Indigenous issues 'shameful'

The federal opposition has condemned the government's decision to scrap a dedicated day of Senate estimates hearings on Indigenous affairs, accusing Labor of having "slammed the door on accountability...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 29, 2025
'No direction, no answers' - Queensland Government under fire for ignoring Cape York

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and Member for Cook David Kempton have come under fire for bypassing Cape York Peninsula during a recent ministerial visit across Far North Queensland.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 21, 2025
Malarndirri McCarthy to continue as Minister for Indigenous Australians; Marion Scrymgour promoted

Northern Territory Senator Malarndirri McCarthy will continue as Minister for Indigenous Australians in Labor's new ministry after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the new cabinet on Monday.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 12, 2025
Cape York advocate urges Labor to deliver after Leichhardt win

Labor has secured the Far North Queensland seat of Leichhardt, with Matt Smith elected to replace retiring LNP MP Warren Entsch who served in the position for 26 years.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 6, 2025
Jacinta Price says a Coalition government will target “waste” in Indigenous affairs

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says a federal Coalition government will target "waste" in the Indigenous affairs portfolio. The shadow minister for government efficiency, as well Indigenous affairs, also to...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 10, 2025
Coalition’s Indigenous policy under fire amid 'culture war' criticism

Peter Dutton's speech at the recent Coalition rally in Keperra, Queensland, outlined his party's approach to Indigenous policy, with a focus on auditing Indigenous programs and opposing Labor's treaty...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 20, 2025
Queensland Premier says his focus is on tangible actions for Indigenous communities

Premier David Crisafulli has outlined a series of Indigenous-focused priorities for Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Fiona Simpson.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 12, 2024
"There is nothing to fear or lose from the truth": Linda Burney delivers her valedictory speech in federal parliament

Outgoing MP and former Minister for Aboriginal Australians, Linda Burney, has used her valedictory speech in Parliament to say she is humbled by the trust given to her by Indigenous people.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 21, 2024
Linda Burney announces her retirement from federal politics

Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, has announced she is stepping down from the ministry and will not contest her seat at the next election.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 25, 2024
Leadership appointments advance truth-telling and healing initiatives in Queensland

The Queensland Government has announced members of the state's Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry and First Nations Treaty Institute. Quandamooka woman and Minister for Treaty and Minister for Aborigin...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 26, 2024
Emu Fields Atomic Bomb 70th Anniversary shines spotlight on Nuclear Weapons Treaty

Sunday, 15 October marks the 70th Anniversary of the first nuclear weapons test on Australian soil at Emu Field, South Australia, the lands of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) people.

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Jess Whaler Oct 15, 2023
Ministers for Indigenous Affairs reiterate support for Voice to Parliament at Hobart roundtable meeting

Ministers responsible for Indigenous Affairs from all states and territories have agreed to work collectively to deliver an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament and enshrine that...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 7, 2022
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