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Prison report confirms 'system is in crisis'
The latest report on Western Australia's Casuarina Prison reveals a system in cr...
Giovanni Torre 17 Jun 2026
Problems plaguing WA’s Casuarina Prison have ‘persisted and intensified’ – new report
Western Australia's Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services has tabled its...
Giovanni Torre 16 Jun 2026
Darwin community invited to back grassroots change through 10x10 Philanthropy event
A unique philanthropy movement which is transforming the way communities support...
Nicole Brown 8 Jun 2026
Aboriginal people still struggling to raise capital against their own land
Key points:- In the mainstream economy, money cycles five to seven times. In the...
Reece Harley 27 May 2026
No funding spent under $842 million NT remote Aboriginal services agreement, documents reveal
Money from a joint $842 million Commonwealth-Northern Territory funding agreemen...
Dechlan Brennan 25 May 2026
Study finds police-led youth action meetings delivering no benefit for NSW children and families

A new evaluation shows NSW Police Force Youth Action Meetings (YAMs) are not working; and are even leading to worse outcomes for some children.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 28, 2026
$44billion critical minerals plan could maximise First Nations benefits: report

A new submission by the Minerals Council of Australia has suggested the country's critical minerals sector was well placed to deliver long-term economic and social benefits to regional communities.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 23, 2026
'We expect dignity, safety and fairness for everyone' - Kimberley leaders call for justice reform and safer courts

Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation has urged reform of the Broome Courthouse and broader Western Australian justice system, warning that unsafe court infrastructure, "chronic" underfunding of support s...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 23, 2026
Data reveals ACT Government spending more than double on locking up First Nations people than on Aboriginal community services

New data shows that in 2024-25, the ACT Government spent an estimated $36.2 million on detaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Alexander Maconochie Centre and the Bimberi Youth J...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 20, 2026
Two Northern Territory communities to receive $30 million investment for social and economic development

Two First Nations communities in the Northern Territory will share a $30 million investment for the first round of Aboriginal Investment NT's Collective Impact Initiatives, bolstering long-term econom...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Apr 20, 2026
Over 1,200 Australians urge immediate closure of WA's notorious Unit 18 children's prison

Social Reinvestment WA gathered with leaders of civil society organisation on Closing the Gap Day - Thursday - to hand over an open letter signed by more than 1,200 people calling for urgent youth jus...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 19, 2026
Death in custody sparks renewed call for justice reform

The National Network of Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has urged an end to over-incarceration after the death of a young Aboriginal woman in Bandyup Women's Prison in Western...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 17, 2026
Ochre Ventures targets ‘missing middle’ in First Nations business finance

Ochre Ventures, Australia's first specialist venture capital fund dedicated to First Nations entrepreneurship, is working to address a long-standing gap in the Indigenous business finance landscape, w...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 27, 2026
Indigenous partnerships focus of new BHP initiative

BHP community partners gathered this week in Boorloo/Perth for a new initiative the resources giant hopes will drive social investment and sustainable partnerships with Indigenous communities.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Feb 20, 2026
Indigenous leaders back care-led response as alternatives to policing in South Australia

Indigenous organisations are backing a growing push for South Australia to adopt care-led alternatives to policing, arguing health, social and community services should respond first to many incidents...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 20, 2026
Real progress comes when our people have the power, resources and opportunity to shape their own futures

The latest Closing the Gap released today confirms what many of our communities already know - despite more than a decade of commitments, too many disparities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isla...

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Nigel Browne Feb 12, 2026
Aboriginal Investment NT opens new round of Community Impact and Innovation Grants

Aboriginal Investment NT chief executive Nigel Browne says the organisation's goal is to boost equity in Indigenous communities across the Territory for long-term benefits.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Feb 6, 2026
Back Black: If we don’t invest in our own, who will?

Every year, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations receive millions of dollars in funding. This money is entrusted to us to build capacity, create opportunity, strengthen culture and shif...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Feb 6, 2026
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