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Montebello nuclear test 70 years on: Australia still in the dark over UK mega-bomb
It's been seven decades since Britain detonated the largest ever nuclear explosi...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 22 Jun 2026
Bolivian government declares state of emergency as Indigenous resistance grows
The Bolivian national government has declared a state of emergency over ongoing...
Andrew Mathieson 22 Jun 2026
A decades-old narrative: The confected outrage over Aboriginal Heritage costs
There is a familiar narrative in the way Aboriginal heritage is discussed in Wes...
Dr Anna Fagan 14 Jun 2026
NSW Aboriginal Land Council pauses Closing the Gap forums with state government over land rights bill
The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) will pause its participatio...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Jun 2026
NT land councils call for 'real consequences' over closing the gap failures
The Northern Territory's four land councils have joined growing calls for the fe...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Jun 2026
Controversial land rights bill prompts NSW Aboriginal Land Council to reconsider government partnership

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council is considering the extraordinary step of withdrawing from shared decision-making forums with the state government over a contentious land rights bill.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 4, 2026
Mabo Day reflections centre truth, Indigenous rights at AIATSIS Summit

The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast marked Mabo Day with reflections on truth, power and the future of Indigenous rights on Wednesday. Kaleb Mabo, the grandson of Eddie "Kioki" Mabo, used his address...

Governments cannot claim to be ‘all in’ on reconciliation while continuing to weaken Aboriginal rights, land council says

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council wants to see political courage, arguing government says one thing during Reconciliation Week while doing another for Indigenous rights and outcomes.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 29, 2026
Community calls for Barrambin protection before Olympic works

Indigenous Elders and community supporters gathered at Barrambin, Victoria Park in Queensland on Tuesday morning, calling on governments to properly consider applications seeking permanent protection...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 26, 2026
Goori Camp Embassy calls on community to help defend Barrambin

Traditional Owners and supporters are preparing to gather at a five-day Goori Camp Embassy at Barrambin Victoria Park as calls grow for permanent protection of the culturally significant site ahead of...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 19, 2026
'Financial freedom, good life and prosperity' from Yindjibarndi lands should be 'mirrored' in the community

Yindjibarndi Group chief executive Michael Woodley has issued an official response following the determination by the Federal Court on Tuesday that Fortescue should pay Yindjibarndi native title holde...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 14, 2026
'We still haven't given up' - Yindjibarndi leaders look to the future after court's compensation ruling

Yindjibarndi Traditional Owners "still haven't given up" after their long battle for compensation for mining on their Country saw the federal court award them $150 million.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 13, 2026
Borah Crossing declared Aboriginal Place in recognition of cultural connection

Borah Crossing near Gunnedah has been declared an Aboriginal Place, formally recognising generations of Gamilaroi cultural connection to the area along the Namoi River.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 8, 2026
Amnesty International condemns Canadian court system’s treatment of Wet’suwet’en land defender Chief Dsta’hyl

Amnesty International has condemned Canadian authorities for unjustly criminalising an Indigenous leader defending Country. On April 28, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia ruled that Likhts'amis...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 7, 2026
'We will not be a political pawn' - Majority of Aboriginal Land Councils unite against NSW Land Rights bill

More than 92 per cent of Aboriginal Land Councils across New South Wales have condemned a recently introduced Bill as a threat to land rights, with hundreds rallying at Parliament House to oppose the...

Darkinjung Land Council celebrates new housing for Elders, but fears law changes could stop similar projects in the future

In a housing crisis, new Elders' accommodation on the NSW Central Coast is about giving something back to "our old people who have paved the way for us", the local Land Council says.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 5, 2026
Bringing sovereign capability back to First Nations people

Last month, ABC journalist Patricia Karvales reported that "Sovereignty means nothing to normal people". The comment ignores that sovereignty means everything to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

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Bec Blurton Apr 28, 2026
NSW Aboriginal Land Council lodges formal complaint with Human Rights Commission over government plans to change Land Rights system

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council has formally lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission regarding the government's proposed Crown Land Management Amendment (Statutory R...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 22, 2026
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