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Indigenous Solicitors Foundation to boost First Nations legal practitioners
More Indigenous law graduates will be able to access the support they need to ma...
Giovanni Torre 9 Jul 2026
Kimberley Aboriginal women are set to take their case to the United Nations in Geneva
A delegation of Aboriginal women from Western Australia's Kimberley region is tr...
Natasha Clark 8 Jul 2026
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launches First Nations International Engagement Strategy
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launched the First Nations I...
Giovanni Torre 8 Jul 2026
Australia's rejection of UN recommendations fuels First Nations justice concerns
Australia's response to international scrutiny of its human rights record has be...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Jul 2026
Will Hickey to suit up for Lakers at NBA Summer League

Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi guard Will "Davo" Hickey is set to suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers at the 2026 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The Illawarra Hawks guard returns to the NBA Summer League a y...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 3, 2026
Female farmers drive rice production in Fiji’s north

A female-led farming cooperative in Fiji's north is looking to expand rice production after harvesting 30 tonnes and receiving a new government-backed harvester.

UN recommendations on Indigenous rights largely rejected by Albanese government

The Albanese government has rejected key United Nations recommendations aimed at improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including calls to raise the age of criminal respo...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 30, 2026
Exclusive: Victorian bail reforms blamed for rise in Indigenous incarceration

A series of high-profile and "punitive" law changes have directly fuelled a sharp rise in Indigenous incarceration in Victoria, with corrections data showing Aboriginal imprisonment has increased by a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 29, 2026
NSW makes knife wanding powers permanent amid concerns over police discretion

The New South Wales Government's decision to make knife 'wanding' powers permanent has drawn criticism from the state's peak Aboriginal legal service, which says the laws will lead to more "disproport...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 29, 2026
Kanahooka High launches first Indigenous girls academy in Illawarra

Kanahooka High School has launched a new program to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander female students, becoming the first school in the Illawarra and New South Wales South Coast to establi...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jun 25, 2026
Billions owed: Report reveals 'unfairness, inefficiency, and discrimination' plague native title future acts regime

In a major report released Wednesday, the Australian Law Reform Commission has found unfairness, inefficiency, and discrimination in the 'future acts' regime; the law that regulates how and when nativ...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 24, 2026
Indigenous advocates among ten Australians filing case at United Nations over coal and gas exports

Ten Australians have filed a legal case with the United Nations claiming Australia' federal government is violating their human rights by continuing to support coal and gas companies to fuel climate e...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 23, 2026
Solomon Islands link to massive drug haul highlights growing problem for Pacific islands

A 2.7-tonne cocaine seizure estimated to be worth nearly $1 billion that reached Australia via the Solomon Islands has highlighted a growing fear the Pacific is a soft target for drug trafficking.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 23, 2026
Fitzroy Crossing police recognised at WA awards

Fitzroy Crossing Police Station has been recognised at the WA Police Recognition of Excellence Awards, taking out two team honours. The station, which covers one of WA's largest and most remote polici...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 22, 2026
New Arts and Culture Hub opens in remote Kimberley community

On the far edge of Western Australia's Kimberley coast a vision held by Bardi Jawi Elders has become reality, after the Ingarlgalandij Arts and Culture Hub opened its doors in the remote community of...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 22, 2026
Gunai writer's one-woman show Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly) to visit Merrigong Theatre Company

Merrigong Theatre Company is set to present Gunai artist and writer Kirli Saunders' captivating one-woman show, Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly), as part of their Mainstage season from the 17-20 June at the...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 5, 2026
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre champions Indigenous data rights at AIATSIS Summit

Leaders from the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) are championing Indigenous Data Sovereignty at this year's Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 5, 2026
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