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Ngurra Kayanta IPA adds 1.9 million hectares to national reserve network
A new Indigenous Protected Area spanning more than 1. 9 million hectares in West...
Dechlan Brennan 2 Jul 2026
One year on, 120 remote stores have signed up to the federal government's low-cost essentials subsidy
More than 120 remote community stores have joined the Federal Government's Low-C...
Dechlan Brennan 1 Jul 2026
Three new directors join the board of Indigenous Business Australia
Three new members have been appointed to the board of Indigenous Business Austra...
Giovanni Torre 30 Jun 2026
Remote jobs program creating work across Far North Queensland
Remote jobs, tourism and food security projects across Far North Queensland were...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Jun 2026
Mount Isa Indigenous housing faces auction over unpaid debts as locals face homelessness
After Mount Isa's only Indigenous social housing provider accumulated almost $1...
Dechlan Brennan 25 Jun 2026
Documents reveal Commonwealth strategy to deflect calls to raise age of criminal responsibility

Hundreds of pages of documents produced to the Senate reveal the federal government's talking points for pushing back against calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility to align with internatio...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 22, 2026
McCarthy labels Hanson's Indigenous policy agenda 'divisive'

Malarndirri McCarthy has condemned Pauline Hanson's National Press Club address as "divisive", while also seeking to link the One Nation leader's Indigenous affairs policies to criticism from Coalitio...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 22, 2026
Historic Jerrinja breastplate returns home to South Coast community

A historic breastplate belonging to a respected Jerrinja Ancestor has returned to the New South Wales South Coast after resurfacing at a Melbourne auction nearly a century after it was last seen.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 15, 2026
Arnhem Land's newest IPA celebrated near Bulman

A major new Indigenous Protected Area has been formally dedicated in south-central Arnhem Land, with Traditional Owners celebrating the protection of more than 1.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 15, 2026
CJ McCarthy-Grogan elected as Darwin’s newest councillor

Clarence "CJ" McCarthy-Grogan has been elected as the City of Darwin's newest councillor after winning the Chan Ward by-election. The Yanyuwa, Garrawa and Kuku Yalanji man finished ahead of seven othe...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jun 14, 2026
Long-awaited Ali Curung youth centre moves closer to reality

Construction of a new $3.1 million youth centre in a remote Barkly community is set to begin after a Central Australian contractor was appointed to deliver the project.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 11, 2026
Real jobs, real futures: Our remote jobs program is changing lives

Our new Remote Jobs and Economic Development (RJED) Program is changing lives in remote First Nations communities. Delivering the dignity of work with decent pay and conditions.

Local nutrition champions support healthier food choices in remote communities

The federal government says it has reached an early milestone in its efforts to build a locally led nutrition workforce in remote First Nations communities, with 21 "Good Food People" now employed in...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 7, 2026
Thousands expected at Barunga Festival as event celebrates culture, sport and community

More than 5,000 people are expected to gather in the Northern Territory's remote community of Barunga this weekend for the annual Barunga Festival, one of Australia's most significant celebrations of...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 4, 2026
Birthing on Country services secure $44m funding boost

Ten Birthing on Country services across the country will be funded for a further three years, the federal government has announced, in a model of care which helps around 1100 First Nations women each...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 4, 2026
Wadjan artist Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty to present a major solo exhibition at Kate Owen Gallery

Following the success of her recent Alice Art Prize win, acclaimed Wadjan artist Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty will present a major solo exhibition, Grounded + Growing in Country, at Kate Owen Gallery this...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 27, 2026
‘Where there is no justice, there is no peace’: No charges over Kumanjayi White's death sparks outrage

An emotional Lidia Thorpe says she, and thousands of other First Nations people, are "sick of being angry and devastated" at the lack of accountability over Indigenous deaths in custody.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 27, 2026
Free Wi-Fi rollout to support remote First Nations communities

Key points:- Free community Wi-Fi will be rolled out in Mapoon, Lockhart River and Napranum in remote Queensland- The rollout is backed by $1.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 25, 2026
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