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Advocates urge federal parliament to pass Thorpe bill to abolish shackling during childbirth
The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls h...
Giovanni Torre 9 Sep 2026
West Papua National Liberation Army soldiers killed in gunfire with Indonesian forces
Note: This report includes an image some readers may find distressing. Indonesia...
Andrew Mathieson 9 Sep 2026
'It's been a good life': desert ranger hangs up hat
When he was a little boy, Aboriginal people weren't allowed in town so Don Rowla...
Health scholarship named after Indigenous trailblazer opens
Applications for the 2027 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship round are now open....
Callan Morse 1 Sep 2026
Terms of Reference released for second Productivity Commission Review of National Agreement on Closing the Gap
The federal government has released the Terms of Reference for the second Produc...
Giovanni Torre 28 Aug 2026
'Now we have a dollar figure' - First Nations groups urge action on buffel grass as new report reveals scale of threat

A new Northern Territory report has found buffel grass poses a threat of economic loss almost 60 times greater than any benefit. Buffel grass was declared a weed in the Territory in 2024, having been...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 28, 2026
West Papua National Committee stands against Indonesia's registration of internally-displaced Papuans

A proposal from the Indonesian government to conduct a new registration of internally-displaced Papuans across their conflict-affected territory has been condemned by the West Papua National Committee...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 27, 2026
Tax Clinic program to support First Nations, remote communities

Remote communities, including First Nations communities, are set to benefit from free tax assistance and education under the Federal Government's National Tax Clinic program.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 26, 2026
Statistics tell one story, we tell another: First Nations film Facing the Numbers 'giving voices to lives too often reduced to data'

Kieran Satour and Tyson Perkins' new documentary is a striking expression of lived experience, people and families so often hidden behind the statistics.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 25, 2026
Local knowledge at the heart of West Daly peace project

A new evaluation of the West Daly Peace Project has highlighted the strength of Aboriginal-led approaches to resolving conflict, with local knowledge, relationships and cultural authority identified a...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 25, 2026
Adelaide 36ers link with Shooting Stars for leadership camp

A group of Indigenous girls from Whyalla have spent time learning from Adelaide 36ers players and coaches as part of a leadership camp in the South Australian capital.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Aug 23, 2026
First Nations mental health treatment program goes digital

Health practitioners working with Aboriginal people will be able to move from screening at-risk clients directly into culturally informed interviews and treatment planning online.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 21, 2026
'Cruel and degrading practice' must end - Thorpe bills aim to abolish shackling during childbirth and strip searching of children

Senator Lidia Thorpe has introduced bills to Federal Parliament to end two harmful practices in criminal legal systems across Australia: the strip searching of children and the shackling of people dur...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 21, 2026
Indigenous food philosophy offers lessons in sustainability for the next generation of chefs

Since 2024, Nestlé Professional has partnered with the National Indigenous Culinary Institute (NICI) to nurture First Nations chefs through mentorship, skills development and training opportuni...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 20, 2026
Honouring 'a truly extraordinary Aboriginal woman'

Dr Josie Douglas, General Manager of Professional Services at the Central Land Council, gave this acceptance speech on behalf of Dr Pat Turner AM for the National NAIDOC Award - Person of the Year.

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Dr Josie Douglas Aug 17, 2026
Yorta Yorta woman Nicole McCartney appointed National Director of Indigenous Health Strategy Unit

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has appointed Nicole McCartney as the new National Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 14, 2026
Kumanjayi White family ends court action after learning who made decision not to prosecute his death in custody

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name and/or image of an Indigenous person who has died.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 13, 2026
The New York Agreement 64 years on - West Papuans 'still oppressed'

Saturday will mark 64 years since the New York Agreement, which saw the West Papuan people "betrayed by the international community", the Australia West Papua Association noted this week.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 13, 2026
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