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Now's the time: Uluru Youth Dialogue on Voice defeat, First Nations policy, and road ahead three years on from referendum
Three years on from the Voice referendum defeat, "we can't shy away" from a feel...
Jarred Cross 15 Oct 2026
First Nations leaders, communities feel absence of federal leadership
Communities and First Nations leaders have felt an absence of national leadershi...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Oct 2026
Community's voice and needs at the heart of 'representation I intend to provide' - new Mulka MP Yiwarr McGrath
Yolŋu man Yiwarr McGrath says he will use his time in NT Parliament to bring the...
Jarred Cross 14 Oct 2026
Three years on from the Voice, Indigenous affairs are 'going backwards'
Three years after the Voice referendum defeat, the Labor government's efforts in...
Stan Grant set to explore power, politics and Leviathan at NSW Parliament House
Award-winning journalist, author and public intellectual Stan Grant is set to ex...
Callan Morse 15 Sep 2026
Sámi's reindeer land rights at risk ahead of Swedish election

A junior partner in a Swedish coalition government is moving to cut the Indigenous Sámi peoples' rights to reindeer husbandry in favour of opening up their territory to greater mineral exploita...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 10, 2026
PNG parliament delays vote for Bougainville independence

Members of Papua New Guinea's parliament have delayed the Prime Minister's Sunday voting deadline on Bougainville's independence. On the brink of statehood, the verdict on the autonomous region's futu...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 31, 2026
State of the states: NSW, Victoria and Queensland's records since the defeat of the Voice

This report is the first in a series looking at the performances of Australia's state, territory and federal governments on Indigenous policy since October 2023.

'Unfaltering, integrity, wisdom': Territory reacts to Yiŋiya Guyula's resignation as by-election date is set

Yiŋiya Guyula has been thanked for his advocacy for community, impact as a mentor and standing as the "voice of truth and wisdom" in Northern Territory Parliament following his resignation as the...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 21, 2026
The by-election that ended a century of control over Aboriginal lives

Alan Ridge, the parliamentarian who represented Australia's remote northwest as enormous political change swept across its pastoral stations and the nation, passed away earlier this year at the age of...

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Ben Wyatt Aug 13, 2026
Systemic racism fuelling child removals, Senate inquiry told

The story of racism is one of hate and unfathomable damage, but it is one that can be changed, the chief executive of the peak First Nations children and family body has told a parliamentary inquiry.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2026
Racist abuse worse since voice referendum, inquiry told at Hobart hearing

An inquiry into racism in Australia has been told abuse faced by Indigenous people online is getting worse amid the "culture wars" of recent years.

'Experiences of Aboriginal people in NSW must not be minimised or diminished': Land Rights peak body calls for more racism inquiry hearings

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council has called on the national Inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to hold an additional hearing in...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 5, 2026
Tonga's courts hold ministers to account over bribery convictions, forcing government to face by-elections

Tonga's parliament has been forced to accept the resignation of two ministers after a ruling on bribery charges in the Nuku'alofa Magistrates' Court last week following the country's 2025 general elec...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 4, 2026
Nauru formally becomes the Republic of Naeoro

The Republic of Nauru has officially reclaimed its traditional name - Naeoro - marking an historic shift the tiny island's leaders say is about restoring the country's true identity on the global stag...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 3, 2026
Conservative government's moves to make English a New Zealand official language causing stir among Māori MPs

The introduction of an English language bill in the New Zealand parliament sparked debate on Thursday. English has never been recognised as an official language of the country, whereas Te Reo Māo...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 31, 2026
Powerful First Nations story screens at NSW Parliament House

NSW Parliament welcomed 40 guests on Thursday evening for a special screening of The Colleano Heart, an acclaimed documentary exploring the remarkable story of the Colleano family and their concealed...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 24, 2026
Opinion: The racism inquiry that has captured very little media attention

Last week I gave evidence before the Federal Inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about my experiences as a First Nations media worker.

Leanne Dolby Leanne Dolby Jul 21, 2026
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