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Shire of Victoria Plains signs up to help protect Yued heritage
The Shire of Victoria Plains has become the second local government in the Yued...
Giovanni Torre 17 Aug 2026
‘More than simply logging on from home’ - New guidance supports Indigenous-inclusive workplace culture
The Centre for Indigenous People and Work has released new guidance to help empl...
Callan Morse 17 Aug 2026
Minjerribah prepares for annual celebration of Quandamooka culture
Preparations are in place for Queensland's Quandamooka Festival, which returns t...
Callan Morse 13 Aug 2026
Southeast Arnhem Land Indigenous Protected area expands to protect sea country
A new Marine Indigenous Protected Area has been given the green light, making it...
Giovanni Torre 13 Aug 2026
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocks Indigenous communities of Colombia
Indigenous communities living in and around the epicentre of Colombia's devastat...
Andrew Mathieson 12 Aug 2026
Thorpe, Greens call for Victorian ‘No Air’ prison bill to be scrapped

Senator Lidia Thorpe and the Greens are the latest to call for a controversial Victorian amendment that would mean prisoners are no longer guaranteed daily access to fresh air to be scrapped.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2026
Denial of guaranteed daily access to fresh air for prisoners ‘inconsistent’ with Treaty

Victorian Traditional Owners say legislation that means prisoners are no longer guaranteed daily access to fresh air is "inconsistent with the spirit and intent of Statewide Treaty".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2026
International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples: events around the globe

The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples was marked around the globe on Monday. The United Nations-sanctioned date raises awareness of protecting the rights of the world's Indigenous po...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 11, 2026
'When language lives, culture lives': Dharug children’s book receives international recognition

For generations Aboriginal languages were silenced, suppressed, and pushed out of everyday life. However nowadays, Aboriginal communities are reclaiming those languages, strengthening them and creatin...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 11, 2026
Polling shows Liberals Treaty repeal not a priority for Victorian voters

The Victorian Liberal Party's plan to repeal Treaty should not be a priority if it wins office in November, new polling shows. The historic Treaty agreement, signed last year between the Victorian Gov...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 10, 2026
Call for support for Indigenous Rangers on bird flu frontline

An independent NGO working with Indigenous Rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas nationwide says Indigenous Rangers and IPAs are an integral part of the frontline response to the deadly H5 bird flu a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 10, 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' child protection system, online abuse in focus at senate inquiry

Racism is a threat to the safety of First Nations people, a parliamentary hearing has heard, with witnesses saying people are "sick" of hearings and inquiries that fail to deliver tangible change.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2026
Indigenous media leaders lay bare 'terrifying' racism at inquiry

Prominent Indigenous presenters are bearing the brunt of an "alarming escalation" of racism, with an inquiry told media outlets must be more accountable.

New 50 cent coin marks 60 years since the Wave Hill Walk-Off

A new circulating 50 cent coin has been released to mark the 60th anniversary of the Wave Hill Walk Off and the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 6, 2026
Olympian calls for Boxing Australia investigation at racism inquiry

There is a lack of support for some Indigenous athletes, a parliamentary inquiry has heard, whilst abuse and racism are rife in community sport.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 6, 2026
'Australia has a skeleton in its closet': Treaty leaders back national truth-telling

Racism against First Peoples is a direct consequence of colonisation and remains embedded in Australia's institutions, laws and systems, the Co-Chair of Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly has told a p...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 6, 2026
'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
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