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Government-built homes aim to ease pressure on overcrowded NT households
Fourteen new homes have been handed over to tenants in Arnhem Land, bringing the...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Oct 2026
‘Punitive shifts’ in Victoria’s youth justice system worsening outcomes for Aboriginal children
"Punitive shifts" in Victoria's youth justice system have led to worsening outco...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Oct 2026
Labor and Coalition team up to block bill banning shackling during childbirth
The two major political parties have teamed up to block bills calling for a ban...
Dechlan Brennan 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
Pacific head rebukes Australia's focus on pre-COP costs
The head of an influential Pacific nations group has taken a swipe at Australia'...
Ben McKay (AAP) 14 Oct 2026
‘Callous and heartless’: Homeless shelter closure will haunt NT Government for years

The Minister for Indigenous Australians has launched a scathing attack on members of the Northern Territory Government, slamming its "callous and heartless" decision to close Darwin's largest homeless...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 14, 2026
Queensland bill would let prison officers bypass human rights assessments

New laws introduced by the Queensland Government which would allow prison officers to forgo "additional human rights assessments" on the grounds they impose an "unnecessary administrative burden" has...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 13, 2026
Pacific partner pact boosts police, not military ties

Australia's recently agreed treaty with Vanuatu will step up policing partnerships but not stop foreign military from setting up shop as domestic law already forbids it.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Oct 12, 2026
NT Government rejected deal to keep shelter open because it was Aboriginal-run

The Minister for Indigenous Australians has openly said what Aboriginal organisations have been claiming for months: the Northern Territory Government did not want Darwin's largest homeless shelter to...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 9, 2026
'Alarming': Hardline youth crime policies risk making communities less safe

A focus on youth crime and punitive responses ahead of the Victorian election shows a lack of "leadership and accountability", legal advocates say.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 9, 2026
Weather resistant: $3m fund to protect Pacific projects

Australia will spend $3 million to buffer Pacific nations against the devastating effects of climate change as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls on more nations to help the region.

Pacific can't be a 'sacrifice zone', as advocates urge action to end fossil fuels era

The Pacific cannot be a "sacrifice zone" for the impacts of climate change, Indigenous leaders have told political leaders and dignitaries at a climate summit in Fiji.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 7, 2026
Inquiry urged into Commonwealth role in child removals

There must be an examination into what the Commonwealth is doing around First Nations child removals, Senator Lidia Thorpe says, as she calls for a parliamentary inquiry.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 7, 2026
NT businesses claim through instant asset write-off

Northern Territory businesses claimed $47.5 million through the federal government's Instant Asset Write-Off scheme in the 2024-25 financial year, the government has said, with new data showing more t...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 6, 2026
Protest planned over NT Government’s decision to close homeless shelter

The closure of Darwin's largest homeless shelter continues to cause anger, with a protest planned outside the Australian Homelessness Conference set to be held in the city this week.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 6, 2026
Samoa Prime Minister apologises over Nazi salute video

Samoa's Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has apologised after historical video footage emerged showing him using the words "Heil Hitler" and making a gesture associated with Nazi Germa...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 6, 2026
‘Over 120 people’ left without accommodation as Minister urges YiSSA extension

The Minister for Indigenous Australians has implored the Northern Territory Government to extend the life of Darwin's largest homelessness facility for at least six more months before it closes this w...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 5, 2026
Inquest date set for Warlpiri man who died in police custody

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

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 2, 2026
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