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'Abhorrent and utterly shocking': Williamstown First Nations candidate says racist comments in politics can't be ignored
"Abhorrent" and hurtful comments about First Peoples can't be glossed over and c...
Jarred Cross 12 Nov 2026
Nelson sees red after racial taunt, takes out Gallen
Nelson Asofa-Solomona claimed he reacted to a racist taunt after lashing out at...
Pacific scholar confronts the legacy of a racial slur
When Latafale Alyssa Verner-Pula reached the final slide of her doctoral confirm...
Giovanni Torre 7 Nov 2026
National RAP Conference calls for stronger action on reconciliation
First Nations leaders, organisations and reconciliation advocates gathered on Ka...
National hate crime database could help tackle racism; consistent data lacking

A national database of hate crimes will help law enforcement paint a more accurate picture of hate crimes perpetrated against First Peoples. The comments from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 28, 2026
Thorpe accuses One Nation of leaving death threats unmoderated on social media feeds

Pauline Hanson has defended a One Nation cartoon showing independent Senator Lidia Thorpe being run over by a bus, even as politicians from across the political spectrum call for a lowering of tempera...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
Exclusive: Workplace racism could cost employers up to $1.21 billion a year, Closing the Gap review told

New modelling lodged with the Productivity Commission on Wednesday shows =workplace racism could be costing Australian employers between $604 million and $1.

Reece Harley Reece Harley Oct 22, 2026
More than a game: AFL Racism Class Action approaches critical deadline

For generations, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander footballers have helped shape Australian rules football. Their talent, achievements and contributions to the game are celebrated across the co...

Indigenous students call for greater cultural education and action on racism

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have called for greater cultural education in schools and stronger action against racism following the inaugural Aboriginal Student Voice Symposium in Ne...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Oct 19, 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 Indigenous affairs continue to draw criticism from First Nations leaders, who say the government has moved away from it...

French Polynesia demands UN start independence process

French Polynesia is taking its first step towards independence after President Moetai Brotherson denounced ongoing colonialism from Paris in a speech at the United Nations.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 13, 2026
AFP discretion used to finalise more than half of misconduct allegations without investigation

More than half of all allegations of misconduct against Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers were "finalised" without investigation using the force's discretionary powers, described by Senator Lid...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 28, 2026
Out of sight, out of mind: Two years in power and the CLP are increasingly shutting out Aboriginal Territorians

Across the country, most people don't think about the Northern Territory—labelled "cowboy country" according to one person speaking to National Indigenous Times.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 24, 2026
Opinion: Pauline Hanson’s primitive idea of civilisation

Pauline Hanson wants to know what Aboriginal people achieved in 60,000 years. Perhaps the more interesting question is not whether Aboriginal civilisation was "primitive".

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Jesse J. Fleay Sep 17, 2026
Labor's random search powers for police pledge slammed as 'copycat social policy'

A Victorian Government election commitment to give police and protective services officers (PSOs) the power to randomly search people in public using metal detectors — without a warrant —...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 16, 2026
One Nation ‘whips up the anger’ and tells Australians who to blame

Populist groups such as One Nation whip up anger and tell people who to blame, Jacqui Lambie has told Parliament, urging Australians to reject what she described as the divisive politics of Pauline Ha...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 16, 2026
Racist pseudo-science still shapes Australian politics

Pauline Hanson speaking about Aboriginal people on a white Christian podcast last year said "they're the most primitive race on Earth and we're supposed to be holding them up and saying what they've a...

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