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Commonwealth to slash fuel excise in half to bring down transport costs
The federal government has cut the fuel excise in half for three months in a mov...
Giovanni Torre 30 Mar 2026
Indigenous leaders join call for increased Remote Area Allowance in face of fuel crisis
The Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory (APO NT) and Aborigi...
Giovanni Torre 26 Mar 2026
Young Western Australians share their views on social media ban
Marking three months since the federal government introduced its social media ba...
Giovanni Torre 10 Mar 2026
Indigenous partnerships focus of new BHP initiative
BHP community partners gathered this week in Boorloo/Perth for a new initiative...
David Prestipino 20 Feb 2026
High-speed internet reaches remote Kimberley community for the first time
A remote community in Western Australia's Kimberley has been connected to high-s...
Natasha Clark 22 Jan 2026
Exclusive: Kalgoorlie hospital put patient with broken back on two-week waitlist rather than referring to local Indigenous-owned health service

Concerns have been raised over Kalgoorlie Health Campus's apparent resistance to referring patients to other services which can provide urgent scans on short notice, despite those services being cover...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 9, 2026
House of Darwin's Hoop Dreams NT program launches new initiative

First Nations brand and organisation House of Darwin have launched a new initiative as part of their Hoop Dreams NT program. Titled 'Alley Oop: Play It Forward', the new project has been created to ke...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Dec 17, 2025
Among the highest rates in the world: Addressing the challenges faced by Indigenous people living with dementia

Rates of dementia in remote and rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are among the highest recorded globally - and by 2051, the number of First Nations peoples over 50 living with d...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 17, 2025
New program brings pedal power to more than 1600 Kimberley kids

Children across the Kimberley will for the first time be given safe bikes and formal riding lessons in local schools. The national AusBike program began last week in Western Australia's north west and...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 16, 2025
First Nations remote renters win major housing case in the High Court

Four Indigenous remote renters have won their case unanimously in the High Court, successfully invalidating the Northern Territory government's widely-criticised 'Remote Rent Framework'.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 3, 2025
New partnership to deliver life-saving training for Aboriginal communities in WA’s Great Southern Region

A new partnership between the Indigenous-led Great Southern Aboriginal Medical Service and Community First Responders Australia - supported by the Heart Foundation - will deliver vital emergency respo...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 27, 2025
'Sorely needed' footy changerooms open in Maningrida after six-year wait

When the Maningrida Footy Festival kicked off last weekend, with the Sydney Swans there to see and play, those who know a bit about good footy grounds said the West Arnhem Land deck was a pretty good...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 21, 2025
Remote Australia’s untapped potential

Remote Australia, with its vast landscapes and sparse populations, is a region rich in potential. Having grown up in Borroloola, about 1000km from Darwin in the Northern Territory, I have experienced...

Worsening rental affordability hurts Indigenous communities

Renters in the regions are having to find an extra $153 a week to go towards keeping a roof over their heads, on average, compared to June 2020.

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Poppy Johnston Jun 25, 2024
Indigenous children and families being "let down" by childcare funding model, peak body says

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families are being let down by a childcare funding model that does not take into account the breadth and complexity of their needs.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 11, 2024
After 25 years, birthing suite available for mothers in far north Queensland

Expectant mums in Queensland's far north have been forced to travel more than 800km to the nearest birthing suite for more than two decades. For 25 years, women in Queensland's Cape York Peninsula hav...

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Savannah Meacham Apr 28, 2024
Change in remote jobs strategy could benefit the whole country

Last week the Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon. Linda Burney MP, gave a speech as part of the 2024 Closing the Gaps report launch.

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Zak Kirkup Mar 27, 2024
Federal government commits to boosting food security in remote Aboriginal communities

The Albanese government has vowed to improve food security in remote Aboriginal communities with an investment of more than one million dollars on a range of projects.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 22, 2024
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