Safety   

News
Indigenous grants to fight online and AI-powered abuse
Indigenous-led programs to combat online abuse of women, including developing ed...
Rex Martinich (AAP) 30 Sep 2026
Aboriginal community group welcomes WA Government's initial response to Port Hedland child safety concerns
Community group Hedland Aboriginal Strong Leaders have welcomed the Western Aust...
Callan Morse 24 Sep 2026
Doesn't happen in cities: Remote communities facing water and essential services issues
The Northern Land Council has called on the Northern Territory and Commonwealth...
Dechlan Brennan 21 Sep 2026
Young Indigenous women changing the face of STEM
Young Indigenous women are making their mark in science, and a national award is...
Nicole Brown 18 Sep 2026
Opinion: Our Aboriginal children are being failed by a system meant to protect them
Every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child deserves the chance to grow up...
Sheree Lowe 17 Sep 2026
Exclusive: We should be horrified by what the Closing the Gap report cannot tell us

There is one particular sentence in the Productivity Commission's latest Closing the Gap Annual Data Compilation Report that should alarm you. Not because of what it counts.

O
Olga Havnen AM Sep 17, 2026
'Broken by design' - Kimberley report calls for the end of centralised housing maintenance model

A new report from Kimberley Community Legal Services following a year long survey of 166 public housing tenants has revealed widespread failures in the delivery of public housing maintenance across th...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 17, 2026
Still no plea from suspect in January 26 alleged terrorist attack

Liam Alexander Hall, the suspect accused of throwing a homemade bomb into a crowd at Perth/Boorloo's January 26 Invasion Day rally, has had no plea recorded following a committal hearing on Wednesday...

N
NIT Sep 16, 2026
Child Protection Minister flies to Pilbara after report of Aboriginal children living in shocking conditions

Western Australia's Child Protection Minister Jessica Stojkovski has flown to the Pilbara in the state's north after reports vulnerable Aboriginal children are being left alone in poor conditions, som...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 15, 2026
New Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Churchill Fellowship recipients announced

Five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are among 75 Australians from all walks of life awarded Churchill Fellowships in 2026.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 11, 2026
Advocates urge federal parliament to pass Thorpe bill to abolish shackling during childbirth

The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has urged every federal parliamentarian to support Senator Lidia Thorpe's Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting Shackling During...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 9, 2026
'Breach of basic human rights': Communications outages blight remote communities for weeks on end

A national outage which affected thousands of people's ability to access mobile services "fell short of what Australians rightly expect from us", Telstra's chief executive said last week, but for some...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 8, 2026
First Nations books promote online child safety in Northern Territory communities

The Australian Federal Police-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation has drawn on Indigenous creativity, culture and consultation to create two new children's picture books designed to su...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 7, 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service 'alarmed and disappointed' as NSW Premier doubles down on 'oppressive' police surveillance

The Aboriginal Legal Service of New South Wales and the ACT says it is "alarmed and disappointed" that the NSW Premier has chosen to expand a controversial police drone surveillance trial in Moree wit...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 28, 2026
Federal funding boost for North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency rehabilitation programs

The federal government has announced an additional $2 million in funding for the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) to support First Nations young people and adults being released from...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 28, 2026
Human Rights Commission’s new campaign supports employers to tackle workplace racism

The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a new national anti-racism campaign calling on employers to take more responsibility for addressing racism in their workplaces.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 27, 2026
'Meth is killing our people, even little children' - horrific case drives call for change

Note: This piece contains references to domestic and family violence and the abuse of children. Dorothy Papertalk lost her three grandchildren in 2022, at the hands of their mother, her daughter Marga...

Dr Hannah McGlade Dr Hannah McGlade Aug 26, 2026
First Nations music workers urged to have their say in national industry review

Indigenous musicians, crew, managers and other music workers are being encouraged to contribute to a national review examining their experiences across the Australian music industry.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 24, 2026
Load More
@natindigtimes
Article Audio

Disclaimer: This function is AI-generated and therefore may mispronounce.

National Indigenous Times

Disclaimer: This function is AI-generated and therefore may mispronounce.