Senate
The failed Voice referendum was a "turning point" where racism towards First Peoples became "publicly acceptable", the chair of a Senate inquiry into racism against Aboriginal people has said.
First Nations children are paying the price for online racism in "increasingly organised, coordinated and deliberate attacks", the peak body for Indigenous children and families says.
Racism across the country, particularly in the Northern Territory, "seems to be getting worse and worse every day," Senator Lidia Thorpe says, as the Territory government has been slammed for failing...
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has questioned former Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt on his backing of a privately controlled Indigenous business certification service, asking why the...
Australia's leading Aboriginal-owned national news organisation receives "racist, abusive and threatening comments" daily, staff have told a parliamentary inquiry into racism towards First Peoples.
Australia's first Indigenous lower house MP says racism directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is systemic and structural, warning it has become more visible since the 2023 Voice re...
The first female Indigenous leader of a political party in Australia says racism directed at First Nations people has become increasingly visible in recent years, particularly following the failed Voi...
A parliamentary inquiry examining racism aimed at Indigenous Australians will hear evidence arguing Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) are helping reduce workplace racism and improve cultural safety f...
Government departments, including Social Services and Aged Care, will appear before a Senate inquiry into racism directed at First Nations people on Friday in Canberra, as evidence continues to mount...
Note: this article contains references to assault and abuse which some readers may find distressing. What happened to Kumanjayi Little Baby in Mpwarente / Alice Springs shocked the nation, and especia...
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe says racism in the Senate is routine, arguing many in the chamber "consistently fail to recognise or call it out".
The French senate endorsed a constitutional amendment in Paris on Wednesday regarding the future independence of New Caledonia. An alliance between far-right conservative and centre-right political pa...
Indigenous scientists and land managers have told a Senate inquiry efforts to stop Australia's extinction crisis will continue to fail unless Aboriginal people are properly resourced to lead conservat...