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'The blackfella nightmare': Indigenous media staff reveal daily battle against online racism and abuse
Australia's leading Aboriginal-owned national news organisation receives "racist...
Dechlan Brennan 13 Jul 2026
Former Indigenous affairs minister urges national action on systemic racism
Australia's first Indigenous lower house MP says racism directed at Aboriginal a...
Dechlan Brennan 13 Jul 2026
Social media has long fostered racism. This Senate inquiry is exposing its growing role in anti-Indigenous violence
The first female Indigenous leader of a political party in Australia says racism...
Dechlan Brennan 26 Jun 2026
Reconciliation Action Plans linked to lower rates of workplace racism
A parliamentary inquiry examining racism aimed at Indigenous Australians will he...
Dechlan Brennan 25 Jun 2026
Racism inquiry to hear evidence from departments of widespread harm across health, online spaces and public life
Government departments, including Social Services and Aged Care, will appear bef...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Jun 2026
'In the name of all our women and girls whose lives were stolen, we call for justice'

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...

Dr Hannah McGlade Dr Hannah McGlade May 2, 2026
Senate inquiry told species recovery needs Indigenous leadership

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...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 31, 2025
'Asbestos of the 21st Century': Sweeping PFAS ban recommended in Senate report on forever chemicals

A federal Senate committee examining the regulation and management of so-called "forever chemicals" has released its final report, calling for a full ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 19, 2025
'It doesn't understand what a lounge room in Shepperton smells like': Briggs warns against AI exploitation of artists

Yorta Yorta rapper Adam Briggs has told a Senate inquiry it would be hard to get the genie "back in the bottle" if Australia allows big tech companies to mine creative works without fair pay.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 1, 2025
One year on from a landmark inquiry, more action is needed on missing and murdered Indigenous women and children

A year after a landmark Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children, advocates say the federal government needs to decisively act on key recommendations.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 26, 2025
Funding to help Indigenous women and children in the NT leave abusive relationships

First Nations women and children living in Darwin will be given support to leave violent intimate partner relationships through funding for an Indigenous legal organisation by the federal government.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 21, 2025
“It’s literally killing people": Thorpe attacks government inaction on forever chemicals in waterways

Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe says Australia can look to the United States on how they managed levels of "forever chemicals" in water, calling on the federal government to act.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 23, 2025
Peak pody calls for "clarity and commitment" on federal response to missing and murdered Indigenous women and children inquiry

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence say "critical questions" remain unanswered in the federal government's response to the Senate Inquiry on Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Ch...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 27, 2024
"Safety comes from liberation, not domination" - Thorpe criticises Labor 'hypocrisy' over gendered violence

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has called out the federal government on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women for "actively fuelling and funding the culture of violence...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 25, 2024
"Enough is enough": NT Government must fulfil promised $180m in funding for domestic violence services, AMSANT says

Ahead of a coroner's findings into the deaths of four Indigenous women in the Northern Territory next week, the peak body for Aboriginal community-controlled health services in the Territory has calle...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 22, 2024
Djirra CEO says data sovereignty, investment in ACCOs key to keeping First Nations women visible

The chief executive of Victorian Aboriginal family violence prevention service Djirra says investing in First Nations data sovereignty is key to keeping Aboriginal women visible.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 4, 2024
Voices of women and children still not heard

The long-awaited release of the Senate Inquiry report on murdered and missing Indigenous women and children has seen mixed reactions, ranging from optimism to outright dismay.

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Dr Hannah McGlade Aug 26, 2024
Murdered Indigenous women, kids report 'demands action'

Police must be held accountable for systemic discrimination and prejudice against Indigenous people, advocates say. A Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children made 10 rec...

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Keira Jenkins Aug 16, 2024
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