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Indigenous former top level footballer to sue AFL and alleged perpetrator of sexual abuse in Supreme Court
Warning: This report refers to sexual abuse and self-harm. Lawyers for a First N...
Andrew Mathieson 2 Apr 2026
Coalition will probe First Nations organisations
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price sets out her top five priorities in Indigenous...
Coalition not listenting to Aboriginal voices on Royal Commission proposal - SNAICC
The peak body for Indigenous children has slammed Peter Dutton's renewed calls f...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Jan 2025
Dutton plans audits of Indigenous programs, return of cashless debit card
A full audit into spending on Indigenous programs and a royal commission into se...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Jan 2025
Former Bishop of Broome pleads not guilty to more than 20 sex offences against Indigenous youth
The former Bishop of Broome who has been accused of alleged historical sex offen...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Sep 2024
WA legal service gets new home after $3.3 million grant from Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation

A Western Australian Aboriginal legal organisation has opened a new headquarters in Perth, thanks to $3.3 million from the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation.

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Brendan Foster Sep 19, 2024
Awakabal woman Sarah Williams working tirelessly to end victim-blaming and sexual violence

Sarah Williams is working to end the scourge of sexual violence across Australia. The 22 year-old Awakabal woman has been honoured as the 2023 Newcastle Woman of the Year, Young Achiever of the Year N...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 21, 2024
Barry Cable charged with historical sex crimes against underaged girl

Western Australian police have charged disgraced former North Melbourne and WAFL player Barry Cable with the alleged historical sexual abuse of a young girl.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 24, 2024
"I hope other families in our position won’t ever go through the same thing" - Family of two Indigenous girls killed in 1987 respond to long overdue inquest findings

The family of two Indigenous girls who died in horrific circumstances in 1987 have said the findings of the coroner, which found the police investigation was "inexplicably" deficient - in part due to...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 23, 2024
New charges against former Broome bishop accused of abusing dozens of Indigenous children and young men

Western Australian police Child Abuse Squad detectives announced new chargers against former bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, on Wednesday.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 17, 2024
Bishop accused of sex offences against Indigenous youth arrested in Broome

The former bishop of Broome has been arrested at his home over alleged historical sex offences against Indigenous youth and children, some dating back more than 50 years.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 21, 2024
Senator’s child abuse ‘surge’ claim misleads

WHAT WAS CLAIMEDThere have been an additional 30,000 reports of abuse or concern relating to children in the Northern Territory in 2021/22 - around 3,000 of which refer to child sexual abuse.

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Kate Atkinson Nov 8, 2023
Dutton accused of politicising Indigenous child abuse

Peter Dutton has been accused of politicising the safety of women and children in Indigenous communities by calling for a royal commission into sexual abuse.

Opposition push for Indigenous abuse royal commission

Peter Dutton has launched a fresh push for a royal commission into sexual abuse in Indigenous communities. The opposition leader used a motion - defeated in the House of Representatives on Thursday -...

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