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WA Opposition to launch petition calling for Aboriginal Affairs minister to resign
Western Australian Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas is set to launch a petition...
Giovanni Torre 8 Nov 2026
Queensland's tough new bail laws won't make communities safer, advocates say
The Federal Government must respond to Queensland's new bail laws, the peak body...
Dechlan Brennan 2 Nov 2026
First Nations urge partnership for disaster resilience
Indigenous knowledge could be powerful in responding to natural disasters with t...
Keira Jenkins (AAP) 30 Oct 2026
For Indigenous peoples in Brazil, the election results offer a reprieve — not a resolution
Lula's reelection kept an ally in the presidency, but a rightward shift in Congr...
Joseph Lee 29 Oct 2026
Canadian-backed potash mine in Brazil has dried up sacred Amazon springs, residents say
The construction of an access road for a potash mining project in Autazes, in Br...
Aimee Gabay 27 Oct 2026
Federal police warns of youth radicalisation 'tsunami' as advocates reject punitive responses

The Australian Federal Police's (AFP) warning of radicalisation among children has prompted advocates to call for community-led support over punitive laws and imprisonment.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 23, 2026
Brazil election: Unprecedented Indigenous ministry at risk if Flávio Bolsonaro wins

"With a single stroke of a pen, he can undo all the achievements we have accomplished in these almost four years," said Brazil's Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Eloy Terena, regarding a possible victo...

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Karla Mendes Oct 21, 2026
World Bank Group report warns billions needed to climate-proof Fiji's future

Fiji's government faces the challenge of raising billions of dollars for strengthening its resilience against climate change if it is to avoid pushing public debts into unsustainable levels, a new rep...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 20, 2026
'Alarming': Hardline youth crime policies risk making communities less safe

A focus on youth crime and punitive responses ahead of the Victorian election shows a lack of "leadership and accountability", legal advocates say.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 9, 2026
Children leaving care in South Australia face a 'cliff edge', inquiry finds

First Nations children face "a cliff edge" after they transition out of care when they turn 18, according to a report from the South Australian Guardian for Children and Young People.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 8, 2026
$3 million backs First Nations-led research putting Country at the heart of health

A 100 per cent First Nations research team will lead a new $3 million national project examining how climate change is affecting Country and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Oct 5, 2026
Traditional Owners leading research on how Cultural Fire and Indigenous Knowledge Systems can strengthen climate resilience

Traditional Owners across Queensland are leading research on Country to better understand how Cultural Fire and Indigenous Knowledge Systems can strengthen climate resilience, support healthier grazin...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 22, 2026
Youth justice: don't let another inquiry go to waste

On election night in 2022, millions of Australians watched Prime Minister Anthony Albanese open his victory speech:"I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet.

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Nerita Waight Sep 18, 2026
Pacific friends to suffer from fossil-fuel 'hypocrisy'

Australia needs a firmer plan to transition away from fossil-fuel production to help protect Pacific nations from the effects of climate change, according to a new report.

NSW crime crackdown criticised as ‘punishing’ exploited children

The New South Wales Government's announcement that police will be given stronger tools to disrupt organised crime networks, and children will face stronger penalties, has been criticised by legal expe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 9, 2026
Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations almost $1b

Australia's Pacific neighbours could save almost $1 billion a year by swapping fossil fuel imports for renewable energy - and cover the cost of the transition in just over a decade.

PM urged to show leadership on youth justice 'crisis'

The Prime Minister is allowing states and territories to enact policies that result in more children being put in prison, the overwhelming majority of them Indigenous, a parliamentary inquiry has hear...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2026
'Racist' child protection system, online abuse in focus at senate inquiry

Racism is a threat to the safety of First Nations people, a parliamentary hearing has heard, with witnesses saying people are "sick" of hearings and inquiries that fail to deliver tangible change.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2026
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