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VIEWS program celebrates decade of Indigenous engineering pathways
A program connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students...
Joseph Guenzler 13 Jul 2026
Pacific climate forum to become biennial platform
The Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and Environment (PIFCE) will become a bi...
Rebekah Rasmussen 9 Jul 2026
Violent mistreatment of Indigenous man symptom of 'deeper disease' in ACT Policing, Aboriginal Legal Service warns
A "horrifying" incident of police violence against an Aboriginal man is indicati...
Giovanni Torre 7 Jul 2026
Social Justice Report: Structural reform key to the future of First Nations rights
Australia will fail to close the gap or achieve lasting justice for First Nation...
Independent watchdog needs teeth to tackle police violence in NSW
New South Wales has a serious police violence problem. A reckoning is long overd...
Lauren Stefanou 25 Jun 2026
Organic farming policy launched to strengthen Fiji food systems

Fiji has launched a five-year national organic farming policy aimed at increasing organically managed land, expanding export certification and creating new opportunities for smallholder farmers, women...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 19, 2026
Trump restores commercial fishing - sparking fears for Pacific's protected areas

Donald Trump has returned mass commercial fishing in the Pacific; rolling back protections for oceans that are considered pristine ecosystems.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 18, 2026
Deadly Science camp inspires young Kokoberran woman's career choice

Kamilaroi man Associate Professor Corey Tutt has spent years working to change young peoples' perception of science. As the driving force behind Deadly Science, he is helping young people reconnect wi...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 3, 2026
Mātātā Initiative backs next generation of Māori and Pasifika engineers

Key points:- The Mātātā Initiative will provide up to $350,000 annually from 2027 to 2029 to support Māori and Pasifika rangatahi pursuing four-year engineering and technology degr...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 25, 2026
'I feel a cultural responsibility to leave places better than when we found them': Indigenous STEM students supported on their journey to make a difference

These First Nations women in STEM want to make a difference for their community, for their Country, and leave a mark on where they work. Mia Stevens, pursuing a career in software engineering, and Zoe...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 22, 2026
Corruption and Crime Commission finds WA Police internal investigation of alleged misconduct towards Noongar man 'inadequate'

A WA Police investigation of alleged misconduct by officers towards a Noongar man in Boorloo/Perth was "inadequate", the Corruption and Crime Commission has found.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 15, 2026
'We are repeating history' - why the Child Placement Principle must remain

Every time an Aboriginal child dies, the response is the same. Not fund services. Not resource families. Demonise an entire culture. I cannot think of a single instance where a non-Indigenous child's...

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Dr Tracy Westerman May 14, 2026
You can’t be what you can’t see: Raising Horizons is changing the view for young people

We talk often about creating opportunities for young people, but for many of our mob, opportunity is not the missing piece: visibility is. If you have never seen it, never met someone doing it, or nev...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 14, 2026
Fiji hosts regional push for climate-smart Pacific food systems

Fiji is hosting regional agriculture and food systems workshops in Nadi as Pacific countries look to strengthen food security, rural livelihoods and climate-resilient farming.

Not waiting for a seat: the Indigenous woman rewriting the rules of the energy sector

At a time when the world is racing to solve climate and energy challenges, one Aboriginal woman is leading with a different kind of knowledge.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 4, 2026
Grounded in community: Sarah Landers recognised for leading with purpose

Sarah Landers has been named a finalist in the First Nations category of the NT News Woman of the Year Awards, recognising a career built on showing up for community.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Apr 30, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Mother alleges she was told guards ignored woman’s cries for help before death in Bandyup prison

The mother of a 35-year-old Aboriginal woman who died in Perth's Bandyup Women's Prison claims guards failed to respond to her daughter's calls for help before her death.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 19, 2026
Five years on, inquest confirms health system failures contributed to the preventable death of First Nations woman Eve Brown

The family of Eve Brown, a First Nations woman who died at the Lightning Ridge Multi Purpose Health Service in New South Wales in July 2021, received coronial findings on Thursday which confirmed crit...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 19, 2026
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