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'Respect, rights and reform': Why Tasmania must get heritage protection right
As the Tasmanian Government progresses its overhaul of the Aboriginal Heritage A...
Mark Harriss 12 May 2026
Calls to better support Aboriginal people at risk of family violence
SiS Tasmania has called on the Tasmanian Government to do more to support Aborig...
Callan Morse 5 May 2026
Security cameras were offline during ‘critical incident’ at troubled youth detention centre
Security cameras at northern Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre w...
Callan Morse 4 May 2026
Legal service accuses Tasmanian Government of failing Aboriginal people
New data has prompted the head of an Indigenous justice service to accuse the Ta...
Callan Morse 27 Apr 2026
Government spruiks ‘stronger protections’ as consultation opens on Tasmania’s Aboriginal Heritage Act
The reforming of Tasmania's Aboriginal Heritage Act has progressed after the sta...
Callan Morse 1 Apr 2026
Consultation with Alliance on Aboriginal Heritage Act progresses, TAC remain ‘completely shut out’

Consultation on reforming Tasmania's Aboriginal Heritage Act has improved, according to the Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Communities Alliance (TRACA).

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 18, 2026
Indigenous children locked up at 'distressingly high' rate in Tasmanian youth detention centre

New Department of Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) data indicates Indigenous children and young people continue to be disproportionately represented in northern Tasmania's Ashley Youth Det...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 17, 2026
Safety at troubled Tasmanian youth detention centre in the spotlight following fire, alleged assault

The safety of detainees at Northern Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre (AYDC) — as well as that of its staff — is in question following a tumultuous period at the troubled facility.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Feb 5, 2026
United Nations report condemns treatment of young people at Tasmanian youth detention centre

A United Nations review of Australia's human rights compliance has heavily criticised Northern Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre (Ashley), the facility labelled an especially serious example of...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jan 30, 2026
Aboriginal legal service raises concerns following transfer of Indigenous youth from detention to adult prison

Two young Indigenous people have been transferred from youth detention to an adult prison facility in Tasmania, with concerns raised by the state's Aboriginal legal service.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 30, 2025
‘Torture-adjacent practice’: Aboriginal justice groups condemn ‘completely unacceptable’ treatment of young person in Tasmanian state care

Revelations security staff at a Tasmanian youth detention centre used a young person's t-shirt to create an improvised spit hood have sparked an outcry from Aboriginal legal and advocacy groups.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 5, 2025
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre ‘unanimously reaffirms call for Treaty’ as government pursues Truth-telling and Healing Commission

Aboriginal people have met in northern Tasmania to "unanimously reaffirm the call for a Treaty" between the state's Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Nov 26, 2025
‘Truth and culture, not football and concerts’: Aboriginal centre slams Tasmanian Government’s stadium proposal

An Aboriginal corporation has criticised the Tasmanian government's financial backing of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium while housing shortages and the cost of living continue to impact Tasmania...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Nov 20, 2025
Aboriginal people left "deeply shocked and heartbroken" after vandals desecrate sacred site

An Aboriginal sacred site has been vandalised in Tasmania's far north-east, leaving the state's Indigenous peoples deeply shocked and heartbroken while receiving broad condemnation from political part...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Oct 1, 2025
Aboriginal community group says wind farm approval will have ‘devastating consequences’ on culturally significant site

The Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation has expressed its "heartbreak and disappointment" following the approval of a large-scale wind farm in north-west Tasmania.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 1, 2025
‘No commitment, no support’: Aboriginal Centre calls for reform as battle for government in Tasmania continues

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre says it will support whichever major political party commits to key Indigenous affairs reform in the state. Following last month's state election the race to form gover...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 13, 2025
Aboriginal Legal Service announces policy agenda ahead of Tasmanian state election

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has issued its policy agenda ahead of Tasmania's upcoming state election. It comes after the Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Corporations Alliance (TRACA) called f...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 30, 2025
TRACA calls for commitments to Aboriginal-led initiatives ahead of Tasmanian election

Ahead of next month's state election, the Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Communities Alliance (TRACA) has called on all candidates to commit to sustained and meaningful investment in Aboriginal-led sol...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 26, 2025
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