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New book sheds light on the camps of colonial Australia’s ‘most ruthless killing machine’
First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discrimin...
Raymond Evans 10 Nov 2026
Minnesota landmarks with Indigenous histories hidden in plain sight
Discover the Dakota and Ojibwe histories embedded in popular spots around the st...
Lindsey Scharold 6 Nov 2026
USA pushes to abolish United Nations decolonisation committee amid mocking Pacific visits
The US Trump administration has called for the United Nations' decolonisation sp...
Andrew Mathieson 6 Nov 2026
Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres
States and territories have been urged by federal ministers to allow United Nati...
Five people saved after months lost in Pacific on small boat

Two children are among five people rescued after three months drifting at sea in a 20-foot skiff. The US Coast Guard in Guam confirmed on Tuesday the vessel had set off from Ruo Island in the Federate...

What are they hiding? Advocates condemn refusal to allow UN scrutiny of youth prisons

The Northern Territory and Queensland governments' refusal to meet United Nations officials during their visits to youth detention centres raises questions about the "transparency, accountability and...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 4, 2026
By the numbers: An historic year for Indigenous candidates in the USA

Tuesday's general election in the United States will have the highest number of Indigenous candidates ever, according to a database by ICT and Advance Native Political Leadership.

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Pauly Denetclaw Nov 3, 2026
Cherokee Nation Tribal Council committee opposes Inola smelter

The Cherokee Nation Rules Committee has unanimously approved a resolution formally opposing the controversial aluminum smelter planned for Inola.

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Thomas Pablo Nov 2, 2026
UN say officials blocked from inspecting youth detention centres in NT and Queensland

Advocates have criticised the Northern Territory and Queensland governments for refusing to meet United Nations officials during their visits to youth detention centres.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 2, 2026
Indigenous women playing key role in US midterm elections

This is the first time Gwen Leaffe Carr, who is a longtime Democratic political consultant, has seen so many Indigenous women be major party nominees for high profile offices.

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Pauly Denetclaw Nov 2, 2026
Pacific islands push for seat on UN security council

Pacific countries are gathering worldwide support for a permanent but rotating seat for Small Island Developing States - a recognised United Nations international grouping - on the UN's security counc...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Nov 2, 2026
16 Indigenous Protected Areas set for six states and territories

The federal government has announced an $11.31 million investment to support the establishment of 16 new Indigenous Protected Areas. The announcement will see Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) —...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 29, 2026
National hate crime database could help tackle racism; consistent data lacking

A national database of hate crimes will help law enforcement paint a more accurate picture of hate crimes perpetrated against First Peoples. The comments from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 28, 2026
Will Yup'ik candidate Mary Peltola make history? Alaska race tightens for US Senate

Former congresswoman Mary Peltola faces incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan in a race that could put the first Native woman ever in the upper chamber of the US Congress.

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Charles Fox Oct 27, 2026
Navajo, White Mountain Apache hit by flooding

The community near Kirtland, New Mexico, has come together at a fire station to help fill sandbags to stave off flooding from the San Juan River in residential areas.

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Kalle Benallie Oct 26, 2026
'Working continuously to address such allegations' - Indonesia defends its human rights monitoring in West Papua

The United Nations has heard Indonesia reject the latest claims of systematic human rights abuses inside West Papua. Earlier this month representatives from Vanuatu and Solomon Islands urged the UN ge...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 16, 2026
Ancient sites and artefacts uncovered by laser drones

Under a canopy of gumtrees deep inside rugged mountains lies a trail of ancient Aboriginal rock shelters, with stone tools and red hand prints revealing stories of the oldest continuous living culture...

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