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Plibersek: NT alone on child placement principle stance
Controversial child protection legislation passed by the Northern Territory Gove...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jul 2026
New data tracks strength and revival of First Nations languages
New national data has established the first Indigenous-led baseline for measurin...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jul 2026
Traditional Owners continue fight for climate justice in Torres Strait
Torres Strait Traditional Owner Uncle Pabai Pabai has vowed to continue fighting...
Joseph Guenzler 28 Jul 2026
Appeal puts climate duty of care back in the spotlight
Community leaders from the Torres Strait Islands will take their climate fight b...
Tara Cosoleto (AAP) 28 Jul 2026
National watchdogs join criticism of NT child protection changes

The fallout from the Northern Territory Government's controversial child protection laws has continued, with the national First Nations social justice and children's commissioners the latest to critic...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 24, 2026
Yindjibarndi artist brings Pilbara Country to NATSIAA

Yindjibarndi artist Allery Sandy has painted the Pilbara as a place of memory, culture and survival in her finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 23, 2026
CLP says the Aboriginal child placement principle is strengthened under their new laws: So why won't the Child Protection Minister back it?

The Northern Territory's Child Protection Minister has repeatedly failed to confirm whether she believes the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) supports the safe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 22, 2026
Yolŋu women weave unity and kinship into works for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

Yolŋu women from across Arnhem Land have woven unity, kinship and cultural knowledge into their finalist work for the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 22, 2026
'This is neglect': Controversial NT child protection laws passes despite overwhelming opposition

Controversial changes to child protection laws have passed the Northern Territory Parliament, sparking warnings the impacts will be carried by First Nations families for generations.

Souths reel as Mitchell sees specialist, Fifita banned

South Sydney's quest to remain in the top eight has received a hammer blow with star forwards Cameron Murray, David Fifita and Tallis Duncan joining talisman Latrell Mitchell on the sidelines.

'Only intensifies distrust': McCarthy criticises NT child protection laws

Controversial child protection laws in the Northern Territory have been criticised by the federal minister responsible for Indigenous Australians, who argues they will only increase distrust between F...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 22, 2026
Young Queensland mob encouraged to apply for ‘deadly’ education scholarship program

Dolphins fullback Trai Fuller has joined acclaimed author and activist Aunty Ruth Hegarty to encourage students to apply for a Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundation (QATSIF) scho...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 21, 2026
Voice referendum a 'turning point' where racism towards First Peoples became 'publicly acceptable'

The failed Voice referendum was a "turning point" where racism towards First Peoples became "publicly acceptable", the chair of a Senate inquiry into racism against Aboriginal people has said.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 20, 2026
Exclusive: NT, Queensland refuse to back Aboriginal child placement principle

A statement supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) has been signed by ministers from every state and territory except Queensland and the Northern Terr...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 20, 2026
First Nations children facing rising tide of coordinated online racism

First Nations children are paying the price for online racism in "increasingly organised, coordinated and deliberate attacks", the peak body for Indigenous children and families says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 20, 2026
'Complete no-show': NT government's absence from racism inquiry condemned

Racism across the country, particularly in the Northern Territory, "seems to be getting worse and worse every day," Senator Lidia Thorpe says, as the Territory government has been slammed for failing...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
'Jailing machine, gulags': Indigenous people incarcerated at world-leading rates

A senior barrister has unleashed at a racism probe, saying young Indigenous people are denied due process and incarcerated at world-leading rates.

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