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National register documenting racism against First Peoples secures $2 million in federal funding
The federal government will provide up to $2 million to support a national regis...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Sep 2026
Health scholarship named after Indigenous trailblazer opens
Applications for the 2027 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship round are now open....
Callan Morse 1 Sep 2026
Torres Strait electrician named BHP's Indigenous Employee of the Year
Gudang Yadhaykenu man Gavin Corrie has been named BHP's Indigenous Employee of t...
Reece Harley 28 Aug 2026
Grants program supports strong and healthy Zenadth Kes
Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) community organisations, sporting clubs, schools, co...
Callan Morse 13 Aug 2026
Systemic racism fuelling child removals, Senate inquiry told
The story of racism is one of hate and unfathomable damage, but it is one that c...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Aug 2026
From Renaissance dreamscapes to digital ceremony: 2026 Telstra NATSIAA winners revealed

A Renaissance-inspired dreamscape, handwoven dillybags made from British Museum maps, and a digital recording of Tiwi song and dance are among the works recognised in Australia's leading First Nations...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Aug 7, 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
Indigenous media leaders lay bare 'terrifying' racism at inquiry

Prominent Indigenous presenters are bearing the brunt of an "alarming escalation" of racism, with an inquiry told media outlets must be more accountable.

Olympian calls for Boxing Australia investigation at racism inquiry

There is a lack of support for some Indigenous athletes, a parliamentary inquiry has heard, whilst abuse and racism are rife in community sport.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 6, 2026
'Australia has a skeleton in its closet': Treaty leaders back national truth-telling

Racism against First Peoples is a direct consequence of colonisation and remains embedded in Australia's institutions, laws and systems, the Co-Chair of Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly has told a p...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 6, 2026
'Experiences of Aboriginal people in NSW must not be minimised or diminished': Land Rights peak body calls for more racism inquiry hearings

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council has called on the national Inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to hold an additional hearing in...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 5, 2026
Children's Day highlights strength of First Nations youth as leaders warn of harmful policies

Amid criticism and warnings from experts about attacks on children's rights across the country, First Nations communities will mark National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day on Tue...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 4, 2026
Plibersek: NT alone on child placement principle stance

Controversial child protection legislation passed by the Northern Territory Government flies in the face of decades of evidence, Labor's Social Services Minister says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 29, 2026
New data tracks strength and revival of First Nations languages

New national data has established the first Indigenous-led baseline for measuring progress on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages under the Closing the Gap framework, with communities cont...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 29, 2026
National Roundtable renews call for urgent action on murdered and disappeared Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children

A national roundtable of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women leaders, people with lived experience, government representatives, Aboriginal community-controlled organisations, advocates and pra...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 27, 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
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