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Kimberley Aboriginal women are set to take their case to the United Nations in Geneva
A delegation of Aboriginal women from Western Australia's Kimberley region is tr...
Natasha Clark 8 Jul 2026
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launches First Nations International Engagement Strategy
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launched the First Nations I...
Giovanni Torre 8 Jul 2026
'The next fifty years of NAIDOC must strengthen what the last fifty have fought to protect'
For fifty years, NAIDOC has celebrated the strength of our people. It honours th...
William Tilmouth 6 Jul 2026
New national advocate for First Nations children takes effect
First Nations children across the country officially have a national advocate fr...
Dechlan Brennan 1 Jul 2026
UN recommendations on Indigenous rights largely rejected by Albanese government
The Albanese government has rejected key United Nations recommendations aimed at...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Jun 2026
‘Reconciliation cannot be performative’ – Canadian Indigenous leaders set the standard for business Action Plans

British Columbia Indigenous leaders have published important new guidelines which aim to set a standard for Reconciliation Action Plans in the Canadian province.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 22, 2026
Mabo Day reflections centre truth, Indigenous rights at AIATSIS Summit

The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast marked Mabo Day with reflections on truth, power and the future of Indigenous rights on Wednesday. Kaleb Mabo, the grandson of Eddie "Kioki" Mabo, used his address...

United Nations urges Canada to stop assimilatory impacts of the ‘Indian Act’

The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recently took the significant step of issuing Technical Advice to Canada regarding implementation of the United Nations Declarat...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 13, 2026
Australia accused of ignoring human rights obligations on Indigenous children

The overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system "reflects systemic and structural racial discrimination", the United Nations has said. Despite making up only 6.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 7, 2026
Populist, harmful policies driving incarceration, child removals: Human Rights Commission

First Peoples communities continue to be the hardest hit by "populist, blunt and harmful" laws, the Australian Human Rights Commission says. While there has been progress on some Closing the Gap targe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 4, 2026
Advocates say Australia's UNDRIP inaction continues to fail Stolen Generations survivors

Stolen Generations survivors continue to be disadvantaged when the rights of Indigenous peoples are not embedded in law across the country, advocates say.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 29, 2026
Truth‑telling is a human right, and Australia has a legal duty to deliver it

Australia stands at a turning point. The defeat of the 2023 Voice Referendum did not simply end a debate; it exposed how uncomfortable many Australians still are with the truth.

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Scottie Campbell Apr 28, 2026
Canadian First Nations leaders fight back against attack on Indigenous rights in British Columbia

Canadian Indigenous leaders have urged legislators in British Columbia to vote down a bill which would suspended parts of the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 20, 2026
'No longer any excuse': Mainstream providers urged to hand out-of-home care services to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations

Mainstream providers of out-of-home care services are being urged to "boldly commit to return children to culture, community and kin", as the peak body for Indigenous children and families warns the o...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 2, 2026
A Human Rights Act in NSW promises practical change for First Nations people

People in New South Wales live with some of the least protection of their human rights in any Western democracy. We have no federal Human Rights Act and, unlike our neighbours in the ACT, Queensland a...

More than 100 British Columbia First Nations leaders join growing opposition to proposed Declaration Act changes

A growing list of more than 100 First Nations leaders and organisations from across the Canadian province of British Columbia have renewed their vow to defend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigeno...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 10, 2026
On Invasion Day, Australia cannot dodge the truth in Geneva

Our people have always told the truth about what January 26 means. Dispossession. Violence. Stolen Land. Stolen children. Attempted cultural and linguistic erasure.

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Nerita Waight Jan 26, 2026
Recognition and accountability key steps towards progress - Professor Megan Davis

Economic empowerment of Indigenous communities, much touted by the federal government, is hindered by the absence of constitutional recognition and constitutionally protected rights for First Nations...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 19, 2025
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