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Liberal candidate dropped over offensive comments about Indigenous Australians
The Victorian Liberals have dumped a candidate less than three weeks from pollin...
Eleanor Wilson (AAP) 11 Nov 2026
New WA prisons report reveals 'worsening conditions across the system'
Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services has released an annual repor...
Giovanni Torre 11 Nov 2026
Exclusive: Vic Greens to introduce legislation after federal shackling bill rejected
The Victorian Greens will introduce legislation to ban the shackling of women du...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Nov 2026
Indigenous business excellence honoured at Victorian Aboriginal Business Awards
Aboriginal businesses from across Victoria have been honoured at the sector's ni...
Giovanni Torre 7 Nov 2026
Missing eleven-year-old boy’s body found after Broken River accident
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Nov 2026
Torres Strait Islander woman becomes first in family to graduate from university

Torres Strait Islander woman Ramona Weston has become the first person in her family to graduate from university after completing her degree while working full-time in the Australian Public Service.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 4, 2026
Vic Labor promise community-led healing centre if elected

Victorian Labor has committed to funding an on-Country healing centre in line with a recommendation from the state's mental health system Royal Commission.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 2, 2026
Elected First Peoples body launches accountability framework as Treaty future hangs in balance

The under-threat Treaty framework, facing the axe if the Coalition wins next month's Victorian election, has launched a formal mechanism to ensure its elected members remain accountable to Victoria's...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 31, 2026
Vic Opposition's plan to scrap Treaty branded 'shameful' as Coalition MPs avoid community debate

The Victorian Coalition's plan to rip up Treaty is a "shameful" act, the state's former Treaty Commissioner has said. The historic statewide Treaty — negotiated between the Victorian Government...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 30, 2026
Victorian state election: what’s at stake for Treaty and Indigenous self‑determination?

Victoria has made more progress in advancing Indigenous rights than any other jurisdiction in Australia. However, those achievements sit precariously as the state heads to an election on November 28.

Hall of Fame recognition for Cape York health leader

Debra Malthouse has been inducted into the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council Hall of Fame, recognising more than 45 years of work in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-con...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 28, 2026
Strong communities, healthy futures: Aboriginal-led GP cultural education organisation launches five-year strategy

A national framework and systems to monitor progress of cultural safety education within doctor training will be established as a nationwide, Aboriginal-led health sector organisation maps out its fut...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 27, 2026
Mob-led community election debate to take place as Treaty dismantling fears loom

A political debate for mob will be held this week in Melbourne, a month before the hugely consequential Victorian state election. The Community Question Time, hosted by the Victorian Aboriginal Commun...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
Victorian watchdog to examine overcrowding and human rights in police cells

The Victorian Auditor-General's Office (VAGO) will examine the management of prisoners held in police cells following reports of people being detained beyond the recommended 14-day limit.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
Grant for Koya Aboriginal Corporation to 'strengthen outcomes for children, young people and families' in WA

The Western Australian government has announced a half-million dollar investment in the strength, leadership and self-determination of Aboriginal community organisations.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 22, 2026
Urgent action needed on family violence services in remote NT communities

There is an urgent need to improve domestic, family and sexual violence services in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory following the alleged murder of a 16-year-old girl earlier t...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 21, 2026
Quilpie-born lawyer brings legal services closer to home in regional Queensland

Budjiti woman Kathleen Wincen has established an Aboriginal-owned and led legal practice to improve access to affordable, culturally safe legal assistance across regional and remote Queensland.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 21, 2026
Sacred tree reportedly felled, 'heavy-handed' police presence criticised, on Djab Warrung Country

Two people have been arrested and a sacred tree cut down at the Djab Wurrung protest camp in western Victoria. The camp, which is protesting the logging of trees near Ararat, is a "site of vast cultur...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 20, 2026
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