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Support for ‘vital’ Indigenous-led postvention service
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisation is en...
Callan Morse 21 Aug 2026
Free, practical support: Walumarra Legal Centre offers pro-bono service for land councils
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has championed the work of a pro-bono culturally...
Jarred Cross 19 Aug 2026
Government and police must take responsibility for Indigenous deaths in custody
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Dechlan Brennan 18 Aug 2026
Fire truck handover empowers community, protects Country
The NSW Rural Fire Service has gifted a fire truck to the Muli Muli community, e...
Callan Morse 17 Aug 2026
Shire of Victoria Plains signs up to help protect Yued heritage
The Shire of Victoria Plains has become the second local government in the Yued...
Giovanni Torre 17 Aug 2026
'There is still so much more to save' - Yagara Elders take Barrambin fight to Canberra

Yagara Elders have taken their fight to protect Barrambin directly to the federal government, presenting a cultural heritage book documenting the significance of the site as calls continue for an imme...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 17, 2026
Racist abuse after alleged Mildura attack sparks condemnation

Racist, violent and aggressive comments in the wake of an alleged attack on two 12-year-old Aboriginal children in Mildura have caused widespread emotions of "grief, anger and despair" among Aborigina...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 14, 2026
WA's Rheumatic Heart Disease Strategic Framework aims to drive change

The Western Australian Government a new strategic framework which sets out a shared vision to eliminate new cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in WA by 2036, through Aboriginal-led prevention, equ...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
IBAC charges two Victorian police officers over alleged assault of Aboriginal man

Two Victorian police officers have been charged with assault after allegedly using a Taser and a knee to strike an Aboriginal man last year. Wade, who is represented by the Victorian Aboriginal Legal...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 14, 2026
‘Completely blameless' Aboriginal children face racist online abuse after alleged Mildura ute attack

The alleged attack on two 12-year-old boys in Mildura by an adult man has spawned largely unmoderated racist comments online encouraging further violence, despite the children being completely innocen...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 13, 2026
Victorian Traditional Owners criticise ‘shooting super agency’

The creation of a "shooting super agency" has been criticised by Victorian Traditional Owners, who say they were not involved in the process, which "betrays the commitment of Statewide Treaty".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 13, 2026
'Roebourne is not a fit prison for Aboriginal women' expert warns after inspector's report raises concerns

Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services has raised concerns about the disadvantages faced by women, as well as ageing infrastructure and population growth, in Roebourne Regional Prison.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 12, 2026
Thorpe, Greens call for Victorian ‘No Air’ prison bill to be scrapped

Senator Lidia Thorpe and the Greens are the latest to call for a controversial Victorian amendment that would mean prisoners are no longer guaranteed daily access to fresh air to be scrapped.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2026
Denial of guaranteed daily access to fresh air for prisoners ‘inconsistent’ with Treaty

Victorian Traditional Owners say legislation that means prisoners are no longer guaranteed daily access to fresh air is "inconsistent with the spirit and intent of Statewide Treaty".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2026
High hopes for $13 million health hub in Goldfields

One of Western Australia's biggest regional health centres has been transformed to meet modern needs of the rural communities it serves across the state's biggest region.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 12, 2026
Trees felled as Traditional Owners push for emergency protection for Barrambin / Victoria Park

Yagara Magandjin Aboriginal Corporation has called for an immediate halt to tree clearing at Barrambin / Victoria Park as concerns grow over the absence of First Nations cultural heritage from the Que...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 11, 2026
‘Burning along our songlines’: Collaborative demonstration burn strengthens culture

An Aboriginal corporation has partnered with the largest holiday park group in New South Wales to conduct a demonstration cultural burn at Scotts Head on the state's Mid North Coast.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 11, 2026
Aboriginal health body calls for funding of women’s drug and alcohol rehabilitation model

The peak body for Victorian Indigenous health organisations has called on the state Government to fund a new Aboriginal-led alcohol and other drug (AOD) detoxification and rehabilitation service desig...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 10, 2026
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