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Opinion: Our Aboriginal children are being failed by a system meant to protect them
Every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child deserves the chance to grow up...
Sheree Lowe 17 Sep 2026
Labor's random search powers for police pledge slammed as 'copycat social policy'
A Victorian Government election commitment to give police and protective service...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Sep 2026
Advocates welcome move to decriminalise begging in Victoria
The decriminalisation of begging in Victoria is "long awaited and much needed",...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Sep 2026
Directions hearing held into 'much loved' Aboriginal man’s death in police custody
Warning: This report contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Sep 2026
'Child Protection Week should prompt us to ask a difficult question: What happens if we fail to follow through?'
This year's Child Protection Week (September 6-12) theme, Every Conversation Mat...
Jason Kanoa 1 Sep 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
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
Award-winning Aboriginal leader strengthens community outcomes through TAFE training

A young Aboriginal man is strengthening outcomes for Aboriginal children and families across Victoria after undertaking targeted TAFE training to build his leadership skills and deepen the impact of h...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 21, 2026
Victoria establishes state's first Aboriginal-led human research ethics committee

Victoria's first Aboriginal-led human research ethics committee has officially begun operations, marking a significant step in strengthening cultural oversight of medical research involving Aboriginal...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
VIEWS program celebrates decade of Indigenous engineering pathways

A program connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students with engineering pathways has marked 10 years during NAIDOC Week.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 13, 2026
50 Years of Deadly, 20 Years of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act

This year marks two significant milestones. Fifty years of NAIDOC. Twenty years since the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 was enacted.

Aboriginal groups warn racism remains entrenched across Victoria's public systems

Systemic racism across Victoria's healthcare, child protection and policing systems is continuing to harm First Nations people, two leading Aboriginal organisations have warned.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 2, 2026
To talk, share, connect and decompress: Victorian Institute of Sport unveils permanent Yarning Circle

Catherine Freeman knows the pressures of being an elite athlete better than most, and the value of somewhere to connect, decompress and host open and honest discussion.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 22, 2026
Advocacy groups warn of 'imminent' death in custody risk over police cell loophole

A coalition of Aboriginal and legal advocacy organisations has warned that a death in police custody is "imminent" unless the Victorian Government closes a loophole they say allows detainees to be hel...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 17, 2026
First Nations artwork welcomes community to future Hume Tech School

At the entrance to Kangan Institute's future Hume Tech School, a new First Nations artwork brings together bronze, glass and sculptural digging sticks to tell an ancient story of knowledge, technology...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 12, 2026
'Making quitting something visible, collective, and backed by community': Anti-vaping campaign for Indigenous young people goes national

A state-based, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation-led anti-vaping campaign has expanded nationally, encouraging community "warriors and the dreamers", its young people, to quit with t...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 10, 2026
Grants support First Nations participation in Victorian sports carnivals and pathway programs

The latest round of grants to support First Nations athletes and sides to compete in carnivals and tournaments has been launched in Victoria.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 2, 2026
Gathering place commemorates trailblazing Yarra Yarra Elder Aunty Dot Peters

Yarra Yarra Elder Aunty Dorothy 'Dot' Peters is remembered as a passionate and powerful advocate for recognition, reconciliation and, as her son explains, respect, caring and sharing.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 2, 2026
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