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Indigenous Solicitors Foundation to boost First Nations legal practitioners
More Indigenous law graduates will be able to access the support they need to ma...
Giovanni Torre 9 Jul 2026
NAIDOC Week 2026: A guide to events across Tasmania
NAIDOC Week events are set to be held across Tasmania next week, with celebratio...
Callan Morse 3 Jul 2026
Far more than ‘the big shed’: Opening of ranger base celebrated on Tebrakunna Country
Tasmania's newest dedicated Aboriginal ranger base was officially opened in the...
Callan Morse 29 Jun 2026
Independent watchdog needs teeth to tackle police violence in NSW
New South Wales has a serious police violence problem. A reckoning is long overd...
Lauren Stefanou 25 Jun 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service welcomes NSW Police body-cam reform
New South Wales Police have flagged the introduction of mandatory body-worn vide...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Jun 2026
Independent oversight urgently needed in NSW child protection system, experts say

An independent body designed to protect and support children in New South Wales' child protection system is urgently needed, experts say, arguing current accountability mechanisms are failing.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 2026
Exclusive: Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation served default notice after two board members resign

Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation has been served with a default notice by Perpetual, its trustee, after the resignation of two expert directors left the organisation below the minimum number of director...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 20, 2026
'Respect, rights and reform': Why Tasmania must get heritage protection right

As the Tasmanian Government progresses its overhaul of the Aboriginal Heritage Act, debate continues about the integrity and inclusiveness of the consultation process.

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Mark Harriss May 12, 2026
Study finds police-led youth action meetings delivering no benefit for NSW children and families

A new evaluation shows NSW Police Force Youth Action Meetings (YAMs) are not working; and are even leading to worse outcomes for some children.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 28, 2026
BREAKING NEWS: 12 more potential burial sites found on Wadjemup / Rottnest by ground-penetrating radar survey

A ground-penetrating radar survey has identified 12 additional potential burial sites on Wadjemup / Rottnest Island. The survey, along with anthropological and archaeological work, was conducted follo...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Apr 24, 2026
WA Centre for Rural Health and Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community unite to prevent family violence in the Mid West

The Western Australian Centre for Rural Health and Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community (Aboriginal Corporation) have signed a landmark partnership agreement to work together to prevent family violence by...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 23, 2026
Tasmanian Aboriginal corporation appoints inaugural CEO

Northern Tasmania's Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation has announced the appointment of Nick Cameron as the organisation's inaugural Chief Executive Officer.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Apr 15, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Remains found on Wadjemup confirmed as First Nations person

Human remains found on the Western Australian island of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island have been confirmed as "historical in nature and consistent with Indigenous ancestry", according to WA police.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 10, 2026
West Kimberley program re-engages students as school attendance remains low

School attendance in WA's West Kimberley is among the State's lowest, however a re-engagement program is getting kids back in class. The Marra Worra Worra Aboriginal Corporation (MWWAC), based in Fitz...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 8, 2026
Concerns over NSW police discretion as Aboriginal drug diversion rates lag

Aboriginal people in New South Wales are being diverted away from the criminal justice system at significantly lower rates than non-Indigenous people when caught with small amounts of illegal drugs, d...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 30, 2026
Human Rights Act push gains momentum in NSW Parliament

New South Wales Parliament will hold an inquiry into whether the state should introduce a Human Rights Act, after both the government and the Coalition signalled their support.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 18, 2026
Pressure grows for inquiry into proposed NSW Human Rights Act

The New South Wales crossbench has called for an inquiry into proposed legislation which would require government bodies to consider the impact of human rights in all decisions, laws and policies they...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 17, 2026
Larrakia Cultural Centre announces inaugural CEO

The Board the Larrakia Development Corporation has appointed Eric Holowacz as the inaugural chief executive officer of the Larrakia Cultural Centre.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 2, 2026
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