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Solomon Islands PM pledges 'reset' with Australia
The newly elected leader of the Solomon Islands has sought a "reset" of relation...
Zac de Silva (AAP) 3 Jun 2026
Solomons leader visits Australia in first official trip
The newly elected Solomon Islands prime minister will visit Australia for talks...
Andrew Brown 28 May 2026
NT Chief Minister dismisses child protection criticism as 'hysteria'
Just a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged governments to engage res...
Dechlan Brennan 22 May 2026
PM meets family of Kumanjayi Little Baby, calls for more 'inclusive approach' from NT government
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Northern Territory government must be m...
Dechlan Brennan 20 May 2026
Brisbane Blacks Aboriginal activist reportedly kidnapped by Israeli forces
Wangerriburrah and Birri Gubba filmmaker and activist Sam Woripa Watson is among...
Joseph Guenzler 20 May 2026
PM invited along the journey as Travis Lovett begins 800km Walk for Truth

Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man Travis Lovett has begun an 820-kilometre walk for truth, leading a large crowd from the steps of Victorian Parliament on Sunday to Dights Falls Park, where a ceremony with W...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 20, 2026
'Trying to pass the buck': Government accused of ignoring legal advice on youth justice crisis

The federal government's "entirely untrue" response to calls for an urgent national youth justice summit has been slammed as ignoring legal advice.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 8, 2026
'Happened under your watch': Pressure mounts on PM to act on Indigenous youth incarceration crisis

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing renewed calls to convene an urgent national youth justice summit, as states and territories continue rolling out policies critics say are harming Indigenous c...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 8, 2026
Analysis: Policy contradictions, Commonwealth inaction are undermining Closing the Gap outcomes

The annual Closing the Gap Day is intended, at least in principle, to mark steady progress toward eliminating the entrenched disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 23, 2026
Closing the Gap: Suicide, incarceration and child development targets go backwards; land and economic participation show progress

Warning: The following article contains references to suicide, which may be distressing to readersAustralia's Indigenous incarceration rates continue to rise sharply, while the proportion of children...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 18, 2026
Three Flights, One Big Dream: Groote Eylandt students touch down in Canberra

Students from Groote Eylandt stepped onto a plane bound for Canberra carrying more than just backpacks. They carried the hopes of their families, their schools and their community, supported by the Po...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Mar 5, 2026
A legacy that leaves a lasting national impact: federal government pays tribute to retiring Pat Turner

The federal government has paid tribute to Pat Turner after she announced she will step down as CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO).

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 5, 2026
Subsidy scheme to cut grocery prices expanded to 225 remote stores nationwide

The federal government has confirmed the Low-Cost Essentials Subsidy Scheme — which cuts the cost of basic groceries — will be expanded to an estimated 225 remote stores nationwide.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 17, 2026
Prime Minister pressed to show leadership on Indigenous custody rates

The federal government has again failed to meaningfully acknowledge the overincarceration of Indigenous people, First Nations legal groups say, arguing its approach is not improving community safety.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 16, 2026
Healing and unfinished business 18 years after the Apology as survivors say more is needed

Aunty Elizabeth Miller says she considers herself one of the luckier ones. Taken from her home at birth and adopted into a non-Indigenous family, she did not reconnect with her birth family until she...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 13, 2026
Closing the Gap: Suicide, incarceration, and child protection targets lag while land and economic participation show progress

Only four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track and four are moving backwards, with just five years remaining under the current agreement, the federal government says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 12, 2026
PM to confront impact of Invasion Day attack in closing the gap address

The "shock and fear" surrounding the alleged January 26 terror attack in Boorloo/Perth will be acknowledged by the Prime Minister during his annual Closing the Gap speech on Thursday.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 12, 2026
$144 million upgrade for Indigenous health clinics as PM argues failure on closing the gap is not an option

Indigenous health services across Australia will receive upgrades under a new round of federal investment, with the Prime Minister using his annual Closing the Gap address to argue that improving outc...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 12, 2026
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