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Award-winning Aboriginal leader strengthens community outcomes through TAFE training
A young Aboriginal man is strengthening outcomes for Aboriginal children and fam...
Callan Morse 21 Jul 2026
Tuvalu calls for stronger UN support to tackle Pacific security threats
Tuvalu has called for stronger United Nations support to address growing securit...
Andrew Mathieson 21 Jul 2026
Charlie King: A lifetime spent walking alongside our people
There are people whose careers are measured by the jobs they have held. Then the...
Nicole Brown 20 Jul 2026
The greatest way to honour the NAIDOC legacy is by lifting one another up
NAIDOC Week is one of the few times each year when Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Nicole Brown 20 Jul 2026
Victoria establishes state's first Aboriginal-led human research ethics committee
Victoria's first Aboriginal-led human research ethics committee has officially b...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Jul 2026
Fiji Government funds evacuation centre for Tamavua Village

The Fiji Government has begun work on a $1.78 million evacuation centre for Tamavua Village, recognising the community's role in supplying water to thousands of people across Suva and Lami.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jul 16, 2026
Congress members strengthen community-led stance against domestic and family violence

Members of Central Australian Aboriginal Congress have endorsed a change to the organisation's rulebook which strengthens its stance against domestic and family violence.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 15, 2026
Tapalinga Football Club seeks investigation after Tiwi Islands football semi-final brawl

A Tiwi Islands football semi-final that descended into a mass brawl has prompted one club to call for an independent investigation, while the opposing club has condemned the violence and pledged to su...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jul 10, 2026
Yolŋu leaders condemn violence after teenage girl's death in Galiwin'ku

The alleged murder of a Yolŋu girl in East Arnhem Land in a suspected domestic violence incident has prompted community leaders to speak out against the "completely unacceptable" issue of violenc...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 9, 2026
Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre welcomes court reopening but warns of impact on remote families

Marninwarntikura Women's Resource Centre, based in Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's Kimberley region, has welcomed the announcement regional court sittings will resume almost a month earlier th...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 7, 2026
'That's what NAIDOC is all about' - Ngwala Willumbong supports community with connection, respect and sharing

Ngwala Willumbong Aboriginal Corporation kicked off their NAIDOC Week celebrations with the footy in hand and an open invite for people of all cultures, something they say is exactly what the week is...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 7, 2026
Violent mistreatment of Indigenous man symptom of 'deeper disease' in ACT Policing, Aboriginal Legal Service warns

A "horrifying" incident of police violence against an Aboriginal man is indicative of a broader culture of police abuse and impunity in the ACT, the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT warns.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 7, 2026
A masterclass in legislative abuse: Testing the NT’s Every Child Matters Bill against international human rights law criteria for Weaponised Legislation

On Wednesday, July 8, the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee will table its final report on the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026 (NT...

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Maithili Mishra Jul 6, 2026
Death of 17-year-old girl in remote community of Galiwin'ku being treated as suspicious

A 17-year-old girl has been found dead in a remote Aboriginal community in East Arnhem Land, with Northern Territory Police treating her death as suspicious.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 6, 2026
First Nations equity deal at Bulabul Battery points to new clean energy model

A First Nations equity arrangement at AMPYR Australia's Bulabul Battery project in central west New South Wales is being held up as a potential model for Aboriginal ownership in Australia's clean ener...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jul 3, 2026
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
Kimberley MLA praises police after major drug bust

Broome detectives have received praise from Kimberley MLA Divina D'Anna after charging six people over an alleged drug trafficking attempt. On Wednesday, Ms D'Anna, a proud Yawuru woman, warned that d...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 1, 2026
Social Justice Report: Structural reform key to the future of First Nations rights

Australia will fail to close the gap or achieve lasting justice for First Nations peoples unless governments move beyond decades of unfulfilled commitments and embed Indigenous rights into the nation'...

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