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The warning from Farrer
One Nation's rise is not an isolated protest vote: it is a warning about the dir...
Jesse J. Fleay 11 May 2026
Niue makes historic shift with greater proportion of female MPs
Niue has made Pacific political history following its 2026 general election, del...
Andrew Mathieson 7 May 2026
Aboriginal commissioner condemns videos mocking Kaurna language
Footage of One Nation's leading candidate in the upcoming South Australian elect...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Mar 2026
Chile’s biggest Indigenous group fears the return of the hard right
The Mapuches, Chile's biggest Indigenous group, have endured centuries of battle...
NT Local Government Supplementary Elections - nominations closing Thursday

Nominations for the 2025 Local Government Supplementary Elections are closing on Thursday 6 November at 12 noon and late nominations cannot be accepted.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 4, 2025
Nauruan parliament unanimously endorses incumbent president days after island's election

Nauru's parliament has re-elected its president David Adeang unopposed after the Micronesian nation's recent election. But it was the controversial decision by 18 other members inside its 25th parliam...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 16, 2025
Bougainville on a path to independence, president says at parliamentary opening

The Autonomous Region of Bougainville's recent polls have handed its re-elected president a fresh mandate to pursue independence from Papua New Guinea.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 14, 2025
Exclusive: Wiradjuri Bunurong candidate Brittney Henderson to lead Greens ticket for Western Metropolitan in Vic election

Brittney Henderson says now is the time for someone like them to take their place in Victoria's Parliament.12 months out from the state election, on Saturday the Greens will announce Henderson, 24, as...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 20, 2025
Samoa's ousted lady has final word on her time as Prime Minister

Former Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has conceded the general election in a speech on Tuesday that also reminded the Pacific Island's electorate the importance of a smooth transition of p...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 10, 2025
First Nations candidate Nicole Brown elected to Darwin council for Lyons ward

Nicole Brown, a proud First Nations Australian woman with connections to Larrakia, Malak Malak and Yanyuwa nations, has been elected to Darwin Council.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 6, 2025
Samoa's election returns FAST party with new leader

A national election in the Pacific island nation of Samoa has resulted in a resounding win for the incumbent FAST party, but will deliver a new leader after Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa split f...

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Kirsty Needham Sep 5, 2025
Samoa set for new PM after Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is ousted from power

Samoa is set to confirm La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polata'ivao Schmidt as the Pacific nation's new Prime Minister by the end of the week. The charismatic leader would replace Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Sam...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 4, 2025
Polls close in Samoa election after ruling party split

Samoa has held a national election with the Pacific Island nation's first female prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa seeking to return to office in a race against the long-serving leader she unseated...

Aboriginal Legal Service announces policy agenda ahead of Tasmanian state election

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has issued its policy agenda ahead of Tasmania's upcoming state election. It comes after the Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Corporations Alliance (TRACA) called f...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 30, 2025
TRACA calls for commitments to Aboriginal-led initiatives ahead of Tasmanian election

Ahead of next month's state election, the Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Communities Alliance (TRACA) has called on all candidates to commit to sustained and meaningful investment in Aboriginal-led sol...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 26, 2025
Missing the harvest: Australia sleeps while the world is cashing in on our native plants

With the election now behind us, we have a gentle pause to consider what the Albanese Government might prioritise in its second term to help Indigenous businesses thrive.

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Tara Croker Jun 21, 2025
Samoan caretaker PM, cabinet remain united to run under new political banner

Samoa's political establishment is set for an electoral overhaul in a step to form control of a new national government. On the back of the recent dissolution of the Samoan parliament ahead of the nat...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 4, 2025
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