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Australia accused of ignoring human rights obligations on Indigenous children
The overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system "re...
Dechlan Brennan 7 May 2026
Experts condemn ‘reactionary’ WA youth justice policies as calls for federal intervention grow
Western Australian justice advocates have joined counterparts across the country...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Mar 2026
Analysis: Decades of evidence, limited action — the challenge facing the government's racism inquiry
When independent MPs walked into the Mural Hall at Parliament House this week ca...
Dechlan Brennan 5 Mar 2026
$200million-plus commitment backs First Nations-led solutions to target domestic and family violence epidemic
The federal government has announced more than $200 million in funding as part o...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Feb 2026
Justice systems failing First Nations people, UN body says
"Unreasonable and oppressive" conditions in Northern Territory watch houses, a d...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Dec 2025
NAAJA raises alarm on prison conditions in the NT after UN access denied

The Northern Territory's largest Indigenous legal organisation has welcomed UN criticism of states and territories' "tough on crime" policies, which they says fail to make communities safe.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 15, 2025
Double standards: Faruqi sanctioned for Gaza protest while One Nation escapes censure for acknowledgment of country snub

The Senate's decision to censure Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi for a protest over Israel's actions in Gaza has drawn criticism, particularly when contrasted to the lack of penalty for One Nation Senat...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 24, 2025
WA government announces overdue review of Native Title, cultural heritage processes

Consultation over Native Title and Aboriginal cultural heritage protection will be reviewed in Western Australia, two years after an embarrassing backflip on a failed attempt to modernise the system.

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 30, 2025
Lidia Thorpe's human rights bill shot down by both major parties

Legislation designed to help bring Australian laws in line with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been defeated.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 14, 2025
"She’s got the ancestors right with her": Indigenous child commissioner defends Thorpe's King Charles protest

The ACT's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner has defended the actions of Senator Lidia Thorpe's comments towards King Charles on Monday, saying she "stood up...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 22, 2024
Exclusive: WA ombudsman received 131 complaints from children in youth justice system over five years

In the last five years 154 issues have been raised by children with the Western Australian ombudsman regarding the state's troubled youth justice system—most of them concerning the conduct of pr...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 17, 2024
Grants for Aboriginal-led responses to family and domestic violence welcomed

Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and registered Aboriginal businesses in Western Australia are now eligible to apply for funding that will enable the delivery of Aboriginal led initiative...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 13, 2024
Aboriginal-Palestinian solidarity firm in the face of recent Peris comments

Recent pro-Israel commentary from former Olympian and Senator Nova Peris has sparked renewed Indigenous expressions of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

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Dechlan Brennan Apr 8, 2024
Inquests expose racist heart of policing in Australia

While racism in policing has long been denied by authorities, we're now witnessing revelations of racist policing across Australia, particularly from coronial inquiries into the deaths of Aboriginal p...

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Dr Hannah McGlade Mar 26, 2024
WA welcomes new partnership agreement on child protection, expert stresses need for systemic change

State, federal and territory ministers have launched a partnership agreement with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership Group to implement 'Safe and Supported: The National Framework fo...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 11, 2024
Relative of children detained in Broome says restraints drew blood

A relative of two Indigenous children who were detained with zip-ties says the children were allegedly bound so tight they were bleeding when they were found.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 7, 2024
Outcry after Broome man charged with aggravated assault of Indigenous children aged six, seven and eight

Leading human rights and child welfare experts have slammed the "shocking" scene of a grown man allegedly keeping Aboriginal children as young as six detained by tying them with zip-ties.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 6, 2024
'Failing Aboriginal Children' : Experts blast WA Minister for comments on judiciary

WA's Corrective Services Minister has been condemned by legal professionals for comments criticising judges and magistrates over their sentencing of juvenile offenders.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 16, 2024
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