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Sámi's reindeer land rights at risk ahead of Swedish election
A junior partner in a Swedish coalition government is moving to cut the Indigeno...
Andrew Mathieson 10 Sep 2026
Water Act needs 'major rewrite' to include First Nations rights, advocates say
With a review of the federal Water Act underway, the Gamilaroi Water Carriers -...
Giovanni Torre 3 Sep 2026
Shy-Anne Hovorka releases 'Raise My Fist' with more than 30 Indigenous and ally artists
Award-winning Ojibwe singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, humanitarian, and...
Phoebe Blogg 27 Aug 2026
‘More than simply logging on from home’ - New guidance supports Indigenous-inclusive workplace culture
The Centre for Indigenous People and Work has released new guidance to help empl...
Callan Morse 17 Aug 2026
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocks Indigenous communities of Colombia
Indigenous communities living in and around the epicentre of Colombia's devastat...
Andrew Mathieson 12 Aug 2026
International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples: events around the globe

The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples was marked around the globe on Monday. The United Nations-sanctioned date raises awareness of protecting the rights of the world's Indigenous po...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 11, 2026
Rising Indigenous employment figures welcome, but don’t capture full picture - advocates warn

A headline increase in employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is welcome, but ageing and limited data fails to fully capture "the reality of the present gap", according to the Cen...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 30, 2026
Labor urged to adopt stronger workplace anti-racism laws at national conference

The Centre for Indigenous People and Work (CIPW) is urging Labor to use this week's National Conference to commit to stronger workplace anti-racism laws, including a legal requirement for employers to...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 23, 2026
A learning journey: Connecting the Goldfields and Canada

The Goldfields Aboriginal Business Chamber recently coordinated a remarkable six-day visit for a delegation participating in the British Columbia/Yukon Young Indigenous Leaders Exchange Pilot Program...

NAIDOC Week prompts warning on cultural load in workplaces

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees are often being asked to carry extra unpaid cultural work in their workplaces as NAIDOC Week run it's course, with advocates warning the burden can have...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 13, 2026
First Nations Leadership Council sounds alarm over fast-tracked fossil fuel expansion without consent

Canada's First Nations Leadership Council says it is "deeply troubled" by the efforts of the Canadian and British Columbian governments to fast-track new fossil fuel infrastructure and energy export p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 10, 2026
Kimberley Aboriginal women are set to take their case to the United Nations in Geneva

A delegation of Aboriginal women from Western Australia's Kimberley region is travelling to Geneva on Wednesday, determined to champion the rights of Indigenous women and girls on the world stage.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 8, 2026
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launches First Nations International Engagement Strategy

Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launched the First Nations International Engagement Strategy on Wednesday evening, a plan to build on the history of solidarity between Indigenous p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 8, 2026
Artback NT delegation strengthens First Nations cultural connections with Taiwan

Art has always been one of the oldest ways First Nations peoples have carried knowledge across generations. It holds language, culture, history and identity, connecting people long before borders were...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 7, 2026
'The next fifty years of NAIDOC must strengthen what the last fifty have fought to protect'

For fifty years, NAIDOC has celebrated the strength of our people. It honours the generations who protected our cultures, languages and law through every attempt to erase them.

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William Tilmouth Jul 6, 2026
Indigenous interests lose out in Peru's critical runoff presidential election

A campaign from Peru's Indigenous communities to prevent the return of Fujimorism to the corridors of government has failed narrowly in the final round the country's general elections.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 2, 2026
UN recommendations on Indigenous rights largely rejected by Albanese government

The Albanese government has rejected key United Nations recommendations aimed at improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including calls to raise the age of criminal respo...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 30, 2026
International trade mission strengthens Indigenous business opportunities

A recent trade delegation to Canada has strengthened Indigenous business engagement in international markets by fostering global connections, commercial opportunities, and Indigenous-to-Indigenous col...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 25, 2026
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