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Closing The Gap
Reconciliation Week closes with reflection, connection and commitment on Larrakia Country
National Reconciliation Week concluded across the Northern Territory on Mabo Day...
Nicole Brown 5 Jun 2026
New PR group to elevate national Blak interests
Key points:• HAVAS Blak is a first-of-its-kind communications offering• Transfor...
David Prestipino 30 May 2026
They travelled far to be heard: Thamarrurr women bring truth to the global stage
From the remote communities of the Northern Territory to the global stage of the...
Nicole Brown 1 May 2026
Truth‑telling is a human right, and Australia has a legal duty to deliver it
Australia stands at a turning point. The defeat of the 2023 Voice Referendum did...
Scottie Campbell 28 Apr 2026
New podcast gives young Aboriginal voices a platform at Parliament House

A new podcast series designed to elevate the voices of young Aboriginal people has been launched at Parliament House in Victoria. The Youth Yarning with Mob podcast features young Aboriginal participa...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Mar 25, 2026
The same names, the same tables - It’s time for change

Strong governance is not only about who sits at the table today, but about who will sit there tomorrow. Across Aboriginal affairs, we speak often about leadership, representation and self-determinatio...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Dec 22, 2025
'We always achieve yes after being told no' - Thomas Mayo on leadership and the future

When Thomas Mayo stepped onto the stage on Larrakia Country at the recent Hatchery First Nations Unlimited Leadership Summit recently a quiet settled over the room.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Nov 25, 2025
Isaac Drandic to direct Sydney debut of 'Dear Son'

After extended hit seasons in Magandjin/ Brisbane and Adelaide, Belvoir and Sydney Festival are thrilled to present the Sydney debut of Dear Son, a moving celebration of First Nations fathers and sons...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Nov 24, 2025
Recognition and accountability key steps towards progress - Professor Megan Davis

Economic empowerment of Indigenous communities, much touted by the federal government, is hindered by the absence of constitutional recognition and constitutionally protected rights for First Nations...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 19, 2025
‘Haven’t learned a single lesson’: Price takes aim at Voice advocates two years on from referendum

Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has marked two years since the Voice Referendum defeat, reiterating her argument that the proposal would have divided Australia along racial lines.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 20, 2025
Reconciliation Australia urges unity and Truth-telling in new Parliament

Reconciliation Australia has called for bipartisan commitment to reconciliation and justice for First Nations peoples in the 48th Parliament, warning political division must not derail progress again.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 23, 2025
Peter Dutton's career leaves not a legacy but a cautionary tale

I find it one of the more persistent myths of Australian politics that the role of Leader of the Opposition is the worst job in the country. Personally, as the son of a cleaner and a service station a...

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Jesse J. Fleay May 30, 2025
Dutton's "best chance" of becoming electable was backing the Voice to Parliament - Noel Pearson

Backing the Indigenous Voice to Parliament was Peter Dutton's "best chance of transforming himself into a supportable prime minister", Noel Pearson says - and a longtime Coalition strategist agrees.

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Jarred Cross May 12, 2025
Human Rights Watch slams Australian governments' treatment of children in justice systems

Australian governments increasingly violated the rights of children in the criminal justice system in 2024, Human Rights Watch said Friday in its World Report 2025.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 17, 2025
One year on from the Referendum, I still have hope

On 14 October 2023, the Australian public significantly voted to reject an amendment to change the Constitution to recognise a First Nations Voice to Parliament.

Victorian organisations reaffirm commitment to Treaty and Truth-telling on referendum anniversary

Leading Victorian Indigenous organisations have commemorated the anniversary of the Voice to Parliament referendum defeat, noting the outcome remains "very fresh and raw".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 14, 2024
One year after the defeat of the Voice, Closing the Gap remains everybody's business

"Mum, why would Australia say no to us having a voice?" my nine-year-old asked. It was referendum night, and the No votes were coming in across the country on the television broadcasts.

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