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Family's plea: don't politicise Kumanjayi Little Baby's death
Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australian...
Lloyd Jones 4 May 2026
Japan backs Fiji disaster response with $5.5m support
Japan has provided Fiji with a 400 million Japanese yen assistance package to st...
Rebekah Rasmussen 31 Mar 2026
Fine form, poor results continue in Japan for Folau
Aussie star Israel Folau has scored for the third week on end, but the result re...
Hat-trick hero Folau can't stop loss to Sungoliath
Israel Folau has scored just the second hat-trick of his career in Japan's Leagu...
Japan gifts dredger to strengthen Fiji flood mitigation
Japan has handed over a new dredger to Fiji to strengthen flood mitigation capac...
Rebekah Rasmussen 6 Feb 2026
Kerevi helps Japanese club D-Rocks beat Eagles

A try by former Wallaby Samu Kerevi set Urayasu D-Rocks on their way to a third win in Japan Rugby League One as they beat Yokohama Canon Eagles 28-22.

First Nations partnerships embed cultural safety and respect at RMIT

Designed to reinforce the institution's implementation of best-practice cultural safety and respect for First Nations people, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University has announced tw...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Oct 22, 2025
Aboriginal health leader Donna Nelson loses appeal over drug smuggling conviction in Japan

Aboriginal health leader Donna Nelson has lost her appeal in the Japan High Court against her drug smuggling conviction. Ms Nelson is serving a six-year prison sentence after being found guilty of smu...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 25, 2025
Japanese court to decide on appeal bid for Aboriginal grandmother jailed over drug smuggling

A Japanese court will this week decide whether to re-examine the case of Donna Nelson, an Aboriginal woman from Perth who was convicted of smuggling nearly two kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 22, 2025
Veteran Wallabies duo gear up for Japanese farewell

Suzuka is set to host the end of an era on Friday night, when Quade Cooper and Will Genia play their final match in Japan. The former Wallabies halves are yet to declare whether Hanazono Liners' seaso...

Cooper aiming to leave with Japanese club promotion

Wallabies veteran Quade Cooper has kept alive his hopes of departing Japan Rugby League One with another promotion. The 37-year-old playmaker had a leading role as Hanazono Liners beat Green Rockets T...

Japan-based Wallabies star, in Lions tour calculations

Wallabies Marika Koroibete and Samu Kerevi have added credit to their applications to play for Australia in this year's British & Irish Lions Test series with try-scoring doubles in Japan Rugby Le...

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Matt McILraith Apr 7, 2025
Manu, Koroibete to clash in Japanese club rugby

Former NRL stars Joey Manu and Marika Koroibete are set to square off in Japanese club rugby, with the stakes high for the Wallabies winger. Ex-Sydney Roosters ace Manu will start on the right wing fo...

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Matt McILraith Apr 4, 2025
'Huge kick in the guts' for grandmother jailed in Japan

The jailing of an Australian grandmother in Japan is a "kick in the guts" with WA Premier Roger Cook expressing hope for the convicted drug smuggler's potential appeal.

Aboriginal health leader Donna Nelson sentenced to six years at Japanese trial

Prominent Aboriginal health leader Donna Nelson has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Japanese court after being found guilty of importing two kilograms of methamphetamine.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Dec 4, 2024
Kiss My Art Collective completes Indigenous mural in Japan

Gumbaynggirr artist Aretha Brown launched onto the Japanese art scene earlier this year. Ms Brown collaborated with the mural collective WALL SHARE in Osaka, where she completed a large-scale mural of...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 1, 2024
Japanese Edition of Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms marks 80 years since Cowra breakout

A Japanese edition of Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Wiradjuri author Dr Anita Heiss has been released. Its publication coincides with the 80th anniversary of the breakout on August 5, 1944 by Jap...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 22, 2024
Aaron Fa'aoso urges mob to be vigilant when protecting against mosquitoes this summer

Rugby star, actor and producer Aaron Fa'aoso is urging our communities to stay vigilant during this summer season to help prevent the spread of the deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes such as the Ja...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 15, 2023
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