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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
Independent oversight urgently needed in NSW child protection system, experts say
An independent body designed to protect and support children in New South Wales'...
Dechlan Brennan 28 May 2026
Canberra issues warning to NT Government over legal aid crisis amid 'tough on crime' crackdown
The federal Attorney-General has written to the Northern Territory government ex...
Dechlan Brennan 27 May 2026
Human Rights Commission receives formal complaint as class action looms over alleged abuse of children in WA youth detention
Key points: - A Representative Complaint has been filed with the Australian Huma...
Giovanni Torre 27 May 2026
‘Where there is no justice, there is no peace’: No charges over Kumanjayi White's death sparks outrage

An emotional Lidia Thorpe says she, and thousands of other First Nations people, are "sick of being angry and devastated" at the lack of accountability over Indigenous deaths in custody.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 27, 2026
Indigenous kids' rights cut after sentencing changes

Children in a jurisdiction's youth justice system, who are overwhelmingly Indigenous, are going without legal representation and languishing in over-crowded prisons, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

EXCLUSIVE: Man arrested over alleged drug supply across Mparntwe / Alice Springs town camps

A 47-year-old man has been charged over the alleged supply of methamphetamine, cannabis and cocaine across Mparntwe / Alice Springs, including in six town camps.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 26, 2026
NT youth justice changes risks traumatising vulnerable children, legal organisation warns

Changes to the Northern Territory's youth justice laws, which would give police the power to charge, question and detain young people for up to 48 hours without a legal guardian present, will "expose...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 22, 2026
Safety priorities for LGBTIQA+ First Nations people as extremism rears its head

In 2026 we've seen an uptake of visible and physical right-wing extremism. Over the past few years, we've seen this coming slowly but surely, people with hateful ideologies have been given permission...

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Tanesha Bennell May 18, 2026
'Financial freedom, good life and prosperity' from Yindjibarndi lands should be 'mirrored' in the community

Yindjibarndi Group chief executive Michael Woodley has issued an official response following the determination by the Federal Court on Tuesday that Fortescue should pay Yindjibarndi native title holde...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 14, 2026
Indigenous legal advocates condemn lack of funding boost in federal budget

Indigenous legal services will continue turning clients away after Tuesday's federal budget failed to deliver a significant funding increase.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 13, 2026
Death of young Indigenous man in far north Queensland prison under investigation

A young Indigenous man recently died in custody at Queensland's Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, it emerged on Monday. Queensland Police, who are preparing a report for the coroner on the May 1 death o...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 11, 2026
The world is watching Australia breach its human rights obligations, legal body says

The United Nations' finding that the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system "reflects systemic and structural racial discrimination" is another sign the Prime Ministe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 8, 2026
Victorian government accused of ignoring self-determined solutions in budget

Self-determined solutions to reduce the over-representation of Indigenous people in custody have been ignored in Victoria's budget, the state's Indigenous legal service says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 7, 2026
Australia accused of ignoring human rights obligations on Indigenous children

The overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system "reflects systemic and structural racial discrimination", the United Nations has said. Despite making up only 6.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 7, 2026
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency urges 'meaningful action' on 'systemic failures' putting NT children at risk

The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has urged the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments to take "meaningful action on the systemic failures that continue to put Aboriginal childre...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 7, 2026
Exclusive: 'We need to fix the system' - NT Shadow Minister for Child Protection urges reforms

The Northern Territory Opposition spokesperson on child protection, Chansey Paech, says the NT needs to "fix the system, not blame people" in order to keep children and families safe.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 6, 2026
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