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Advocates welcome move to decriminalise begging in Victoria
The decriminalisation of begging in Victoria is "long awaited and much needed",...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Sep 2026
As family violence against Aboriginal women rises, urgent investment is needed
Reliable national data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences of f...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Sep 2026
NSW Police settle trespass case over repeated bail checks on Aboriginal children
Two Aboriginal mothers have settled a claim against the New South Wales Police a...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Sep 2026
New research calls for renewed attention on land security in the Pacific
Land governance must be restored as a central pillar toward regional peace and s...
Andrew Mathieson 11 Sep 2026
‘Bloody Coward’: Lambie blasts Hanson's 'disgusting' attack on veteran
Pauline Hanson is a "bloody coward", according to one Tasmanian senator, after O...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Sep 2026
Directions hearing held into 'much loved' Aboriginal man’s death in police custody

Warning: This report contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died. The first directions hearing in the Coroners Court was held on Thursday for Aboriginal man Joey Thurston, who die...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 10, 2026
Fiji strengthens frontline animal health workforce with para-vet training

Fiji has strengthened its frontline animal health workforce after 26 agriculture officers completed specialised para-vet training aimed at improving support for livestock farmers and rural communities...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 9, 2026
NSW crime crackdown criticised as ‘punishing’ exploited children

The New South Wales Government's announcement that police will be given stronger tools to disrupt organised crime networks, and children will face stronger penalties, has been criticised by legal expe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 9, 2026
The funding problem threatening a First Nations-led approach to Closing the Gap in the NT

A First Nations organisation has called on the federal government to implement the findings of an independent evaluation of an integrated, place-based system of services targeting whole-of-community c...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 8, 2026
Calls grow for fairer funding for Aboriginal training organisations

Aboriginal Community Controlled Registered Training Organisations (ACC-RTOs) play a critical role in delivering culturally safe training and meeting workforce demands, the Victorian TAFE Association (...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 8, 2026
Stolen Generations survivors continue to face stark health and financial disparities

Stolen Generations survivors and their descendants continue to experience poorer health, wellbeing and financial outcomes than other Indigenous Australians, almost thirty years since the landmark Brin...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 8, 2026
Darwin shelter closure 'directly undermines’ homelessness strategy

A swathe of service providers from the Northern Territory have become the latest to call on the NT Government to negotiate with the Commonwealth to prevent the closure of Darwin's largest homeless she...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 7, 2026
Former Aboriginal children’s commissioner takes expertise to Monash

Victoria's former Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People will commence work as a Professor of Practice in Monash University's Law Faculty.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 7, 2026
Pacific research centre to be officially launched as WHO Collaborating Centre

The University of Auckland's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health, will be officially launched as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 7, 2026
Funding doubled for First Nations-led financial counselling service

The national Indigenous-led financial counselling service has received an additional $6 million from the federal government to expand its reach to more First Nations people.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 7, 2026
More than 300 remote SA homes upgraded under $200m housing program

More than 300 homes across remote South Australia have received upgrades aimed at improving energy efficiency and climate resilience. On Sunday, the Federal and South Australian governments said 343 h...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 6, 2026
WA heritage department asks City of Busselton for more information on Aboriginal site clearing

Western Australia's heritage department has asked the City of Busselton for more information on proposed works overlapping a registered Aboriginal heritage site.

Aboriginal organisations condemn Finocchiaro's homeless shelter 'waste of money' comments

Comments from Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro that funding Darwin's largest homeless shelter would be a "waste of taxpayers' hard-earned money" have been condemned as "hurtful" by Ab...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 4, 2026
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