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Sisters hurting in silence: Lateral violence is breaking our women
I am saddened that in 2026, this is still a conversation we need to have. Almost...
Nicole Brown 6 Jan 2026
This was not just another trial
"All because you killed him, Mr Brearley. "This was a profound and direct statem...
Zak Kirkup 1 Jul 2025
Why Mark Dreyfus must stay: A steady hand for Aboriginal justice
It has been reported today that Mark Dreyfus may lose his position as Attorney-G...
Reece Harley 8 May 2025
OPINION: Smearing Benson Saulo with a swastika is as offensive as it is absurd
There is a particular absurdity in accusing a man of being the very thing he has...
Reece Harley 17 Apr 2025
Closing the Gap is a long-term commitment

In the six months since I became the Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians, I have heard some inspiring stories of success. I have met with men and women in Kununurra in WA's Kimberley region an...

'We the people' are at a crossroads

I have been reading the highly anticipated and well received book by the American sociologist Musa Al-Gharbi called We have never been woke: the cultural contradictions of a new elite (Princeton 2023)...

Lamingtons, Lamb, and a Treaty: NZ Has All Three—Why Doesn’t Australia?

Lamingtons* and lamb are colonial symbols shared at many an Australia Day BBQ on January 26th each year. Over the ditch in Aotearoa New Zealand on Waitangi Day, February 6th, you will find our Kiwi co...

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'Alopi Latukefu Feb 6, 2025
We want our children strong; we want our language back; we want to be treated fairly in this country

Kaya, Ngany Kwel Hannah McGlade, I'm a descendant of Meriji, Woyung and Sarah Yettung Woods from Minang country. I stand here today not only as a proud Bibbulman woman - but also as an expert member o...

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Dr Hannah McGlade Jan 27, 2025
Changing the date is more than symbolic

Changing the date of Australia Day is not just symbolic—it's a call to action. It's a chance for our nation to truly hear, act, and stand in solidarity with the First Peoples of this land.

Are we hard enough on racism in Australia?

An Australian police officer who allegedly made a Nazi salute at a Victorian police academy in October last year will not be charged. This raises significant questions about our Australian justice sys...

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Jesse J. Fleay Jan 11, 2025
Children and youth must feel valued, heard and protected

As a child I experienced out of home care, where I left the system disconnected from both my family and culture. As an Aboriginal Elder and Leader, for the past thirty years I have worked in the out o...

First Nations energy exclusion hurts Australia's global emission target

Look, we get it.$19.7 billion over 10 years to kickstart the clean energy transformation through the Future Made in Australia package is great news!

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Karrina Nolan May 16, 2024
Aboriginal Heritage Act troubles finally stick to Teflon Tony

In the final weeks of Western Australia's 2020 Parliamentary session I worked with then-Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt on the state government's proposed Aboriginal cultural heritage laws.

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Zak Kirkup Jun 28, 2023
How the iconic Aboriginal flag T-shirt came to be

First Nations-designed t-shirts, in the form of flag motifs, political slogans and cultural art, are a significant part of First Nations fashion, art and style.

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Treena Clark Jun 21, 2023
Will native ingredients take the pharmaceutical, beauty and nutraceutical industries by storm?

Only in the past decade have we witnessed unprecedented research and manufacturing of the potent natural compounds found in our native botanicals.

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Lisa Carroll Jun 13, 2023
Opinion: Voice proponents must lay out the detail to win hearts and minds

Well it seems when it comes to the Voice to Parliament, we know 'when' but still not 'on what' the Australian public will be voting. Fair enough if you missed the announcement too, because typically s...

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Zak Kirkup Jan 7, 2023
Opinion: Youth justice needs leadership, not political point-scoring

'It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.

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Peter Collier Dec 8, 2022
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