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Breaking: NSW police officer avoids jail over death of Indigenous teen Jai Kalani Wright
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Dechlan Brennan 5 Jun 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service welcomes NSW Police body-cam reform
New South Wales Police have flagged the introduction of mandatory body-worn vide...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Jun 2026
'When will we have our justice': Family respond to no charges over Kumanjayi White's death in custody
The family of a young Warlpiri man who died last year after being restrained by...
Dechlan Brennan 29 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,...
Dechlan Brennan 27 May 2026
No charges to be laid over the death in police custody of Kumanjayi White
No charges will be laid over the death in police custody of Kumanjayi White. Mr...
Dechlan Brennan 26 May 2026
Large-scale search continues for man missing in East Arnhem Land

A large-scale search is continuing for a 31-year-old man who remains missing in East Arnhem Land. The Northern Territory Police Force say they hold concerns for the man, referred to as Marius, who has...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 25, 2026
Corruption and Crime Commission finds WA Police internal investigation of alleged misconduct towards Noongar man 'inadequate'

A WA Police investigation of alleged misconduct by officers towards a Noongar man in Boorloo/Perth was "inadequate", the Corruption and Crime Commission has found.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 15, 2026
Indonesian security forces wound seven graduating West Papuan students carrying Morning Star flag

The outlawed West Papuan Morning Star flag has become the focus of a new Indonesian investigation involving the wounding of Indigenous students.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 11, 2026
Fitzroy Crossing police station named finalist in excellence awards

Fitzroy Crossing police station, in the heart of Western Australia's remote Kimberley region, is a finalist in the State's Police Recognition of Excellence awards.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 7, 2026
Family calls for answers after Mount Garnet hit-and-run

Indigenous teenager Eathan Henry is in a stable condition at Cairns Hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries in an alleged hit-and-run near the Mount Garnet rodeo grounds.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 6, 2026
Community leaders and politicians urge calm, call for transparency and change following Kumanjayi Little Baby's death

In the immediate aftermath of the death of a five-year-old Aboriginal child in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Indigenous politicians and leaders are asking for transparency on how the tragedy could occur.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 1, 2026
Security forces crackdown on peaceful rally in West Papua

A rallies were held in Jayapura and other regions of West Papua on Tuesday to protest the deteriorating human rights situation in West Papua, particularly in the Dogiyai regency. Around 7.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 28, 2026
Search underway for 5-year-old missing from Aboriginal town camp near Mparntwe / Alice Springs

A search is underway for a five-year-old girl missing from an Aboriginal camp near Mparntwe / Alice Springs after she disappeared early Sunday morning.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 26, 2026
Teenager killed, two airlifted to hospital after quad bike accident in remote Indigenous community

A 16-year-old boy has died in a quad bike crash in the remote Northern Territory community of Wadeye, while a 12-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man have been airlifted to Darwin.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 23, 2026
Man in critical condition, three arrested after 'violent' incident in NT Aboriginal community

A man remains in a critical condition in hospital, and three people have been charged, after a "violent incident" in a remote Aboriginal community earlier this month.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 22, 2026
It’s time to rethink how police treat First Nations children

Over the last year we have all been shocked at the tactics of Donald Trump's ICE Agents, rounding up and detaining thousands of men, women and children. Surely that couldn't happen here?

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George Newhouse Apr 20, 2026
We are tired of empty words from government while our children are under attack

Violence towards Aboriginal children, and including sexual violence against girls, we know was central to colonisation and remains ongoing today.

Hannah McGlade Hannah McGlade Apr 17, 2026
Commissioner for Indigenous children condemns 'unreasonable force' used by off-duty police officer on 13-year-old

Footage of a 13-year-old Aboriginal girl being pinned to the floor and thrown into a train seat by an off-duty WA Police officer is "deeply disturbing and unsettling to watch", Australia's Indigenous...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 17, 2026
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