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New report shows NT's most vulnerable children left unsafe in state care
The Northern Territory's child protection system is failing to keep many childre...
Dechlan Brennan 2 Jun 2026
VACCHO calls for community-led health investment ahead of Victorian election
The peak body for Indigenous-led health organisations in Victoria has called for...
Dechlan Brennan 1 Jun 2026
New Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation appointments announced
The federal government has announced five new appointments to the Indigenous Lan...
Dechlan Brennan 1 Jun 2026
Employers urged to move beyond symbolism to tackle workplace racism
Tangible action from employers, rather than symbolism, is needed to tackle racis...
Dechlan Brennan 1 Jun 2026
Failure to properly implement child placement principle drives Queensland's out-of-home care numbers
Queensland's child protection reforms have failed to reduce the over-representat...
Dechlan Brennan 29 May 2026
$2 billion federal gov't lawsuit against PFAS manufacturer a 'huge win': Thorpe

A federal government decision to seek $2 billion in damages from a US company to recover costs linked to "forever chemicals" used in firefighting foam has been welcomed by Senator Lidia Thorpe.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 2026
Allyship requires courage, Narelda Jacobs says, as WA Gov is pressured over truth-telling commitments

People cannot be bystanders and wait for others to act when it comes to truth-telling anymore, journalist Narelda Jacobs says, declaring that "allyship takes action".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 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' child protection system is urgently needed, experts say, arguing current accountability mechanisms are failing.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 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 expressing concern that the CLP's "tough on crime" policies are not being matched with investment in legal agencies.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 27, 2026
Truth-telling can’t wait, Travis Lovett tells PM after 900km journey

Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man Travis Lovett has completed a monumental 900km walk from Naarm to Canberra, meeting the Prime Minister in front of Parliament House to call on the government to fulfil its p...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 27, 2026
Federal funding boost for Stolen Generations survivors and support services

Stolen Generations survivors and the services supporting them are set to receive additional federal government funding. Announced on National Sorry Day, the Healing Foundation — an organisation...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 26, 2026
'Time critical': New action plan aims to hold governments accountable on stalled Stolen Generations reforms

Almost 30 years after a landmark report first comprehensively documented the experiences of members of the Stolen Generations, only six per cent of its recommendations have been fully implemented.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 26, 2026
No funding spent under $842 million NT remote Aboriginal services agreement, documents reveal

Money from a joint $842 million Commonwealth-Northern Territory funding agreement to support key Aboriginal services in remote communities has yet to be spent, despite the Territory's declining closin...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 25, 2026
NT Chief Minister dismisses child protection criticism as 'hysteria'

Just a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged governments to engage respectfully with Aboriginal communities and experts, Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has dismissed conce...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 22, 2026
Price denies endorsing podcast comments about migrants 'flooding' Australia

Coalition Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has denied agreeing with a conservative podcaster that Australia should stop "hundreds of thousands of Indians, Chinese, Africans, Middle Easterns, and Gazan...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 22, 2026
PM meets family of Kumanjayi Little Baby, calls for more 'inclusive approach' from NT government

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Northern Territory government must be more "inclusive" to achieve better outcomes for Indigenous people, as he met with the family of Kumanjayi Little Baby.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 20, 2026
NT Government the 'most racist' I've seen: Lidia Thorpe

Aboriginal people are "homeless on our own country", Senator Lidia Thorpe has told a housing conference in Darwin, as she labelled the current NT Government the "most racist" she has seen in her lifet...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 20, 2026
Niuean Prime Minister enters third term amid tight voting

In a narrow result Dalton Tagelagi has been reappointed as Niue's Prime Minister following the tiny country's recent groundbreaking election.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 18, 2026
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