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Opinion: The racism inquiry that has captured very little media attention
Last week I gave evidence before the Federal Inquiry into racism, hate and viole...
Leanne Dolby 21 Jul 2026
Voice referendum a 'turning point' where racism towards First Peoples became 'publicly acceptable'
The failed Voice referendum was a "turning point" where racism towards First Peo...
Dechlan Brennan 20 Jul 2026
First Nations children facing rising tide of coordinated online racism
First Nations children are paying the price for online racism in "increasingly o...
Dechlan Brennan 20 Jul 2026
'Complete no-show': NT government's absence from racism inquiry condemned
Racism across the country, particularly in the Northern Territory, "seems to be...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Jul 2026
'Jailing machine, gulags': Indigenous people incarcerated at world-leading rates
A senior barrister has unleashed at a racism probe, saying young Indigenous peop...
Duncan Murray (AAP) 17 Jul 2026
AFLW players more likely to experience racism than male counterparts, survey suggests

Responses from Indigenous AFLW players suggests racism in the women's game is more prevalent than what male AFL players currently face, a new report has found.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 16, 2026
Racism inquiry hears young Indigenous people denied due process, incarcerated at world-leading rates

A senior barrister has unleashed at a racism probe, saying young Indigenous people are denied due process and incarcerated at world-leading rates.

Social media stir over use of traditional place name

When an ally calls a place by its traditional name, why does it tie some people up in knots? Operating respectfully on Wadandi Boodja since 2007 is at the bottom of every email sent by Margaret River...

Dianne Bortoletto Dianne Bortoletto Jul 15, 2026
Lidia Thorpe questions Ken Wyatt’s support of private Indigenous business register

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has questioned former Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt on his backing of a privately controlled Indigenous business certification service, asking why the...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 14, 2026
'We should be dead': witness tells racism inquiry

Police initially brushed off concerns after a homemade bomb was thrown into an Invasion Day rally crowd, an Indigenous academic says. Thousands of people were evacuated from Forrest Place in Perth's c...

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Aaron Bunch (AAP) Jul 14, 2026
'The blackfella nightmare': Indigenous media staff reveal daily battle against online racism and abuse

Australia's leading Aboriginal-owned national news organisation receives "racist, abusive and threatening comments" daily, staff have told a parliamentary inquiry into racism towards First Peoples.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 13, 2026
Former Indigenous affairs minister urges national action on systemic racism

Australia's first Indigenous lower house MP says racism directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is systemic and structural, warning it has become more visible since the 2023 Voice re...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 13, 2026
'We can do many great things, especially if we do them together'

This speech was given at the RING (Reconciliation Industry Network Group) NAIDOC Gathering in Sydney on Thursday by keynote speaker and MC, Indigenous singer, songwriter, musician and advocate Toni Ja...

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Toni Janke Jul 11, 2026
Children's Commissioner's resignation lays bare NT government's 'lack of care and accountability'

The resignation of the Northern Territory's Children's Commissioner is evidence that the NT Government shows a "lack of care and accountability" towards First Peoples, the peak advocate for Indigenous...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 10, 2026
AEC introduces mandatory cultural training after Voice referendum voting incident

More than 100,000 Australian Electoral Commission staff will receive Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency training following allegations that a First Nations family was mistreated...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 8, 2026
NAIDOC’s call for change across the decades: from Day of Mourning to economic reconciliation

NAIDOC's origins belong inside a longer history of Aboriginal resistance to the economic architecture of colonial Australia. It emerged from Aboriginal protest against colonisation that had taken land...

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Darren Godwell Jul 8, 2026
Violent mistreatment of Indigenous man symptom of 'deeper disease' in ACT Policing, Aboriginal Legal Service warns

A "horrifying" incident of police violence against an Aboriginal man is indicative of a broader culture of police abuse and impunity in the ACT, the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT warns.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 7, 2026
First Nations journalists reveal toll of racism in Australia's media

Two leading First Nations media figures have detailed entrenched racism, inaccurate reporting and systemic exclusion within Australian newsrooms, warning Aboriginal journalists are routinely forced to...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 3, 2026
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