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You can’t be what you can’t see: Raising Horizons is changing the view for young people
We talk often about creating opportunities for young people, but for many of our...
Nicole Brown 14 May 2026
Victorian government accused of ignoring self-determined solutions in budget
Self-determined solutions to reduce the over-representation of Indigenous people...
Dechlan Brennan 7 May 2026
Back Black: If we don’t invest in our own, who will?
Every year, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations receive millions...
Nicole Brown 6 Feb 2026
New peak body Reconciliation Northern Territory officially launched
The Northern Territory marked an important moment in its reconciliation journey...
Nicole Brown 29 Jan 2026
The Djarindjin Way: breaking free from the system strikes a chord at First Nations Housing and Homelessness Forum

Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Nathan McIvor's message to the First Nations Housing and Homelessness Forum held on Kaurna Country this week was clear: self-determination is the way...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 11, 2025
Explainer: What is Blak sovereignty and self-determination?

When Linda Burney delivered her inaugural speech in Parliament, the first Indigenous woman elected to the House of Representatives declared that "...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 25, 2025
First Nations gathering to shape future of new national Indigenous body

Indigenous organisations from across the country will come together in September to consider the creation of a new national body dedicated to advancing the interests of First Peoples.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 6, 2025
230-year-old Canadian land dispute nears settlement

The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, along with federal and provincial representatives, has announced a proposed financial settlement to resolve the Rouge River Valley Tract Claim, a long-stan...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 10, 2025
Driftpile Cree Nation begin self-governed child services

Driftpile Cree Nation in Canada has signed a service delivery agreement affirming its right to self-governance over child and family services.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 28, 2025
Free, culturally safe health clinic for Indigenous women to open in Melbourne

The Victorian government has announced Aboriginal women across metropolitan Melbourne will soon have access to free, comprehensive, and culturally safe care.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 28, 2025
Dutton plans audits of Indigenous programs, return of cashless debit card

A full audit into spending on Indigenous programs and a royal commission into sexual abuse in Indigenous communities would be enacted by a new coalition government, opposition leader Peter Dutton says...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 12, 2025
South Australian peak body for Indigenous youth launched as state continues to remove First Nations children at disproportionate rate

The new, community-controlled peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in South Australia was launched on Monday, designed as a leading voice for Indigenous children in the state.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 23, 2024
Wadawurrung Aboriginal Economic Hub opens in Ballarat

The Wadawurrung Aboriginal Economic Hub has opened in Ballarat, with the creation of the hub led by the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (WTOAC).

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 18, 2024
PM has no idea how to improve marginalised Indigenous People's lives, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says

Opposition spokesperson for Indigenous Australians, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, says the Labor government has no idea how to improve the lives of First Nations people.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 11, 2024
Newest First Peoples' Assembly member slams development of sacred land in opening speech

The first reserved seat holder for the Wamba Wemba Aboriginal Corporation in the First Peoples' Assembly has used her maiden speech to ask how the desecration of Indigenous sites continues.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 3, 2024
“Self-determined solutions,” not prisons, needed to fix incarceration crisis

Politicians from across the political divide have heard about the hurdles and difficulties facing women in prison across Australia, with one speaker noting the prison industrial complex often targets...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 27, 2024
Historic first as new reserved seat holder appointed to First Peoples' Assembly

The First Peoples' Assembly have announced the inaugural reserved seat holder representing the Wamba Wemba Aboriginal Corporation, in a significant step for the 'voice' of Indigenous people in Victori...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 25, 2024
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