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Mabo Day reflections centre truth, Indigenous rights at AIATSIS Summit
The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast marked Mabo Day with reflections on truth,...
United Nations urges Canada to stop assimilatory impacts of the ‘Indian Act’
The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recently...
Giovanni Torre 13 May 2026
Australia accused of ignoring human rights obligations on Indigenous children
The overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system "re...
Dechlan Brennan 7 May 2026
Populist, harmful policies driving incarceration, child removals: Human Rights Commission
First Peoples communities continue to be the hardest hit by "populist, blunt and...
Dechlan Brennan 4 May 2026
Advocates say Australia's UNDRIP inaction continues to fail Stolen Generations survivors
Stolen Generations survivors continue to be disadvantaged when the rights of Ind...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Apr 2026
Truth‑telling is a human right, and Australia has a legal duty to deliver it

Australia stands at a turning point. The defeat of the 2023 Voice Referendum did not simply end a debate; it exposed how uncomfortable many Australians still are with the truth.

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Scottie Campbell Apr 28, 2026
Canadian First Nations leaders fight back against attack on Indigenous rights in British Columbia

Canadian Indigenous leaders have urged legislators in British Columbia to vote down a bill which would suspended parts of the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 20, 2026
'No longer any excuse': Mainstream providers urged to hand out-of-home care services to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations

Mainstream providers of out-of-home care services are being urged to "boldly commit to return children to culture, community and kin", as the peak body for Indigenous children and families warns the o...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 2, 2026
A Human Rights Act in NSW promises practical change for First Nations people

People in New South Wales live with some of the least protection of their human rights in any Western democracy. We have no federal Human Rights Act and, unlike our neighbours in the ACT, Queensland a...

More than 100 British Columbia First Nations leaders join growing opposition to proposed Declaration Act changes

A growing list of more than 100 First Nations leaders and organisations from across the Canadian province of British Columbia have renewed their vow to defend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigeno...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 10, 2026
On Invasion Day, Australia cannot dodge the truth in Geneva

Our people have always told the truth about what January 26 means. Dispossession. Violence. Stolen Land. Stolen children. Attempted cultural and linguistic erasure.

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Nerita Waight Jan 26, 2026
Recognition and accountability key steps towards progress - Professor Megan Davis

Economic empowerment of Indigenous communities, much touted by the federal government, is hindered by the absence of constitutional recognition and constitutionally protected rights for First Nations...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 19, 2025
What Australia can learn from Canada on Truth and Treaty

When our team from the Australian National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth and Justice (NCRTJ) travelled to Canada, we were struck by how visible and structured their national approach to truth-telli...

Opinion: Aboriginal Australia is at a crossroads

Aboriginal Australia is at a crossroads. Traditionally federal Labor governments have offered more on Indigenous policy than the Coalition. There is a dawning realisation among many of us that these d...

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Dr Hannah McGlade Sep 30, 2025
Study finds offshore projects risk next frontier of Indigenous dispossession

Cultural rights at sea are far less recognised than those on land, leaving Traditional Owners without a voice in offshore development, a new study has found.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 18, 2025
‘First Nations consent ignored’ as Canadians asked to subsidise LNG expansion

The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says Canadian PM Mark Carney's push to double LNG Canada as a "nation-building" project ignores the right of Indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 15, 2025
Sixteen years after signing UN Declaration, Aboriginal leaders say Australia is still failing First Peoples

Aboriginal leaders from across the country have issued a joint statement to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, urging the federal government to act on long-standing commitments to First Peoples.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 13, 2025
First Nations law student pushing Australia's need for UN Indigenous rights on the global stage

There should be no doubting the bravery of the next generation of Indigenous activists, with a young Awabakal-Dharawal law student preparing to take her voice to the global stage.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 18, 2025
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