The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Australian bishop acknowledges 8-year delay in justice in Indigenous abuse case but defends process

A top Australian Catholic bishop has acknowledged the eight-year delay in bringing a fellow bishop to justice on charges he sexually abused young Indigenous men

The Independent UK · 7h ago

Offensive tirades on race and religion shouldn’t be the norm in Australian politics

A racist AI-generated video is the latest offensive stunt by One Nation. Now Pauline Hanson’s attack on Mehreen Faruqi needs to be settled by the courts

The Guardian - AU · 8h ago

Seeing orange: Nationals under threat in regional Victoria as angry voters consider One Nation

‘No safe seats’ for Coalition partner at upcoming state election, Danny O’Brien says, amid fury about renewables, immigration and condition of roads

The Guardian - AU · 8h ago

NSW police commissioner made last-minute bid to hold closed-door hearings into Sydney anti-Herzog protest

Police watchdog says Mal Lanyon’s timing in raising the issue was ‘regrettable’ and led to delays

The Guardian - AU · Oct 8

Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Australia's bushfire crisis may be linked to British colonisation, with researchers finding increased risk goes beyond the influence of climate change alone.

AAP · Oct 7

‘Catastrophic wildfire loop’ after colonisation left parts of Australia more at risk from bushfires, study finds

Researchers found the shift from open woodland to dense forest after 1788 led to more intense fires, consistent with loss of cultural burning practices

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7

Ex-Bishop Christopher Saunders Jailed 6.5 Years After 13 Sex Offence Convictions Against Two Aboriginal Men

Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for 13 sex offences involving two young Aboriginal men.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

Constitutional expert labels Albanese government’s golf club grant ‘grey corruption’

Prof Anne Twomey says $6m for Marrickville Golf Club was ‘misuse of public money’ made under a ‘farcical scheme’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7

Australian bishop becomes one of world’s most senior Catholic leaders to be jailed for sexual abuse

Christopher Saunders, 76, served as Bishop of Broome from 1996 until 2020

The Independent UK · Oct 7

Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men

A former Australian Catholic bishop has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men

The Independent UK · Oct 7