The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Indigenous Australian shell dolls let out for children’s play at UK museum

Twelve dadikwakwa-kwa given to Manchester Museum on condition they are not permanently kept behind glass

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2025

Election Diary: Labor breaks practice of preferencing Greens to protect Jewish MP Josh Burns

It takes a bit for Labor not to preference the Greens but on Friday it was announced that in the Melbourne seat of Macnamara, where Jewish MP Josh Burns is embattled, the ALP will run an open ticket.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2025

Indigenous teen's alleged killers were 'mucking around'

A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen has told a jury he and his co-accused were mucking about, drinking and doing burnouts before the incident.

AAP · Apr 11, 2025

Redundancy drive to cut public jobs in coalition plan

The coalition has shifted on its plan to save billions by shrinking the public service, floating the prospect of voluntary redundancies for the first time.

AAP · Apr 10, 2025

Albanese pressed on plan to buy back Port of Darwin

The prime minister says compulsory acquisition is on the table to wrest back control of the Port of Darwin in the Top End and return it to Australian hands.

AAP · Apr 10, 2025

Dutton on defensive over campaign as coalition bleeds

The opposition leader was forced to go on the defensive over the coalition's election campaign when he visited the one time Liberal stronghold of WA.

AAP · Apr 10, 2025

Gender politics: will the 2025 election send more female MPs to Australia’s parliament?

Labor has made great strides towards gender equality among its MPs and senators, but the number of female Coalition members remains stubbornly low

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2025

Controversial bill that sparked Maori rights protests heavily defeated in New Zealand parliament

Lawmakers break into Maori song after bill is ‘absolutely annihilated’

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

‘Alarmist nonsense’: Labor and Coalition dismissed security risks over the Port of Darwin for years. What’s changed?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both committed to stripping a Chinese company, Landbridge, of the lease to operate Darwin Port. Landbridge paid A$506 million for the 99-year lease from the Northern Territory government in October 2015.

The Conversation · Apr 10, 2025

Bennelong Liberal candidate declines to say whether Chinese celebrity endorsements complied with guidelines

A NSW Liberal spokesperson said the party ‘is continually assessing its compliance obligations in relation to disclosures’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2025