The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Second man charged after attempted synagogue arson

Another man has been charged over a synagogue fire as police prepare for heightened tensions over the Australia Day weekend after a wave of anti-Semitic crimes.

AAP · Jan 24, 2025

Few Australians know the second verse of our national anthem – or how out of date it is

There are two verses to Advance Australia Fair, but do you know the second? Probably not.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2025

Support for changing date of Australia Day softens, but remains strong among young people: new research

After many years of heated debate over whether January 26 is an appropriate date to celebrate Australia Day – with some councils and other groups shifting away from it – the tide appears to be turning among some groups.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2025

The Australia Day conversation is boring – but 26 January marks an incredible history of Indigenous resistance

‘Changing the date’ has little to do with why we march on 26 January. In taking to the streets, we honour those who kept the fires of resistance burning before us

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2025

Coalition has lead in most polls as Dutton gains five-point preferred PM lead in Resolve

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted January 15–21 from a sample of 1,610, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead using 2022 election preference flows, unchanged from the early December Resolve poll. The Coalition had a wider 52–48 lead by respondent preferences.

The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025

Anne lays wreath to honour black South African labourers in First World War

The Princess Royal said the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial is ‘a reminder of a shared but sometimes difficult past’.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

MP incredulous after ANU denies student made Nazi salute at union meeting

Video footage allegedly showed student performing salute and another mimicking a Hitler moustache

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2025

Housing completions fall behind accord target – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2025

History under the floorboards: decoding the diets of institutionalised women in 19th century Sydney

Sydney’s Hyde Park Barracks was built between 1817 and 1819 to house male convicts.

The Conversation · Jan 21, 2025

Teacher who told Sydney Catholic Schools she was transitioning allegedly asked to move and not given shifts

Zoe Conolan-Glen’s discrimination case has now been referred to the federal court

The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2025