The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Germany hands over Australian ancestral remains held by museums for over 100 years

Five sets of ancestral remains from Australia that had been in German museum collections since the 19th century have been handed back at a ceremony that a community representative described as a sad but “very joyful” moment

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024

Australians who don’t pay child support should be chased by tax office, parliamentary committee says

Some 16% of women and 8% of men will suffer from financial abuse in their lifetimes, an annual toll estimated at $5.7bn

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2024

Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

A senior public servant faced barriers "way beyond what I imagined" when he tried to turn around a trouble-plagued youth detention centre.

AAP · Dec 5, 2024

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

A proposed expansion of native forestry could include areas of land home to old-growth trees, endangered animals and Aboriginal heritage.

AAP · Dec 4, 2024

Youth worker preyed on vulnerable victims for decades

A former youth worker will spend at least a decade behind bars for the long-term sexual abuse of young boys across decades, many of them vulnerable.

AAP · Dec 4, 2024

Pauline Hanson loses bid to reduce costs owed to Mehreen Faruqi after racial discrimination case

Judge rejects One Nation leader’s application to halve amount she was ordered to pay Greens deputy leader

The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2024

'Tyranny of distance' still plaguing remote health care

Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live more than one hour's drive from basic health care services.

AAP · Dec 4, 2024

Labor plays down Greens' push for power-sharing deal

Frontbencher Katy Gallagher says there are no plans to strike a power-sharing deal with the Greens and is talking up Labor's prospects at the next election.

AAP · Dec 3, 2024

Too many Australian students don’t have the basic technology they need for school – here are 5 ways to fix this

We often assume Australian students are great with technology and have access to a computer, reliable internet and adequate data.

The Conversation · Dec 3, 2024

‘They leave our school flying’: how one Sydney school is defying its ‘disadvantage’

Auburn North public school outperforms others despite English not being the first language for 98% of students

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2024