The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

The Queensland state election will be held in October. A Resolve poll for The Brisbane Times, conducted over four months from February to May from a sample of 947, gave the Liberal National Party 43% of the primary vote (up six since September to December), Labor 26% (down seven), the…

Independent NSW MP’s office staff had to be taught how to handle suspicious mail amid a ‘torrent of hate’, his lawyer tells court

A homophobic tweet by political firebrand Mark Latham made it hard for MP Alex Greenwich to support his voters and the LGBTI+ community, a court has been told.

New Caledonia, the French overseas territory in the southwest Pacific, has been rocked by its most violent clashes since the 1980s. While the unrest was triggered by constitutional changes to the voting system, it also highlights frustrations over the long process of decolonisation.

French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly violence following protests from the indigenous Kanak population who have long sought independence from Paris.

Brittany Lauga says ‘threatening and offensive safety concerns from members of the public’ have forced the closure of her Yeppoon office

European leaders participate in debate hosted by Bruegel and the Financial Times

Legislation that lets the Northern Territory's police commissioner enact a three-day curfew have passed parliament, sparking fears they could be misused.

Robyn Hill has given evidence to a Supreme Court jury after her husband Russell was allegedly murdered alongside his childhood sweetheart Carol Clay.

Penny Wong confirms Australia received clearance for two flights after international airport was shut down

Six people died and hundreds more injured since violence erupted last week