The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Cabinet reshuffle after deputy premier walks the plank

A former mayor and returning minister join the Tasmanian Liberal minority government's ministry after the departures of its deputy premier and finance minister.

AAP · Oct 20, 2024

Teal independent says likely byelection win in Sydney was a ‘race to the top’ with Liberals

Jacqui Scruby was on track to comfortably take Pittwater and said the results showed voters appreciated a ‘different way of doing politics’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2024

LNP leader launches Queensland election campaign with promise of mandatory isolation for child offenders who assault guards

David Crisafulli pledges minimum isolation periods for youths who attack staff despite evidence of dangers of solitary confinement

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2024

Victims of crime stand on opposite sides of politics

Two families were torn apart when their kids were killed in car crashes but they now stand on opposite sides of politics ahead of the Queensland election.

AAP · Oct 19, 2024

‘I want to make history’: the relief teacher targeting a Labor stronghold to become Australia’s first trans MP

If Tara Burnett wins Cooper at next federal election, she’ll succeed where many Greens hopefuls have failed in the past – including her own partner

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2024

King Charles is not the adversary of an Australian republic – but hasn’t the time of the crown gone?

Our monarch is gracing his dominion to see us, his subjects, in a land that still pretends we are not a republic at heart

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2024

Independents' day continues as voters leave the majors

An unprecedented election of independents at the last federal election is proving more of a trend than an anomaly with results replicated in ACT and NSW polls.

AAP · Oct 19, 2024

Spectre Of Royal Meddling Haunts Charles In Australia

The cloud from a decades-old political crisis hangs over King Charles III's tour of Australia, where the 1975 sacking of a sitting prime minister continues to fuel suspicions of royal meddling.

International Business Times · Oct 19, 2024

Northern Territory defies ‘do-gooders down south’ on age of criminal responsibility

Country Liberal party says it doesn’t want children in detention but Labor says it’s ‘absolute crap’ that criminalising a child will help them

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2024

Healing call as centenary marked at notorious boys home

Stolen Generations survivors are calling for Kinchela Boys Home to become a place of truth-telling and healing on the institution's 100th anniversary.

AAP · Oct 18, 2024