The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Bob Brown lashes magistrate after $500 protest fine

Former Greens leader Bob Brown has been fined $500 after being found guilty of trespassing during a anti-forestry protest in Tasmania.

AAP · Aug 14, 2024

Amber Haigh murder trial hears police blinded by ‘presumption of guilt’ against Geeveses

Defence counsel makes closing submissions to two-month trial in supreme court in Wagga Wagga

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2024

Push to 'rush' through Lawyer X bill faces opposition

Victoria's opposition won't support a bill that would stop compensation claims over the use of police informants the government is trying to "rush" through.

AAP · Aug 14, 2024

'Wake-up call': one in three kids fail basic standards

Calls to fully fund public schools are rising after the 2024 NAPLAN results showed thousands of students can't meet basic standards for literacy and numeracy.

AAP · Aug 13, 2024

Labor urges court to bin obligations so it can keep documents secret in event of ministry changes

Albanese government brings landmark appeal against original ruling on freedom of information that says documents remain official once portfolio changes hands

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2024

One in three children not meeting reading or writing standards: latest Naplan results in six graphs

Results show divisions between genders, Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and between students of varying socioeconomic backgrounds

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2024

Dance and circus at Edinburgh fringe: high concepts and sky-scraping feats

This year’s offerings veer from visually stunning to ponderous as performers grapple with big ideas as well as each other’s bodies

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024

Jacinta Allan’s latest backflip has some MPs worried Labor is reacting ‘to every scare campaign’

Decision to walk away from raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14 prompts outcry from experts – and discontent among party’s progressives

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2024

Victorian government accused of undermining rule of law in bid to avoid Lawyer X scandal payouts

Lawyers express concern over Labor’s proposed reforms to prevent ‘specified human sources’ suing government or police

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2024

'They're failing my people': calls for climate trigger

A climate trigger is urgently needed to stop gas and mining projects destroying Australia's environment, activists and Indigenous people say.

AAP · Aug 13, 2024