The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Aboriginal children as young as 5 are getting suspended from school. We can’t ‘close the gap’ if this is happening

The recent Closing the Gap report had some promising news for education, with a 25% increase in Aboriginal children enrolled in childcare over the past seven years.

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2024

Dutton undermined Reynolds, defamation trial told

Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins' defamation trial has heard the senator believed Peter Dutton undermined her and Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial was political.

AAP · Aug 11, 2024

Northern Territory pre-poll early voting ready to go

Early voting for the Northern Territory election due to be held on August 24 opens on Monday as Labor and the CLP battle it out to win government.

AAP · Aug 11, 2024

Crowds descend on art fair as artists face cost hikes

Thousands of people are visiting the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, but art centres are paying up to $40,000 to travel huge distances to attend the annual event.

AAP · Aug 9, 2024

'Fire in the minds' of next group of Indigenous leaders

The importance of education in two worlds - western and Indigenous knowledge - is key to the future of the next generation of leaders, Yolngu Elders say.

AAP · Aug 9, 2024

Albanese playing with fire as he crab-walks away from makarrata promise

Breaking a promise to limit political damage may just cause more of it. Pretending you haven’t broken one definitely will

The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2024

Long road to Australia's top Aboriginal art award

Tjuntjuntjara artist Noli Rictor drove 25 hours to Alice Springs and then flew to Darwin to receive Australia's most prestigious award for Aboriginal art.

AAP · Aug 9, 2024

Divine debut for Donovan in Sister Act stage musical

Casey Donovan hopes to channel her anxiety into a winning performance as the star of the Australian debut season of the stage musical Sister Act.

AAP · Aug 9, 2024

Coroner refers nurse's death to police and prosecutors

The death of a nurse from a cocktail of alcohol and drugs has been referred to police by the NT coroner, who found that a crime may have been committed.

AAP · Aug 9, 2024

Ex-Labor senator Fatima Payman appoints ‘preference whisperer’ Glenn Druery as chief of staff

Druery says Payman could become the next Senate powerbroker in the mould of Nick Xenophon or Brian Harradine

The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2024