The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

The artist whose portrait of an esteemed Indigenous activist won the Archibald People's Choice says the prize is a platform to speak about important people.

AAP · Aug 8, 2024

Healthy Country, healthy people: how shared knowledge is helping to restore a World Heritage area

Please be advised that the following article contains images of an Indigenous person who has died, which are used with family permission.

The Conversation · Aug 8, 2024

Archibald prize 2024: Marcia Langton portrait wins people’s choice award

Angus McDonald wins people’s choice category for second time, after his 2020 portrait of human rights campaigner Behrouz Boochani

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2024

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Indigenous empowerment, Closing the Gap, and future Indigenous leadership

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s address to the weekend Garma festival had a different tone from last year’s, when the Voice referendum was approaching. The Prime Minister is resetting policy, moving the focus to the economic empowerment of Indigenous communities as a path to reducing Indigenous disadvantage and “closing the gap”.…

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2024

Rioters convicted over 'unacceptable' church attack

A magistrate has condemned the actions of rioters congregating outside a church after a bishop's stabbing as three charged over the incident appeared in court.

AAP · Aug 7, 2024

Govt claims native title case creates 'vast' liability

The federal government has started its appeal of a native title case around a mining lease, arguing it would create "vast" claims for compensation.

AAP · Aug 7, 2024

Solar power guiding NT families back to their community

After a solar-powered energy system was installed in a remote Northern Territory community, families will be able to return to their homeland.

AAP · Aug 7, 2024

New Zealand’s conservative turn sounds chillingly familiar to Indigenous Australians. Here’s why the Māori fight is our fight

Every attack on treaty, land rights, language, culture and self-determination for Māori will give Australia’s politicians more justification for their actions, or lack thereof

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2024

Reynolds feared losing job over 'lying cow' comment

Senator Linda Reynolds has told her defamation trial she feared losing her ministerial job after she called Brittany Higgins a "lying cow".

AAP · Aug 6, 2024

Centrepay report that found major failings ‘ignored’ by successive Coalition governments, author says

Anna Buduls says her 2013 report, which found major failings with controversial debit system, was mostly forgotten about

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2024