The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

AFP officers launch defamation case against ACT after complaint over Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial

Exclusive: Proceedings lodged after Shane Drumgold alleged officers engaged in a ‘very clear campaign to pressure him’ in a letter to the ACT police chief

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2024

Afternoon Update: Jacinta Allan speaks at truth-telling inquiry; climate warning for Torres Strait; and Mr Squiggle’s new home

Victorian premier says she is prepared to apologise to Indigenous people on behalf of state when inquiry concludes

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2024

'Fighting for survival': climate court case heats up

Torres Strait Islander elders say they are fighting for the existence of their people as the final hearings of a landmark climate case begin.

AAP · Apr 28, 2024

Crime spree arrest: man arrested for 20 charges following alleged kidnap

The 54-year-old man was refused bail.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 28, 2024

Terror label leaves multicultural communities 'on edge'

Police and intelligence agencies should consult with multicultural communities before labelling an incident an act of terror, a federal MP says.

AAP · Apr 28, 2024

Queensland is on a path to treaty with Indigenous people. How will it work? Who’s involved?

State government announced the members of the inquiry and First Nations Treaty Institute. How will it work? Who’s involved?

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2024

Violence against women rallies: thousands attend protests as Mark Dreyfus rules out royal commission

More rallies to be held across the country on Sunday with attorney general claiming state and federal governments need to cooperate on plan of action

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2024

After 25 years, birthing suite available for rural mums

Expectant mums in Queensland's far north have been forced to travel more than 800km to the nearest birthing suite for more than two decades.

AAP · Apr 26, 2024

‘A deeply colonial backward step’: why are donors, staff and politicians up in arms about the South Australian Museum?

The South Australian Government has just intervened to pause a restructure of the state’s biggest museum. Why?

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2024

Afternoon Update: rallies urge action on gendered violence; calls to lift jobseeker; and how to get out of a reading rut

Organisers say ‘enough is enough’ as average rate of women killed in domestic violence incidents rises to one every four days

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2024