The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Public housing tenants fight to end no-grounds eviction

Two Supreme Court legal challenges in Western Australia could end no-grounds evictions for public housing tenants.

AAP · Apr 19, 2024

Greens confirm Victorian leader's federal seat tilt

Samantha Ratnam is stepping down as Victoria's Greens leader as the party targets Bob Hawke's old seat of Wills at the next federal election.

AAP · Apr 19, 2024

Man behind 'haunting' toolbox murders loses appeal

A man jailed for life after two people in a toolbox were thrown into a creek has lost an appeal after arguing the jury relied on an inadmissible confession.

AAP · Apr 19, 2024

The disinformation hurricane surrounding the Bondi stabbing marks the end of Twitter as a breaking news destination

Bad-faith scapegoating around the attacker’s identity shows Australian media needs to shake its addiction to Elon Musk’s rapidly toxifying platform

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2024

'Children being taken' while reforms delayed: Yoorrook

Victoria's First Peoples minister has defended her government after being criticised for inaction on key recommendations from a truth-telling inquiry.

AAP · Apr 18, 2024

Nephew of ex-police boss cleared of secret sex video

A NSW police constable - the nephew of a former police commissioner - has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing after sharing porn videos with colleagues.

AAP · Apr 18, 2024

First Nations boy, 10, dies in apparent suicide while in state care in Western Australia

Advocates say the boy took his own life, leaving his family ‘devastated’ and triggering a coronial inquest

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2024

Bondi Junction stabbing: Pakistani security guard injured in Westfield attack to be offered residency

Anthony Albanese says people such as security guard Muhammad Taha, who showed ‘extraordinary courage’ during the attack, should be thanked

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2024

Youth crime committee dissolved after political tension

A committee tasked with delivering solutions to youth crime and support to victims has been disbanded just seven months after it was established.

AAP · Apr 17, 2024

China bristles at defence rise that might not be enough

China has weighed in on Australia's move to spend extra money on defence under a new strategy, but experts are concerned about several areas of the plan.

AAP · Apr 17, 2024