The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Concerns raised over solitary confinement in Queensland youth detention after deaths of two First Nations boys

Government report says placing children in prison isolation can affect their health and wellbeing in ‘severe, long-term and irreversible ways’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2024

Queensland Labor vulnerable on two fronts as Greens target Brisbane’s commuter belt

Housing pressures and the cost-of-living crisis mean Steven Miles’s government is under threat from the Greens in Brisbane and the LNP in the regions

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2024

David Pocock fears Labor trying to work around First Nations consultation on offshore gas projects

Independent senator shares Tiwi Islanders’ concern over changes they argue would allow companies to ‘ignore’ their views

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2024

Labor won’t outline cost of Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop as opposition cites independent estimates

Coalition cites growing estimated costs, while minister cannot say how much the project will slug taxpayers

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2024

Lawyers to review EDO practices after Santos bungle

A group of independent legal experts will review the practices at Australia's peak environmental litigation group, after a damning federal court finding.

AAP · Mar 13, 2024

WA floods: Seven people missing for days in remote area found ‘safe and well’, police say

Group including four children and two elderly drivers had set off from Kalgoorlie to Tjuntjuntjara on Sunday

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2024

'No blood on the floor': Lake Mac Labor to lock in election candidates

Lake Macquarie Labor preselection nominations close this week.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 13, 2024

Souths defend Mitchell amid Fittler, Mundine criticism

Amid backlash from prominent NRL figures, Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou is lauding Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker for speaking up for Indigenous people.

AAP · Mar 13, 2024

Cash splash lifts remote school funding up to standard

Disadvantaged areas will be prioritised in a school funding boost to lift enrolments and education outcomes across the Northern Territory.

AAP · Mar 12, 2024

Australia’s poorest schools to be fully funded in ‘landmark’ commonwealth investment in NT

Commonwealth moves closer to fully funding all public schools in deal that will make ‘immediate difference’ in Northern Territory

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2024