The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Kumanjayi Walker’s family’s complaint about The Australian’s coverage not investigated by media watchdog

Revelation comes after inquest into 19-year-old’s death shown texts between journalist from newspaper and Zachary Rolfe

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024

PM says Dutton’s team ‘dominated by blokes’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024

Rancour in Redland city: mayoral race turns toxic as Andrew Laming attempts political comeback

Candidates and supporters clash ahead of Queensland council election, with a mysterious Facebook page documenting the drama

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024

PM's birthday wish granted as Labor retain Dunkley

Labor is projected to retain the Melbourne federal seat of Dunkley despite a swing to the Liberals as both parties talked down their chances before the vote.

AAP · Mar 1, 2024

Peter Dutton’s pre-Dunkley detainee scare blew up, but cost of living is the real electoral dynamite

The opposition leader’s line of attack in question time came unstuck, but it was an irresponsible ploy all the same

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024

Can the story of Mungo Man be the ‘healing glue’ of the nation 50 years on from the monumental discovery?

He went looking for the ice age story and instead found evidence of the oldest continuous culture on Earth. At 94, Jim Bowler revisits a place of global – and spiritual – importance

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024

Kumanjayi Walker inquest told of ‘clearly racist’ NT police awards that appear to contradict senior officers’ testimony

Zachary Rolfe evidence calls into question the testimony of several senior officers to the court earlier this week

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024

Misinformation about South Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament spreads online

Factcheckers say claims about First Nations people getting ‘special rights’ echo the falsehoods in the federal no campaign

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024

NSW leader defends judgment after iftar event canned

Leaders of the states where three in four Australian Muslims live have cancelled annual iftar dinners over community anger about the Gaza conflict.

AAP · Mar 1, 2024

Linda White: Anthony Albanese leads tributes to ‘most senior backbencher ever’ after senator’s death

Victorian Labor senator and former trade unionist remembered by colleagues after dying on Thursday night

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024