The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Billions of litres to be extracted from NT groundwater

The Northern Territory's largest water allocation plan has been released, angering environmentalists and traditional owners.

AAP · Nov 14, 2023

Liberal maverick Russell Broadbent defects to crossbench after losing preselection

Long serving Liberal moderate Russell Broadbent has defected to the crossbench.

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2023

Veteran MP Russell Broadbent quits Liberal party to sit on crossbench

Member for Monash will remain in parliament as independent after losing Liberal pre-selection for next election

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2023

Family of Perth man who died in custody demands justice

The grieving family of an Indigenous man who died in custody say the father of three begged prison officers for medical help.

AAP · Nov 13, 2023

Climate protesters wait on challenge to parliament law

A group of 13 Extinction Rebellion protesters face up to three years in jail for allegedly disrupting parliament for three minutes with anti-fossil fuel chants.

AAP · Nov 13, 2023

Morning Mail: First Nations remains at $3bn development; Hamas suspends hostage talks; regional road ‘disgrace’

Discovery of ‘burial site’ distresses the Kaurna people; situation at Gaza’s hospitals deteriorates; regional councils forced to waste repair money erecting signs in tribute to government grants

The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2023

Halfway through their term, the 'teal' MPs look here to stay – and may present a huge challenge in 2025

Halfway through the 47th federal parliament, we can begin cautiously to gauge the potential historical significance of the “teal” independents.

The Conversation · Nov 12, 2023

I once sang Love Is in the Air to Labor’s Stephen Conroy – here’s what it taught me about Canberra lobbying

There is nothing wrong with lobbyists trying to influence the government. But we should know why they’re at Parliament House and who invited them

The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2023

First Nations remains discovered at site of $3bn Adelaide housing development

The discovery of what an archeological assessment has deemed a burial ground has distressed the Kaurna people, many of whom ‘know in our hearts that it’s probably a massacre site’, according to one activist

The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2023

ACT Greens backbencher Johnathan Davis resigns

ACT Greens backbencher Johnathan Davis will leave the party and parliament after he was stood down over allegations of sexual misconduct.

AAP · Nov 12, 2023