The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Lake Macquarie pushes the boundaries of city's electoral wards

Whole suburbs will change wards to deal with elector variance.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 26, 2023

Security concerns 'red herring' in Syrian repatriations

A trial over the repatriation of 11 Australian women and 20 children, who are being detained in Syrian refugee camps, has begun in the Federal Court.

AAP · Sep 26, 2023

Yes vote ‘absolutely in line with Liberal values’, leader of movement says in Tamworth

Kate Carnell seeks to reassure Liberal and National voters ‘it’s fine to vote yes’ in referendum despite position of federal parties

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023

Pezzullo story points to serious systemic problems in the Australian Public Service

The revelations in the Nine newspapers that Mike Pezzullo, secretary of the powerful Home Affairs department, shared with Liberal Party powerbroker Scott Briggs are certainly extraordinary. But, just like the revelations about Robodebt from the royal commission, they must not be treated as an isolated case but as evidence of…

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2023

Traditional owners left to ‘pick up the pieces’ after sacred rock shelter damaged in Rio Tinto blast

Full extent of incident near Nammuldi iron ore mine in the Pilbara still unknown, Muntulgura Guruma representative says

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2023

NT chief's crepe attacker speaks after assault charge

A woman charged with assaulting the Northern Territory's chief minister with a cream-covered pancake says she was driven by frustration over a health issue.

AAP · Sep 25, 2023

Watchdog calls for NSW police officer to be charged with assaulting Indigenous teenager

Officer allegedly punched 17-year-old twice in head before dragging him across hospital floor without properly recording use of force

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2023

'Hero' firefighter turned to drug making after deaths

A hero firefighter awarded for his bravery is in jail for trafficking drugs after a fall from grace that ended his career, including a $40 million business.

AAP · Sep 25, 2023

Referendum's 'strength is its simplicity': law experts

Law experts have assured voters the referendum proposal to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution is legally safe.

AAP · Sep 25, 2023

Is it ethical non-Indigenous people get to decide on the Voice? Is it OK for one group to have rights others don't? An ethicist weighs in

Australians will soon be asked to vote on whether we should “alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice”.

The Conversation · Sep 24, 2023