The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

‘We had to walk about all night to keep ourselves alive’: an Aboriginal soldier writes home from the Boer war

Frank Sinclair’s letters from the front are the earliest known by an Indigenous digger. More than a century later, they – and his family – have been uncovered

The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2023

Five Great Reads: buried horrors, catching out ChatGPT and tools from a war zone

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2023

Top Indigenous academic quits University of Melbourne law school role and alleges institutional racism

Resignation of associate dean Dr Eddie Cubillo comes after he delivered speech on his encounters with racism at Melbourne Law School

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2023

Australian War Memorial installs new plaque acknowledging Ben Roberts-Smith ‘complicit in unlawful killings’

Move criticised as inadequate, with Australian Centre for International Justice saying it minimised gravity of allegations

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023

Linda Burney calls for investigation into possible secret burial sites at Stolen Generations institution

Minister for Indigenous Australians says claims of potential ‘clandestine’ burials at former Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training are ‘deeply disturbing’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023

Barnaby Joyce labels net zero ‘utterly untenable’ as potential Coalition rift emerges over climate

Michaelia Cash insists Liberals are committed to 2050 goal under Peter Dutton as National party conference considers dropping the policy

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023

Australia seen as ‘soft on human rights’ for failing to confront ‘uncomfortable’ history, expert says

Renée Jeffery says country’s ‘discomfort’ stems from reluctance to address own history including treatment of First Nations people

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023

Afternoon Update: Possible secret graves at Stolen Generations institution; one dead in WA shooting; and 48 species added to threatened list

Multiple sites of possible ‘clandestine’ burials discovered on grounds of Kinchela boys’ home in NSW

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023

Why is truth-telling so important? Our research shows meaningful reconciliation cannot occur without it

This article mentions ongoing colonial violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and contains references that feature antiquated language.

The Conversation · Sep 7, 2023

Ground-penetrating radar: how the discovery of ‘clandestine’ anomalies could reveal buried truths

GPR technology is becoming more widespread in Australia and overseas to detect potential unmarked graves and human burial sites

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023