The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Guards at Queensland youth detention centres walk off job due to ‘unsafe’ staff shortages

Guards say children being kept in lockdown 80% of the time, with one prison short-staffed for 359 of 365 days last year

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2023

Should the voting age in Australia be lowered to 16?

Attempts to lower the voting age in Australia to 16 have been historically unsuccessful. More recently, the Make It 16 campaign has been advocating for the enfranchisement of 16 and 17-year-olds, but with no fines for under 18s who fail to cast their ballots.

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2023

Lawyer warns against 'misuse' of Liberal Party status

The Liberal Party ignored serious complaints of misconduct because its legal status was a "shield" against it being sued, a former ministerial staffer has said.

AAP · Jul 6, 2023

The New Boy review – Cate Blanchett doesn’t dazzle in Warwick Thornton’s enigmatic film

Aswan Reid delivers Australian cinema’s most impressive child performance for some time, as the titular youngster taken to an outback orphanage

The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2023

Linda Burney criticises Peter Dutton’s ‘bullyboy tactics’ approach to Indigenous voice debate

Minister for Indigenous Australians claims no campaign’s aim is to ‘polarise, to sow division’ and to ‘mislead’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2023

Fire pits and yarning circles: Preschoolers mark NAIDOC week

'It is important to reflect on the essential role that our grandparents and elderly peoples.'

Newcastle Herald · Jul 5, 2023

Afternoon Update: childcare fees rise by up to 32%; Melbourne bus ploughs into houses; and Adele warns fans over ‘etiquette’

There are concerns childcare centres are hiking rates to absorb the federal government’s new subsidy

The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2023

Ancestral remains taken in the 1930s to return home

Confirmation of the return of remains taken by an anthropologist coincides with the recognition of native title rights for several Cape York communities.

AAP · Jul 5, 2023

What is NAIDOC week? How did it start and what does it celebrate?

NAIDOC week is a big celebration for Indigenous people and a highlight on the Blak calendar - it is our Blak Christmas.

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2023

Trail of destruction on streets as neighbours say they're 'at breaking point

Residents say they have 'never seen anything like it' as students pack up their Wavertree homes, leaving overflowing bins and discarded mess all over the streets

Liverpool Echo · Jul 5, 2023