The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Three unconfirmed contenders have emerged for the leadership; the decision will hinge on factionalism and ideas of ‘toughness’

The jury in a District Court trial of five people accused of a million-dollar gold theft in WA's Goldfields has returned not guilty verdicts on all counts.

A $15 billion manufacturing fund has cleared a major hurdle, paving the way for the government's signature investment vehicle to shore up domestic industry.

Family of Aubrey Donahue had requested body-worn camera vision of incident in Mareeba but police say none exists

The NT government will introduce new legislation this week to revoke bail for violent offenders, in response to the recent fatal stabbing of a BWS worker.

The 47th premier of NSW vows to ‘hit the ground running’

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles announces tougher bail measures to try to halt a rising level of violent assaults in the territory, a week after the fatal stabbing of a young bottle shop worker.

Victoria's first native title determination in 10 years has been made at a hearing on Eastern Maar country in Warrnambool.

West Coasters might have a taste for the gung-ho but pragmatism has taken a turn for the cautious at an extraordinary Greymouth council meeting.

The first Victorian native title decision in a decade will recognise the land rights of the traditional owners in a southwest Victorian region.

Senator Lidia Thorpe’s defection from the Greens changed the power dynamic in the Senate. Now the government needs two crossbenchers (and the Greens) to pass legislation opposed by the Coalition. Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie and her colleague Tammy Tyrrell can provide those two votes, which puts them in a potentially…