The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Referendum working group returns to base camp at Uluru

Six years on from the First Nations National Constitutional Convention at Uluru, members of the referendum working group are gathering at base camp again.

AAP · May 25, 2023

Labor can’t count on Greens support for petroleum resource rent tax, warns Adam Bandt

Exclusive: Party leader says the reform is ‘weak’ and ‘not worth the napkin it was written on’, accusing government of bending to gas lobby

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2023

‘A gift to Australia’: Indigenous leaders return to Uluru to rally yes vote in voice referendum

Six years after the statement from the heart, Pat Anderson and Megan Davis warn against misinformation in fight for reform

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2023

Hundreds of children charged for breaching bail in first two months of controversial Queensland law

State’s human rights commissioner says it is ‘troubling’ Palaszczuk government presents those numbers ‘as some sort of positive achievement’

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2023

Ombudsman clears ABC over coronation broadcast

The ABC has been cleared over its controversial coronation broadcast, which led to broadcaster Stan Grant stepping away as host of the Q&A program.

AAP · May 25, 2023

NSW mayor wanted nothing to do with 'blackmail' letter

The former mayor of Bathurst, accused of misconduct in public office over an anonymous letter, told police he organised postage but didn't know what was inside.

AAP · May 25, 2023

PM makes plea to opponents to back Indigenous Voice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged coalition MPs to back the Indigenous voice, saying the body would provide meaningful action.

The New Daily · May 25, 2023

Mount Gambier meth addict with penchant for first-aid kits sent back to jail after reoffending

A Mount Gambier man will spend another eight months in jail after stealing credit cards, a first aid kit, coins, and Easter eggs soon after being released for similar offending.

ABC News · May 25, 2023

Man charged with allegedly making threats against ABC journalist Stan Grant

National broadcaster confirms Q+A host made complaint to Sydney police before a 41-year-old man was charged with two counts of online harassment

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2023

Sydney man charged after allegedly threatening ABC journalist Stan Grant online

A Fairfield Heights man is charged with making online threats towards Indigenous ABC journalist Stan Grant, who last week announced he was stepping aside from his media commitments indefinitely.

ABC News · May 25, 2023