The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

MP Marion Scrymgour calls for hold on Beetaloo Basin approvals over fracking risks

The Federal Member for Lingiari claims a key recommendation around water use has not been implemented despite plans to allow fracking in the region, and it has left traditional owners, environmentalists and pastoralists with serious concerns.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Fears for increased First Nations incarceration grow as Indigenous legal services cut

There are concerns innocent people will end up in jail as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services are withdrawn in Queensland and New South Wales amid claims of a funding shortfall, leaving more people to represent themselves in court.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

WA Premier Mark McGowan says Banksia Hill damage bill could reach $30 million after latest disturbance

The WA premier reveals an astronomical damage bill after the latest disturbance at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, conduct he described as "appalling".

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Promise of Beetaloo Basin fracking jobs prompts mixed views from NT's Aboriginal people

The gas industry's promise of fracking-related jobs in the Beetaloo Basin leaves some Aboriginal Territorians feeling hopeful and others suspicious.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Traditional Aboriginal healing teams with Western medicine amid youth suicide crisis in WA's north

Traditional ochre paint, sacred songs and massage complement Western medicine at a health service in WA's north — and there are hopes this "sacred knowledge" can be passed on to the region's young people.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Clean energy transition strategy could keep the lights on in Australia's Indigenous communities

Billions of dollars is poured into mining in remote Australia, so why don't the lights stay on in nearby communities?

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Why Tarrkarri, a 'jewel in the crown' in Adelaide's east, is still just a hole in the ground

It was supposed to be a "globally significant" cultural institution, but five years after an Aboriginal art gallery was first promised, the project remains on hold.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Warragamba Dam walls may need to be raised for ‘safety reasons’ despite Labor’s vow to drop plan

Exclusive: Controversial plan to raise wall at Sydney’s main reservoir threatens to spill over into Minns government’s first term

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2023

Labor’s cashless welfare bill criticised as disproportionately affecting First Nations people

Critics claim the bill could see government further expand income management policies

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2023

Launceston Mayor Danny Gibson resigns following 'vile attacks, stemming from media reports'

Tasmanian mayor Danny Gibson resigns, saying "vile attacks" in media reports have taken a toll on his mental health and have become "a distraction from the important work of the City of Launceston".

ABC News · May 15, 2023