The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Victorian chief commissioner apologises for treatment of Indigenous people by police at Yoorrook inquiry

Victoria's police chief Shane Patton apologises for actions that have traumatised Indigenous people at the state's truth-telling inquiry. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of people who have died.

ABC News · May 8, 2023

ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold takes the stand on first day of Board of Inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann's trial

Questioned about an Australian Federal Police report that described Brittany Higgins as "manipulative", ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold tells a Board of Inquiry into the case that it contained "basic, misguided analysis".

ABC News · May 8, 2023

Victoria’s police chief apologises for systemic racism and discrimination against Indigenous Australians

Shane Patton acknowledges at Yoorrook commission the police uniform is a symbol of fear for some First Nations people

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2023

Lib Dems’ Ed Davey calls for national debate over UK’s slavery role

Davey says King Charles is ‘moving towards trying to look at this issue with greater subtlety’ than government

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023

Indigenous elder Leslie Schultz finds voice at United Nations, while pushing for Voice to Parliament at home

The winds of change brought Leslie Schultz to New York to attend a UN forum on Indigenous issues. Now the First Nations leader is turning his attention to securing a Voice to Parliament in Australia.

ABC News · May 7, 2023

Police seize $1.5m in cocaine after man observed allegedly trying to bury drugs near Darwin CBD

Two men are arrested following an alleged drug operation involving a drum buried in bushland, where cash and cocaine were allegedly deposited.

ABC News · May 7, 2023

Gija language dictionary reflects rich culture, Warmun art and East Kimberley landscape

Gija people are known across Australia and globally for their striking artwork. Now, after decades of painstaking work, the beauty of their language is there for all to read.

ABC News · May 7, 2023

Esperance Shire spends more than $20k on legal fees as resident digs in on flagpole location

A years-long dispute about the location of a flagpole involving a state politician, her neighbour and the local shire has cost Esperance ratepayers more than $20,000.

ABC News · May 6, 2023

Inside the Australian Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Recovery and Healing Conference

A landmark conference is building a case for greater recovery and healing support for victim-survivors of domestic, family and sexual violence.

ABC News · May 6, 2023

Vigil held for slain university student as Darwin student community calls for greater safety

Darwin's Bangladeshi community continues to band together after the death of 23-year-old university student Md Isfaqur Rahman, who was killed during an alleged violent home invasion during the week.

ABC News · May 6, 2023