The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

‘It has changed but I can still feel it’: local people on Eltham, 30 years after Stephen Lawrence’s murder

In the south London suburb where the racist murder of a black teenager sparked a national reckoning, racial tensions may have abated but distrust still lingers

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023

Jeremiah and Nathaniel Schmetzer farewelled at Leeton funeral after horror crash

Nathaniel and Jeremiah Schmetzer have been remembered as being full of life and love at a twin ceremony in NSW's south.

ABC News · Apr 22, 2023

Public memorial for Declan Laverty a chance for Darwin community to 'know' him beyond highly-publicised death, mother says

When Declan Laverty was stabbed to death at his job at a Darwin bottle shop, he made headlines around the country. At a public memorial today, the community learned about who he was before his highly-publicised death.

ABC News · Apr 22, 2023

APY Aboriginal art centre denies any wrongdoing over claims white staff interfere with Indigenous paintings

Respected authorities on Indigenous art are dismayed by allegations that white staff at a major art centre are touching up Aboriginal artists' paintings, saying "it's not right" for them to interfere.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2023

Kiwis delighted by Australia's citizenship embrace

Australia's Anthony Albanese and New Zealand's Chris Hipkins will meet in Brisbane this weekend after momentous changes to citizenship rules.

AAP · Apr 21, 2023

Australia fast-tracking citizenship for up to 400,000 expat Kiwis

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders living in Australia will be able to claim citizenship under a historic re-writing of the rules

The New Daily · Apr 21, 2023

NT government announces an extra $20 million for domestic and family violence prevention

Advocates say the extra funding is a start but not enough to keep up with the level of need — or inflation, with one researcher describing the situation as "not sustainable".

ABC News · Apr 21, 2023

Solicitor-general confirms Voice model is legally sound, will not 'fetter or impede' parliament

The federal government today released the long-awaited legal advice on the Voice to parliament from Australia’s solicitor-general, Stephen Donaghue.

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2023

Victoria moves to raise age of criminal responsibility to 12 despite criticism it’s not enough

Move would defy advice from UN, human rights, children’s advocates and Indigenous organisations who say age should be raised to 14

The Guardian - AU · Apr 21, 2023

SA drops blackmail charges against ex-Labor state member

A former South Australian Labor MP and her husband have had long-running blackmail charges against them dropped.

The New Daily · Apr 21, 2023