The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Guardian Essential poll: Indigenous voice retains majority support but opposition hardens

No voters to constitutionally entrenched body remain at 40%, while Coalition leader Peter Dutton sees approval drop to 44%

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2023

Katherine Deves is making a comeback … do the Liberals have room?

But depending on what message Liberal voters send it could mean Katherine Deves' time as a serious candidate is in the past.

The New Daily · Apr 17, 2023

Faith Thomas, first Indigenous Australian Test cricketer, dies

Thomas, who has died aged 90, hailed for her ‘groundbreaking contribution’ to cricket.

Al Jazeera · Apr 17, 2023

Tensions high after guards injured in riot at WA prison

Correctional officers feel unsafe after a guard was attacked over her keys and detainees rioted in the youth wing of a West Australian prison.

AAP · Apr 17, 2023

NT Stolen Generations $50 million class action settlement receives final approval in NSW Supreme Court

The Commonwealth will pay more than $50 million in compensation to descendants of the Stolen Generations in the NT, with lawyers acknowledging no amount of money could redress the lasting trauma of the forcible removal of children by a government agency.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023

Penny Wong and Paul Keating spar as minister warns against ‘frenzied’ Taiwan war speculation

Wong also hits back at former prime minister saying his comments diminish ‘his legacy and the subject matter’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2023

Queensland government to ‘investigate’ 32-day detention of child, 13

Judge says boy spent 11 days in ‘separation’, despite being unlikely to be sentenced to detention

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2023

Court stoush over Hillcrest inquest documents ongoing

Tasmania's workplace safety regulator has taken legal action to prevent the coroner from accessing documents relating to the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy.

AAP · Apr 17, 2023

Banksia Hill call for help issued by WA children's commissioner after Casuarina Prison youth riot

Children locked down at WA's main juvenile detention centre need far greater mental health support, according to the woman appointed to look after the interests of the state's children.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023

Cricket mourns Aunty Faith Thomas, first Indigenous woman to play Test for Australia

Thomas was first Aboriginal woman to represent Australia in a sports team and her long career in nursing was honoured with an Order of Australia in 2019

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2023