The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Youth offenders drop, serious crime rises again in Qld

New state government statistics show the rate of serious crimes in Queensland has risen for consecutive years.

AAP · Apr 6, 2023

Noel Pearson accused Peter Dutton of 'preparing the grave' to bury the Uluru Statement, after Liberals reject Voice proposal

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson likens the Liberal leader Peter Dutton to "an undertaker preparing the grave to bury Uluru", after the federal Liberal Party rejects the proposed Voice to Parliament.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Government must stick to its promises in wake of Windrush scandal, PM told

The scandal saw British citizens, mostly from the Caribbean, wrongly detained, deported or threatened with deportation.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Deadly Little Dolphins program looks to find Australia's next First Nations Olympic or Paralympic swimming champion

Australia has historically lacked First Nations representation in the Olympic pool — but this program is looking to change that by Brisbane 2032.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

ABC launches new TV show, The Pacific, putting Pacific people at the centre of the storytelling

When Tahlea Aualiitia talks about hosting the ABC's new Pacific-focused news and current affairs TV program, The Pacific, her voice breaks and she becomes emotional. It's a career milestone, but also much more than that.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Don't miss opportunity for reconciliation, PM says

Leading Indigenous academics and the prime minister are confident Australians will support a constitutionally enshrined voice, despite Liberal Party opposition.

AAP · Apr 5, 2023

The Scott Morrison factor: could a federal seat shape the race for the NSW Liberal leadership?

Mark Speakman is seen as a frontrunner for opposition leader, but he is said to be weighing a move to Canberra

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

Liberal party accused of ‘turning its back’ on Indigenous people by opposing voice

Voice advocates say Peter Dutton is ignoring voters and ‘tying himself in knots’ over stance on constitutional recognition

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

Dutton’s voice stance doesn’t protect Indigenous people. The no campaign is already scaring them

The opposition leader says he wants a civil referendum debate, but these political games are having real-world consequences

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

Dutton secures leadership with promise to divide referendum, politics

Peter Dutton will oppose the constitutional recognition of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and draw a new partisan divide across his Liberal Party.

The New Daily · Apr 5, 2023