The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

NSW Nationals leader's brother Kurt Toole receives four-year sentence for supplying ice, cocaine

Kurt Toole, the younger brother of NSW Nationals leader Paul Toole, will be eligible for parole in September 2024 due to time already served after he was convicted on affray and commercial drug supply charges.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Australia opposition says opposed to Indigenous body in parliament

Australia's main opposition Liberal party said on Wednesday it would oppose setting up a consultative body in parliament that could advise lawmakers on matters affecting the country's Indigenous people.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023

Queensland police may be forced to reinstate 26 officers after disciplinary bungle

Katarina Carroll says domestic violence matters are among ‘significant’ number of affected cases

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

'On Country' football league an opportunity to bring communities together – but we need more government funding

This article contains quotes from First Nations community members, which the author has obtained permission to share and publish. Images have also been used with their permission

The Conversation · Apr 5, 2023

Terence Kelly jailed for abducting Cleo Smith as court told of family’s ‘immeasurable’ distress

Judge acknowledges turbulent upbringing of Kelly, who was jailed for more than 13 years after pleading guilty to abducting girl at WA campsite

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

Terence Kelly sentenced over abduction of Cleo Smith near Carnarvon in WA's outback

Terence Kelly is sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison for kidnapping four-year-old Cleo Smith near Carnarvon in Western Australia's outback and holding her captive for 18 days.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Sex offender Jacob Arthur Wichen to be released from jail despite repeated rape attempts

Serial sex offender Jacob Arthur Wichen is set to be released from jail within a week following a successful appeal to the High Court. Wichen's history of violent sex crimes includes incidents in South Australia in 1991, 1993, 1997 and 2002.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Liberals urged to unite nation after pounding at polls

The Liberals are searching for answers following consecutive election losses, with Peter Dutton denying a key policy decision will lead to further defeat.

AAP · Apr 4, 2023

Debate over the Voice to Parliament runs hot in WA's Kimberley region

Aboriginal people who make up 41 per cent of a remote WA region's population have differing views about what the Voice to Parliament could look like.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2023

Greens claim opposition leader ‘trying to ignite a culture war’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2023