The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Jefferson Lewis excused from appearing in court over alleged murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby

Lewis, 47, did not appear for first hearing since being charged over death of girl, 5, who was allegedly abducted from an Alice Springs town camp

The Guardian - AU · May 5

Pauline Hanson is considering a shock political move

Right-wing Senator Pauline Hanson has warned her opponents not to underestimate her as she mulls over making a big call on her political career.

AAP · May 5

Woman felt 'something bad' before ill-fated night hike

A mother remains haunted by a final conversation with her daughter, who died after getting lost and disorientated during a moonlit walk in dense bushland.

AAP · May 5

Afternoon Update: Jewish Australians give evidence at royal commission; Chalmers downplays hope for tax relief; and a living library

Several members of Australia’s Jewish community have given evidence to the first day of public hearings of the royal commission

The Guardian - AU · May 4

Accused triple murderer 'troubled person': friend

A family torn apart by an alleged triple murder has been remembered as perfect neighbours who lived quietly and caused no trouble in their pocket of suburbia.

AAP · May 4

'Lost': tragic final moments of missing walker revealed

An inquest is examining how a midnight trip to a picturesque mountain-top ended in the death of a 47-year-old woman.

AAP · May 4

‘We feel like history is repeating’: Jewish Australians speak of increased sense of danger on first day of antisemitism royal commission

Sheina Gutnick, whose father, Reuven Morrison, was killed fighting alleged gunmen, tells inquiry Bondi beach now holds a ‘really heavy weight’ for community

The Guardian - AU · May 4

Not just friends: ministerial affair raises queries

Questions have been raised over a potential conflict of interest after a personal relationship between two state government ministers was revealed.

AAP · May 4

Voters 'free kick' at major party in state by-election

The Victorian Liberals admit they will be challenged in the upcoming state election after a by-election resulted in a large swing towards One Nation.

AAP · May 3

The Liberals stared down One Nation in Nepean – but they shouldn’t be popping champagne just yet

Nepean might have ‘said yes for Jess’ but the Victorian Liberal leader knows her party still has a major task ahead of the November election

The Guardian - AU · May 3