Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

David Pocock under pressure to block Labor’s safeguard mechanism bill after fossil fuel poll

With 62% of Canberrans backing a ban on new coal and gas projects, Labor faces tough task convincing ACT senator

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023

Gambling industry’s dozens of free event tickets to federal MPs raise fears of potential conflicts of interest

About 150 free tickets to sports, shows and hospitality have been given to politicians since the 2019 election, according to analysis

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023

Coalition of independent NSW candidates vow to slow or halt coal and gas projects

Exclusive: Group will outline key policies on Thursday, including reforms to stop coal seam gas development on Liverpool Plains

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

‘Not on the agenda’: NSW minister rules out state treaty with First Nations people

Ben Franklin says Coalition has no plans for a formal pact despite backing federal voice to parliament

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023

Clive Lewis calls for UK to negotiate Caribbean slavery reparations

Labour MP says Rishi Sunak should talk to region’s leaders after Trevelyan family announcements

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

Brisbane watch house officer tells inquest she did not check if Aunty Sherry Tilberoo was breathing

Debra Haigh tells hearing she now understands she should have stood in front of cell for longer and used a torch to look for movement

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023

Prisoner checks 'substandard' in hours prior to death

Queensland Police found a Brisbane Watch House officer did not complete adequate safety checks on Aunty Sherry, an Indigenous woman who died in custody.

AAP · Mar 8, 2023

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Witness froze with fear when Milton Orkopoulos sexually abused him as a young boy, court told

A witness tells court that former NSW Labor minister Milton Orkopolous sexually abused him in a car when he was 11, saying he was left feeling "embarrassed and ashamed".

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Man says ex-MP Orkopoulos abused him as a child

A man didn't tell anyone he was sexually abused by former NSW Labor minister Milton Orkopoulos because he feared no one would believe him, a jury has heard.

AAP · Mar 8, 2023

Afternoon Update: Labor votes with Coalition against asylum seeker bill; Musk mocks disabled employee; and full-fat milk’s comeback

The bill would have seen asylum seekers brought to Australia as they await resettlement in third countries

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023

Indigenous artist seeking body of Australian of British descent for 'sacrifice to past sins'

A Tasmanian artist says he has already received responses to his ad seeking an Australian of British descent to donate their "future deceased body" for an art installation whih he says will "speak to sacrifice for past sins perpetrated" against Aboriginal people.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Senior Liberals blindsided by dumped MP’s bid to take on Gareth Ward in NSW election

Holsworthy MP Melanie Gibbons, who lost preselection in her current seat, surprised party by nominating for Kiama

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023

Gippsland teacher pleads guilty to unlawful sex with year 11 student after letters sent to school

The court heard the Gippsland woman approached the boy when he was upset at school and exchanged Instagram details with him, which progressed to online conversations and eventually to sex in the teacher's car at a pine plantation.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Repatriation of Indigenous items not 'simple': UK envoy

The issue of repatriating the body parts of Indigenous people and cultural artefacts remains a "live debate" as Britain reckons with its colonial past.

AAP · Mar 8, 2023

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP · Mar 8, 2023

Elders in 'extraordinary commitment' to Walker inquest

The inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has been told his community's elders have shown an extraordinary commitment to the inquiry.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Here's what we know so far about the SA ICAC report titled 'Yes Minister'

SA's premier and opposition leader both say the unnamed minister in an ICAC report is not them and they don't believe it to be any of their colleagues either.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023

David Pocock says offshore asylum seekers ‘victims of our collective political failure’ as evacuation bill defeated

Independent’s comments made in support of proposal to bring to Australia 150 refugees and asylum seekers held in PNG and Nauru

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023

‘She said yes’: with no French getaway on the cards, Victorian MP Nathan Lambert proposes in parliament

Applause erupts from both sides of the chamber after Labor MP’s romantic gesture in his first speech

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP · Mar 8, 2023

Senior election official queries access to voter rolls

The Australian Electoral Commission's deputy commissioner says he's losing sleep over some independent candidates having access to voter information.

AAP · Mar 8, 2023

Voice missing piece to closing gap: Indigenous envoy

Indigenous senator Pat Dodson says a constitutionally enshrined voice would help address First Nations disadvantage by ensuring a proper consultation process.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Concerns Alice Springs health workforce crisis threatening Aboriginal life expectancy gains

Life expectancy gains for Indigenous communities in Central Australia have been hard-won. But there are fears a healthcare staffing crisis in Alice Springs could unravel the progress made.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Second portrait of Moree Aboriginal elder and activist Polly Cutmore to hang in the National Portrait Gallery

Gomeroi and Anaiwan woman Polly Cutmore says she sees her family and its history in the portraits — from Moree's segregation laws, to her activism work today.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Calls for Australia's employment laws to be overhauled in wake of stoush between Sally Rugg and Monique Ryan

A Federal Court challenge between high-profile political staffer Sally Rugg and teal MP Monique Ryan shines a light on Australia's "troubling" parliamentary culture and prompts experts to call for employment legislation to be overhauled.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Federal government criticised for not raising awareness of multicultural policies review

Community groups say they were not informed about a Home Affairs review into multicultural policies, with submissions for the terms of reference closing on March 19.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Border checkpoints lead to unlikely friendships between farm communities, personnel

Deliveries of baked goods, firewood, pet lambs and even a Lachie Neale visit helped these border residents form lasting bonds with the officers at COVID border checkpoints.

1 … 371 372 373 374

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

National Portrait Gallery

176 stories

Parliament House

129 stories

Australian Electoral Commission

Department of Home Affairs

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.