The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Greens call for investigation into NSW police arrest that injured former candidate

Sue Higginson demands critical incident be declared after Hannah Thomas taken for surgery, but acting police minister says matter does not ‘meet the threshold’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2025

Greens candidate undergoes surgery after protest arrest

There are calls for an investigation after a protester who clashed with police was hospitalised with facial injuries.

AAP · Jun 28, 2025

From outlaw bushrangers who fell in love to a famous horseman born a woman, Australia’s history is full of queer stories

At the time LGBTQ+ people had to hide away. But researchers are now working to discover and celebrate them

The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2025

Staff front 'kangaroo court' probe after arrest threat

A premier's staff have reluctantly fronted an inquiry into controversial hate speech laws after being threatened with arrest.

AAP · Jun 27, 2025

NSW premier was guided by police when he characterised explosive-laden caravan as terrorism, Minns’ team says

Staffers from offices of NSW premier and police minister grilled at parliamentary inquiry into Dural caravan plot

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2025

Morning Mail: Ley leads Coalition reform push, fears over school absenteeism, club’s Savage truth

Liberal leader to hold party room meeting to discuss reform and election defeat; Melbourne club obliged to admit ‘lady guests’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2025

'They're monsters': teen's murderers get life in prison

The mother of a murdered Indigenous boy says her son's killers are "monsters", after the man who delivered the fatal blows was jailed for at least 22 years.

AAP · Jun 26, 2025

Queensland public servants forbidden from including acknowledgments of country in email signatures, Labor says

Government denies it issued directive, but opposition MP Leeanne Enoch says whistleblower has shared document outlining the decision

The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2025

A rising proportion of Australian students aren’t going to school – and there’s not just one way to get them back, report says

Exclusive: Report from Independent Schools Australia calls for data collection on student school refusal to better tackle rising absenteeism

The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2025

Review of NSW Labor’s controversial $37m election fund urges rapid overhaul of grant guidelines

Auditor general’s report on LSCA scheme calls for new rules to deal with election promises that later lead to government funding

The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2025