The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Lehrmann seeks to halt rape trial over police conduct

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has asked a court to declare police "illegally" recorded his previous lawyers' phone calls ahead of his rape trial.

AAP · Jun 24, 2025

New approach needed to fulfil closing the gap promise

Governments must self-reflect and begin to work in new ways with Indigenous organisations if they want to close the gap in health, a report has found.

AAP · Jun 24, 2025

Fresh-faced MPs arrive in parliament for orientation

Newly elected politicians will learn the ropes of the lower house as they prepare for the first sitting day since the federal election.

AAP · Jun 24, 2025

Indigenous art fair weaves legacy through every fibre

An Indigenous art fair that began with a small marketplace and a dream now attracts almost 100 artists from across Australia annually.

AAP · Jun 21, 2025

Queensland MP calls for return of vagrancy laws to allow police to prosecute homeless people

LNP member for Mermaid Beach says absence of legislative power to remove tents set up in his electorate is ‘unacceptable’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025

Federal Labor ministers at odds over contentious NT gas pipeline decision, internal document shows

Exclusive: Agriculture minister Julie Collins and Indigenous affairs minister Malarndirri McCarthy expressed concern over Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025

Grandfather pens letter to PM after death in custody

The family of Kumanjayi White, who died in police custody on May 27, have stepped up their calls for justice and an independent probe into his death.

AAP · Jun 21, 2025

Victoria’s Liberals saved John Pesutto from bankruptcy. But can they save themselves from all-out war?

Since Moira Deeming won a defamation case against the former leader, internal strife has intensified. Now a loan to Pesutto by the party threatens to rip it apart

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025

Yolngu power: how a small Indigenous community in the Top End came to dominate Australian art

A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales celebrates the many artists of Yirrkala, across almost 300 works spanning bark paintings to neon lights

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025

Aboriginal Artist Sings About Breaking King Charles’ Neck At Buckingham Palace, Sparks Debate

Aboriginal artist Miss Kaninna flew halfway across the world to brazenly show the middle finger to Buckingham Palace in her protest against King Charles.

Bored Panda · Jun 20, 2025