Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Indigenous inequality not solvable overnight: PM

Just five of 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track to being met, a report says, leading to calls for the federal government to step in and do more.

AAP

Yvonne Weldon has already made history. Now she’s out to shake up Sydney’s mayoral race

The council’s first Aboriginal councillor in its 180-year history is driven by a passion to ‘cycle change’ the city

The Guardian - AU

‘Deeply troubling’ trends found in first Closing the Gap report since voice referendum defeat

Malarndirri McCarthy suggests bipartisan approach needed for ‘positive change’ as report shows key Indigenous measures sliding backwards

The Guardian - AU

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

Indigenous suicide and incarceration are increasing, according to latest Closing the Gap report

The rate of suicide among Indigenous Australians is increasing, as is the rate of children in out-of-home care, according to the latest Closing the Gap report released by the Productivity Commission.

The Conversation

'Men need to be accountable': domestic violence project's new approach

Men need to be 'responsible and visible' on domestic violence.

Newcastle Herald

About half the Asian migrants we surveyed said they didn’t fully understand how our voting systems work. It’s bad for our democracy

When an election rolls around, most of us know what to do on voting day. With varying degrees of enthusiasm, we go to our closest polling place, give our details and cast our ballots. After a century of compulsory voting, it seems pretty straightforward.

The Conversation

‘Walk with me’: new Indigenous Australians minister Malarndirri McCarthy wants a new kind of discourse

As she begins role, McCarthy vows to work collegially with all sides of politics to improve outcomes for First Nations people

The Guardian - AU

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

Prisons boss says he was 'scapegoat' after teen died

A former corrective services boss says he was blamed for government failures after an Indigenous teenager fatally self-harmed in custody.

AAP

‘Preference whispering’: regularly exploited voting system should be scrapped, Victorian inquiry finds

Labor-led inquiry calls for end to group voting tickets that have benefited micro parties

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition’s home affairs experiment was doomed to fail. Tony Burke has a huge job on his hands

The vision of making immigration function as part of Australia’s national security and law enforcement apparatus is hopefully over

The Guardian - AU

Malarndirri McCarthy is the new Indigenous Affairs minister. She faces an extremely difficult task

Linda Burney, Minister for Indigenous Australians, announced her retirement from politics last week, and Labor has quickly appointed Northern Territory Senator Malarndirri McCarthy to take over the portfolio.

The Conversation

WA Labor maintains links with CFMEU, bolsters laws

Proposed WA laws will require union officials to be vetted before they enter work sites but WA Labor won't cut ties with the beleaguered CFMEU.

AAP

John Pesutto finds a way to unite his party – and someone to blame for the housing crisis

Government and Indigenous groups say Victorian Liberal leader’s move to change cultural heritage laws for developments won’t speed up approvals

The Guardian - AU

Albo plays King and gives republic the royal flush

Doubt has been cast over the future of Australia's republic movement as the government steps away from the issue, but desire for change could soon reignite.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Man denies murder in train station scissor stabbing

A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a 24-year-old, who died after being stabbed in the neck in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley train station in July 2022.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM calls for Barnaby Joyce to be dumped; mother behind forced marriage jailed; and surfer jokes about missing limb

Nationals MP apologises after telling anti-renewables protesters to ‘load that magazine’

AAP

'Cruel and inhumane': teen's solitary cell before death

An Indigenous teen spent more than 22 hours per day in solitary confinement in youth detention before he fatally self-harmed, an inquest has been told.

AAP

Barnaby wounded as 'bullets' metaphor ricochets

The Nationals MP has faced calls to resign from the shadow ministry after urging rallygoers to use their ballots as bullets.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New Zealand

Experts say policy changes that include scrapping Māori-led programs will harm communities and put New Zealand’s ‘great reputation’ at risk

The Guardian - AU

PM calls for Barnaby Joyce to be dumped over ‘bullet’ comment aimed at Labor during anti-wind turbine rally

Nationals MP apologised after telling anti-renewables protesters to ‘load that magazine’ and that the ‘bullet you have is that little piece of paper’

AAP

PM welcomes new ministry as he sharpens election pitch

As Anthony Albanese's new cabinet sits for the first time, he says going two years into the first term without a reshuffle is a testament to stability.

The Guardian - AU

Nobody is happy with the Northern Territory police, including officers. Leanne Liddle hopes to fix that

Arrernte lawyer’s challenge is to restore an organisation reeling from accusations of racism and multiple internal investigations

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Albanese appoints Tony Burke to neutralise immigration issues and sends Clare O'Neil to grapple with housing crisis

Anthony Albanese is seeking to neutralise the difficult issues in immigration and former detainees by appointing Tony Burke, a strong political performer, into the challenging Home Affairs portfolio.

The Guardian - AU

Cabinet contenders circle as Giles expected to be moved out of immigration in reshuffle

Current ministry seen as too lower house heavy, turning focus to the Senate and who is available to help share the load

AAP

Decolonising youth justice to keep kids out of prison

Investment in culturally appropriate diversion programs is needed to prevent the incarceration of Indigenous children, a study has found.

1 … 142 143 144 145

People

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

Organisations

the Productivity Commission

the Māori Health Authority

12 stories

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

Topics

Places

the Northern Territory

178 stories

Fourteen days free

Download the app

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