The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Governments have failed to properly share decision-making with Indigenous people to accelerate Closing the Gap, despite formally undertaking to do so, according to a scathing indictment by the Productivity Commission.

Confusion over Western Australia’s new cultural heritage laws is being co-opted by the no campaign and far-right opponents of the voice

Exclusive: David Harris says ‘cheap politics’ has skewered the debate but expects support to rise before the vote

PM demands explanation from opposition leader over dealings with businessman under known bribery investigation

Mark Speakman doesn’t want to ‘compromise the integrity’ of probe into alleged texts sent by Taylor Martin

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted July 12–15 from a sample of 1,610, had “no” to the Indigenous Voice to parliament leading in a forced choice by 52–48 (51–49 in June). Initial preferences were 42% “no” (up two), 36% “yes” (down six) and 22% undecided (up five). I…

About 35 Aboriginal languages remain in NSW, and the state’s Aboriginal languages week is designed to halt further loss

Commission’s inspector, Gail Furness SC, to examine whether delays amount to ‘maladministration’

Former Labor minister Gary Johns faces calls to resign for comments he wrote published in a book last year

Lucy Wicks has asked for privacy after Sydney radio station 2GB named her as the person who made a complaint against NSW MP Taylor Martin

The Voice to parliament, if established, would not be the first Indigenous advisory body in Australia’s history.