The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Defence Force personnel are being promised easier access to veterans' entitlements under an overhaul of legislation, as the minister confirms the backlog of claims is still above 42,000.

A Tanilba Bay man allegedly caught in a covert online investigation, during which he attempted to groom a woman and her young daughter, sent them child abuse material and arranged to meet the pair for sex has been refused bail.

Long-time anti-domestic violence campaigner Charlie King is among those calling for sporting codes to take a tougher stance on the issue.

Architects of the Uluru Statement from the Heart have met with MPs from across the political spectrum to advance the "yes" campaign for a voice to parliament.

Public drinking was decriminalised in the NT in 2019 in accordance with recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Now the CLP wants to change that.

A key climate policy of the federal government risks being voted down unless one condition put forward by the Greens is met.

Last year Indigenous community leader Phillip Goodman made a troubling prediction about alcohol bans. It came true – but now he just wants to see things put right.

A referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament is set to be held in the second half of this year. Australians will be asked if they agree to a constitutional amendment to give First Nations people a voice in government decisions that directly affect them. This body aims to…

Fortescue Metals executive chairman Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest defends the failure to sign a mining compensation agreement with Yindjibarndi traditional owners in WA's north.