Stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia
For over 40 years Professor Peter Buckskin’s passion was the pursuit of educational excellence for Aboriginal peoples. Reconciliation Australia has released a statement mourning the passing of...
Here are the key First Nations news stories across Australia today. Health & Community Crisis Diphtheria outbreak: Health officials are monitoring a highly unusual and widespread diphtheria spike...
By LLOYD JONES Vaccine hesitancy, health staff shortages and overcrowding in remote communities could all be causes of a diphtheria outbreak, the Federal health minister says. Government responses to...
By JOANNA GUELAS Malcolm Lynch remembers the loneliness of being an Indigenous player in the AFL. It's that loneliness that drives him as an Indigenous player development manager at GWS. Lynch will...
Bug infestations, walls covered in black mould and broken toilets are just some of the issues plaguing homes in Australia's most isolated communities, where the landlord is the state government.
Girramay, Yidinji and Kuku-Yalanji artist Tony Albert hopes to "take every item of 'Aboriginalia' in Australia out of circulation".
NT reforms stir controversy, deny Inuit consultation, and stir stakeholders. Explore impact as proposals aim to prioritize child safety and stability.
The 16th meeting of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap expressed concern about the diphtheria outbreaks in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland, acknowledging...
A renewed focus on First Nations leadership, self-determination and locally led solutions is a core element of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal's newly launched Western Australia...
By LLOYD JONES A serious outbreak of a disease most developed countries have relegated to the "dustbin of history" occurred despite high children vaccination rates, the government says. More than 230...
Selected from submissions across the country, Paralpi by Zaachariaha Fielding has been chosen as the official poster for National NAIDOC Week 2026. Zaachariaha Fielding is a proud Yankunytjatjara man...
The Northern Territory's peak body for Aboriginal housing says it's "disgraceful" ministers from both levels of government have failed to attend a conference on the housing crisis.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia stands with the family of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl, whose body was found on the outskirts of Alice Springs last month.
In the three weeks since the alleged murder of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby in Alice Springs, the NT's child protection system has come under intense scrutiny. Now, former child protection...
Dozens of Central Land Council Aboriginal rangers gathered east of Alice Springs last week for the 2026 Women's Ranger Camp — a time for health, learning and healing in the wake of the town's recent...
A 20-bed facility in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood will close in 2027 after operating for just a few years following legal reforms.
APY Art Centre Collective members say a voluntary code of conduct isn't protecting artists from financial exploitation and misconduct in the industry.
Five years ago, Gudjala man Braithen Knox began learning his mob's language, which has fewer than 10 speakers. Now a father of two, he is passing it on to his sons through bedtime stories.
The National Commissioner for Indigenous children has criticised the selection of a retired NSW police commissioner and long-standing NT public servant as the leaders of a review into the territory's...
Tenants in some Mount Isa homes have endured years without repairs, hot water or proper leases and now one corporation's failures could leave them homeless.
Here's what you need to know about the proposed changes to the NT child protection legislation, introduced into parliament on Wednesday.
First Nations experts have their say on whether the $1.2 billion for Closing the Gap initiatives announced in this year's budget is likely to hit the mark.
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has been ordered to hand over the largest native title compensation payout in Australian history. But some say it falls painfully short of what is owed.
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has been ordered to pay $150 million to WA traditional owners after mining their land without permission.
The AFL is considering a range of measures to boost the number of Indigenous players in the league following a significant decline in recent seasons.
An Aboriginal man has pleaded guilty to vandalising a culturally significant site in Victoria's Alpine National Park.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report is being prepared for the coroner. Fourteen Indigenous people have died in Australian prisons this year.
Tomorrow will mark a historic day for an outback WA community as the Federal Court decides how much compensation it is due after Andrew Forrest's FMG mined its land without permission.
A day after her 18th birthday, Flick Chafer-Smith hit rock bottom when she was sent to jail. She found salvation through art.
Conditions in town camps in Alice Springs are under intense scrutiny, but the residents are caught in a tangled web of bureaucracy with little transparency on the money being spent and who exactly is...
Mother at Melbourne's NGV offers contrasting depictions of motherhood, from Toscani's Madonna and Child to First Nations weaving.
The remains of an Aboriginal person discovered during early construction works last month is returned to Rottnest Island for a cultural burial.
It's not unusual to see willy-willies kicking up dust across WA, but did you know the name of the weather phenomenon comes from WA's north-west?
An Aboriginal woman's request to have her Tasmanian court hearing held on country was rejected. But on-country hearings have been held in other jurisdictions. So how do they work?
The new leaders of Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly say they're pushing ahead with promises made under the state's treaty, despite political uncertainty.
A Queensland prisoner died in prison of a rare bacterial condition after his calls for medical help went unanswered for weeks, a medical expert has told a coronial inquest.
At a vigil held in Alice Springs last night for Kumanjayi Little Baby, a statement was read on behalf of her mother who called for the community to remember her five-year-old child as a "pretty girl...
Concerns have been raised about the competency of an elderly Indigenous woman facing a charge of unlawful wounding from 2024, after she was rescued and then arrested by police in Western Australia's...
Vigils have been held across the country in memory of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs.
As memorials for Kumanjayi Little Baby are held across the country, leaders call for a review of the child protection system to ensure the safety of young people is prioritised.
For more than a century, outback students have had to leave home to finish school. Now, a remote Queensland school is changing that.
South Australia's Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People speaks out against a "deeply offensive" social media video posted by comedian Alex "Shooter" Williamson in the wake of the...
Cultural obligations and essential services are being impacted by the cost of fuel in Australia's most remote communities.
Revealed, Perth's long-running showcase of Aboriginal art from around Western Australia, allows budding artists to discover their creative side while strengthening their cultural bonds.
Pilungah Reserve, south-west of Mount Isa, has become Queensland's third special wildlife reserve, barring any future mining activity.
What starts as a rom-com set at the Australian Open turns into a searing indictment of race relations in Australia in the new show Game. Set. Match.
The event in Townsville, which has a proud military history and is Australia's largest garrison city, also did not include a Welcome to Country.
Rangers have discovered an undocumented rock art site while conducting planned burns around existing sites.
An Indigenous teenager is already making a name for herself as an artist, using her work to explore her identity and experiences in the care system.
A First Nations group on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula says a mining company has bulldozed areas of cultural significance and has started development without a formal agreement with Traditional...
South Australia's Aboriginal Affairs Minister will consider an independent review of the state's Voice to Parliament election, following claims some voters were queried about their racial background...
The first SA Aboriginal Land and Sea Ranger Conference has brought together those on the front line of the fight against feral animals and plants.
Newly documented rock art in Arnhem Land has raised questions about how long Tasmanian tigers lived on the mainland before they were wiped out.
A member of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community charged with trespass has applied to the Hobart Magistrates Court to have her case heard on Aboriginal-owned land.
Thousands of First Nations South Australians will be eligible to vote in two elections on Saturday, in a potential historic first for the state.
Wildlife cameras snap rare pictures of blond echidnas, a tiny white-footed dunnart, and threatened seabirds on a small island off Tasmania's north coast.
MaryAnn Bin-Sallik was the first Aboriginal nurse graduate in Darwin and the first Aboriginal person to receive a PhD at Harvard University. Following her death at age 85, the Djaru Elder is being...
A tiny island off the coast of Tasmania is embracing old and new techniques to keep food on the table.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the "racism and hatred" and "white supremacy ideology" behind the alleged terrorist attack on the Invasion Day rally in Borloo/Perth last month.
Jayden is helping youth go from feeling "lost, angry and unheard" to "proud strong and seen". He's one of our 2026 Trailblazers, announced today.
Invasion Day march through Hobart's streets, January 26, 2026.
Graeme Elphinstone, the founder and director of Elphinstone Engineering, avoids conviction and is fined $12,000 for interfering with Aboriginal relics on his land on Tasmania's east coast.