Indigenous Australians
Conflict over Western Australia’s new Cultural Heritage laws
Backlash against Western Australia’s new Cultural Heritage laws has caused the state government to amend the legislation, in favour of......
First Nations people are descending on Alice Springs due to rural medical crisis
In Alice Springs, a local elder says the town is coming under ever increasing pressure because there has been a......
Indigenous Custody Deaths Remain High
Thirty-one years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Indigenous fatalities remain alarmingly high. Findings from the Australian......
Closing the Gap shows mixed progress across 18 targets
The recently released Closing the Gap report of 2022 reveals that out of 18 targets, four targets are on track,......
Australian incarceration rates continue to rise
Australian incarcerations rates have more than doubled since 1985, with indigenous Australians bearing the brunt of the rising trend. According......
Concerns WA precinct laws unfairly target Indigenous people
Numerous Indigenous organisations fear that newly proposed precinct laws in Western Australia will disproportionately affect Indigenous people. The Protected Entertainment......
Indigeneity not always equal to citizenship
Indigenous non-citizens at risk of deportation will be able to stay in Australia, ending the former Coalition government’s attempt to......
No money for Pathfinder Scheme helping Indigenous Australians get Birth Certificates
Many Indigenous Australians have no birth certificates. Whether it is due to mothers not wanting the government to know how......
Misinformation drives vaccine hesitancy in remote Indigenous communities
Conspiracy theories targeting Indigenous Australians has contributed to the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in isolated communities. With low COVID-19......
Win for Barngarla community as Senate passed legislation
The Barngarla community, Traditional Custodians over much of the Eyre Peninsula, celebrated a significant victory in court yesterday. The verdict......