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High court blocks plan to extract two Sydney Harbours' worth of groundwater from the desert

The Mpwerempwer Aboriginal Corporation challenged whether the NT government had lawfully granted the decades-long water licence, arguing the project ... View article...

Unemployment rate highest in more than a decade – labour market in crisis

Māori and Pacific Peoples unemployment rates are still double the rate of the general population. Altogether, there were 4.8m fewer hours worked ... View article...

Taranaki councils look to work with Māori after merger

She said mana whenua and council must build on strong relationships regardless. “Because the enduring relationships will last after the ... View article...

Racism inquiry hears of hurtful 'white fraud' comments and Tasmanian Aboriginal division

A national inquiry into racism, hate and violence towards First Nations people has come to Hobart to hear from the state's Aboriginal groups and ... View article...

NT Aboriginal police officers launch racism class action

Three Aboriginal community police officers have filed a class action in the Federal Court against the Northern Territory Government alleging they ... View article...

Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha: Live draw set for Tūrangawaewae marae

A revamped draw format will determine performance schedules for 57 kapa haka ahead of next year's national festival. View article...

Yolngu star and Māori rapper forge a healing, feel-good anthem

The collaboration between an Arnhem Land musician and a Sydney-based Maori rapper has delivered a healing song described as a 'merging of ... View article...

Groundbreaking new method could help ensure Aboriginal languages survive and thrive

A new teaching approach could revolutionise the incorporation of Aboriginal languages into Australian classrooms to teach younger generations and ... View article...

Ten-stop walk in midtown: new art, trees, transport links blended with history

Deep narratives from te ao Māori (the Māori world) have been brought into the everyday life of the city. Wāhine and Horotiu create a dialogue ... View article...

'Breathtaking' NDIS exploitation in remote communities

Aboriginal people using National Disability Insurance Scheme services in Northern Territory communities are being exploited by providers at ... View article...

Te Aka Whai Ora may be shut down but Māori health leaders are continuing its work

What was disestablished in 2024 was a Crown entity with a name, a board and a budget. The institution of Māori leadership in decisions about ... View article...

The inability to deliver the changes Indigenous Australians need is no longer just a moral ...

After the rejection of the voice, the conversation about structural reform of the federal arrangements governing Aboriginal affairs must resume. View article...

Archaeological find suggests evidence of early Māori, colonial settlements near Kāeo

As earth movers carve a new floodway through Kāeo in Te Tai Tokerau, layers of history are being unearthed, revealing unprecedented archaelogical ... View article...

What's On: Celebrating culture, community and Country this Indigenous Round

Setting up on the precinct pre-game, Deadly Choices is a powerful not-for-profit organisation helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ... View article...

Truganini - The Australian Museum

Truganini's life mapped the traumas of colonialism experienced by Tasmanian Aboriginal (Palawa) people. View article...

Disciplining 'little shits', cash for babies and a Māori Education Authority

It was a busy weekend for new policy, with Act, Te Pāti Māori and NZ First (respectively) promising classroom discipline, Māori education reform ... View article...

More support for leaving violence in Broome and the West Kimberley

... Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation that understands local needs. Eligible victim-survivors can access a financial package of up to ... View article...

80-year-old Aboriginal desert blues singer plays Brighton

80-year-old Aboriginal desert blues singer Kankawa Nagarra who won the Australian music album of the year takes in Brighton on her debut tour of the ... View article...

New Closing the Gap data sees Aboriginal groups demanding accountability

New Closing the Gap data shows First Nations children are spending an average of two months in unsentenced detention . View article...

Kimberley Aboriginal corporations funded to protect culture

Nine Aboriginal corporations and local organisations across the Kimberley are set to share in more than $450000 in State Government funding to ... View article...