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Next generation of cancer scholars announced

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates undertaking further cancer-related postgraduate studies or research. Funded through Cancer  ... View article...

'Widely loved' Stolen Generations survivor honoured in parliament

... Aboriginal culture, history and language. “She's someone who teaches all of our children about the Country that we're on, about the Dharawal  ... View article...

Belonging is not optional

Most significantly, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have endured racism over generations, and their voices must remain central to what ... View article...

Māori AI innovator Peter Lucas-Jones says Aboriginal avatar crosses cultural line

Aboriginal avatar Jarren , who hosts online videos about Australian wildlife under the name Bush Legend , is overstepping indigenous boundaries, ... View article...

How a Christian charity is propping up Arnhem Land after decades of neglect

Aboriginal prisoners make up about 85 per cent of the NT prison population , 60 per cent of those had been there within the previous two years and ... View article...

Aboriginal Organisations Receive $350M to Enhance Support for Children and Families

Aboriginal children and families in New South Wales will gain increased access to Aboriginal Family Preservation, a new model of intensive support ... View article...

Cape Barren Island uses greenhouse and traditional foods to keep fridges full

Nationally, more than half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households in remote areas of Australia experience food insecurity. View article...

Prime Minister pressed to show leadership on Indigenous custody rates

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services ( NATSILS ) says the government's continued focus on dialogue with states and ... View article...

Data tell story of decade-long failure to bring Indigenous change

This is a direct response to climbing Indigenous suicide rates. And Labor has been listening to Aboriginal women about extreme violence in their ... View article...

6000 Indigenous trainee jobs to help Close the Gap

Labor will help 6000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the national “ work for the dole ” scheme to shift into government-created jobs  ... View article...

'Alarming figures': NSW Indigenous prison population hits record high

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are over respresented in the NSW prison system, accounting for more than a third of the population. View article...

State Government partners with Aboriginal organisations to help young ...

A partnership between the Kimberley Aboriginal Regional Governance Group and the State Government to improve outcomes for young Aboriginal people ... View article...

Real progress comes when our people have the power,...

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians are not improving, and in some cases worsening. Only a small fraction of ... View article...

Peak bodies welcome Indigenous health and education boost as Opposition claims credit ...

... Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services ( ACCHS ) in cities and regional areas. The government also confirmed that last month's $25 billion ... View article...

New vision seeks flexible future for Australia's oldest Aboriginal cultural institute

Grieve Gillett Architects (GGA) has unveiled a vision reimagining the future of the National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, known as Tandanya , on ... View article...

Aboriginal justice and self-determination go hand-in-hand

What does it say about our justice system if an accomplished Aboriginal lawyer stands up in court only for an orderly to ask if they are on ... View article...

Birrundudu Drawings an extraordinary window into culture and lore

The roots of the Birrundudu Drawings collection began 80 years ago, when 16 Aboriginal men working at Birrundudu Station were commissioned to create ... View article...

The cost of Victoria's new Indigenous assembly has been branded “obscene”, with members ...

That's taxpayer cash – your money – by the way. And let's be absolutely clear – this post is not an attack on Aboriginal Australians. Far from it. View article...

Grants now open to support NAIDOC celebrations across NSW

Aboriginal groups and community organisations across NSW are invited to apply for grants to support local NAIDOC events and activities. View article...

Indigenous legal services continue to challenge Australia's colonial justice system

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services ( ATSILS ) were established for two central reasons: first, the lack of legal representation ... View article...