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Students to explore Aboriginal language revitalisation during National Reconciliation Week

The revitalisation of Aboriginal languages will be the focus of a free online program taking place during National Reconciliation Week. View article...

Millions pledged as deadly outbreak grows

Another $2 million will go to national Aboriginal community‑controlled health organisations to work with the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance ... View article...

Clinical Yarning Project a raging success with 30-workshop milestone, improving ...

A Mid West project focused on improving communication between healthcare professionals and Aboriginal patients is now ready to be rolled out ... View article...

Aboriginal Round tackles participation decline with new programs

Indigenous participation decline sparks Aboriginal Round action. See how local clubs and $100000 AFL funding aim to reverse this concerning trend. View article...

JCU's Indigenous Education and Research Centre celebrates a decade of impact

Between 2016 and 2025, 750 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students graduated from JCU with a total of 1171 degrees, while Indigenous students ' ... View article...

Almost 20 years after the NT intervention, governments are making the same mistakes

Aboriginal children make up only about 20% of the NT's child population, yet they represent 90% of children in the child “protection” system and 95% ... View article...

Signs of 'feeding' ritual at dingo burial site shed new light on bond between First Nations ...

The project's lead, Dr Amy Way , an archaeologist at the Australian Museum and lecturer at the University of Sydney , said that while Aboriginal  ... View article...

This First Nations artist wants your racist 'Aboriginalia'

Indigenous artist Tony Albert is making a public callout for Australians so-called 'Aboriginalia' – objects ostensibly depicting Aboriginal people ... View article...

Story of land rights origins has a $150m lesson for today

The story of four humble bark petitions that 63 years ago inspired the Aboriginal lands right movement , leading to the creation of native title  ... View article...

Why Aboriginal English is not broken, by the academic fighting for recognition

Professor Debra Dank has spent four decades proving that Aboriginal English isn't “broken” but represents sophisticated communication systems that ... View article...

NT laws to allow police to hold young people for 48 hours will be 'funnelling Aboriginal ...

The Northern Territory government has been accused of “funnelling Aboriginal children into prisons” over draft youth justice laws that would give ... View article...

Rūnaka upset by chair's remarks on Aboriginals

Kā Rūnaka says they are ''disappointed'' by online comments made by Santana Minerals ' board chairman about Aboriginal Australians. View article...

Crisis of First Nations children in care will worsen under NT child protection reforms, advocates warn

The amendments erode the Aboriginal child placement principle, a national framework that has been enshrined in legislation since the 1980s in response ... View article...

How will the NT amend child protection laws? Will the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle change?

While Ms Cahill said the amendments would "absolutely not" remove the principle, a number of Aboriginal peak bodies say the NT government 's proposal ... View article...

Traditional owners lash WA Labor for taking iron ore miner's side over heritage site carnage

However, none was done with the approval of Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation.” The WA government argued the Yindjibarndi community should ... View article...

NT government announces child protection review, outrage from community

... Aboriginal groups, who say they will do nothing to support families who need help before crisis occurs. And they've slammed the government's pick ... View article...

Crisis of First Nations children in care will worsen under NT child protection reforms, advocates warn

Legal and child advocates have criticised the changes, which include eroding the Aboriginal child placement principle , as 'dangerous, ignorant and ... View article...

What's in the 2026 budget for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?

  Indigenous people have double the rate of unmet housing needs .  View article...

Help for Aboriginal women and children

More than $200m will be spent on a new community-delivered program to tackle violence against Indigenous women and children , after the alleged ... View article...

First Nations leaders demand action on remote housing crisis

Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council Mayor Daryl Sexton said housing shortages were creating health and social concerns for residents. "Lack of ... View article...