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Supporting First Nations tourism in South Australia

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The funding will go towards five tourism projects at the Yitpi Yartapuultiku cultural precinct in ... View article...

South Australia's First Nations Communities To Benefit From Two Million Three Hundred ...

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This funding is part of a broader initiative designed to foster sustainable tourism while also ... View article...

WA research reveals why Aboriginal women face higher breast cancer death rates

A research breakthrough in Western Australia has helped explain the mystery of historically low survival rates among Aboriginal breast cancer  ... View article...

Australia records highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979

The Australian Institute of Criminology 's new report found Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders made up 33 out of 113 deaths in prison or police ... View article...

Aboriginal staff at Monash University given extra paid leave to recognise the impacts of colonisation

Aboriginal staff at Australia's biggest university can now take three extra days of paid leave each year to help them cope with the perceived ongoing ... View article...

Aboriginal family services calling for emphasis on support over child removal

Less than sixteen cents in every dollar spent on Australia's child protection system goes towards early intervention programs aimed at keeping ... View article...

Australia sees highest Indigenous deaths in custody in 40 years

Report says 33 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people died in custody in 2024–25 , nearly double long-term average, as Indigenous communities  ... View article...

'We gotta act white': how voice recognition tech fails for Aboriginal English speakers

This variety of English is spoken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, and is the first and only language used by many ... View article...

Australia's failure to uphold human rights scrutinised in UN speech

We pay our respect to Elders past and present. This land always was, and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land. Sovereignty has ... View article...

What a journey of reconciliation with Australia's First Nations people looks like

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and historical exhibits at Boola Bardip , aka The Western Australian Museum . His intention was to ... View article...

Sexual Violence Recovery and Healing Grant Program in Australia

The program prioritises support for a wide range of groups, including Aboriginal communities, multicultural communities , LGBTIQA+ individuals , people ... View article...

WA Stolen Generations Redress Scheme Now Open

... Aboriginal people in Western Australia . The scheme is available to Aboriginal people who were removed from their families as children in Western ... View article...

UN human rights chief praises Australia for first formal treaty with Indigenous Peoples

The agreement was aimed at resolving the disparity that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have faced through the years, including ... View article...

Aboriginal professor says Truth-telling, a bill of rights and reform can transform Australia's democracy

Australian laws have shaped Aboriginal people, sometimes with 'protection and strength' and other times with 'marginalisation, silence and harm,' ... View article...

Dharug woman makes history as Australia's first blind Aboriginal lawyer

A proud Dharug woman from Mount Druitt , Samantha Alexander has made history, becoming Australia's first blind Aboriginal lawyer. View article...

Development approval granted for Perth's first Aboriginal aged care facility

Graeme Prior and Dr Sue Gordon . A landmark milestone has been reached for Aboriginal Elders in Western Australia , with development approval granted ... View article...

A decade of Tarnanthi: how a festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art creates a ...

The 2025 Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander at the Art Gallery of South Australia is titled Too Deadly . View article...

New strategy announced to support Western Australia's carers

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers, and young carers . The consultation period will help build a clearer picture of caring in WA  ... View article...

WA Govt appoints architect to landmark Aboriginal Cultural Centre

The WA Government has appointed architecture firm, Hassell , to develop a concept design for Western Australia 's landmark Aboriginal Cultural ... View article...

Wadandi Surf Indigenous Youth Academy Creates Pathway for Aboriginal Youth in Western Australia

The long‑term goal is to establish a sustainable Aboriginal Surfing Academy that hosts regular events, runs dedicated surf coaching programs for ... View article...

Research highlights the need for culturally specific screening tools

Despite research finding a higher prevalence of eating disorders among Aboriginal youth in Australia, new research from Edith Cowan University ... View article...

New peak body set to improve First Nations housing outcomes in South Australia

The state government notes the new peak body will “consult with communities and Aboriginal housing and homelessness services to effectively support ... View article...

Australia's Aboriginal Medical Services to test culturally informed digital patient onboarding

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who have the highest rates of chronic illnesses in Australia, are poised to benefit the most from ... View article...

New Aboriginal housing peak body to be established in South Australia

The South Australian Government, via the SA Housing Trust, will provide $2.5 million over five years to support the South Australian Aboriginal  ... View article...

$12.4 million housing boost: 40 homes upgraded in Utopia homelands

More than 40 homes in Central Australia's Utopia homelands have been upgraded across six Aboriginal homelands including Arlparra, Atheley, ... View article...