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Labor mayor and Indigenous groups to challenge NSW bail laws for children at party conference

... Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) and other groups “in opposition to the ... Aboriginal kids.” He said Labor members who “believe in overcoming ... View article...

Finishing touches for South Australia's first permanent spaceport ahead of inaugural launch

Located northwest of Ceduna, the range is a partnership between Southern Launch and the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation. It is the ... View article...

Peak Indigenous health body slams Queensland ban on...

The Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) has expressed disappointment over the exclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

ANU to host historic first nations gender justice institute

The Australian National University (ANU) will host a world-first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gender justice centre. View article...

New Zealand Government Continues To Stoke Racism

Peters linked the Labour Party's race-based identity politics to the racist statements by Labour's ally Te Pāti Māori that Māori have superior DNA. “I ... View article...

'Absolutely necessary': AUSA president defends designated space for Māori and Pasifika students

A sign outside a campus study area - now removed - read: “This is a designated area for Māori and Pasifika students”. ACT Party spokesperson ... View article...

Don't label Māori students as 'priority learners', it's harmful

For more than a decade Māori and Pacific students have been recognised as 'priority learners' in New Zealand, a label which Dr Melissa Derby says ... View article...

Music outstanding in fun, accessible Two Guitars

We ponder these questions as we watch Two Guitars - McCaskill's latest play. Only a whakapapa Māori playwright could write this work and take a light ... View article...

Fresh Indigenous designs from Kirrikin paraded on red-dirt airport runway

Aboriginal cultural festival The Karijini Experience took fashion to the stunning Kalamina Gorge in 2021 with a striking parade highlighting ... View article...

Dark Emu brought Bruce Pascoe years of trouble. He says backlash to Black Duck is 'inevitable'

He argued traditional Aboriginal culture was largely defined by structured agricultural and aquacultural practices, and not only by hunting and ... View article...

First members of SA Voice announced as counting begins

The first representatives elected to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice have been announced in South Australia as counting in the ... View article...

Police permission for protests would set undemocratic path for Victoria

Protest has been crucial to achieving many important social changes from voting rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to the eight- ... View article...

Finlayson called a 'Māori loving C', slams Act's Treaty referendum

... Māori -loving C, " Finlayson tells current affairs host Moana Maniapoto on Te Ao with Moana. The prominent former politician's unvarnished warning ... View article...

Red tape cuts good for Māori aquaculture

Māori aquaculture pioneer Harry Mikaere says the Fast-track Approvals Bill will boost the Māori aquaculture industry. View article...

Māoriland buzz for Indigenous film

A veteran Māori producer says this year's Māoriland Film Festival shows Indigenous cinema is getting stronger. The festival at Ōtaki over the past ... View article...

The Convert: Actress calls on non-Māori to see film to better understand Māori views

The lead actress of new film The Convert says it is not only for Māori and encourages all New Zealanders to immerse themselves in its Māori  ... View article...

Harmony Day at our public preschools

The school's Aboriginal dance group performed and taught the children to dance. Mrs Hayton said the preschool joined the primary school in cultural ... View article...

Two Aboriginal Artists Urge Viewers to See the Universe Differently

Naminapu Maymuru-White and Daniel Boyd grew up hundreds of miles and a generation apart. Yet they share a goal: reframing the way we see the ... View article...

PA Hospital taking action to Close the Gap

PA Hospital hosted a public event this week to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and reflect on the hospital's ongoing ... View article...

Aboriginal learning centres supported by families

On National Close the Gap Day, we explore how our Aboriginal Learning and Engagement Centres are making a difference for students and their ... View article...