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Teen dies in remote community after alleged assault

Teen dies in remote community after alleged assault

A man is in custody in a remote community following an alleged assault that left a 16-year-old girl dead.

Homeless shelter shuts, residents sent to outback town

Homeless shelter shuts, residents sent to outback town

Homeless shelter shuts, residents sent to outback town

Homeless shelter shuts, residents sent to outback town

A city's largest homeless shelter is closing, with many of its residents having to make a 100km bus journey to alternative accommodation in an outback town.

Australian bishop concedes justice delay in abuse case

Australian bishop concedes justice delay in abuse case

Australian bishop concedes justice delay in abuse case

Australian bishop concedes justice delay in abuse case

A top Australian Catholic bishop defended the church’s decision to let police take the lead in the case against former WA bishop Christopher Saunders.

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Squalor claim triggers outback child protection probe

Squalor claim triggers outback child protection probe

The national Indigenous children's commissioner will probe Pilbara welfare services, as advocates press for an inquest into three Aboriginal children's deaths.

Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Australia's bushfire crisis may be linked to British colonisation, with researchers finding increased risk goes beyond the influence of climate change alone.

Protesters demand homeless shelter remains open

Protesters demand homeless shelter remains open

Plans to close a city's largest homeless shelter and relocate residents to an outback town with few services and amenities have sparked protests.

Pressure grows for inquest into triple murder

Pressure grows for inquest into triple murder

Calls for an inquest into the murder of three Aboriginal children by their mother are growing, with a federal minister lending her support to a probe.

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Indigenous grants to fight online and AI-powered abuse

Indigenous grants to fight online and AI-powered abuse

Indigenous grants to fight online and AI-powered abuse

Indigenous grants to fight online and AI-powered abuse

Programs led by First Nations people and aimed at preventing online abuse have been given priority funding by a grants process run by the eSafety Commissioner.

Man rescued, police cars damaged in community unrest

Man rescued, police cars damaged in community unrest

Man rescued, police cars damaged in community unrest

Man rescued, police cars damaged in community unrest

Two police vehicles had their windscreens and windows smashed as officers rescued a man during a volatile situation at a remote indigenous community.

Glimpse at toppled colonial statue's reinterpretation

Glimpse at toppled colonial statue's reinterpretation

Glimpse at toppled colonial statue's reinterpretation

Glimpse at toppled colonial statue's reinterpretation

Artistic renders show what will replace the fallen statue of a colonial premier who was accused of stealing the skull of an Aboriginal man.

Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims

Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims

Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims

Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims

Media claims that more a dozen Indigenous children were living unsupervised in a squalid home has prompted calls for new laws to better protect children.

Dick and Jack remembered 200 years after their hangings

Dick and Jack remembered 200 years after their hangings

Dick and Jack remembered 200 years after their hangings

Dick and Jack remembered 200 years after their hangings

Questions are being raised about land under a prominent building belonging to First Nations people, during commemorations for Aboriginal men who were hanged.

Glaring pay gap costing Indigenous Australians billions

Glaring pay gap costing Indigenous Australians billions

Glaring pay gap costing Indigenous Australians billions

Glaring pay gap costing Indigenous Australians billions

Indigenous employees are losing billions of dollars a year because of a pay gap that a landmark study says is caused by systemic racism.

Indigenous voter enrolment edges up by an extra 20,000

Indigenous voter enrolment edges up by an extra 20,000

Indigenous voter enrolment edges up by an extra 20,000

Indigenous voter enrolment edges up by an extra 20,000

Over the length of a year around 20,000 additional Indigenous people have signed up to vote, maintaining a high level of enrolment, an annual estimate shows.

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Rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council

A traditional custodian will tell the UN Human Rights Council the federal government is allowing ongoing industrial damage to world-heritage-listed rock art.

Fears political frenzy not facts guiding youth justice

A national inquiry recommends evidence-based standards and a multi-agency safety task force to reduce youth incarceration and address systemic inequalities.

Stolen RAAF security vehicle found in outback township

Three arrests have been made in a outback township after police tracked a stolen air force base security vehicle to the remote location.

'Bad law': Indigenous councils blast crown land bill

An Aboriginal land council says one state government is using their community as a political football, as a contentious land rights bill passes parliament.

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Hanson gets '10/10' for Indigenous apology from own MP

One Nation MPs are mopping up after leader Pauline Hanson apologised for labelling Indigenous Australians as primitive.

Australia home to two million before Europeans arrived

First Nations people suffered an estimated 93 per cent population loss in less than 80 years following the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, researchers say.

Hanson leaves wriggle room in her 'primitive' apology

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson insists she didn't intend to hurt anyone when she labelled Indigenous Australians "the most primitive race on Earth".

Crown land bill erodes land rights: Indigenous group

An Aboriginal land council has declared its opposition to a bill that changes the way crown land is allocated, saying it erodes existing land rights.

'Most primitive': Hanson blasted for Indigenous slur

The One Nation leader has been slammed after comments she made about Indigenous Australians and culture resurfaced on a podcast.

Aboriginal cop class action 'far from straightforward'

Obtaining documents related to a police racism class action against the NT government will be difficult and lengthy, a court has been told.

Police settle as visits leave Indigenous kids 'in fear'

Two mums who sued NSW Police for bail checks on their Indigenous children that they described as trespass have settled with the force.

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