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Indigenous stolen wages class action reaches settlement

Indigenous stolen wages class action reaches settlement

The WA government will compensate thousands of Indigenous workers and their descendants who were paid little or no wages between 1936 and 1972.

Young Aboriginal voices key to improving outcomes

Young Aboriginal voices key to improving outcomes

Young Aboriginal voices key to improving outcomes

Young Aboriginal voices key to improving outcomes

A Victorian commissioner says governments and organisations need to listen to the experiences of Indigenous young people if they want to improve their lives.

Youth placed in spit hood, isolated in Victorian prison

Youth placed in spit hood, isolated in Victorian prison

Youth placed in spit hood, isolated in Victorian prison

Youth placed in spit hood, isolated in Victorian prison

The use of spit hoods on children in Victorian adult prisons will be banned after one was placed on a youth despite him never spitting at staff.

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Advocates call for end to compulsory income management

Advocates call for end to compulsory income management

A senate inquiry into poverty has heard from a range of First Nations representatives about how Indigenous people are frequently excluded by the system.

Drunkenness law change on schedule: premier

Drunkenness law change on schedule: premier

Support services will be ready to help Victorians when public drunkenness is decriminalised despite delays to a sobering up centre, the premier says.

Voice result a 'judgment' on Indigenous people: Grant

Voice result a 'judgment' on Indigenous people: Grant

Prominent broadcaster Stan Grant has broken his silence over the voice referendum defeat, saying it was a cold-hearted 'no' from Australians.

Police bin unjust surveillance amid 'bombshell' report

Police bin unjust surveillance amid 'bombshell' report

Juveniles will no longer be the target of a crime-prevention program found to be at times unlawful and often discriminatory towards Indigenous children.

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Croc block - traditional medicine provides pain relief

Croc block - traditional medicine provides pain relief

Croc block - traditional medicine provides pain relief

Croc block - traditional medicine provides pain relief

When John Watson lost his finger to a crocodile he treated the pain with traditional medicine from the Kimberley, which his people are working to commercialise.

Power shift as Indigenous people want clean energy say

Power shift as Indigenous people want clean energy say

Power shift as Indigenous people want clean energy say

Power shift as Indigenous people want clean energy say

Indigenous Australians are demanding a seat at the table in the clean energy sector and are turning to the Canadian experience as a positive model.

Sobering up centre won't open before drunkenness change

Sobering up centre won't open before drunkenness change

Sobering up centre won't open before drunkenness change

Sobering up centre won't open before drunkenness change

Construction delays will prevent Victoria's only dedicated sobering-up centre from being up and running when the state decriminalises public drunkenness.

Cautious treaty minister floats hope for framework laws

Cautious treaty minister floats hope for framework laws

Cautious treaty minister floats hope for framework laws

Cautious treaty minister floats hope for framework laws

An independent treaty commission in NSW should begin its consultations by mid-2024, the state's treaty minister says.

Indigenous entrepreneur creates Chocolate on Purpose

Indigenous entrepreneur creates Chocolate on Purpose

Indigenous entrepreneur creates Chocolate on Purpose

Indigenous entrepreneur creates Chocolate on Purpose

Fiona Harrison and Raymond Timbery are two of a growing number of Indigenous entrepreneurs bringing parts of their cultures to the world in creative new ways.

Hundreds rally after Indigenous teen's death in custody

Hundreds rally after Indigenous teen's death in custody

Hundreds rally after Indigenous teen's death in custody

Hundreds rally after Indigenous teen's death in custody

Hundreds of people have gathered to call for justice after the death of an Indigenous teen who self-harmed in the youth wing of an adult prison.

Minister brings forward health talks after voice veto

Minister brings forward health talks after voice veto

Minister brings forward health talks after voice veto

Minister brings forward health talks after voice veto

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has promised to "listen deeply" as he seeks to improve the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Victims demand action on Qld’s 'juvenile crime crisis'

Voice for Victims advocates say they will call for a royal commission if they are not satisfied with the Queensland premier's response to tackling youth crime.

'Offensive' statues of colonial figures to be reviewed

Colonial statues throughout the City of Sydney will be reviewed to offer a First Nations perspective on the history of the figures depicted.

New legal partnership aimed at reducing child removals

It's hoped a partnership between the Aboriginal Legal Service, Legal Aid and the NSW government will reduce the number of children in out-of-home care.

Warning over Indigenous custody deaths after voice fail

An Indigenous senator says the government shouldn't treat Aboriginal deaths in custody as a "side dish", urging them to fulfil royal commission recommendations.

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Aboriginal remains unearthed by builders to be reburied

A native title body will rebury ancestral remains found at an Adelaide construction site despite community members condemning "destruction" of their culture.

Many women left behind by pay gap efforts

Age, cultural identity and disability are among factors that contribute to the gender pay gap, according to a new report into Victoria's public sector.

Tiwi elders ask Plibersek to protect cultural heritage

Tiwi Islanders have opened a new front in their fight against Santos' Barossa gas project, which they believe will damage their underwater cultural heritage.

Police urged to rethink approach to Indigenous programs

The police watchdog has urged the NSW force to review and better monitor its policies to improve relationships with Indigenous people.

Indigenous teen Cleveland Dodd 'let down': WA premier

The death of an Indigenous teenager who self-harmed while in custody has reignited calls for improvement and change in the justice system.

'Wild' racism leaves doubt on Indigenous reconciliation

An Indigenous body is questioning how viable reconciliation is in Australia after racism "ran wild" through the voice to parliament referendum campaign.

Coercive control reforms need attitude shift: watchdog

The nation's sex discrimination commissioner has expressed concerns state-based coercive control legislation could be abused.

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