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'Business as usual': Closing the Gap efforts inadequate

'Business as usual': Closing the Gap efforts inadequate

Australia is failing to make meaningful progress in implementing key priority reforms to improve the lives of Indigenous people.

New co-chairs elected to lead Victorian treaty body

New co-chairs elected to lead Victorian treaty body

New co-chairs elected to lead Victorian treaty body

New co-chairs elected to lead Victorian treaty body

A democratically elected Indigenous group has gathered at Victoria's parliament for the first meeting of its second term ahead of state treaty negotiations.

FIFA counters on Indigenous rights at Women's World Cup

FIFA counters on Indigenous rights at Women's World Cup

FIFA counters on Indigenous rights at Women's World Cup

FIFA counters on Indigenous rights at Women's World Cup

FIFA has responded to a letter from Indigenous Football Australia, calling for inclusion in the strategic plan for the legacy of the Women's World Cup.

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A step in the right direction: Julie Bishop backs voice

A step in the right direction: Julie Bishop backs voice

Julie Bishop is backing the Indigenous voice to parliament, saying communities deserve to help provide solutions to reduce disparity and inequality.

First languages court between a dock and a hard place

First languages court between a dock and a hard place

Aboriginal people are massively over-represented in the criminal justice system, and a scarcity of interpreters is only adding to the problem.

Stan Grant exits ABC's Q+A following racist abuse

Stan Grant exits ABC's Q+A following racist abuse

ABC journalist Stan Grant will step down from hosting the broadcaster's Q+A program following racist trolling and abuse on social media.

Abbott warns voice 'no' campaigners against complacency

Abbott warns voice 'no' campaigners against complacency

Tony Abbott says waning poll support for an Indigenous voice is encouraging but claims "woke" donors to the 'yes' campaign will try to buy the final result.

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Pearson issues call to arms as support for voice falls

Pearson issues call to arms as support for voice falls

Pearson issues call to arms as support for voice falls

Pearson issues call to arms as support for voice falls

Supporters of a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice have been told to get out and have conversations with the public as polls track towards defeat.

'Sovereignty never ceded' - more than a simple slogan

'Sovereignty never ceded' - more than a simple slogan

'Sovereignty never ceded' - more than a simple slogan

'Sovereignty never ceded' - more than a simple slogan

Academics, advocates and revolutionaries have different takes on First Nations sovereignty - but they all agree on one point: sovereignty was never ceded.

Monitoring man-made emissions at Murujuga

Monitoring man-made emissions at Murujuga

Monitoring man-made emissions at Murujuga

Monitoring man-made emissions at Murujuga

A radon monitor has been installed at Murujuga in WA to help analyse what effect human-caused emissions are having on its world-famous 50,000-year-old rock art.

'Do mob proud': Victorian treaty leaders to be picked

'Do mob proud': Victorian treaty leaders to be picked

'Do mob proud': Victorian treaty leaders to be picked

'Do mob proud': Victorian treaty leaders to be picked

A democratically elected Indigenous body will pick its new leaders before embarking on nation-leading treaty talks in Victoria.

Indigenous youth ambassadors gather for 'yes' push

Indigenous youth ambassadors gather for 'yes' push

Indigenous youth ambassadors gather for 'yes' push

Indigenous youth ambassadors gather for 'yes' push

A group of more than 30 young First Nations leaders are meeting in Brisbane in the hopes of furthering an Indigenous voice to parliament.

Family plea to help solve teenager's 1988 death

Family plea to help solve teenager's 1988 death

Family plea to help solve teenager's 1988 death

Family plea to help solve teenager's 1988 death

Police are offering $1 million for information to catch the people responsible for a teenager's death in 1988, offering hope to his grieving family for answers.

Blak Sovereign Movement makes case against referendum

Blak Sovereign Movement makes case against referendum

Blak Sovereign Movement makes case against referendum

Blak Sovereign Movement makes case against referendum

The Blak Sovereign Movement is opposed to a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous voice into the constitution, hitting out against 'yes' and 'no' campaigns.

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Start from scratch call as nuclear dump plan shelved

South Australia has called for a fresh start on a proposal to build a nuclear waste dump somewhere in the nation.

Voice an opportunity to complete Australia: Pearson

Australia has an opportunity to make itself complete in the upcoming referendum on the voice to parliament, land rights campaigner Noel Pearson says.

'Yes' and 'no' cases in full voice as pitches revealed

Backers and opponents of the Indigenous voice to parliament have revealed their cases ahead of a referendum by the end of the year.

PM to hold his tongue on date for voice referendum

Anthony Albanese says he won't make an early announcement about the date for a voice referendum because voters don't like long campaigns.

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Traditional owners sign Crocodile Islands agreement

An agreement between Maringa traditional owners and the federal government will provide greater security to threatened species in the Crocodile Islands.

Change in carbon calculations could help manage buffalo

Pest species cause environmental damage across the Top End but new research is looking at ways to protect country and create investment in Aboriginal projects.

Indigenous artists use stars to navigate digital design

Indigenous artists from three different cultures have come together to design a digital artwork for a limited edition wrap to be used on laptops and tablets.

Defence hits pause on land-clearing at significant site

Defence Housing Australia has agreed to halt land clearing at a place of significance to the Larrakia people in Darwin that features 400-year-old trees.

Cop hit with misconduct for hurling torch at boy's head

A NSW Police officer who threw a torch at the head of a 16-year-old Aboriginal boy engaged in serious misconduct, an inquiry has ruled.

Banks 'failed human rights' over Santos NT gas project

Tiwi and Larrakia traditional owners say the big four banks have failed to respond to human rights complaints over a proposed gas project off the NT coast.

Inquiry called for youth detainee transfers to Don Dale

An inquiry has been launched into the transfer of youth to a detention centre where a past royal commission found evidence Aboriginal children were mistreated.

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