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Car-ramming police officer recommended for prosecution

Car-ramming police officer recommended for prosecution

A former police officer who rammed a car while on duty then allegedly lied about the incident has been recommended for prosecution by a corruption watchdog.

Jailing is failing: youth prison numbers under scrutiny

Jailing is failing: youth prison numbers under scrutiny

Jailing is failing: youth prison numbers under scrutiny

Jailing is failing: youth prison numbers under scrutiny

Tough on crime approaches are failing to make communities safer, instead undermining the rights of children and increasing incarceration rates, advocates say.

New approach needed to fulfil closing the gap promise

New approach needed to fulfil closing the gap promise

New approach needed to fulfil closing the gap promise

New approach needed to fulfil closing the gap promise

Governments must self-reflect and begin to work in new ways with Indigenous organisations if they want to close the gap in health, a report has found.

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Rock art a window into the past that needs protecting

Rock art a window into the past that needs protecting

Protecting Aboriginal rock art sites is important to the global community as a window into the human past, an expert in the field says.

Indigenous art fair weaves legacy through every fibre

Indigenous art fair weaves legacy through every fibre

An Indigenous art fair that began with a small marketplace and a dream now attracts almost 100 artists from across Australia annually.

Grandfather pens letter to PM after death in custody

Grandfather pens letter to PM after death in custody

The family of Kumanjayi White, who died in police custody on May 27, have stepped up their calls for justice and an independent probe into his death.

Archaeologists to talk rock art harm at world congress

Archaeologists to talk rock art harm at world congress

The World Archaeological Congress is meeting in Australia for the first time, with industrial threats to ancient Aboriginal sites up for discussion.

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Death in custody case under scrutiny as ministers meet

Death in custody case under scrutiny as ministers meet

Death in custody case under scrutiny as ministers meet

Death in custody case under scrutiny as ministers meet

Deaths in custody and tougher youth crime laws will be a focus as a peak Indigenous group meets to discuss Closing the Gap progress with government ministers.

Caring for Country with ancient knowledge and science

Caring for Country with ancient knowledge and science

Caring for Country with ancient knowledge and science

Caring for Country with ancient knowledge and science

Environmental DNA technology is being combined with Indigenous knowledge to care for Country in one of the world's oldest aquaculture systems.

Optus says yes to record $100m fine for dodgy sales

Optus says yes to record $100m fine for dodgy sales

Optus says yes to record $100m fine for dodgy sales

Optus says yes to record $100m fine for dodgy sales

Optus has agreed to a record fine for "unconscionable" sales to hundreds of consumers, including in remote Indigenous communities its network didn't cover.

'Walk for Truth' draws curtain on nation-first inquiry

'Walk for Truth' draws curtain on nation-first inquiry

'Walk for Truth' draws curtain on nation-first inquiry

'Walk for Truth' draws curtain on nation-first inquiry

The completion of a 500 kilometre walk marks the end of Australia's first Indigenous truth-telling inquiry, as statewide treaty negotiations heat up.

Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

An Indigenous site where a defence housing agency controversially cleared land must be left alone while a legal challenge is resolved.

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

The first Indigenous-led research strategy for Kakadu National Park is hoped to set a new standard for collaboration between Traditional Owners and scientists.

Art activists in legal bid to kill massive gas project

Art activists in legal bid to kill massive gas project

Art activists in legal bid to kill massive gas project

Art activists in legal bid to kill massive gas project

A legal bid to overturn the state approval of a massive gas project's extension could also impact a pending federal clearance, activists say.

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A season for busking: children's book inspires song

First Nations culture, language and knowledge will be brought into classrooms across the country through song, as part of the Busking for Change initiative.

Vital step toward healing as ancestors returned home

Indigenous custodians have received the remains of ancestors that had been kept in Japanese institutions, in what is considered a vital step towards healing.

Indigenous knowledge helps uncover hidden 'koala city'

A hidden koala population of nearly 300 koalas has been uncovered on the fringe of a major city, using Indigenous knowledge combined with western technology.

Calls for external death-in-custody inquiry 'appalling'

Federal politicians who called for death-in-custody inquiries to be independent of a territory's police force have been blasted by a chief minister.

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Police feature in complaints to territory ombudsman

The use of spit hoods has been defended by a crime-troubled territory's chief minister, amid a soaring number of complaints about police to the ombudsman.

Man who died in police custody was a dedicated educator

A man who died in hospital after police stopped him boarding a plane was a promoter of education and bilingual schooling in his remote community.

Standing up for rights: a lifetime of advocacy honoured

After growing up under the control of mission life, this Wiradjuri Elder has spent her life advocating for her people.

Probe into Indigenous man's death after airport custody

A coroner will investigate the death of an Aboriginal man in custody after Australian Federal Police apprehended him allegedly intoxicated at an airport.

Calls for justice and action on deaths in custody

Calls for justice and reform continue as regional towns and major cities hold vigils marking a national week of action to end Indigenous deaths in custody.

'Shame on you': united call for death-in-custody action

Hundreds of people have gathered to demand justice over the death of a young Aboriginal man in custody, marking the beginning of events planned nationwide.

Indigenous, climate advocates put heat on Woodside

A traditional custodian's bid to protect Indigenous rock art will soon head to court as activists cop fines for protesting against energy giant Woodside.

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