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Woman's hospital death from over-sedation 'preventable'

Woman's hospital death from over-sedation 'preventable'

Pukumani Alimankinni died in a secure mental health ward at Royal Darwin Hospital after nursing staff did observations by CCTV, an inquest has heard.

'Predatory' behaviour led to Indigenous teens' deaths

'Predatory' behaviour led to Indigenous teens' deaths

'Predatory' behaviour led to Indigenous teens' deaths

'Predatory' behaviour led to Indigenous teens' deaths

The 1987 deaths of two Indigenous teenage girls would likely have been better investigated had the girls been white, a state coroner has concluded.

First items taken by Cook returned to Aboriginal owners

First items taken by Cook returned to Aboriginal owners

First items taken by Cook returned to Aboriginal owners

First items taken by Cook returned to Aboriginal owners

Four spears have been returned to traditional owners more than 250 years after British soldiers stole them at James Cook's first contact with Aboriginal people.

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Traditional owners to get Vic renewable project profits

Traditional owners to get Vic renewable project profits

Indigenous Victorians are set to receive profits from renewable energy projects on their traditional land, according to a senior government minister.

Rangers use new tech for tracking animals in the desert

Rangers use new tech for tracking animals in the desert

Indigenous rangers are using ancient tracking techniques and modern technology to find native animals after developing bilingual training resources.

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Australia's mining bosses have been challenged by a former trade negotiator on sustainability standards and the social impact of extracting resources.

Public housing tenants fight to end no-grounds eviction

Public housing tenants fight to end no-grounds eviction

Two Supreme Court legal challenges in Western Australia could end no-grounds evictions for public housing tenants.

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Tourist ban floated for Australia's biggest lake

Tourist ban floated for Australia's biggest lake

Tourist ban floated for Australia's biggest lake

Tourist ban floated for Australia's biggest lake

Australia's biggest lake and major tourist drawcard will be off limits for visitors to enter on foot under a proposed heritage plan.

Mural a parade of rebellious heroes ... doing burnouts

Mural a parade of rebellious heroes ... doing burnouts

Mural a parade of rebellious heroes ... doing burnouts

Mural a parade of rebellious heroes ... doing burnouts

Indigenous artist Ryan Presley's giant mural that subverts traditional religious iconography is being installed at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

'No one is keeping count' of murdered Indigenous women

'No one is keeping count' of murdered Indigenous women

'No one is keeping count' of murdered Indigenous women

'No one is keeping count' of murdered Indigenous women

Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory suffer one of the highest rates of domestic, family and sexual violence in the world, a Senate inquiry has been told.

Family forced through 'hoop after hoop' over boy's care

Family forced through 'hoop after hoop' over boy's care

Family forced through 'hoop after hoop' over boy's care

Family forced through 'hoop after hoop' over boy's care

A government department failed to support the family of a 10-year-old Indigenous boy before he fatally self-harmed under state care, an advocate says.

'Children being taken' while reforms delayed: Yoorrook

'Children being taken' while reforms delayed: Yoorrook

'Children being taken' while reforms delayed: Yoorrook

'Children being taken' while reforms delayed: Yoorrook

Victoria's First Peoples minister has defended her government after being criticised for inaction on key recommendations from a truth-telling inquiry.

Fortescue compo should include land and ore, court told

Fortescue compo should include land and ore, court told

Fortescue compo should include land and ore, court told

Fortescue compo should include land and ore, court told

A court considering how much compensation traditional owners could receive from Fortescue Metals Group has been hearing evidence on how it could be calculated.

As community runs dry, locals fight new water source

As community runs dry, locals fight new water source

As community runs dry, locals fight new water source

As community runs dry, locals fight new water source

SA Water has declared "full steam ahead" for a critical water project on the Eyre Peninsula, despite concerns it will impact Aboriginal heritage and fishing.

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Disability service cops $1.8m fine for burns death

Regional NSW's biggest disability provider has been fined $1.8 million over "extremely serious" breaches that led to an Indigenous woman's burns-related death.

State 'fails' to grasp Aboriginal self-determination

State leaders and bureaucrats still don't have a good grasp on the concept of Aboriginal self-determination, a former Victorian department official says.

Victoria cut traditional owner groups from $2b windfall

Historical land use agreements in Victoria were set up to exclude traditional owner groups from their share in billions of dollars in revenue, a minister says.

Value of minerals irrelevant to compensation, says FMG

Valuers are giving evidence in a court case that will decide how much compensation Yindjibarndi people should receive for FMG mining on their land.

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Devil tooth among significant finds at Juukan cave site

Excavations of Indigenous rock shelters in Western Australia destroyed by mining have uncovered a Tasmanian devil tooth and artefacts as well as braided hair.

Alice Springs readies for first night without curfew

As Alice Springs emerges from a youth curfew aimed at curbing crime and violence in the outback town, its leaders are searching for long-term solutions.

Children failed by the system, say First Nations groups

In the troubled town of Alice Springs, Aboriginal organisations are calling for a focus on community-led solutions, rather than over-policing and punishment.

Official offers 'deep regret' over land dispossession

A land surveying boss has offered an apology at the Yoorrook Justice Commission for causing trauma and dispossessing Indigenous people of land.

Feat of clay: oldest pottery sheds light on trade route

A collaboration between traditional owners and researchers has uncovered the oldest pottery made in Australia on an island in the Great Barrier Reef.

FMG 'like kicking a dog when it's down', court hears

Expert witnesses are giving evidence in the Federal Court case that will determine whether FMG should compensate Yindjibarndi people for mining on their land.

Global kudos for team inspiring Indigenous literacy

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation has won a major international prize for children's literature in recognition of the work it does in remote communities.

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