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Indigenous leader found guilty of stealing $920k

Indigenous leader found guilty of stealing $920k

Indigenous leader Geoff Clark and his son Jeremy have been found guilty of stealing close to $1 million from Aboriginal organisations over a 15-year period.

NZ to introduce bill to reinterpret Treaty of Waitangi

NZ to introduce bill to reinterpret Treaty of Waitangi

NZ to introduce bill to reinterpret Treaty of Waitangi

NZ to introduce bill to reinterpret Treaty of Waitangi

A draft version of the NZ government's Treaty Principles Bill to define the principles of the Waitangi treaty is being considered by cabinet.

Unregistered babies risk missing out on care, education

Unregistered babies risk missing out on care, education

Unregistered babies risk missing out on care, education

Unregistered babies risk missing out on care, education

Each year on average 12,500 Australian children might be missing out on early education because they do not have a birth certificate, a UNICEF report has found.

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Power to the 'energy underclass' as Australia retools

Power to the 'energy underclass' as Australia retools

The energy change "can't be about Teslas in teal seats", unions and community leaders tell a forum, with many households struggling to pay their power bills.

Housing sustainability framework stands up to scrutiny

Housing sustainability framework stands up to scrutiny

With one in seven forecast to be living in community housing within decades, a review finds foundations are in place as pressure builds for broader standards.

Choir takes stories the 'world needs to hear' to London

Choir takes stories the 'world needs to hear' to London

An Indigenous choir, Marliya, will perform before their first international audience in October when they take their show Spinifex Gum to London.

'Shameful' theft of Indigenous pay finally to be repaid

'Shameful' theft of Indigenous pay finally to be repaid

A multi-million-dollar settlement has been reached for thousands of Indigenous workers whose wages were stolen over four decades in the Northern Territory.

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First Nations stories win big at Qld Literary Awards

First Nations stories win big at Qld Literary Awards

First Nations stories win big at Qld Literary Awards

First Nations stories win big at Qld Literary Awards

Bundjalung author Melissa Lucashenko has won the top gong at the Queensland Literary Awards for her novel Edenglassie.

Australia must confront bloody colonial past

Australia must confront bloody colonial past

Australia must confront bloody colonial past

Australia must confront bloody colonial past

Australians have a duty to investigate the nation's colonial history in order to move forward, a landowner on the site of the Warrigal Creek massacre says.

In grief, Maori consider their next monarch

In grief, Maori consider their next monarch

In grief, Maori consider their next monarch

In grief, Maori consider their next monarch

The next Maori king or queen is being considered by indigenous leaders in New Zealand following the death of Kiingi Tuheitia.

'Terrible tragedy': PM mourns teen's death in custody

'Terrible tragedy': PM mourns teen's death in custody

'Terrible tragedy': PM mourns teen's death in custody

'Terrible tragedy': PM mourns teen's death in custody

The federal government will not step in after a First Nations teenager died in WA custody, the prime minister confirmed after speaking to the state's premier.

World record marks three years of Indigenous ceremony

World record marks three years of Indigenous ceremony

World record marks three years of Indigenous ceremony

World record marks three years of Indigenous ceremony

A flash mob of didgeridoo and clapstick players has broken a world record in Brisbane, to mark three years of occupation at a central Queensland mining lease.

Indigenous languages celebrated in bilingual books

Indigenous languages celebrated in bilingual books

Indigenous languages celebrated in bilingual books

Indigenous languages celebrated in bilingual books

Two young friends who penned a story about connecting to the land and each other are among the authors set to launch works on Indigenous Literacy Day.

Teen's custody death triggers call for justice overhaul

Teen's custody death triggers call for justice overhaul

Teen's custody death triggers call for justice overhaul

Teen's custody death triggers call for justice overhaul

The death of a second Indigenous teenager in custody in less than a year has prompted calls for an overhaul of the youth justice system.

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Land council 'put on notice' after independent review

The minister for Indigenous Australians has put a land council's board and management on notice over governance, operations and decision-making issues.

Indigenous woman's death in custody to go unpunished

Victoria's workplace safety regulator has declined to launch a prosecution over the death of an Indigenous woman in custody, citing insufficient evidence.

Hiring more locals could improve remote health care

Training more Aboriginal healthcare workers could reduce the high staff turnover rates in Indigenous medical clinics and improve care, researchers say.

Indigenous businesses 'very healthy' as sector grows

Indigenous businesses are in a great position to harness opportunities presented by the 2032 Olympic Games, as the sector records "very healthy" growth.

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Indigenous ancestors returning home from New Zealand

Six First Nations ancestors are being returned to Australia from a New Zealand museum and university.

Billion-dollar gold mine still alive after key meeting

A NSW gold-mine proposal under threat due to an Indigenous heritage order still has the backing of state and federal Labor leaders.

Indigenous rangers sharing knowledge to protect Country

First Nations people at the forefront of protecting country have gathered to share their land and sea management strategies for the first time in a decade.

STI screening call after spike in unborn baby deaths

A concerning spike of unborn babies dying from a treatable condition has prompted doctors to urge people to undergo sexual health screenings.

Artist puts High Vis glare on Australia's colonisers

In an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, works by artist Joan Ross use lurid colours to talk back to colonial paintings.

Man faces court charged with murdering his partner

A Warumungu and Arrernte man has faced court charged with murdering his partner in Darwin.

Blocked goldminer 'shattered' by rising sovereign risk

Regis Resources will fight a federal block on a $1 billion gold project it says has cost almost 1000 jobs and sours Australia's reputation as a place to invest.

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