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Indigenous inequality not solvable overnight: PM

Indigenous inequality not solvable overnight: PM

Just five of 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track to being met, a report says, leading to calls for the federal government to step in and do more.

'Human right': Indigenous artefacts to return home

'Human right': Indigenous artefacts to return home

'Human right': Indigenous artefacts to return home

'Human right': Indigenous artefacts to return home

Indigenous Australian artefacts held in Canada will be returned to Queensland in a step towards truth-telling and healing.

Prisons boss says he was 'scapegoat' after teen died

Prisons boss says he was 'scapegoat' after teen died

Prisons boss says he was 'scapegoat' after teen died

Prisons boss says he was 'scapegoat' after teen died

A former corrective services boss says he was blamed for government failures after an Indigenous teenager fatally self-harmed in custody.

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'Cruel and inhumane': teen's solitary cell before death

'Cruel and inhumane': teen's solitary cell before death

An Indigenous teen spent more than 22 hours per day in solitary confinement in youth detention before he fatally self-harmed, an inquest has been told.

Decolonising youth justice to keep kids out of prison

Decolonising youth justice to keep kids out of prison

Investment in culturally appropriate diversion programs is needed to prevent the incarceration of Indigenous children, a study has found.

'Loud and clear': elder reflects on lifetime of stories

'Loud and clear': elder reflects on lifetime of stories

South Australian elders are being celebrated in a new documentary, 'There I was, here I am', featuring the stories of three Aboriginal trailblazers.

NSW Labor demands government recognises Palestine state

NSW Labor demands government recognises Palestine state

A NSW minister has led a push for the state's Labor conference to demand the federal government reverse its opposition to recognising Palestinian statehood.

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'Huge win' as Jabiluka uranium mine lease rejected

'Huge win' as Jabiluka uranium mine lease rejected

'Huge win' as Jabiluka uranium mine lease rejected

'Huge win' as Jabiluka uranium mine lease rejected

The rejection of a 10-year lease renewal bid on the Jabiluka uranium mine is being heralded by traditional owners as the end of a decades-long fight.

'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

An inquest for a teen who fatally self-harmed in custody has been told the justice department lied to the minister about the facility's suitability for youths.

Senior minister leaves legacy as Indigenous trailblazer

Senior minister leaves legacy as Indigenous trailblazer

Senior minister leaves legacy as Indigenous trailblazer

Senior minister leaves legacy as Indigenous trailblazer

Linda Burney has left a legacy of improving justice and the well-being of Indigenous people, advocates say, after she announced her resignation from parliament.

'I was ... hurting kids': ex-justice chief breaks down

'I was ... hurting kids': ex-justice chief breaks down

'I was ... hurting kids': ex-justice chief breaks down

'I was ... hurting kids': ex-justice chief breaks down

Children were subjected to cruel punishment that amounted to institutional abuse in youth detention, a former justice department boss has told an inquest.

Artefacts returned from US: 'they belong to our people'

Artefacts returned from US: 'they belong to our people'

Artefacts returned from US: 'they belong to our people'

Artefacts returned from US: 'they belong to our people'

Indigenous leaders travelled to the US to repatriate 20 culturally significant artefacts that will be returned to traditional owners in the Northern Territory.

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

A coroner has reminded WA's deputy corrections commissioner she is under oath amid tough questions at an inquest for a teen who died in custody.

Indigenous population reaches more than one million

Indigenous population reaches more than one million

Indigenous population reaches more than one million

Indigenous population reaches more than one million

The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Australia has hit one million, comprising 3.8 per cent of the nation's population.

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'Matter of time' before 16-year-old boy died in custody

The prison watchdog has told an inquest for the first juvenile to die in WA detention he had raised concerns about detainees dying in custody.

Justice body urged to obey law, stop 'demonising' kids

An inquest into the custody death of an Indigenous teen has been told the government must act lawfully and stop locking youths in their cells for long periods.

Forging pathways for young mob to reach the sky

First Nations students across 29 remote and regional communities will have an opportunity to experience the aviation industry through an Indigenous-led program.

Corporate watchdog clears indigenous art centre

The ACCC has found no breaches of consumer law at the APY Art Centre Collective, but another regulator has told it to clean up its books.

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Ex-deputy mayor jailed for theft from Aboriginal trust

An ex-deputy mayor has been sentenced to more than five years imprisonment for stealing $2.9 million from the Yugunga-Nya People's Trust while he was trustee.

Teen killed in hit-and-run 'didn't see it coming'

A woman who saw an Indigenous teen struck from behind by a ute has told a murder trial the impact happened so quickly that he didn't have time to turn around.

Mum and son accused of murdering teen in 'retribution'

A mother and her son ran down and killed an Indigenous teen south of Sydney as a series of violent incidents between them escalated, jurors have heard.

Intense scrutiny on Victorian response to CFMEU scandal

An Indigenous truth-telling body will investigate worksite allegations against the CFMEU as the Victorian government faces calls to launch a royal commission.

Australia's first treaty talks to start within months

Negotiations on Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people is likely to start within months and focus on structural reforms.

Threatened fish species thrown a restoration raft

Considered a threatened species in NSW, the olive perchlet will return to the Murray-Darling Basin in small rafts designed to act as habitat for the tiny fish.

Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite

Victorians buying firewood are being urged to ask where it comes from amid evidence native trees are being illegally logged by poachers from parks and forests.

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