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Indigenous-run business quotas target 'black cladding'

Indigenous-run business quotas target 'black cladding'

Strict new measures aim to stop companies pretending to be Indigenous to benefit from procurement programs targeting First Nations businesses.

Community buy-in boosts jabs for Indigenous kids

Community buy-in boosts jabs for Indigenous kids

Community buy-in boosts jabs for Indigenous kids

Community buy-in boosts jabs for Indigenous kids

Better transport, shorter wait times and cultural safety are all factors in improving immunisation rates for First Nations children, a study has found.

Hopes of a path forward for the Murray-Darling Basin

Hopes of a path forward for the Murray-Darling Basin

Hopes of a path forward for the Murray-Darling Basin

Hopes of a path forward for the Murray-Darling Basin

While communities around Australia's largest river system want to support both the environment and industry, debate continues over climate risks and water use.

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Bullying probe in territory opposition leader's office

Bullying probe in territory opposition leader's office

A territory opposition leader says she is addressing issues raised over alleged bullying and culturally unsafe practices in her office.

Youths reach breaking point before seeking counselling

Youths reach breaking point before seeking counselling

Crisis interventions for young people seeking counselling have more than tripled in recent years with kids still worried about the stigma of seeking help.

One-time skating mosquito now a homegrown festival boss

One-time skating mosquito now a homegrown festival boss

Arts leader Ben Graetz is returning home to take the helm at the Darwin Festival, making him the only First Nations artistic director of a major arts festival.

Traditional lands returned 256 years after Cook arrival

Traditional lands returned 256 years after Cook arrival

Traditional Owners have regained control of key national park and conservation land under a landmark hand back and joint management agreement.

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Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

After a long campaign by the family of an Aboriginal teenager mysteriously found dead on train tracks, a coroner has found racism hindered the investigation.

What Richard did next: making sense of Archibald win

What Richard did next: making sense of Archibald win

What Richard did next: making sense of Archibald win

What Richard did next: making sense of Archibald win

Archibald prize-winning artist Richard Lewer is taking up a residency at the Abbotsford Convent, a much-loved arts space that recently lost government funding.

Teen arrested after man fatally stabbed in outback town

Teen arrested after man fatally stabbed in outback town

Teen arrested after man fatally stabbed in outback town

Teen arrested after man fatally stabbed in outback town

Family feuding and riotous behaviour in an outback town have left a young man dead from stab wounds following a series of violent confrontations.

'Proud': hall of fame status for Indigenous musician

'Proud': hall of fame status for Indigenous musician

'Proud': hall of fame status for Indigenous musician

'Proud': hall of fame status for Indigenous musician

A man credited with sharing his Indigenous culture with the world has received the highest honour in Australian music, as his family reveal their pride.

Teal MP first to launch reconciliation action plan

Teal MP first to launch reconciliation action plan

Teal MP first to launch reconciliation action plan

Teal MP first to launch reconciliation action plan

Teal Independent Zali Steggall hopes other MPs will follow her example and adopt a reconciliation action plan to listen to First Nations' voices.

'Scared, humiliated': senior police blamed for culture

'Scared, humiliated': senior police blamed for culture

'Scared, humiliated': senior police blamed for culture

'Scared, humiliated': senior police blamed for culture

Bullying is as much a part of the NSW Police as wearing a uniform, one member has told a scathing review into toxic culture within the force.

Weapons seized after violent disturbance at town camp

Weapons seized after violent disturbance at town camp

Weapons seized after violent disturbance at town camp

Weapons seized after violent disturbance at town camp

Up to 100 people wielding a variety of weapons have been involved in a violent disturbance in a remote town camp.

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These artists pay $350 a tank and are driving 2500km

Artists from remote Aboriginal communities travel vast distances to sell their work in Darwin and Sydney - but the price of diesel has doubled.

'Hard day' for teen's family as killer cop sentenced

A First Nations father is pleased the serving police officer who killed his son is being held accountable and hopes he will reflect on his mistakes.

Lifting alcohol ban will boost crimes, peak body warns

An extension of community liquor bans in a territory is being sought ahead of a looming deadline amid fears a lapse will have devastating consequences.

Neo-Nazis unrepentant after dawn service booing saga

Hecklers who booed a Welcome to Country during an Anzac Day dawn service have been dealt their punishments, but they remain unrepentant for their actions.

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'Jailing is failing': call for more diversion programs

Imprisonment of Aboriginal women is the highest on record with advocates saying the increase has been driven by remand rates reaching critical levels.

Indigenous activist continues royal fight over genocide

An Aboriginal elder, supported by hundreds of activists, has continued his fight to prosecute King Charles for genocide in court.

Anzac Day booer unapologetic for disturbing ceremony

A man has been convicted for loudly booing during a solemn Anzac Day dawn service in a move that drew ire from around the country.

‘We are not quitters’: Indigenous judge makes history

The first Indigenous Australian judge in a court's 174-year history has been sworn-in at an event attended by legal luminaries and community leaders.

Art symbolises Indigenous leader's steely resolve

A new statue of a celebrated Indigenous rights leader symbolises both her generosity of spirit and a fierce determination to create change.

Protesters shift Olympic park fight beyond fences

Campaigners say their fight to protect Brisbane’s Victoria Park is moving from the parklands to the courts and Canberra as work starts on the 2032 stadium.

Elder's grief as Olympics stadium replaces healing site

The race to complete the 2032 stadium has begun at a city park despite protests, triggering fears a First Nations place of healing will be "gone forever".

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