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Urgent power shift needed to achieve Indigenous equity

Urgent power shift needed to achieve Indigenous equity

The Productivity Commission has called on all Australian governments to honour their obligations under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

Reform call after baby’s gay aunt refused as carer

Reform call after baby’s gay aunt refused as carer

Reform call after baby’s gay aunt refused as carer

Reform call after baby’s gay aunt refused as carer

Advocacy groups want legal changes after an adoption agency refused to consider an Aboriginal baby's aunt as a carer because she was in same-sex relationship.

Luxon strives for unity amid Waitangi Day unease

Luxon strives for unity amid Waitangi Day unease

Luxon strives for unity amid Waitangi Day unease

Luxon strives for unity amid Waitangi Day unease

New Zealanders are marking the 184th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi with their national day as PM Chris Luxon urges unity.

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Indigenous prison inmate dies in custody

Indigenous prison inmate dies in custody

A 51-year-old Aboriginal inmate from West Australia's maximum security Hakea prison has died in hospital after a medical episode.

Heckles and boos for New Zealand government at Waitangi

Heckles and boos for New Zealand government at Waitangi

Unapologetic speeches from New Zealand ministers Winston Peters and David Seymour have drawn heckles and boos at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.

Prison staff watch on as Aboriginal man dies in custody

Prison staff watch on as Aboriginal man dies in custody

Prison staff watched an Aboriginal prisoner as he died and did not enter his cell for 17 minutes after be became unconscious, a coroner has been told.

Indigenous women at risk from lack of DV legal funding

Indigenous women at risk from lack of DV legal funding

First Nations women face appallingly high rates of domestic and family violence, with stretched specialist legal services having to turn away clients or close.

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Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ's Luxon government

Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ's Luxon government

Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ's Luxon government

Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ's Luxon government

Tens of thousands of people are expected at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds for NZ's national day as the government is interrogated over policy for Maori.

Indigenous rights trailblazer Lowitja O'Donoghue dies

Indigenous rights trailblazer Lowitja O'Donoghue dies

Indigenous rights trailblazer Lowitja O'Donoghue dies

Indigenous rights trailblazer Lowitja O'Donoghue dies

Indigenous rights advocate Lowitja O'Donoghue, who was at the forefront of key changes to Aboriginal recognition, has died aged 91.

Artist's glass clouds bring dark truths into the light

Artist's glass clouds bring dark truths into the light

Artist's glass clouds bring dark truths into the light

Artist's glass clouds bring dark truths into the light

Artist Yhonnie Scarce is staging her biggest survey show yet at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, using blown glass to shed light on some dark topics.

Mum begged for help before Indigenous son's jail death

Mum begged for help before Indigenous son's jail death

Mum begged for help before Indigenous son's jail death

Mum begged for help before Indigenous son's jail death

An Indigenous man with a history of mental illness was taken off a waiting list for treatment just days before he died in prison, an inquest has heard.

Murder charges laid over young woman's disappearance

Murder charges laid over young woman's disappearance

Murder charges laid over young woman's disappearance

Murder charges laid over young woman's disappearance

A man has been charged with murdering a "a quiet, proud and loving" young mother who went missing from a remote Cape York community nearly 11 years ago.

NT government to lay charges over Wave Hill site damage

NT government to lay charges over Wave Hill site damage

NT government to lay charges over Wave Hill site damage

NT government to lay charges over Wave Hill site damage

Charges are set to be laid after allegations of significant damage to the heritage-listed Wave Hill Walk-Off route following an investigation.

Woodside pipeline incident 'lucky not to kill workers'

Woodside pipeline incident 'lucky not to kill workers'

Woodside pipeline incident 'lucky not to kill workers'

Woodside pipeline incident 'lucky not to kill workers'

Two separate incidents in less than a month during the laying of Woodside's Scarborough pipeline have unions and traditional custodians up in arms.

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Judge added to truth-telling inquiry amid treaty talks

Crunch time is coming for Victoria's truth-telling inquiry, with a new commissioner appointed after the opposition pulled its support for treaty talks.

'Shameful': Indigenous deaths in police custody double

Indigenous people account for one in four deaths in police custody, with grieving families and legal experts demanding a different approach to law enforcement.

Charges possible for cop in fatal Indigenous teen crash

Police were told not to pursue a trail bike that Indigenous teen Jai Wright was riding before he crashed into an unmarked car and died, an inquest has heard.

Law change considered after 'ridiculous' neo-Nazi march

So-called white power salutes might follow Nazi symbolism into the NSW criminal code after neo-Nazis marched in Sydney on Australia Day.

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Treaty talks emerge from ashes of referendum failure

Progress towards treaty between governments and Indigenous people is regaining momentum after being put on hold in some parts for the failed voice referendum.

Protest forces Gabba lockdown ahead of play

Protesters entered the Gabba stands ahead of play on day two of the Australia-West Indies Test in Brisbane, forcing the venue into a brief lockdown.

Celebrations, mourning as outback marks Australia Day

January 26 was a dichotomy of celebration and mourning in Broken Hill as some locals partied while Indigenous elders felt excluded.

Many thousands turn out for Invasion Day protests

Invasion Day protests have been held around Australia with tens of thousands of demonstrators calling for an end to discrimination and deaths in custody.

'Hero' Pat Dodson hangs up hat after lifelong service

Yawuru elder Pat Dodson has been farewelled by parliamentary colleagues as he retires from the Senate after a career dedicated to serving the community.

Sports move against Australia Day, call for date change

All of Australia's major sporting codes have dropped the use of 'Australia Day' on social media, with clubs and national teams calling for a change of date.

Coota Girls surviving, guiding and thriving at Yabun

Gadigal Information Service is hosting the annual Yabun Festival in Sydney's Victoria Park, inviting everyone to celebrate Indigenous survival on January 26.

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