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Truth-telling on the table as the voice vote fades

Truth-telling on the table as the voice vote fades

Discussions about truth-telling and the history of First Nations people have begun, as the federal government tries to move on from the failed voice referendum.

Price of failure isn't just money, it's lives: Albanese

Price of failure isn't just money, it's lives: Albanese

Price of failure isn't just money, it's lives: Albanese

Price of failure isn't just money, it's lives: Albanese

The federal government has tabled its Closing the Gap reports in parliament, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promising to drive cultural change.

Sorry isn't enough: Stolen Generations call for action

Sorry isn't enough: Stolen Generations call for action

Sorry isn't enough: Stolen Generations call for action

Sorry isn't enough: Stolen Generations call for action

It's been 16 years since Kevin Rudd's national apology to the Stolen Generations and stakeholder groups are in Canberra calling for continued action.

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Gas, justice and work: Lawler's plan for NT election

Gas, justice and work: Lawler's plan for NT election

Six months out from an election, the Northern Territory's chief minister has unveiled her plan to solve the economic and social issues facing the region.

Women to benefit as employment grants extended

Women to benefit as employment grants extended

Organisations looking for funds to support women facing challenges to get into paid work can apply for support under a grant scheme that's being expanded.

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

Advocates are calling for all jurisdictions to ban spit hoods, after NSW became the second state to pass legislation prohibiting their use, following SA.

Help offered to Indigenous people ripped off by Youpla

Help offered to Indigenous people ripped off by Youpla

Save Sorry Business has welcomed the federal government's $97 million support package for Indigenous people affected by the collapse of dodgy insurer Youpla.

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Detectives return to Broome, ex-Bishop's home searched

Detectives return to Broome, ex-Bishop's home searched

Detectives return to Broome, ex-Bishop's home searched

Detectives return to Broome, ex-Bishop's home searched

Police say detectives are in Broome investigating historic child abuse allegations, amid media reports a former Catholic bishop's home has been raided.

Call to heritage-list Sydney colonial statues snubbed

Call to heritage-list Sydney colonial statues snubbed

Call to heritage-list Sydney colonial statues snubbed

Call to heritage-list Sydney colonial statues snubbed

A push to heritage-list Sydney's colonial statues has been voted down by NSW Labor and the Greens in a move described as being part of ongoing "culture wars".

First Nations drag festival platforms Indigenous queens

First Nations drag festival platforms Indigenous queens

First Nations drag festival platforms Indigenous queens

First Nations drag festival platforms Indigenous queens

Torres Strait Islander queen Cerulean loves bringing joy to the stage. She is hosting the First Nations drag festival and wants to see more Indigenous artists.

'Not a gap, it's a chasm': govt warned on inequity

'Not a gap, it's a chasm': govt warned on inequity

'Not a gap, it's a chasm': govt warned on inequity

'Not a gap, it's a chasm': govt warned on inequity

Indigenous organisations are calling on governments to implement recommendations by the Productivity Commission on the way they do business.

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

Native title holders in the Northern Territory have won a High Court appeal preserving their rights over a development for a major lead and zinc mine.

Urgent power shift needed to achieve Indigenous equity

Urgent power shift needed to achieve Indigenous equity

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.

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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.

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

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 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.

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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.

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 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 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

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

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

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

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