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Closing the Gap targets demand oversight with bite

Closing the Gap targets demand oversight with bite

Indigenous Australians are being exposed to further disadvantage and discrimination due to a lack of government accountability and information sharing.

Hit-run victim's family hear mum and son's guilty pleas

Hit-run victim's family hear mum and son's guilty pleas

Hit-run victim's family hear mum and son's guilty pleas

Hit-run victim's family hear mum and son's guilty pleas

The cousin of an Indigenous woman partially buried after a hit and run has stared down a mother and son in court telling them they did the wrong thing.

Indigenous teen's murder accused to stand trial in 2025

Indigenous teen's murder accused to stand trial in 2025

Indigenous teen's murder accused to stand trial in 2025

Indigenous teen's murder accused to stand trial in 2025

Three men and a woman accused of the bashing murder of Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey will stand trial in February 2025.

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Science program to boost Indigenous girls in tech

Science program to boost Indigenous girls in tech

A CSIRO initiative is aiming to address the lack of First Nations representation in Australia's STEM workforce through its young Indigenous women's academy.

'Masking great sadness': Indigenous man dies in custody

'Masking great sadness': Indigenous man dies in custody

An Indigenous man who died in custody did not receive adequate mental health care and was discharged without a detailed plan for future treatment.

Two in three new migrants and refugees unaware of voice

Two in three new migrants and refugees unaware of voice

A survey of refugees and new migrants has found two thirds are not aware of the Indigenous voice to parliament proposal.

SA Liberals to oppose voice ahead of referendum

SA Liberals to oppose voice ahead of referendum

The South Australian Liberal Party will oppose the Indigenous voice to parliament, in line with their federal colleagues, ahead of a referendum later this year.

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'Business as usual': Closing the Gap efforts inadequate

'Business as usual': Closing the Gap efforts inadequate

'Business as usual': Closing the Gap efforts inadequate

'Business as usual': Closing the Gap efforts inadequate

Australia is failing to make meaningful progress in implementing key priority reforms to improve the lives of Indigenous people.

New co-chairs elected to lead Victorian treaty body

New co-chairs elected to lead Victorian treaty body

New co-chairs elected to lead Victorian treaty body

New co-chairs elected to lead Victorian treaty body

A democratically elected Indigenous group has gathered at Victoria's parliament for the first meeting of its second term ahead of state treaty negotiations.

FIFA counters on Indigenous rights at Women's World Cup

FIFA counters on Indigenous rights at Women's World Cup

FIFA counters on Indigenous rights at Women's World Cup

FIFA counters on Indigenous rights at Women's World Cup

FIFA has responded to a letter from Indigenous Football Australia, calling for inclusion in the strategic plan for the legacy of the Women's World Cup.

A step in the right direction: Julie Bishop backs voice

A step in the right direction: Julie Bishop backs voice

A step in the right direction: Julie Bishop backs voice

A step in the right direction: Julie Bishop backs voice

Julie Bishop is backing the Indigenous voice to parliament, saying communities deserve to help provide solutions to reduce disparity and inequality.

First languages court between a dock and a hard place

First languages court between a dock and a hard place

First languages court between a dock and a hard place

First languages court between a dock and a hard place

Aboriginal people are massively over-represented in the criminal justice system, and a scarcity of interpreters is only adding to the problem.

Panel to investigate Indigenous art interference claims

Panel to investigate Indigenous art interference claims

Panel to investigate Indigenous art interference claims

Panel to investigate Indigenous art interference claims

Allegations of staff misconduct at an Aboriginal arts collective will be investigated by an independent panel set up by the South Australian government.

Vic council scraps Australia Day citizenship ceremonies

Vic council scraps Australia Day citizenship ceremonies

Vic council scraps Australia Day citizenship ceremonies

Vic council scraps Australia Day citizenship ceremonies

A council in central Victoria will ditch Australia Day citizenship ceremonies and add more inclusive events with local Indigenous groups on January 26.

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Stan Grant exits ABC's Q+A following racist abuse

ABC journalist Stan Grant will step down from hosting the broadcaster's Q+A program following racist trolling and abuse on social media.

Abbott warns voice 'no' campaigners against complacency

Tony Abbott says waning poll support for an Indigenous voice is encouraging but claims "woke" donors to the 'yes' campaign will try to buy the final result.

Pearson issues call to arms as support for voice falls

Supporters of a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice have been told to get out and have conversations with the public as polls track towards defeat.

Plan to close digital gap for Indigenous Australians

The federal government has released a plan to close the gap on digital literacy and connectivity experienced by Indigenous Australians.

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'Sovereignty never ceded' - more than a simple slogan

Academics, advocates and revolutionaries have different takes on First Nations sovereignty - but they all agree on one point: sovereignty was never ceded.

'Do mob proud': Victorian treaty leaders to be picked

A democratically elected Indigenous body will pick its new leaders before embarking on nation-leading treaty talks in Victoria.

World-first clean energy deal taps deep local knowledge

With traditional owners already responsible for looking after country, it makes sense they're at the heart of a $3 billion East Kimberley clean energy deal.

Indigenous youth ambassadors gather for 'yes' push

A group of more than 30 young First Nations leaders are meeting in Brisbane in the hopes of furthering an Indigenous voice to parliament.

Blak Sovereign Movement makes case against referendum

The Blak Sovereign Movement is opposed to a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous voice into the constitution, hitting out against 'yes' and 'no' campaigns.

Voice an opportunity to complete Australia: Pearson

Australia has an opportunity to make itself complete in the upcoming referendum on the voice to parliament, land rights campaigner Noel Pearson says.

'Yes' and 'no' cases in full voice as pitches revealed

Backers and opponents of the Indigenous voice to parliament have revealed their cases ahead of a referendum by the end of the year.

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