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PM to hold his tongue on date for voice referendum

PM to hold his tongue on date for voice referendum

Anthony Albanese says he won't make an early announcement about the date for a voice referendum because voters don't like long campaigns.

Traditional owners sign Crocodile Islands agreement

Traditional owners sign Crocodile Islands agreement

Traditional owners sign Crocodile Islands agreement

Traditional owners sign Crocodile Islands agreement

An agreement between Maringa traditional owners and the federal government will provide greater security to threatened species in the Crocodile Islands.

Benchmark renewable energy deal struck on country in WA

Benchmark renewable energy deal struck on country in WA

Benchmark renewable energy deal struck on country in WA

Benchmark renewable energy deal struck on country in WA

A $1 billion-plus partnership has been struck to develop renewable energy assets on vast Yindjibarndi country in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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Change in carbon calculations could help manage buffalo

Change in carbon calculations could help manage buffalo

Pest species cause environmental damage across the Top End but new research is looking at ways to protect country and create investment in Aboriginal projects.

Indigenous artists use stars to navigate digital design

Indigenous artists use stars to navigate digital design

Indigenous artists from three different cultures have come together to design a digital artwork for a limited edition wrap to be used on laptops and tablets.

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

In the Northern Territory desert, traditional knowledge and art are meeting Western science in a double-pronged approach to biodiversity conservation.

Defence hits pause on land-clearing at significant site

Defence hits pause on land-clearing at significant site

Defence Housing Australia has agreed to halt land clearing at a place of significance to the Larrakia people in Darwin that features 400-year-old trees.

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Banks 'failed human rights' over Santos NT gas project

Banks 'failed human rights' over Santos NT gas project

Banks 'failed human rights' over Santos NT gas project

Banks 'failed human rights' over Santos NT gas project

Tiwi and Larrakia traditional owners say the big four banks have failed to respond to human rights complaints over a proposed gas project off the NT coast.

Inquiry called for youth detainee transfers to Don Dale

Inquiry called for youth detainee transfers to Don Dale

Inquiry called for youth detainee transfers to Don Dale

Inquiry called for youth detainee transfers to Don Dale

An inquiry has been launched into the transfer of youth to a detention centre where a past royal commission found evidence Aboriginal children were mistreated.

First Nations school students get taste of campus life

First Nations school students get taste of campus life

First Nations school students get taste of campus life

First Nations school students get taste of campus life

Indigenous high school students from around the country are taking part in a week-long university experience based on their future study interests.

Aboriginal man frustrated after loss in age pension bid

Aboriginal man frustrated after loss in age pension bid

Aboriginal man frustrated after loss in age pension bid

Aboriginal man frustrated after loss in age pension bid

Aboriginal man Dennis James Fisher has lost a Federal Court case arguing he should have access to age pension sooner because of his shorter life expectancy.

Voice talked up to help close gaps in disadvantage

Voice talked up to help close gaps in disadvantage

Voice talked up to help close gaps in disadvantage

Voice talked up to help close gaps in disadvantage

The First Nations voice to parliament will help the nation meet Closing the Gap targets, the Minister for Indigenous Australians says, as its progress updates.

Youths illegally held in solitary confinement in WA

Youths illegally held in solitary confinement in WA

Youths illegally held in solitary confinement in WA

Youths illegally held in solitary confinement in WA

The WA Supreme Court has found three youths were unlawfully locked in their cells at correctional facilities for a combined total of 167 days.

Protest calls on Plibersek to save 400-year-old trees

Protest calls on Plibersek to save 400-year-old trees

Protest calls on Plibersek to save 400-year-old trees

Protest calls on Plibersek to save 400-year-old trees

Traditional owners from Darwin are calling on Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to halt a housing development that would see 400-year-old trees bulldozed.

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Threats after firefighting foam settlement approved

A Federal Court employee has been threatened after a class action settlement over Indigenous cultural losses caused by toxic firefighting foam was approved.

Voice would be a two-way relationship, says Burney

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says she wants to see a two-way relationship with the voice, should the proposed body be established.

Remote school attendance scheme 'unethical and harmful'

A controversial program aimed at improving attendance rates for Aboriginal children at remote schools has actually seen a decrease, according to research.

Dutton ramps up calls to reject Indigenous voice vote

Peter Dutton has ramped up calls to reject the Indigenous voice and says the public is starved of an opportunity to contest ideas surrounding it.

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Author shines a light on resilience of Indigenous youth

Author Gary Lonesborough has reflected on the teachers who pushed him to pursue creative writing and the young men whose resilience inspired his latest novel.

Elders' efforts are being celebrated during NAIDOC Week

Events are being held all around the country to mark NAIDOC Week, the annual celebration of Indigenous cultures. This year's theme honours the roles of elders.

Traditional owners' last ditch plea to stop bulldozers

A big tract of land in Darwin's north is due to be cleared for a Defence Housing Australia project, sparking action by traditional owners.

Nationals, Labor agree on getting tone right on voice

Senior Labor and Nationals figures have lamented the direction of the debate on the Indigenous voice referendum.

Ancestral remains taken in the 1930s to return home

Confirmation of the return of remains taken by an anthropologist coincides with the recognition of native title rights for several Cape York communities.

'Do not let them divide us' - Burney's impassioned plea

An emotional argument by the Minister for Indigenous Australians for people to back the voice included a withering attack on sections of the 'no' vote campaign.

Iconic NSW south coast island gets Indigenous name

Known for its flourishing seal population, Montague Island off the NSW south coast will be identified by a dual Indigenous name to recognise traditional owners.

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