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

'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

World-first clean energy deal taps deep local knowledge

World-first clean energy deal taps deep local knowledge

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

Indigenous youth ambassadors gather for 'yes' push

Indigenous youth ambassadors gather for 'yes' push

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.

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Blak Sovereign Movement makes case against referendum

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

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

'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.

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.

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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.

Change in carbon calculations could help manage buffalo

Change in carbon calculations could help manage buffalo

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 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

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 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.

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.

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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

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 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

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.

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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

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

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.

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.

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