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Dick and Jack remembered 200 years after their hangings

Dick and Jack remembered 200 years after their hangings

Questions are being raised about land under a prominent building belonging to First Nations people, during commemorations for Aboriginal men who were hanged.

Indigenous voter enrolment edges up by an extra 20,000

Indigenous voter enrolment edges up by an extra 20,000

Indigenous voter enrolment edges up by an extra 20,000

Indigenous voter enrolment edges up by an extra 20,000

Over the length of a year around 20,000 additional Indigenous people have signed up to vote, maintaining a high level of enrolment, an annual estimate shows.

Rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council

Rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council

Rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council

Rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council

A traditional custodian will tell the UN Human Rights Council the federal government is allowing ongoing industrial damage to world-heritage-listed rock art.

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Australia home to two million before Europeans arrived

Australia home to two million before Europeans arrived

First Nations people suffered an estimated 93 per cent population loss in less than 80 years following the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, researchers say.

'Fed up': 13 arrested after crackdown on remote unrest

'Fed up': 13 arrested after crackdown on remote unrest

A police crackdown on unrest in a remote community has led to 13 people being charged, with more arrests expected following a string of alleged incidents.

Working holiday pause 'risks Australia's food security'

Working holiday pause 'risks Australia's food security'

Farmers, tourism operators and other regional employers are calling on the government to end a freeze on backpacker visas as they struggle to find staff.

Disabled boy in care denied family contact: coroner

Disabled boy in care denied family contact: coroner

Failures by officials to adequately advocate and coordinate a young Indigenous boy's access to his family have triggered coronial recommendations.

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'Dearth' in programs helping violent migrant men change

'Dearth' in programs helping violent migrant men change

'Dearth' in programs helping violent migrant men change

'Dearth' in programs helping violent migrant men change

A scarcity in family violence perpetrator programs tailored to migrant and refugee men is putting women at risk while underfunded services pick up the slack.

Lauded Australian director Kosky decries anti-Semitism

Lauded Australian director Kosky decries anti-Semitism

Lauded Australian director Kosky decries anti-Semitism

Lauded Australian director Kosky decries anti-Semitism

Director Barrie Kosky is returning to Down Under with an adaptation of Kafka and says he's horrified by anti-Semitism in Australia.

PM summit urged to stop Indigenous kids being locked up

PM summit urged to stop Indigenous kids being locked up

PM summit urged to stop Indigenous kids being locked up

PM summit urged to stop Indigenous kids being locked up

The prime minister has been accused of turning his back on Indigenous children and told he needs to help end their mass incarceration.

Famed artist and community elders among NAIDOC winners

Famed artist and community elders among NAIDOC winners

Famed artist and community elders among NAIDOC winners

Famed artist and community elders among NAIDOC winners

This years NAIDOC awards have celebrated Indigenous excellence across sports, arts and community leadership.

'I miss her': Kumanjayi Little Baby laid to rest

'I miss her': Kumanjayi Little Baby laid to rest

'I miss her': Kumanjayi Little Baby laid to rest

'I miss her': Kumanjayi Little Baby laid to rest

A five-year-old girl allegedly abducted and murdered outside a remote community has been farewelled by hundreds of mourners dressed in pink.

Liberal senator rebuked for personal policy 'Odyssey'

Liberal senator rebuked for personal policy 'Odyssey'

Liberal senator rebuked for personal policy 'Odyssey'

Liberal senator rebuked for personal policy 'Odyssey'

The coalition's housing spokesman has come under fire for comments suggesting those on lower incomes should accept living in poorly built homes.

Family take legal action after death in custody

Family take legal action after death in custody

Family take legal action after death in custody

Family take legal action after death in custody

The family of a man who died in custody after being restrained by police is seeking answers and launching legal action over a decision that no charges be laid.

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Pauline Hanson's high-end summer Eurotrip draws heat

A luxury fashion show and meeting with a divisive UK podcaster has opened Pauline Hanson up to criticism as rivals question her anti-establishment persona.

'Bad behaviour': racists louder since voice referendum

The booing and heckling of Welcome to Country speakers has been cited as an example of racists becoming "louder in public" since the voice referendum result.

Migrant intake dips as anti-immigration voices swell

Net overseas migration is slowly falling, but the figures remain above Labor's forecasts and the dramatic cuts demanded by the coalition and One Nation.

'Rivers of grog': territory's booze bans extended

A crime-troubled territory has extended grog bans in Aboriginal communities and town camps beyond 2027 in a bid to curb alcohol-related violence.

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Teal MP first to launch reconciliation action plan

Teal Independent Zali Steggall hopes other MPs will follow her example and adopt a reconciliation action plan to listen to First Nations' voices.

Indigenous leader's lifelong drive for justice honoured

"Formidable advocate" and longtime Aboriginal rights campaigner Pat Turner has been recognised for her push to deliver Indigenous-led solutions in communities.

Lifting alcohol ban will boost crimes, peak body warns

An extension of community liquor bans in a territory is being sought ahead of a looming deadline amid fears a lapse will have devastating consequences.

Legal landmark celebrated with free Mabo Day concert

Mabo Day will be celebrated with a free concert to mark the watershed legal decision paving the way for native land title claims across Australia.

Evacuees finally return home to flood-hit community

After hundreds fled a flood-hit community months ago, a first group of evacuees are finally set to return following a major clean-up and restoration operation.

Call for independent probes into deaths in custody

Police should not be investigating police over Indigenous deaths in custody, a social justice commissioner says.

'For us, by us': Indigenous plea for truth-telling

An Indigenous man has marked the start of Reconciliation Week with the culmination of his 500km journey to reach the seat of government.

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