2026 • Jan 25
Cathy Freeman leads Australia Day honours alongside enforcer of world-first social media ban
High-profile Australians celebrated alongside more than 600 civilians who have changed lives and the country
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2026 • Jan 19
Incoming NT administrator insulted PM and claimed First Nations people ‘main group’ behind crime
Exclusive: David Connolly says he won’t publicly express political opinions after he was announced for a role similar to that of a state governorGet our
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2026 • Jan 02
Aboriginal woman’s death in custody in NT prompts calls for independent investigation
Police say woman’s death in Tennant Creek appeared to be the result of a medical episode, but Aboriginal legal service says internal investigation is ‘not sufficient’Warn...
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2025 • Dec 23
Arsonist jailed for killing of young Sydney teen during his first sleepover in 1998
Decade-long jail term for Gregory John Walker who threw molotov cocktail into Arthur Haines’ friend’s houseWarning: this article contains names and images of Indigenous ...
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2025 • Dec 22
‘A champion of Aboriginal rights’: Alice Springs leader Geoffrey Shaw dies aged 79
The 79-year-old Vietnam war veteran and founding member of the Central Land Council ‘believed deeply in service’Get our
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2025 • Dec 13
Mining company claims government didn’t follow proper process for Aboriginal heritage protection order
Regis Resources told a federal court hearing the partial protection order, which blocks construction of a planned tailings dam, would make its development unviableGet our
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2025 • Dec 07
Indigenous school facing ‘collapse’ as former principal convicted of assaulting students
Separate independent investigation also found ‘serious issues’ with school’s governance, prompting redundancies which community says threaten the school’s viability
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2025 • Nov 28
Police sergeant found guilty of causing death of 16-year-old Indigenous teenager Jai Wright
Benedict Bryant convicted of dangerous driving occasioning death after placing police car in path of 16-year-old’s trail bike in Sydney in 2022Warning: this article contains the name...
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2025 • Nov 09
Traditional owners file native title claim over Melbourne and surrounding areas
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder says the claim would allow First Nations people to work with government to ‘look after that country’
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2025 • Nov 03
Massive crocodile taken to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo despite traditional owners’ anger over removal
Old Faithful, measuring more than 4 metres, rehomed to Sunshine Coast facility after removal from far north Queensland waterhole
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2025 • Oct 31
Australian governments ‘turning their backs’ on soaring Indigenous incarceration, former minister says
Robert Tickner says there are ‘no excuses for the failure to implement’ recommendations from the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custodyWarning: This article ...
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2025 • Oct 25
Children under 14 are incapable of evil and should be protected from criminal responsibility, NSW review finds
Review was led by former supreme court judge turned parole authority chair Geoffrey Bellew SC and former NSW police deputy commissioner Jeffrey LoyGet our
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