Indigenous

“ACT”ing up parliament sparks protests

“ACT”ing up parliament sparks protests

Social Justice The Law The Wire

New Zealand politics has been drawn into turmoil following an effort by the incumbent government’s coalition partner to alter the...

WA Premier apologises for incarceration and in situ burial of Indigenous Australians on Rottnest Island

WA Premier apologises for incarceration and in situ burial of Indigenous Australians on Rottnest Island

Politics & Economy Social Justice The Wire

A weeklong cultural ceremonies have come to a close on Wadjemup this week to acknowledge the Aboriginal men and boys...

First Nations Elder resigns in protest against imprison of children

First Nations Elder resigns in protest against imprison of children

Social Justice The Wire

A Larrakia man has quit from a public service role in the Northern Territory following the government’s decision to lock...

Ne study identifying immune gene variant in First Nations people

Ne study identifying immune gene variant in First Nations people

Health The Wire 1 November 2024

A groundbreaking study from Doherty Institute has identified a new gene variant that affects immune defences in First Nations people....

82-year-old Aboriginal Elder arrested for protesting forest logging

82-year-old Aboriginal Elder arrested for protesting forest logging

Politics & Economy The Wire

An 82-year-old Aboriginal elder and long-time activist has been released on bail following his arrest for allegedly trespassing on ancestral...

Report: AI risks Indigenous cultural appropriation

Report: AI risks Indigenous cultural appropriation

Communications & Culture The Wire

In a new report by Music industry bodies APRA AMCOS and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office...

Indigenous outcry as Victoria scraps raising age of criminal responsibility

Indigenous outcry as Victoria scraps raising age of criminal responsibility

Social Justice The Wire

Last week, the Victorian Government announced it was scrapping its plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14...

Indigenous Australians targeted by Sydney’s intoxication laws

Indigenous Australians targeted by Sydney’s intoxication laws

Politics & Economy The Wire

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are disproportionately arrested for public intoxication, highlighted by the New South Wales Council for...

Indigenous incarceration rates surge despite police pledges

Indigenous incarceration rates surge despite police pledges

Social Justice The Wire

Justice advocates have condemned figures showing Indigenous incarceration rates soaring above non-Indigenous people, despite a pledge by police to improve...

What’s Wrong with the Advance Movement?

What’s Wrong with the Advance Movement?

Politics & Economy The Wire

Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has unveiled the Advance Movement platform, aimed at Native Title reform, creating jobs for Indigenous...