First nations

Human Rights Watch has criticised Australia for its laws allowing children as young as 10 to be held criminally liable.

The Government has responded to a major inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women, supporting six out of 10 recommendations.

ICAC handed down a final report on Friday, closing its investigation, after finding “no admissible evidence” of racism within NT Police.

Jamie Oliver and his publisher have pulled the children’s book from shelves due to its depiction of harmful First Nations stereotypes.

From 2016 to 2024, the Redfern Legal Centre found NSW Police conducted 883 strip searches at train stations.

The body is expected to focus on issues including the over-representation of First Nations children in out-of-home care and youth detention.

It’s hoped the truth-telling inquiry will “educate and build understanding about First Nations history and culture in Queensland.”

Changes to the NSW high school syllabus will now require students to learn about First Nations experiences and colonisation.

WA Premier Roger Cook said a clear “failure has taken place” and that authorities were working to understand the circumstances of the incident.

A Senate committee has handed down its final report from an inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children.

New analysis of NSW courts shows First Nations children are over-represented in the youth criminal justice system.

The annual event, hosted by First Nations charity Yothu Yindi Foundation, takes place on Yolŋu country in north-east Arnhem Land and will be the first after last year’s Voice to Parliament referendum.

Of the 17 Closing the Gap targets, only five of the targets are on track to be met, while four are worsening.

A museum in the US state of California will return 20 items of cultural significance to a First Nations community in the Northern Territory.

Jabiluka uranium mine site will be turned into a national park after the Federal Government consulted with traditional owners.

The Kabi Kabi People have been recognised as native title holders across lands and waterways around the sunshine coast.

New data shows the number of First Nations adults in NSW prisons reached a record-high in March.

Members of the group have accused Qld Police of trying to silence them.

The NSW Government has launched an “urgent review” of the foster care system after a report highlights the abuse faced by young people.

Two First Nations men have made legal arguments the Government has a legal obligation to protect them from climate change harms.

The State Government set up the Yoorrook Justice Commission in 2021, which is a First Nations truth-telling inquiry.

Four spears have been returned to First Nations traditional owners after being housed for more than 250 years at a UK University.

Children in Victoria charged with serious crimes will be subject to electronic monitoring under a new trial.

Cape Byron will now also have the name Walgun, and Julian Rocks will also have the name Nguthungulli.

A formal review by a Queensland Government department called their deaths “preventable”.

Emergency services are searching for seven people – five children and two elderly people – feared missing in floodwaters in remote WA.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said there had been a “collective effort across [political parties], across administrations, across levels of government,” to close the gap.

The Federal Government is compensating those who lost money to the bankrupt funeral insurance provider, many of whom were First Nations people.

A new report says without significant intervention, Australian governments are at risk of failing to meet the ‘Closing the Gap’ targets.

The Victorian Coalition said it doesn’t support a First Nations Treaty, a move that Victoria’s Indigenous leaders said is “disappointing”.

Calls to First Nations crisis line 13Yarn increased after the Voice referendum was defeated, according to data given to TDA by the helpline.

A 16-year-old First Nations boy died at a Perth hospital on Thursday night after being found unresponsive in his cell at a youth detention centre last week.

The items, called the ‘Worsley Collection’, included spears and shell dolls. The artefacts were bought or traded for in the 1950s.

The Garma Festival 2023 is a four-day festival of music, art, film, education, and political discussion.

The Australian Electoral Commission has published Yes and No arguments for the Voice to Parliament referendum prepared by politicians.

Coroner says First Nations woman’s death in custody was preventable. Recommendations made to prevent future deaths and changes to Victorian Bail Act.