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  1. We asked teens what they thought of sweeping changes to child protection laws
    By Dana Morse and Tahnee Jash

    Culture and knowledge have been passed down across generations. But some young people worry their loved ones could soon be left behind.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/tiw

    #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousCulture #DanaMorse #TahneeJash

  2. 84yo nan drives 2,000km to donate clothes to communities
    By Jon Daly

    Barbara Carroll is on a personal mission to distribute donated clothes to charities and women's refuges in the most remote corners of WA.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/op-

    #Charities #RegionalCommunities #IndigenousAustralians #HumanInterest #JonDaly

  3. 'Disappointing': Council's bid to scrap Indigenous tribute sparks backlash
    By Phoebe Pin

    Community concern is growing over a decision by an inner west Sydney council to black out sections of its entry signs which pay tribute to the area's traditional owners.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/syd

    #LocalGovernment #IndigenousAustralians #Reconciliation #Multiculturalism #PhoebePin

  4. 'Landmark' NT novel wins best fiction at Prime Minister's Literary Awards
    By Courtney Barrett Peters

    A novel based on the oral history of Yolŋu people has taken out the fiction prize at this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards, with judges describing it as a "profound work of remembrance and re-imagination".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/a-p

    #Books #IndigenousAustralians #CourtneyBarrettPeters

  5. Police use of force under review after 63yo woman pushed to ground
    By Amy Rossbach

    WA Police are reviewing an officer's use of force after footage appeared to show him pushing a 63-year-old Indigenous woman to the ground.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/foo

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Assault #AmyRossbach

  6. Police use of force under review after 63yo woman pushed to ground
    By Amy Rossbach

    WA Police are reviewing an officer's use of force after footage appeared to show him pushing a 63-year-old Indigenous woman to the ground.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/foo

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Assault #AmyRossbach

  7. Police use of force under review after 63yo woman pushed to ground
    By Amy Rossbach

    WA Police are reviewing an officer's use of force after footage appeared to show him pushing a 63-year-old Indigenous woman to the ground.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/foo

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Assault #AmyRossbach

  8. Police use of force under review after 63yo woman pushed to ground
    By Amy Rossbach

    WA Police are reviewing an officer's use of force after footage appeared to show him pushing a 63-year-old Indigenous woman to the ground.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/foo

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Assault #AmyRossbach

  9. Police use of force under review after 63yo woman pushed to ground
    By Amy Rossbach

    WA Police are reviewing an officer's use of force after footage appeared to show him pushing a 63-year-old Indigenous woman to the ground.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/foo

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Assault #AmyRossbach

  10. Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in Pilbara for millennia, Juukan Gorge fossils reveal
    By Petra Stock

    Researchers find fossils ranging from 7,000 years to 46,000 years old showing evidence that devils may have become reliant on humans for scavenging

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Environment #Wildlife #Endangeredspecies #IndigenousAustralians #WesternAustralia #TheGuardian #PetraStock

  11. Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in Pilbara for millennia, Juukan Gorge fossils reveal
    By Petra Stock

    Researchers find fossils ranging from 7,000 years to 46,000 years old showing evidence that devils may have become reliant on humans for scavenging

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Environment #Wildlife #Endangeredspecies #IndigenousAustralians #WesternAustralia #TheGuardian #PetraStock

  12. Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in Pilbara for millennia, Juukan Gorge fossils reveal
    By Petra Stock

    Researchers find fossils ranging from 7,000 years to 46,000 years old showing evidence that devils may have become reliant on humans for scavenging

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Environment #Wildlife #Endangeredspecies #IndigenousAustralians #WesternAustralia #TheGuardian #PetraStock

  13. Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in Pilbara for millennia, Juukan Gorge fossils reveal
    By Petra Stock

    Researchers find fossils ranging from 7,000 years to 46,000 years old showing evidence that devils may have become reliant on humans for scavenging

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Environment #Wildlife #Endangeredspecies #IndigenousAustralians #WesternAustralia #TheGuardian #PetraStock

  14. Mothers settle trespass case over 'distressing' bail checks by NSW Police
    By Tahnee Jash

    Two mothers reach a confidential settlement with the police after alleging that visits to check on their sons amounted to trespass.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/nsw

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #Children #TahneeJash

  15. Mothers settle trespass case over 'distressing' bail checks by NSW Police
    By Tahnee Jash

    Two mothers reach a confidential settlement with the police after alleging that visits to check on their sons amounted to trespass.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/nsw

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #Children #TahneeJash

  16. Mothers settle trespass case over 'distressing' bail checks by NSW Police
    By Tahnee Jash

    Two mothers reach a confidential settlement with the police after alleging that visits to check on their sons amounted to trespass.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/nsw

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #Children #TahneeJash

  17. Mothers settle trespass case over 'distressing' bail checks by NSW Police
    By Tahnee Jash

    Two mothers reach a confidential settlement with the police after alleging that visits to check on their sons amounted to trespass.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/nsw

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #Children #TahneeJash

  18. Mothers settle trespass case over 'distressing' bail checks by NSW Police
    By Tahnee Jash

    Two mothers reach a confidential settlement with the police after alleging that visits to check on their sons amounted to trespass.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/nsw

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #Children #TahneeJash

  19. Book about Kumanjayi Walker's killing wins $80,000 at literary awards
    By Hannah Story

    Kate Wild wasn't sure if she should write about the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker and the ensuing murder trial. Her book just won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/pri

    #AwardsandPrizes #Books #Fiction #NonFiction #Author #Novel #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #IndigenousAustralians #BlackDeathsInCustody #HannahStory

  20. Police shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker at centre of book that won $80k
    By Hannah Story

    Kate Wild wasn't sure if she should write about the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker and the ensuing murder trial. Her book just won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/pri

    #AwardsandPrizes #Books #Fiction #NonFiction #Author #Novel #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #IndigenousAustralians #BlackDeathsInCustody #HannahStory

  21. ‘Forced out with nowhere to go’: First Nations families face eviction as council sells homes over charity’s unpaid rates
    By Douglas Smith

    Mount Isa city council to auction off first of 24 homes after Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Welfare Services accrues almost $1m in unpaid debts

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndigenousAustralians #Queensland #Australianews #Housing #Renting #LidiaThorpe #RuralandregionalAustralia #TheGuardian #DouglasSmith

  22. Emotive debate on dingo, wild dog management in the spotlight amid inquiry
    By Julia André

    A grazier is at his wits' end after losing $60,000 in sheep to dingo attacks in the past five years, but conservationists say killing the wild dogs is not the answer.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/deb

    #Animals #AnimalAttacks #Conservation #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AgriculturalPestControl #IndigenousAustralians #JuliaAndr

  23. Stolen Generations survivors have more health challenges than other First Nations people
    By Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent

    Indigenous Australians forcibly removed under government policies more likely to have severe or profound disability, report finds

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndigenousAustralians #StolenGenerations #Health #Australianews #Inequality #TheGuardian #SarahCollardIndigenousaffairscorrespondent

  24. Mum-of-five repeatedly begged for medication in custody, inquest hears
    By Kirstie Wellauer

    A First Nations mother-of-five repeatedly begged prison officials for her medications and was discharged from hospital after a suicide attempt without a mental health review, a coronial inquest heard today. The inquest will look at whether the healthcare she received met community standards.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/inq

    #BlackDeathsInCustody #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #KirstieWellauer

  25. $58m Aboriginal cultural centre opens at Darwin Waterfront
    By George Nicoll

    A $58 million centre showcasing the culture, history and art of Darwin's traditional owners, the Larrakia people, has opened its doors to the public, more than two decades since the idea was first developed.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/lar

    #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousAustralians #TravelandTourism #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #GeorgeNicoll

  26. Elder among last to remember Australia's forgotten 'parkland'
    By Astrid Volzke

    Menang elder Aunty Carol Petterson remembers when her family worked as shepherds, driving sheep through the bushland and along rivers towards the coast in southern Western Australia. Decades later, she recalls in vivid detail the natural abundance of the landscape.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/aun

    #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousAustralians #AstridVolzke

  27. Indigenous dads challenging stereotypes this Father's Day
    By Chris Murrkarany Fitzpatrick

    Indigenous fathers say damaging stereotypes continue to shape how they are seen as parents, as advocates call for their strengths and contributions to families to be celebrated this Father's Day.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/cel

    #Parenting #IndigenousAustralians #NTIntervention #ChrisMurrkaranyFitzpatrick

  28. Fred Hollows built something remarkable but its future is under threat
    By Catherine James and Rachel Kelly

    Sixty years after Fred Hollows ventured into the outback to save the sight of thousands, a devoted team of specialists fears the life-changing work he started might not survive if governments cannot see past a funding blind spot.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/fre

    #Health #Eyes #Charities #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Volunteering #CatherineJames #RachelKelly

  29. NT government says no more ‘coddling criminals’ or ‘identity politics’ after experts walk out over ignored advice
    By Douglas Smith Indigenous affairs reporter

    Independent experts and organisations tasked with improving justice outcomes for First Nations people say Territorian government is not entering into ‘genuine partnership’

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndigenousAustralians #NorthernTerritory #Australianews #Prisons #TheGuardian #DouglasSmithIndigenousaffairsreporter

  30. Canberra woman to receive $100k settlement over illegal strip search
    By Jade Toomey

    Julianne Williams sued the ACT government for damages after a court found the illegal strip search breached her human rights.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/act

    #Prisons #HumanRights #IndigenousAustralians #JadeToomey

  31. Uneven distribution of class action payments causing havoc in Arnhem Land
    By Oliver Chaseling

    Aboriginal organisations in north-east Arnhem Land say they have been left to deal with the aftermath of a stolen wages class action that failed to include hundreds of potentially eligible claimants. One Yolŋu elder says he only found out about the class action after others received payments.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/nt-

    #Courts #WagesandBenefits #IndigenousAustralians #OliverChaseling

  32. 'Grossly inadequate': NT traditional owners plan to mandate mine rehabilitation
    By Jane Bardon

    Traditional owners in the NT want to see more money put aside for the rehabilitation of closed mines and are considering making it a requirement of any agreement established between mine companies and traditional owners.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/nt-

    #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #IndigenousAustralians #LandRights #JaneBardon

  33. Another plan unveiled to tackle long-standing issues in Port Augusta
    By Arj Ganesan

    The state government has announced another plan to tackle issues regarding crime, violence and substance abuse in Port Augusta. The efforts have been praised by Indigenous leaders who say it is needed, but have criticised the lack of Indigenous consultation.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/por

    #SocialProblems #IndigenousAustralians #Crime #IndigenousPolicy #YouthCrime #RegionalCommunities #CommunityOrganisations #SubstanceAbuse #Drugs #Alcohol #IndigenousPeoples #ArjGanesan

  34. Rare photos found in attic shed light on Indigenous rights movement
    By Alistair Bates

    They waited in a Fremantle attic for decades. Now an anthropologist's snapshots of remote Australian history are about to see the light of day.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/rar

    #History #IndigenousAustralians #FineArtPhotography #IndustrialAction #AlistairBates

  35. Aboriginal community still damaged, without services months after floods
    By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson

    Months after record flooding, the remote Aboriginal community of Nauiyu / Daly River remains significantly damaged and without services. Locals say some are still without power and little has been done to prepare for the next wet season.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/nt-

    #Floods #IndigenousAustralians #JosephHathawayWilson

  36. First Nations people with disability spending extended periods in custody, report finds
    By Sarah Richards

    The Indigenous disability-led research is a national first, and examines the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability in Australia's justice system.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/res

    #IndigenousAustralians #BlackDeathsInCustody #Prisons #PeopleWithDisability #SarahRichards

  37. From Nhulunbuy to New York, the rare politician torn between two worlds
    By Matt Garrick

    From Arnhem Land to Northern Territory parliament, independent MLA Yiŋiya Guyula resigned from politics this week after taking his people's fight to the world.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/ana

    #GovernmentandPolitics #IndigenousAustralians #Independents #NTCLP #MattGarrick

  38. Sydney’s sugar rush: how the colony’s most powerful profited from Australia’s slave trade
    By Paul Daley

    Australia likes to think its history is untainted by slavery but a new book traces how a who’s who in the NSW capital profited from the capture and sale of ‘blackbirded’ Pacific Islanders

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Sydney #Slavery #IndigenousAustralians #Australianews #Race #Pacificislands #Vanuatu #Sugar #Colonialism #Queensland #Business #Australianbooks #Museums #Books #Shippingindustry #Forcedlabour #AsiaPacific #SouthPacific #TheGuardian #PaulDaley

  39. Broadcasting veteran Charlie King retires after 32 years with the ABC
    By Eleni Roussos

    After more than three decades with the ABC, sports commentator Charlie King is hanging up the headphones and heading into retirement.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/abc

    #Sport #IndigenousAustralians #StolenGenerations #ParkinsonsDisease #Celebrities #Racism #OlympicGames #EleniRoussos

  40. Residents at homeless shelter plead for help to save their homes
    By Roxanne Fitzgerald

    Hundreds of adults and children living at Darwin's largest homeless shelter have been told they need to be out by October — and many fear they won't have anywhere to go.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/hom

    #Homelessness #NTCLP #PublicHousing #IndigenousAustralians #RoxanneFitzgerald

  41. NT enacts 'significant overhaul' of child protection system
    By Gemma Ferguson

    The Northern Territory parliament has passed changes to child protection laws, with the Country Liberal Party describing its amendments as "the most significant overhaul of the Territory's child protection system in a generation".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/chi

    #StateandTerritoryParliament #NTCLP #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Safety #Laws #ChildAbuse #Children #IndigenousAustralians #GemmaFerguson