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  1. Land rights law change a 'regression', peak body says
    By Tamsyn Buckle

    Changes to a law allowing the transfer of government land into Indigenous ownership have passed NSW parliament, creating a new barrier to land claims that peak bodies have described as a "regression."

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/nsw

    #IndigenousAustralians #LandRights #LandManagement #TamsynBuckle

  2. Federal funding delays put Alice Springs youth centre rebuild in jeopardy
    By Elsie Lange

    The redevelopment of a youth centre providing crucial support to disadvantaged Aboriginal children in Alice Springs is in jeopardy due to federal funding delays.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/ali

    #FederalGovernment #YouthCrime #IndigenousAustralians #ElsieLange

  3. A new study by #FlindersUniversity estimates a #population of ~2.2 million #IndigenousAustralians prior to 1788. Some 93% of the pre- #colonial population was wiped out by 1861—around two million people—and at current growth rates, won’t return to pre-settlement levels until 2047.

    phys.org/news/2026-09-indigeno #australia #indigenous #FirstNations #FirstAustralians #aboriginal #ATSI #science #biology #genetics #history #colonialism #genocide

  4. In Australia's most incarcerated place, most inmates have a mental illness
    By Tahnee Jash

    A new landmark study finds nearly two-thirds of NT prisoners have a diagnosed mental illness. Calls are now growing for more specialised services to reduce reoffending.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/new

    #MentalHealth #IndigenousAustralians #Prisons #TahneeJash

  5. Pauline Hanson offers qualified apologies to Indigenous Australians and Anthony Albanese

    One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has offered qualified apologies for labelling Indigenous Australians “the most primitive race on…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #andrewbragg #andrewhastie #anthonyalbanese #indigenousaustralians #malarndirrimccarthy #paulinehanson #TopNews #TopStories
    newsbeep.com/au/892833/

  6. Pauline Hanson offers qualified apologies to Indigenous Australians and Anthony Albanese

    One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has offered qualified apologies for labelling Indigenous Australians “the most primitive race on…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #andrewbragg #andrewhastie #anthonyalbanese #indigenousaustralians #malarndirrimccarthy #paulinehanson #TopNews #TopStories
    newsbeep.com/au/892833/

  7. Australia’s Indigenous population estimated at 2.2m before ‘demographic catastrophe’ of colonisation
    By Tory Shepherd

    Study finds earlier numbers were underestimated, suggesting impact of diseases and massacres were much greater than previously thought

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndigenousAustralians #Australianews #Colonialism #Anthropology #TheGuardian #ToryShepherd

  8. Impact of colonisation on First Nations people far greater than previous estimates, research finds

    Australia's Indigenous population was up to seven times larger before colonisation than previously estimated, but was devastated following the arrival of Europeans, new research reveals.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/ext

    #IndigenousAustralians #History #IndigenousCulture

  9. Pauline Hanson says she’s sorry ‘if I offended people’ with Indigenous Australians remarks
    By Sarah Basford Canales

    One Nation leader had been condemned by figures from across the political spectrum over the newly resurfaced podcast comments

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #PaulineHanson #IndigenousAustralians #Australianews #TheGuardian #SarahBasfordCanales

  10. Fitzroy Crossing calls for stronger FASD support
    By Natasha Clark

    Aboriginal leaders in WA's north have urged the state government to provide more support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/kim

    #HealthPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #Suicide #Alcohol #NatashaClark

  11. Fitzroy Crossing calls for stronger FASD support
    By Natasha Clark

    Aboriginal leaders in WA's north have urged the state government to provide more support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/kim

    #HealthPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #Suicide #Alcohol #NatashaClark

  12. Fitzroy Crossing calls for stronger FASD support
    By Natasha Clark

    Aboriginal leaders in WA's north have urged the state government to provide more support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/kim

    #HealthPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #Suicide #Alcohol #NatashaClark

  13. Fitzroy Crossing calls for stronger FASD support
    By Natasha Clark

    Aboriginal leaders in WA's north have urged the state government to provide more support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/kim

    #HealthPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #Suicide #Alcohol #NatashaClark

  14. Fitzroy Crossing calls for stronger FASD support
    By Natasha Clark

    Aboriginal leaders in WA's north have urged the state government to provide more support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/kim

    #HealthPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #Suicide #Alcohol #NatashaClark

  15. Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
    By Achol Arok

    Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Health #Sexualhealth #Australianews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #Womenshealth #TheGuardian #AcholArok

  16. Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
    By Achol Arok

    Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Health #Sexualhealth #Australianews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #Womenshealth #TheGuardian #AcholArok

  17. Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
    By Achol Arok

    Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Health #Sexualhealth #Australianews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #Womenshealth #TheGuardian #AcholArok

  18. Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
    By Achol Arok

    Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Health #Sexualhealth #Australianews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #Womenshealth #TheGuardian #AcholArok

  19. Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women
    By Achol Arok

    Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Health #Sexualhealth #Australianews #IndigenousAustralians #Gonorrhoea #Womenshealth #TheGuardian #AcholArok

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. Researchers dodge crocs to probe coral bleaching after technology failed
    By Tilda Colling

    Researchers confirm a 2024 coral bleaching event in remote, crocodile-inhabited Northern Territory waters was not picked up by the latest predictive technologies.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/nt-

    #Reefs #Oceans #MarineBiology #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalManagement #IndigenousAustralians #TildaColling

  25. 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

  26. Multiple child abuse reports not actioned before boy's death in skip bin
    By Jodie Hamilton and Jenae Madden

    An inquest hears details about the family life of an Indigenous boy who died sleeping in a skip bin in SA. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died, used with the permission of their family.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/cor

    #Courts #ChildAbuse #RegionalCommunities #IndigenousAustralians #JodieHamilton #JenaeMadden

  27. 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

  28. 17yo killed in alleged DV murder remembered as 'sweet' girl finishing school
    By Tilda Colling

    The death of a teenage girl in an alleged domestic violence murder earlier this month has left the remote Northern Territory community of Galiwin'ku in mourning, with the East Arnhem council pledging it "will never happen again".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/tee

    #DomesticViolence #IndigenousAustralians #Crime #TildaColling

  29. Indigenous-owned town hopes giant fish statue will attract tourists
    By Jenae Madden and Emma Pedler

    On the far west coast of SA, this Aboriginal community requires a permit to enter, meaning people usually drive on by. But new public art at the roadhouse, bought by the community, aims to boost tourism and financial independence.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/fis

    #TravelandTourism #InstallationArt #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousProtocols #RuralandRemoteCommunities #JenaeMadden #EmmaPedler

  30. NT government slammed over no-show to federal racism inquiry
    By Oliver Chaseling

    A national inquiry into racism against First Nations people, launched after an alleged terror attack in Perth, has heard allegations of systemic racism in the Northern Territory, as the territory government comes under fire for snubbing the probe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/fed

    #Racism #IndigenousAustralians #FederalParliament #FederalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #OliverChaseling

  31. Dozens of Aboriginal language custodians call for further revival efforts
    By Tilda Colling

    Aboriginal language custodians release a road map for the survival and revival of Northern Territory Indigenous languages.

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

    #AboriginalLanguage #IndigenousAustralians #TildaColling

  32. #Australia - #KatherineNT residents say potential damages from #PFAS firefighting foam case should pay for further 'recompense'

    by James Elton, 1 June, 2026

    Excerpt: "PFASContamination in Katherine was first announced by Defence in 2016 — the result of decades of use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam at #Tindal, which sits above a large and interconnected #aquifer.

    "In the immediate aftermath, Katherine's town pool was closed and Defence trucked in bottled water.

    "Commonwealth to sue the manufacturer of a firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals that contaminated 28 #DefenceForce bases across Australia.

    "A class action, settled in 2020, resulted in Defence paying $92.5 million to Katherine home owners and businesses to compensate for lost property value, as part of a broader class action that also included Williamtown in NSW and Oakey in Queensland.

    "Today, Katherine's town drinking water supply is thoroughly treated using a specialised plant to keep PFAS levels below minimum thresholds.

    "But residents with bores in the contamination zone are still advised not to drink their groundwater or eat eggs from chickens that drink water from the bores.

    "A 2018 health assessment commissioned by Defence also found there was an 'elevated risk' for anyone who ate fish caught in the #KatherineRiver on a regular basis, defined as one fish per week.

    "A Senate inquiry into the issue last year heard evidence that assessment had affected #Aboriginal people in the region, who had historically eaten large quantities and varieties of fish and crustaceans from the river."

    Read more:
    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/pfa

    #3MKnew #ForeverChemicals #PFAS #FirefightingFoam #FirstNations #KatherineNT #IndigenousAustralians #NorthernTerritory #WilliamtownNSW #OakeyQueensland #WaterIsLife #AusPol #TraditionalDiets #TraditionalFoodSources