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  1. ‘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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. $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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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