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  1. '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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. ‘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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. $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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. '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

  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. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. Blak & Bright Writers Festival rare public safe space for conversation
    By Mawunyo Gbogbo

    Poet Evelyn Araluen says the Blak & Bright Writers Festival will provide a welcome reprieve from the often hostile online environments First Nations people deal with. The festival will take place in Naarm this week.

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

    #CommunityandCulturalEvents #ArtsFestivals #Author #Books #IndigenousAustralians #ArtsEvents #MawunyoGbogbo

  28. Police inappropriately searched Aboriginal teen after mistaken gunpoint arrest
    By Jade Toomey

    The ACT Ombudsman finds police inappropriately, and seemingly unlawfully, searched a 17-year-old Aboriginal boy after mistakenly arresting him at gunpoint on a bus in Canberra's south last year.

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

    #Police #IndigenousAustralians #JadeToomey

  29. Sediments reveal secrets from before the Great Barrier Reef was underwater
    By Katrina Beavan

    Tens of thousands of years ago, the Great Barrier Reef was above water. Whether it was grassland, rainforest, or mangrove swamp is something researchers and Indigenous rangers are trying to uncover.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/wor

    #GreatBarrierReef #IndigenousAustralians #MarineParks #Conservation #KatrinaBeavan

  30. Albanese's absence looms large over Garma
    By Dana Morse

    The theme of this year's Garma Festival is "bukmak", a Yolŋu word meaning "everyone", but the prime minister's decision not to attend may indicate how high on the government's priority list Indigenous affairs sit.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandSociety #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousPolicy #GovernmentandPolitics #IndigenousOtherPeoples #Reconciliation #History #DanaMorse

  31. Albanese's absence looms large over Garma
    By Dana Morse

    The theme of this year's Garma Festival is "bukmak", a Yolŋu word meaning "everyone", but the prime minister's decision not to attend may indicate how high on the government's priority list Indigenous affairs sit.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandSociety #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousPolicy #GovernmentandPolitics #IndigenousOtherPeoples #Reconciliation #History #DanaMorse

  32. Albanese's absence looms large over Garma
    By Dana Morse

    The theme of this year's Garma Festival is "bukmak", a Yolŋu word meaning "everyone", but the prime minister's decision not to attend may indicate how high on the government's priority list Indigenous affairs sit.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandSociety #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousPolicy #GovernmentandPolitics #IndigenousOtherPeoples #Reconciliation #History #DanaMorse

  33. Albanese's absence looms large over Garma
    By Dana Morse

    The theme of this year's Garma Festival is "bukmak", a Yolŋu word meaning "everyone", but the prime minister's decision not to attend may indicate how high on the government's priority list Indigenous affairs sit.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandSociety #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousPolicy #GovernmentandPolitics #IndigenousOtherPeoples #Reconciliation #History #DanaMorse

  34. Albanese's absence looms large over Garma
    By Dana Morse

    The theme of this year's Garma Festival is "bukmak", a Yolŋu word meaning "everyone", but the prime minister's decision not to attend may indicate how high on the government's priority list Indigenous affairs sit.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandSociety #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousPolicy #GovernmentandPolitics #IndigenousOtherPeoples #Reconciliation #History #DanaMorse