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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. 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

  22. 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

  23. Mildura seeks healing after vehicle incident tears hole in community
    By Wade Stephens

    People and teams moderating social media pages have shared experiences of the complexities of moderating hate speech in light of the Mildura incident.

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

    #SocialMedia #YoungPeople #Courts #IndigenousAustralians #Vandalism #Crime #CivilUnrest #WadeStephens

  24. National Indigenous Music awards 2026: Baker Boy wins big, including album and song of the year
    By Ima Caldwell

    Yolŋu hip-hop artist dominates, while Butchulla duo and cousins Birdz and Fred Leone win artist of the year and Drifting Clouds takes home best new talent

    theguardian.com/music/2026/aug

    #NationalIndigenousMusicawards #Australianmusic #Music #Culture #IndigenousAustralians #Darwin #NorthernTerritory #Australianews #Rap #Hiphop #TheGuardian #ImaCaldwell

  25. When this photo was posted online the racist commentary began
    By Jano Gibson

    A national inquiry into racism, hate and violence towards First Nations people has come to Hobart to hear from the state's Aboriginal groups and people with lived experience of racism.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/nat

    #Racism #IndigenousAustralians #SocialMedia #Discrimination #JanoGibson

  26. Calls for end to old-growth logging but environmental groups want more
    By Jano Gibson

    A coalition of conservationists, artists and forest industry figures wants an end to old-growth logging in Tasmania but major environmental groups have distanced themselves from the "shared vision statement", saying it does not go far enough.

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

    #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #IndigenousAustralians #Environment #JanoGibson

  27. #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

  28. #Australia - ‘Gone forever’: political anger after #NSW #Aboriginal #HeritageSite bulldozed for power lines

    The #RockShelter was destroyed by contractors building #TransmissionLines for the Central-West Orana #RenewableEnergyZone

    Petra Stock
    Wed 27 May 2026

    "#Indigenous community members have described their shock and anger after an Aboriginal rock shelter was 'damaged beyond recovery' by contractors building transmission lines for a #NewSouthWales renewable energy zone.

    "The #HeritageSite was destroyed by bulldozers in March during the construction of access tracks for the #CentralWestOrana renewable energy zone, a transmission line project located about 300km north-west of #Sydney.

    "The network company #Acerez, engaged by the state government to design, build and operate the infrastructure project, discovered the damage in May while undertaking due diligence checks.

    "A company spokesperson said processes to protect the shelter 'were not fully implemented'.

    " 'We are deeply sorry and apologise without reservation to the #TraditionalOwners and to the local community,' they said."

    Read more:
    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #IndigenousAustralians #ProtectTheSacred #IndigenousNews

  29. ‘The environmental movement needs many hands’: saving Australia’s biodiversity is getting personal

    Powered by individual donations and bequests, the country now has one of the world’s largest networks of privately protected and managed land

    by James Norman, Fri 17 Apr 2026

    Excerpt: "Over three decades later, #BushHeritage today owns and protects 45 bought or gifted bush reserves around #Australia – covering more than 1.4m hectares of land and providing habitat for over 9,000 native species. Working with #FirstNations communities and farmers, it supports the management of an additional 20.5m hectares beyond what it owns directly.

    " 'Some of Australia’s most threatened and fragile #ecosystems and #wildlife sit outside of the national reserve system,' says Rachel Lowry, Bush Heritage Australia’s chief executive officer.

    " 'They’re found on private land or pastoral country, and they may have deep cultural and ecological values, but they’re not protected from threats such as #LandClearing, #mining or #InvasiveSpecies.'

    "The organisation reports a rise in the number of personal bequests, from 2,500 in 2022 to more than 4,600 bequests last year. Lowry puts the increase down to a personal desire to have a meaningful impact on the worsening global climate and #biodiversity crisis.

    "Bush Heritage’s model has inspired other groups around Australia to acquire and conserve lands and forests of significant ecological value. One such example is the #NorthEastTasmania #LandTrust (#NETLT), which secretary Dr Christine Hosking describes as 'a microcosm of Bush Heritage'.

    "Formed in 2009, the organisation manages donated land through weed control and regeneration of the native environment.

    " 'Currently, we have 10 acres [4 hectares] of endangered eucalyptus forest in #BinalongBay that adjoins the #BayOfFires #Conservation Area, and a smaller patch of coastal habitat for the endangered swift parrot,' she says."

    #SolarPunkSunday #LandConservation #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateCrisis #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheForests #Regeneration #PreserveNature #Conservationists #IndigenousAustralians #TraditionalLandManagement

  30. Country Knowledge through Space, Time and Mobility
    Mindful journey or instrumental reason?

    At any Australian coast one usually hears the drone of speeding tinnies or even jet ski. Run by fossil fuel they are loud, fast and polluting. Fishermen, like car drivers operate in a 'getting things done’ modus.

    But the acceleration of motorised (maritime) mobility is not conductive to the encounter between people and Country.

    Indigenous Australians are renewing and maintaining the slow quiet movement of canoes to allow a different people-place relation.

    “Moving faster can unsettle the possibilities for interaction that involves sitting near, listening, observing and engaging…The point is that the way we move is intimately connected to the way we know.”

    >>
    Transport study reveals why journey is as important as the destination
    scimex.org/newsfeed/transport-
    #mobility #maritime #motorboats #boats #tinnies #cars #FossilFuels #noise #pollution #technology #speed #SocialAcceleration #canoes #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousKnowledge #mindful #journey #SettlerSociety