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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. First Nations fashion celebrates weaving, wattle and waterways at from Country to Couture 2026 – in pictures
    By (A)manda Parkinson

    Over two nights in Larrakia country, Darwin Aboriginal art fair’s annual runway event showcases the work of 21 designers and art centres.

    theguardian.com/fashion/galler

    #Australianfashion #Lifeandstyle #Fashion #Darwin #IndigenousAustralians #Indigenousart #Australianews #TheGuardian #AmandaParkinson

  7. Connected under the Milky Way: new exhibition shares Indigenous astronomical knowledge from Australia to South Africa
    By Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent

    The Yamaji-Wajarri people studied the wide-open skies of their country for millennia before being host to one of the world’s largest radio telescopes

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndigenousAustralians #Indigenousart #WesternAustralia #Australianews #Astronomy #TheGuardian #SarahCollardIndigenousaffairscorrespondent

  8. We have survived! Forty years of Aboriginal protest posters – in pictures
    By Sam Miers from the Penrith Miers Archive; Emma O'Neill and Seb Henry-Jones from Numbers; and Emma Joyce

    Wiradjuri elder Ray Jackson was a prominent activist in Australia. He was the founding secretary of the New South Wales Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch Committee in 1987 and a regular face at the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy up until his death in 2015.

    theguardian.com/artanddesign/g

    #Australianart #Indigenousart #Culture #Artanddesign #IndigenousAustralians #Australianews #Protest #Deathsincustody #Race #Indigenousincarceration #TheGuardian #SamMiersfromthePenrithMiersArchive #EmmaONeill #SebHenryJonesfromNumbers # #EmmaJoyce

  9. #Australia - Online #racism is significantly affecting mental health, #FirstNations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’

    Australian Human Rights Commission has called for a digital duty of care to prevent #SocialMedia #algorithms from incentivising ‘racist’ content

    Douglas Smith and Sarah Collard
    Fri 12 Jun 2026 11.00 EDT

    Excerpt: "Sam Bennell started a social media account to share his deep love of #Noongar culture and language. The 27-year-old gained nearly 10,000 followers in just a few months across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, but says when he began sharing more of the traditional culture and language from south-west Western Australia he noticed a distinct change in the comments left under his posts.

    " 'All the racists started commenting,' he says.

    "He told Guardian Australia that his videos appeared to be pushed to a wider audience, which was attracting negativity. 'Facebook seems to be pushing my content to racists for some reason, which I don’t get,' he says. 'I haven’t been posting lately because it has been taking a toll on my mental health … all that online stuff is just crazy.' "

    Read more:
    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #AuntyLisa #Racism #IndigenousAustralians #AusPol #OnlineHarassment #SocialMediaAlgorithms #Incitement