home.social

#indigenouspolicy — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #indigenouspolicy, aggregated by home.social.

fetched live
  1. A 13-year-old boy asked me a question no child should
    By Dana Morse

    In the tiny community of Baniyala in East Arnhem Land, I sat next to a 13-year-old boy who asked me a question no child should be asking.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousCulture #NativeTitle #History #LandRights #DanaMorse

  2. 'Like an ambush': Gove Peninsula elder rejects new land council plan
    By Matt Garrick

    A key clan elder on the Gove Peninsula has voiced his frustration, confusion and concern over a bold plan to create a new Aboriginal land council in his region.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandCulturalEvents #IndigenousPolicy #LandRights #MattGarrick

  3. 'Like an ambush': Gove Peninsula elder rejects new land council plan
    By Matt Garrick

    A key clan elder on the Gove Peninsula has voiced his frustration, confusion and concern over a bold plan to create a new Aboriginal land council in his region.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandCulturalEvents #IndigenousPolicy #LandRights #MattGarrick

  4. 'Like an ambush': Gove Peninsula elder rejects new land council plan
    By Matt Garrick

    A key clan elder on the Gove Peninsula has voiced his frustration, confusion and concern over a bold plan to create a new Aboriginal land council in his region.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandCulturalEvents #IndigenousPolicy #LandRights #MattGarrick

  5. 'Like an ambush': Gove Peninsula elder rejects new land council plan
    By Matt Garrick

    A key clan elder on the Gove Peninsula has voiced his frustration, confusion and concern over a bold plan to create a new Aboriginal land council in his region.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandCulturalEvents #IndigenousPolicy #LandRights #MattGarrick

  6. 'Like an ambush': Gove Peninsula elder rejects new land council plan
    By Matt Garrick

    A key clan elder on the Gove Peninsula has voiced his frustration, confusion and concern over a bold plan to create a new Aboriginal land council in his region.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/gar

    #IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandCulturalEvents #IndigenousPolicy #LandRights #MattGarrick

  7. Garma Festival media panel hears Indigenous debate has soured since Voice
    By Matt Garrick

    Since Australia resoundingly rejected an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in 2023, media heavyweights say debate on Indigenous issues has taken a nosedive.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/gar

    #Media #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousPolicy #RaceRelations #FederalGovernment #Constitution #Referendums #IndigenousCulture #MattGarrick

  8. Garma Festival media panel hears Indigenous debate has soured since Voice
    By Matt Garrick

    Since Australia resoundingly rejected an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in 2023, media heavyweights say debate on Indigenous issues has taken a nosedive.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/gar

    #Media #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousPolicy #RaceRelations #FederalGovernment #Constitution #Referendums #IndigenousCulture #MattGarrick

  9. Garma Festival media panel hears Indigenous debate has soured since Voice
    By Matt Garrick

    Since Australia resoundingly rejected an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in 2023, media heavyweights say debate on Indigenous issues has taken a nosedive.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/gar

    #Media #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousPolicy #RaceRelations #FederalGovernment #Constitution #Referendums #IndigenousCulture #MattGarrick

  10. Garma Festival media panel hears Indigenous debate has soured since Voice
    By Matt Garrick

    Since Australia resoundingly rejected an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in 2023, media heavyweights say debate on Indigenous issues has taken a nosedive.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/gar

    #Media #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousPolicy #RaceRelations #FederalGovernment #Constitution #Referendums #IndigenousCulture #MattGarrick

  11. Garma Festival media panel hears Indigenous debate has soured since Voice
    By Matt Garrick

    Since Australia resoundingly rejected an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in 2023, media heavyweights say debate on Indigenous issues has taken a nosedive.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/gar

    #Media #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousPolicy #RaceRelations #FederalGovernment #Constitution #Referendums #IndigenousCulture #MattGarrick

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. New data shows Indigenous children face lengthy periods on remand
    By Brooke Fryer and Kirstie Wellauer

    New data shows First Nations children are spending longer behind bars without a sentence. Families and experts say the system is failing young people.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/pro

    #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #YoungPeople #Prisons #BrookeFryer #KirstieWellauer

  18. New data shows Indigenous children face lengthy periods on remand
    By Brooke Fryer and Kirstie Wellauer

    New data shows First Nations children are spending longer behind bars without a sentence. Families and experts say the system is failing young people.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/pro

    #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #YoungPeople #Prisons #BrookeFryer #KirstieWellauer

  19. New data shows Indigenous children face lengthy periods on remand
    By Brooke Fryer and Kirstie Wellauer

    New data shows First Nations children are spending longer behind bars without a sentence. Families and experts say the system is failing young people.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/pro

    #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #YoungPeople #Prisons #BrookeFryer #KirstieWellauer

  20. New data shows Indigenous children face lengthy periods on remand
    By Brooke Fryer and Kirstie Wellauer

    New data shows First Nations children are spending longer behind bars without a sentence. Families and experts say the system is failing young people.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/pro

    #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #YoungPeople #Prisons #BrookeFryer #KirstieWellauer

  21. New data shows Indigenous children face lengthy periods on remand
    By Brooke Fryer and Kirstie Wellauer

    New data shows First Nations children are spending longer behind bars without a sentence. Families and experts say the system is failing young people.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/pro

    #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #YoungPeople #Prisons #BrookeFryer #KirstieWellauer

  22. NT Aboriginal groups accuse CLP of 'weaponising' Closing the Gap funding
    By Jacqueline Breen

    Aboriginal groups have renewed calls for the Commonwealth to overhaul its funding arrangements with the Northern Territory government, accusing the Country Liberal Party of "weaponising" federal Indigenous disadvantage funding against Aboriginal Territorians.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/nt-

    #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #GovernmentandPolitics #Racism #JacquelineBreen

  23. NT Aboriginal groups accuse CLP of 'weaponising' Closing the Gap funding
    By Jacqueline Breen

    Aboriginal groups have renewed calls for the Commonwealth to overhaul its funding arrangements with the Northern Territory government, accusing the Country Liberal Party of "weaponising" federal Indigenous disadvantage funding against Aboriginal Territorians.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/nt-

    #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #GovernmentandPolitics #Racism #JacquelineBreen

  24. NT Aboriginal groups accuse CLP of 'weaponising' Closing the Gap funding
    By Jacqueline Breen

    Aboriginal groups have renewed calls for the Commonwealth to overhaul its funding arrangements with the Northern Territory government, accusing the Country Liberal Party of "weaponising" federal Indigenous disadvantage funding against Aboriginal Territorians.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/nt-

    #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #GovernmentandPolitics #Racism #JacquelineBreen

  25. NT Aboriginal groups accuse CLP of 'weaponising' Closing the Gap funding
    By Jacqueline Breen

    Aboriginal groups have renewed calls for the Commonwealth to overhaul its funding arrangements with the Northern Territory government, accusing the Country Liberal Party of "weaponising" federal Indigenous disadvantage funding against Aboriginal Territorians.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/nt-

    #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #GovernmentandPolitics #Racism #JacquelineBreen

  26. NT Aboriginal groups accuse CLP of 'weaponising' Closing the Gap funding
    By Jacqueline Breen

    Aboriginal groups have renewed calls for the Commonwealth to overhaul its funding arrangements with the Northern Territory government, accusing the Country Liberal Party of "weaponising" federal Indigenous disadvantage funding against Aboriginal Territorians.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/nt-

    #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #GovernmentandPolitics #Racism #JacquelineBreen

  27. Ken Wyatt's determined path from outback kid to history-making politician
    By Fiona Purcell

    After a humble upbringing marred by racial prejudice and social disadvantage, Ken Wyatt broke new ground for First Nations Australians wanting to have a say in federal decision-making. This is his story.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-07-13/ken

    #IndigenousAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander #IndigenousPolicy #Aboriginal #StolenGenerations #FederalGovernment #Reconciliation #FionaPurcell

  28. Price concerned NT could become a 'lockdown territory' due to wave of youth crime
    By Paul Johnson

    The Northern Territory senator says youth crime in the Alice and other parts of NT has risen due to the circumstances children are being brought up in.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-04-04/jac

    #Crime #IndigenousPolicy #CivilUnrest #PaulJohnson

  29. Meet Australia's next social justice commissioner Katie Kiss
    By Stephanie Boltje and Tahnee Jash

    The Human Rights Commission has announced a new social justice commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Here's what the role will involve.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-03-05/soc

    #IndigenousAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander #IndigenousPolicy #Aboriginal #HumanRights #StephanieBoltje #TahneeJash

  30. SA Voice no 'silver bullet' to addressing First Nations disadvantage, commissioner says
    By Stephanie Richards

    Four months after Australians voted against enshrining a Voice to Parliament in the constitution, South Australian First Nations people are gearing up for the country's first state-based Voice elections.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-03-02/sa-

    #IndigenousAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander #IndigenousPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryElections #Referendums #StephanieRichards

  31. Racism within the police force is not isolated to the NT, says social justice commissioner
    By Brooke Fryer

    Growing up, June Oscar heard racial slurs in the playground. Decades later, she says it's disturbing that such language continues to be used.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-03-01/rac

    #IndigenousAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander #RaceRelations #Police #Aboriginal #IndigenousPolicy #BrookeFryer

  32. WA man on trial for alleged damage to Aboriginal dreaming site in landmark test of state's new heritage laws
    By Rebecca Trigger

    The trial will hear arguments as to whether every change to the physical landscape constitutes damage to an Aboriginal spiritual site.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-22/too

    #CourtsandTrials #IndigenousAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander #IndigenousPolicy #RebeccaTrigger

  33. Remote shire breaks silence over probe of former CEO, while defending Indigenous justice program
    By Ted O'Connor

    Halls Creek Shire president Malcolm Edwards has responded to community backlash over the controversial departure of CEO Phillip Cassell, insisting serious allegations of workplace misconduct will take time to investigate.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-20/hal

    #LocalGovernment #IndigenousPolicy #PublicSector #Children #AntisocialBehaviour #TedOConnor