Indigenous News

Five years ago, Gudjala man Braithen Knox began learning his mob's language, which has fewer than 10 speakers. Now a father of two, he is passing it on to his sons through bedtime stories.

Back on country, Aunty Polly Cutmore says she feels like a child again when visiting her ancestral lands. Now, as a respected Goombri elder, she shares the stories of her country.

The National Commissioner for Indigenous children has criticised the selection of a retired NSW police commissioner and long-standing NT public servant as the leaders of a review into the territory's child protection system.

Tenants in some Mount Isa homes have endured years without repairs, hot water or proper leases and now one corporation's failures could leave them homeless.

Here's what you need to know about the proposed changes to the NT child protection legislation, introduced into parliament on Wednesday.

First Nations experts have their say on whether the $1.2 billion for Closing the Gap initiatives announced in this year's budget is likely to hit the mark.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has been ordered to hand over the largest native title compensation payout in Australian history. But some say it falls painfully short of what is owed.

David Farley has won Farrer for One Nation in a landslide, but there are some in the community yet to be convinced of his ability to represent them. 

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has been ordered to pay $150 million to WA traditional owners after mining their land without permission.

The AFL is considering a range of measures to boost the number of Indigenous players in the league following a significant decline in recent seasons.

An Aboriginal man has pleaded guilty to vandalising a culturally significant site in Victoria's Alpine National Park.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report is being prepared for the coroner. Fourteen Indigenous people have died in Australian prisons this year.

Tomorrow will mark a historic day for an outback WA community as the Federal Court decides how much compensation it is due after Andrew Forrest's FMG mined its land without permission.

Uncle Roger Knox, aka the Black Elvis, will perform a collection of his hit songs and a few yarns from his life at the Sydney Opera House, sharing the stage with his son and two grandsons. 

A day after her 18th birthday, Flick Chafer-Smith hit rock bottom when she was sent to jail. She found salvation through art.

Conditions in town camps in Alice Springs are under intense scrutiny, but the residents are caught in a tangled web of bureaucracy with little transparency on the money being spent and who exactly is responsible for what. 

Mother at Melbourne's NGV offers contrasting depictions of motherhood, from Toscani's Madonna and Child to First Nations weaving. 

The remains of an Aboriginal person discovered during early construction works last month is returned to Rottnest Island for a cultural burial.

It's not unusual to see willy-willies kicking up dust across WA, but did you know the name of the weather phenomenon comes from WA's north-west?

An Aboriginal woman's request to have her Tasmanian court hearing held on country was rejected. But on-country hearings have been held in other jurisdictions. So how do they work?

The new leaders of Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly say they're pushing ahead with promises made under the state's treaty, despite political uncertainty.

Jaharn grew up in foster care from two years of age. Now 19, he and his foster mum share their lessons of love.

A Queensland prisoner died in prison of a rare bacterial condition after his calls for medical help went unanswered for weeks, a medical expert has told a coronial inquest.

At a vigil held in Alice Springs last night for Kumanjayi Little Baby, a statement was read on behalf of her mother who called for the community to remember her five-year-old child as a "pretty girl in pink" who was "truly loved" by her family.

Concerns have been raised about the competency of an elderly Indigenous woman facing a charge of unlawful wounding from 2024, after she was rescued and then arrested by police in Western Australia's outback this week.