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'Special day' as artefacts collected from Groote Eylandt 70 years ago returned to Anindilyakwa
Groote Eylandt's Indigenous communities celebrate the return of 174 artefacts from the Manchester Museum, saying the move has encouraged them to start making and using them again.
'Pepper sprayed, knocked to the ground': Elderly Indigenous Australians share racism experiences in online register
A new report has found almost four in 10 First Nations people are experiencing high levels of violent and aggressive racism.
Inquest hears officers were not wearing body cameras while arresting Indigenous man who died
An officer told the court she initially believed there were no working body cameras at Wellington Police Station on the day officers attended the home of Brandon Rich, who died while being taken into custody.
'A great reckoning of our history': Leonardo DiCaprio talks Martin Scorsese's new film, Killers of The Flower Moon
Hollywood royalty Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro team up with Lily Gladstone to bring to the big screen the true events that rocked the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma.
'You work at the top of your scope': Why nation's new chief emergency specialist wants city doctors to head to the bush
Leading emergency health specialist Stephen Gourley will head the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, making history as the first rural physician in the top job.
Victorian family calls for answers over Aboriginal man's death days after police arrest
The family of Jeffrey Winmar have remembered the Indigenous father of one as "bright, happy and respectable". They want more answer on why he died days after he was arrested by police.
Magistrate releases another teenager on bail from Banksia Hill after multiple self-harm attempts
The Bunbury Children's Court heard the boy was "suffering" at the controversial youth detention centre due to lockdowns and assaults by other inmates.
Legal Aid NT says some defendants will face Alice Springs court unrepresented amid lawyer shortage
With a team of four lawyers managing a caseload of almost 500 files, Legal Aid NT says crime teams in Alice Springs are struggling under the strain of a lawyer shortage, after NAAJA's decision to stop taking on new criminal matters.
Sharon Finnan-White wants to see more Indigenous netballers play for the Diamonds
Former Australian Diamonds netballer Sharon Finnan-White runs the First Nations Academy of Excellence netball pathway program — creating more opportunities for Indigenous girls and women to make it to the top.
Public housing tenants challenge NT government's remote rent policy in Supreme Court
The Northern Territory government defends a change in remote rent policy that public housing tenants from Gunbalanya say is an "unreasonable" and "unfair" system.
Troubled NT legal aid agency suspends all new criminal cases in Alice Springs
Prominent Aboriginal legal aid service NAAJA has announced it will not take on new criminal matters in Alice Springs for the rest of the year, raising concerns some Aboriginal defendants will need to represent themselves.
Federal Court blocks part of Santos' multi-billion-dollar pipeline in latest setback against Barossa project
A traditional owner has succeeded in his bid to stop energy giant Santos from starting work on an underwater pipeline near the Tiwi Islands — but work on another section has been allowed to resume.
GP 'leading the nation' in school-based health says postcode shouldn't limit care access
Corin Miller's culturally sensitive approach to supporting rural children with behavioural and mental health needs has won national praise.
Boy who self-harmed in youth custody claims he was treated ‘like an animal’ as family speaks out
Relatives of two teenagers who were taken to hospital after self-harming at the notorious Unit 18 over the weekend slam the government's claim the facility is safe. WARNING: This story discusses incidents of self-harm and contains the image of an Indigenous person who has died.
This woman is scared she'll die 900km away from her loved ones
Robyn Neade's been forced to move hundreds of kilometres to access life-saving dialysis treatment, despite it being available in her hometown.
It looks like an oasis, but the Riverlea development has been harbouring a secret
On the one hand, is a $3 billion development to accommodate thousands of families. On the other, is a burial site that is of immeasurable cultural significance. The problem? They are both on the same ground.
Aboriginal ancestral remains found at SA housing project
Construction of a multi-billion-dollar estate in South Australia is also the site of one of state's most significant Indigenous burial grounds.
Claims of double standards as report outlines path home for island residents
An elder and a Northern Rivers MP say there is a compelling case for Cabbage Tree Island residents to return home after the devastating 2022 floods.
Youth detainees spending up to 21 hours a day in cells following Cleveland Dodd's death in custody
Children at WA's only youth detention centre are being locked in their cells for extended periods due to staffing issues that have emerged after the high-profile death of a 16-year-old boy in custody, a regional court has heard.
This former pro basketballer is using his sport to help mentor and inspire at-risk kids
Timmy Duggan was the first person from the Northern Territory to play in the NBL. Decades later, his push to get kids involved in the sport and promote healthy outcomes has seen him recognised with a national health award.
Embattled Aboriginal law firm NAAJA loses third chief executive in 12 months
The troubled firm, which is the main legal agency for Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, has had three chief executives in the past 12 months.
High Court heads to Darwin as Commonwealth challenges $700m native title compensation claim
The High Court will hold a special hearing in Darwin next year in a challenge over a $700 million compensation claim over land acquired for aluminium mining in north-east Arnhem Land in the 1960s.
How old TV equipment is being put to good use in Indigenous communities
Ashley Renehan had a dream of opening up the bush to wider audiences, so he reached out to his former colleagues at the ABC for help.
After a chance encounter, Maria discovered she had a sister she never knew existed
At a work conference, in a room filled with hundreds of people, a conversation with a Gooreng Gooreng elder led Maria Suarez to a sister she never knew she had.
Renaming of national park once honouring slave trader part of 'truth telling' about Australia's past, elder says
Traditional custodians and South Sea Islander elders gather to officially mark the removal of Ben Boyd's name from a national park on the NSW far-south coast.