Indigenous Australians

Senior ACT public servants will soon be required to demonstrate their work towards ending the inequality experienced by First Nations people.

Acclaimed filmmaker George Gittoes has revealed a former NT police officer told him he witnessed his colleagues taking a Yolŋu clan leader out to shoot him and dump his body in Darwin Harbour in 1934.

A stash of Aboriginal artefacts, dating back about 170 years, is unearthed from the red dirt of outback Queensland, bringing history to life for the local Pitta Pitta people.

Twenty years ago, Cape Barren Island was handed back to its traditional owners. Today's children are proof of the life-changing power of that act.

A new genetic study has found Indigenous Australians travelled via two distinct routes about 60,000 years ago to reach the ancient landmass that would become Australia. 

An on-country youth diversion facility has been built in the state's far north, offering a culturally grounded alternative to traditional youth justice programs.

A strife-torn Aboriginal corporation crucial to heritage approvals across Perth wins a contract to oversee cultural services on Rottnest Island, Wadjemup, one of Western Australia's premier tourism destinations.

For months, people in remote Indigenous communities have been reporting skin rashes after going in the water, and a report confirms something is wrong with the river.

Dozens of Aboriginal Territorians from remote communities travelled to Darwin where they stand alongside Environment Centre NT in a bid to axe a controversial water allocation plan.

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands community members have been left disappointed by a last-minute decision to halt a hearing that was set to probe governance issues in the region.

The 100-bed facility will be constructed on a site where Stolen Generations were taken to against the will of their parents.

Environmentalists are calling for mining giant BHP to end its water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin when a major desalination plant is built in South Australia's north.

When Brendan Doggett receives his cap today, he joins the sparse ranks of Indigenous Australian Test players.

An elder in an Aboriginal community exposed to PFAS contamination says the town is proof of the health risks of "forever chemicals", as a federal inquiry recommends widespread testing to establish a link.

Commissioner Meena Singh will step down from her role on Friday after three and a half years in the job. 

Kumanjayi White investigation continues six months on from his death as the Department of Public Prosecutions awaits "the provision of further material" from NT Police. But the family says the findings are taking too long.

Cassius Turvey's mother Mechelle is leading the call for WA Police to hire more Indigenous community liaison officers, saying just 20 officers to serve the entire state was nowhere near enough.

New figures show there are 50 per cent more pokies in areas with an Indigenous population of at least 10 per cent. Gambling groups say it is "not surprising". 

World-renowned anthropologist, filmmaker and Arnhem Land Indigenous leader Paul Gurrumuruwuy Wunungmurra has become the first Yolŋu person to be honoured for his work with a PhD for original research.

As the NT's prison population soars to new highs, Anindilyakwa elders on Groote Eylandt are delivering a unique rehabilitation program that provides participants with physical and psycho-educational programs, as well as new skills and employment opportunities.