Stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia
For over 40 years Professor Peter Buckskin’s passion was the pursuit of educational excellence for Aboriginal peoples. Reconciliation Australia has released a statement mourning the passing of...
Here are the key First Nations news stories across Australia today. Health & Community Crisis Diphtheria outbreak: Health officials are monitoring a highly unusual and widespread diphtheria spike...
By LLOYD JONES Vaccine hesitancy, health staff shortages and overcrowding in remote communities could all be causes of a diphtheria outbreak, the Federal health minister says. Government responses to...
By JOANNA GUELAS Malcolm Lynch remembers the loneliness of being an Indigenous player in the AFL. It's that loneliness that drives him as an Indigenous player development manager at GWS. Lynch will...
Bug infestations, walls covered in black mould and broken toilets are just some of the issues plaguing homes in Australia's most isolated communities, where the landlord is the state government.
Girramay, Yidinji and Kuku-Yalanji artist Tony Albert hopes to "take every item of 'Aboriginalia' in Australia out of circulation".
NT reforms stir controversy, deny Inuit consultation, and stir stakeholders. Explore impact as proposals aim to prioritize child safety and stability.
The 16th meeting of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap expressed concern about the diphtheria outbreaks in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland, acknowledging...
A renewed focus on First Nations leadership, self-determination and locally led solutions is a core element of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal's newly launched Western Australia...
By LLOYD JONES A serious outbreak of a disease most developed countries have relegated to the "dustbin of history" occurred despite high children vaccination rates, the government says. More than 230...
Selected from submissions across the country, Paralpi by Zaachariaha Fielding has been chosen as the official poster for National NAIDOC Week 2026. Zaachariaha Fielding is a proud Yankunytjatjara man...
The Northern Territory's peak body for Aboriginal housing says it's "disgraceful" ministers from both levels of government have failed to attend a conference on the housing crisis.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia stands with the family of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl, whose body was found on the outskirts of Alice Springs last month.
In the three weeks since the alleged murder of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby in Alice Springs, the NT's child protection system has come under intense scrutiny. Now, former child protection...
Dozens of Central Land Council Aboriginal rangers gathered east of Alice Springs last week for the 2026 Women's Ranger Camp — a time for health, learning and healing in the wake of the town's recent...
A 20-bed facility in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood will close in 2027 after operating for just a few years following legal reforms.
APY Art Centre Collective members say a voluntary code of conduct isn't protecting artists from financial exploitation and misconduct in the industry.
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.
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...
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 latex 1.2 billion for Closing the Gap initiatives announced in this year's budget is likely to hit the mark. </p> <div class="meta"> <span class="source"> ABC News (QLD) </span> <a class="btn" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/whats-in-the-2026-federal-budget-for-first-nations-people/106675724" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Read full article </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="tag"> Land Rights </div> <h2> 150m compensation payout for Yindjibarndi slammed as too little
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.
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has been ordered to pay latex 150 million to WA traditional owners after mining their land without permission. </p> <div class="meta"> <span class="source"> ABC News (WA) </span> <a class="btn" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/yindjibarndi-fortescue-andrew-forrest-compensation-payout/106665232" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Read full article </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="tag"> Sport </div> <h2> 'Work to do': AFL targets Indigenous player boost </h2> <p> 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. </p> <div class="meta"> <span class="source"> ABC News (QLD) </span> <a class="btn" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/afl-needs-to-do-more-to-encourage-indigenous-players/106668704" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Read full article </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="tag"> Culture </div> <h2> Aboriginal graffiti artist remorseful for sacred site desecration </h2> <p> An Aboriginal man has pleaded guilty to vandalising a culturally significant site in Victoria's Alpine National Park. </p> <div class="meta"> <span class="source"> ABC News (VIC) </span> <a class="btn" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/david-allen-paradise-falls-graffiti-aboriginal-heritage-act/106247768" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Read full article </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="tag"> Indigenous Affairs </div> <h2> First Nations man dies in Queensland prison </h2> <p> 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. </p> <div class="meta"> <span class="source"> ABC News (QLD) </span> <a class="btn" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/lotus-glen-correctional-centre-inmate-death-in-custody/106665830" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Read full article </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="tag"> Environment </div> <h2> A billionaire mined their land without permission. Now judgment day is looming </h2> <p> 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. </p> <div class="meta"> <span class="source"> ABC News (WA) </span> <a class="btn" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/andrew-forrest-fortescue-yindjibarndi-compensation-decision/106640484" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Read full article </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="tag"> Culture </div> <h2> Artist sent to jail at 18 describes transformative power of creating </h2> <p> A day after her 18th birthday, Flick Chafer-Smith hit rock bottom when she was sent to jail. She found salvation through art. </p> <div class="meta"> <span class="source"> ABC News (VIC) </span> <a class="btn" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/prisoner-art-exhibition-the-torch/106659472" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Read full article </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="tag"> Community </div> <h2> Who is responsible for the problems in Alice Springs town camps? </h2> <p> 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... </p> <div class="meta"> <span class="source"> ABC News (NT) </span> <a class="btn" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/alice-springs-town-camps-back-in-spotlight/106662324" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Read full article </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="tag"> Culture </div> <h2> New exhibition captures the magic and drudgery of motherhood </h2> <p> Mother at Melbourne's NGV offers contrasting depictions of motherhood, from Toscani's Madonna and Child to First Nations weaving. </p> <div class="meta"> <span class="source"> ABC News (VIC) </span> <a class="btn" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/mother-art-exhibition-ngv-melbourne/106591440" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Read full article </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="tag"> Culture </div> <h2> Human remains found at Rottne 12,000 for interfering with Aboriginal relics on his land on Tasmania's east coast.