Aboriginal elder and magistrate argue over court’s ‘jurisdiction’
A Tasmanian Aboriginal elder who says he does not recognise “colonial courts” has come into a courtroom to directly address…
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Former education officer sexted schoolgirl but denies kidnapping two others
A former Aboriginal Education Officer Jayden Hudson Thorpe has pleaded guilty to sexting a schoolgirl, and not guilty to kidnapping…
Stuart’s family say he asked for help but didn’t get it. Days later he was dead
As another Aboriginal family says goodbye to their brother who died in custody, legal and health experts are frustrated that…
‘Spirit will be set free’: remains of young Aboriginal man returned to Tasmania after 170 years in UK
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre says ‘tide is turning’ in its negotiations to repatriate ancestral remains and important cultural items Follow our…
Aboriginal women are scared to seek help for fear their children will be taken, report finds
Human Rights Watch spoke to 33 Aboriginal parents who between them have had 114 children removed and placed in out-of-home…
‘Represents how broken you feel’: Mosaic headstones help people with grief
An Aboriginal community in far west New South Wales works through grief for lost loved ones with a hands-on project…
‘Shame on you, Jacinta Allan’: mother of Aboriginal woman who died in custody says Labor’s bail laws will cost lives
Aunty Donna Nelson accuses premier of insulting daughter’s memory as government moves to reverse reforms made in response to her…
Victorian trailblazers to be immortalised with public artworks
Aboriginal rights trailblazer Margaret Tucker is among a group of remarkable women being put in the spotlight in a bid…
Aboriginal group seeks $1.1bn in damages over Australia mining project
The Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation filed the landmark case against Western Australia’s state government.
Sacred Aboriginal birthing site part of ‘significant’ outback station sale
The NSW environment minister says the purchase of Broughton Vale Station east of Broken Hill is a significant addition to…
