Indigenous culture weaponised to suit activists’ agenda: Price
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s comments came after Labor and the Greens blocked a Senate motion aimed at overturning the decision on the Regis Resources gold project.
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Thousands march on NZ parliament in Maori rights protest
An estimated 15,000 demonstrators poured into Wellington from all corners of the country to protest against a conservative proposal accused of stoking racial divisions.
Shock rise in state Indigenous jail population
WA’s Aboriginal prison population was already the highest in Australia and has grown a whopping 17.4 per cent in the past year
NT police racism probe a dud from the start
A dud inquiry hamstrings itself and laughably finds ‘no admissible evidence’ of racist conduct by NT police – even though it’s sitting on a pile of evidence it refuses to use.
Indigenous leader flags rock art restoration
One of the First Nations leaders backing climbing closures at Mt Arapiles favours restoration of hard-to-see rock art.
‘Vulnerable’ fugitive found in bed with parole officer had ‘highly complex’ needs
The young offender allegedly found in a hotel room with a parole officer appointed to him by NAAJA was subject to emotional and physical abuse as a child, court documents reveal.
NAAJA officer allegedly caught in bed with fugitive convicted of manslaughter
Samantha Alampi – who manages the paroles of serious offenders for the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency – was allegedly found in an Alice Springs hotel room with her parolee Jefferson Woodie during a police raid.
ALP ministers’ desperate bid to save mine
State politicians were at pains to show other ways Blayney mine opponents could have protected the site before Tanya Plibersek blocked the project, as her own department described the bid as a “last resort”.
Regis takes Blayney mine decision to court
Tanya Plibersek will face judicial scrutiny over her decision to heritage-list part of the Blayney gold mine site, effectively blocking the $1m project.
Crisafulli cut inquiry before youth crime hearings
Truth-telling sessions examining youth crime have been axed after the inquiry was halted by the new Crisafulli government, which staked its future on the issue.
Assess all mine evidence? You’re dreaming
Key evidence submitted late to Tanya Plibersek received an ‘unfair’ lack of scrutiny, avoiding assessment outside of her own office.
Nothing but a witch hunt that fails the test of fairness
It’s one thing to hide behind cultural heritage preservation, quite another to use secrecy and obfuscation as bureaucratic weapons.
Uni takes cultural healthcare to heart
Three in 10 Indigenous Australians avoid necessary healthcare, with Indigenous health organisations under-represented, Monash is opting to change this.
Ranger rescue mission brings wallabies back from the brink
Facing the threat of extinction because of fire and foxes, WA’s population of wiliji wallabies look to Indigenous rangers for salvation.
Indigenous knowledge ‘can solve contemporary problems’
Aboriginal leader Marcia Langton says Australia needs to make more use of the Indigenous know-how developed over millennia.
Crisafulli told to ‘front up’ on Indigenous truth telling
The new Queensland Premier has been challenged to show his face in Aboriginal communities after ordering an immediate stop to Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry hearings.
One fringe group, two ministers hoodwinked
Indigenous land groups have alleged a heritage decision by Coalition minister Sussan Ley sparked ‘lateral violence’ and diminished their cultural authority, setting the path for the Blayney decision.
Crisafulli axes truth-telling inquiry, pumped hydro scheme
The new Queensland Premier has cancelled a landmark ‘truth-telling’ inquiry, as his newly elected LNP government immediately shuts down work on a mega pumped hydro project.
Land groups lash ‘bastardising’ culture
In their first public statements, the chief executive and chairperson of the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council have labelled Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek a ‘mission manager’.
Goldmine row sparks heritage law reform call
Heritage experts are pushing for a national forum on Indigenous cultural authority as NSW Local Aboriginal Land Councils convene to discuss the Blayney goldmine decision.
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